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Post by thebear54 » 05 Aug 2013 11:48 am

Attended a Car show in historic Fort Ticonderoga, New York over the weekend. The show was great, weather was fine and the location, perfect.

I only had one issue.....
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Can you tell what my issue was ?? ??
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by volvomania » 05 Aug 2013 12:17 pm

Are you missing a model of your car?
Life is a journey, so sit back and enjoy the ride!

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Post by macplaxton » 05 Aug 2013 12:27 pm

Is there anywhere you can buy a soft plush furry V343? :lol:
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Post by thebear54 » 05 Aug 2013 02:11 pm

I will not drop to their "Toy Store", Kindergarden level.....LOL

No warm fuzzy little trinkets around my 343. 340pw
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Post by thebear54 » 30 Sep 2013 12:01 pm

Upcoming weekend (5 October) is the Volvo National Meet which is being held only 35 miles from my home. :D :D
With a little luck and some fancy driving (Uphill all the way to an elevation of around 2,900+ feet above sea level) I should be able to drive my 1978 V343 up there without mishap. :lol:
I know "Marilyn" will be the only Volvo 343 there, since there are only two remaining examples in the states.Unfortunately "EFY" (the 1982) belonging to Bob C. is far from ready to go out in public.

I'll post again on Sunday after the party is over. :D

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Post by MCHUDD » 02 Oct 2013 11:00 am

Hi John.
Hope you get some realy good pics. I would say the 300 will
turn a few heads :P :P :P :P
Cheers Mark.
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Post by thebear54 » 04 Oct 2013 12:21 am

I will post lots of photos after the weekend Mark....not to worry. :D

Bob C. called the other day and he will be coming down on Friday to drive one of my "weird Volvo cars" (343 & 66) to the show on Saturday.

I still have to find out what class they will be putting me in....LOL. There is not a class listed for either. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by thebear54 » 09 Oct 2013 10:03 am

Bob C. and I had a great time at the 30th Anniversary Volvo Nationals this past weekend...my two "Orphan Volvos" were a smash. :D
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I've already posted this link on the V300 facebook page but needed to put it here as well...

Yesterday the Autoweek feature article by Jay Ramey was released about my MARILYN.

http://www.autoweek.com/article/2013100 ... /131009822

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Post by trabitom99 » 09 Oct 2013 10:26 am

That's a great article there :-) Fame at last!

Tom
343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988

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Post by volvomania » 09 Oct 2013 01:29 pm

Great article, it gave me a good smile. sm4
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Post by trabitom99 » 09 Oct 2013 02:47 pm

It's always good to see when car journalists don't copy (and re-copy) the frequently repeated myths such as:

"Michelotti designed the 343" or even
"The 360 is the booted version of the 340"

I get all jittery every time I read that stuff :-(

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Tom
343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988

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Post by MCHUDD » 09 Oct 2013 08:52 pm

Hi John.
Cracker piece of writing mate.
The car is the star.
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Cheers Mark.
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Post by thebear54 » 10 Oct 2013 12:44 am

Cheers all.... sm4

I am very pleased with the reactions (& of course with the article). Jay did a superb job of getting the facts correct and his photography is top notch.

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Post by thebear54 » 09 Dec 2013 09:54 am

Saturday in the post I found this.....

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The Volvo Club of America decided to issue a special award to my 343 DL for participation in the 30th Anniversary car meet. A very nice gesture. :D

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Post by thebear54 » 23 Mar 2014 10:33 pm

The other day I happened to be surfing YouTube and came across this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f21sN3g604Y
An enthusiast took this video when I had my 343 at the Saratoga Auto Show during the 2013 season.
The commentary is hillarious. "Blessed are the ignorant...for they know not" :lol:

John
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