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JC T ONE
Joined: 30 Oct 2008 Posts: 1139 Location: Denmark
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:23 am Post subject: Hi from Denmark, Wood&Pickett/JANSPEED and VOLVO AMAZON. |
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My name is Jens Christian, I like old cars It all started with my mums 1963 MINI Estate, my father drowe MGs (had 14, incl 2 out of the 4 twincams that came to DK) last was a MGC-GT, but the famely finally outgrew the hatch, so he moved to Triumph, 2.5 PI with owerdrive what a fast car that was. Next (1971)was he,s last UK car it was a Vauxhall Ventora 3.3 L, also with owerdrive.
My 1st car was a MK I Cortina almost in the correct Team Gold Leaf colours, red with gold Lotus stripes, and Rostyles, also in gold, but with a black roof unfortunally I crashed it a few months later (black ice) after that I bought a VOLVO 122 S, US model, and that car is still with me to this day .
Not original but still its there I also have a 1962 VOLVO 121 with VERY low body no(2 door).
My 1970 AMAZON is with very high no, as its from mid april, only 7 weeks from prodution stop.
I now focus on my Wood & Pickett/JANSPEED 1275 GT, its from september 1973, and have a GENUINE JANSPEED TURBO conversion.
I do a little Hillclimb in my 1965 Cooper S,(build for it) not original.
I have collected a few other projects for the long winters.
And I collect period accessories for the cars SMITHS, Paddy Hopkirk, SPEEDWELL, etc
Hope to hear from someone with an interest in this? or other things?
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Brian M
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 783 Location: Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:45 am Post subject: |
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Welcome Jens
Nice to have another Amazon owner on the forum.
My Amazon is also a very late one (chassis no 351642) - so who has the newest Amazon? _________________ Brian
1970 Volvo Amazon and 1978 Safari 15-4 Caravan
Classic Safari Forum: www.classicsafaris.co.uk |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22455 Location: UK
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JT
Joined: 03 Apr 2008 Posts: 30 Location: WEST SUSSEX
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:56 am Post subject: |
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Hi Jens
Welcome from another volvo fanatic. |
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pigtin
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Herne Bay
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:53 am Post subject: |
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Welcome Jens. _________________ Due to the onset of my mid eighties I'm no longer sprightly and rarely seen in my Austin special. I have written a book though. https://amzn.eu/d/7rwRRqL |
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JC T ONE
Joined: 30 Oct 2008 Posts: 1139 Location: Denmark
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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Brian M wrote: | Welcome Jens
Nice to have another Amazon owner on the forum.
My Amazon is also a very late one (chassis no 351642) - so who has the newest Amazon? | Hi Brian thats easy to answer.VOLVO them selves they kept the last one for their own museum, and the second to last, is parked less than half a mile from me at Helsingoer Teknisk Museum, its a dark blue 121, with light blue enterior, when there the last time, the custodian opened the trunk and showed me the floor under the rubber mat, it had greetings from the workers on the assembly line it was only a few weeks earlier they discovered this, after having the car for 35 years. Very cool. Cant remember my chassi no? so that will be another day, when I find the paper. |
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JC T ONE
Joined: 30 Oct 2008 Posts: 1139 Location: Denmark
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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Rick wrote: | Welcome Jens
I don't own an Amazon at present, but maybe one day! I had a dark blue 121 on the road some years ago, and more recently a 2 door 122S, plus several cars bought for spares over the years.
Rick | Hi Rick I rescued a dark blue 122 S some years back, it was left for scrap, at a public car park and it was not just any 122, it was a 1970 only 3 survivors in Denmark, in Sweden they are also VERY rare, as all people had turned to the 144 model. I had callers all the way from Holland, and Austria on my ad, and this is 9 years ago. |
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JC T ONE
Joined: 30 Oct 2008 Posts: 1139 Location: Denmark
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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Jen wrote: | Hi Jens
Welcome from another volvo fanatic. | Ahh you have to be pretty VOLVO crazy to beat me I am a fanatic with originalety and I collect original accessories in BIG scale on my 122 S I have 53 original VOLVO accessories, and have collected old VOLVO books with pictures, so feel free to ask? what car do you have? |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22455 Location: UK
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JC T ONE
Joined: 30 Oct 2008 Posts: 1139 Location: Denmark
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 1:13 am Post subject: |
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Rick wrote: | Don't forget to post some pictures of the Volvo in the Your Cars section sounds really nice http://www.youngtimer.dk/ click on traef billeder, then scroll down and click on Helsingoer, in there you will find my white VOLVO reg no BM 51 277
Rick | will do, but it has not been out for 11 years I have been to busy with my race car, and lately my WP/JANSPEED GT.
Also the fact that I bought the 70, and now have one I can use, has not helped me to dig out the 122 S? but I will try and scan some old piccies.
If any of you have the book from Holland/Germany? about VOLVO, its 12 years old app? in there is a picture of a grey AMAZON with a Daimler V8 engine, that is my car, the tekst say Rover engine but its a Daimler 2.5 HEMI V8, sweet engine sounds so nice. And DONT worry I DO have a genuine B 18 twin carb engine sitting to make it original "one day"
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Greeney in France
Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 1173 Location: Limousin area of France
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:53 am Post subject: |
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I do quite like the style of the Amazon but even though I am not a sports car fan per se I would love to get hold of a P1800 even the ES version, they had the same B18 engine didnt they.
I have a magazine artcle of aP1800 in the states that has done 1.5million miles with the same engine even though it had a rebuild at 600k and its used everyday _________________ www.OldFrenchCars.com
We do these things not to escape life but to prevent life escaping us |
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JC T ONE
Joined: 30 Oct 2008 Posts: 1139 Location: Denmark
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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Greeney in France wrote: | I do quite like the style of the Amazon but even though I am not a sports car fan per se I would love to get hold of a P1800 even the ES version, they had the same B18 engine didnt they.
I have a magazine artcle of aP1800 in the states that has done 1.5million miles with the same engine even though it had a rebuild at 600k and its used everyday | Yeaa, and it was a 66? if i remember? and red? or was it white? parked in front of he,s garage. The engine is the same for P1800 S and 123GT = B18B = 115 brake horse power, the 122S (1962-66)had the B18D = 95 BHP, but on the 67/early 68 the B18B was used for the 122S also, with the introduction of B20 ( mid 68 ) the power raised to 118 BHP for the B20B = 122S, this is the rarest model of all. |
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bob2
Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 1727 Location: Malta
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Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:32 am Post subject: |
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Hi Jens welcome, I'd like to see a couple of pics of the S and the 1275GT as well as the amazon!!
I love minis too and have got a couple (normal run of the mill ones)
I am after a smiths tacho and a padd hopkirk gas pedal for one of them!!
Have u got any? |
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JC T ONE
Joined: 30 Oct 2008 Posts: 1139 Location: Denmark
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Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:57 am Post subject: |
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bob2 wrote: | Hi Jens welcome, I'd like to see a couple of pics of the S and the 1275GT as well as the amazon!!
I love minis too and have got a couple (normal run of the mill ones)
I am after a smiths tacho and a padd hopkirk gas pedal for one of them!!
Have u got any? | I think I can release a 80mm Smiths tacho from its gem its a old original one, but I just have to check if it works?
as for the Hopkirk pedal, I only have one, and its a genuine 60ies, so I think it will stay unused, as there is repros to find |
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bob2
Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 1727 Location: Malta
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Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:07 am Post subject: |
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yes I know there r repro ones but arent an exact copy, an original one would be better even if it is not pristine ( a used one would be fine for me)
Will have to search and trawl ebay for a bit longer.
I am also after a karobes rally seat cover but it has to be in good condition and I know they r not cheap!! |
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