trabitom's Mk1 343 GL Touring

Post by **jtbo** » 01 Dec 2008 07:37 pm

There are no Mk1 cars available in here, well there is one, but it has no MOT, no papers and more rust than metal, also runs only with 3 cylinders when started, 4th starts later and I believe this is not equipped with Cummins engine that has warmup mode where only some of cylinders get fuel.

If I could find Mk1 car which would be possible to save, I might buy it for 100-200, however such thing does not exists here.

Mediorce 360 costs around 700, good one double of that and ready for crusher cars tend to cost 300-400

Incredible finds you lot of people do these days

Post by **Ronnie** » 01 Dec 2008 07:56 pm

trabitom99 wrote:even the boot spoiler is the Oettinger "Zender" version rather than the standard Volvo Mk1/2 rear spoiler. I read here (clickme) it was the same as the one fitted to a VW Scirocco?

Damn! I sold a Zender Scirocco spoiler not that long ago...

Lovely car. After a good polish that's going to look the nuts

Post by **Fuse** » 01 Dec 2008 09:45 pm

jtbo wrote:There are no Mk1 cars available in here, well there is one, but it has no MOT, no papers and more rust than metal, also runs only with 3 cylinders when started, 4th starts later and I believe this is not equipped with Cummins engine that has warmup mode where only some of cylinders get fuel.

If I could find Mk1 car which would be possible to save, I might buy it for 100-200, however such thing does not exists here.

Mediorce 360 costs around 700, good one double of that and ready for crusher cars tend to cost 300-400

Incredible finds you lot of people do these days

Some pop up for sale from time to time but not too often. Weird, there's only one 343 @ blocket.se for sale also which looks to be in good condition. Usually there are many more.

http://www.blocket.se/vi/18995004.htm?ca=5_s

You'll have to get one from Sweden.

Post by **trabitom99** » 02 Dec 2008 09:48 am

Duvel78 wrote:What happens here with mk1 suddenly?? We all go crazy! Me too! I've seen a nice mk1 in France, a 76 model, my dream...

1976 Mk1s are really special. I know of only one V300 fan who ownes one - Freerk of V3C and that is undergoing full restauration at the moment. tttom also has a very early '77 model with all the '76 chrome trimmings - could well be that that was built in '76 too.

The problem with the French cars is: they're always so far away! You have to be very sure about a car to go do a 1600km round trip. There's also this car:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0316211567

and this car:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0277911160

which would have been nice, but soooo far off ...

It's the same problem with the Spanish and Italian A/C equipped cars, which turn up from time to time. Not to mention the Australian ones

Fuse wrote:Some pop up for sale from time to time but not too often. Weird, there's only one 343 @ blocket.se for sale also which looks to be in good condition. Usually there are many more

There is a 345 though, an S-Version too:
http://www.blocket.se/vi/18424005.htm?ca=13_s
(thanks, Paul).

SteveP wrote:If it's that bad you can atleast let the nice bits live on

Stefan wrote:Well if it is that bad you will have to sell it to me I would save it just for the front spoiler

The bits will definitely be saved no matter what. Really, I paid for the front and rear spoilers, and got a car with 6 months' MOT for free

But if at all possible I would like to save the car. I like original cars, so keeping this slightly ratty but original car on the road is slightly preferable to me than finding a mint car and kitting it out with the bits.

I've PM'd Erik from V3C, Jeroen says he's "really optimistic that a car is never rotten enough to fix! "

Tom

Post by **filthyjohn** » 02 Dec 2008 10:20 am

MARRON METALLISEE POUR LA VICTOIRE.

I really want a mk1 now, thanks for that. Like I don't have enough cars already. (eight)

Post by **trabitom99** » 02 Dec 2008 10:24 am

OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG !!!!!

Helge just emailed me a pic of a Touring he photographed in 1988:

I'm going to have to be REALLY nice to Foggy now

filthyjohn wrote:MARRON METALLISEE

What a colour

Cheers

Tom

Post by **filthyjohn** » 02 Dec 2008 10:26 am

Le temptation:

http://cgi.ebay.fr/Volvo-collection-343 ... 0319545052

An added plus it that I haven't a clue where 'dognen' is, and can only half read the description. So I could convince myself it's a minter and only just across the channel, minutes from le chunnel.
They never taught us the french for 'complete rotbox' in school.

Post by **pistonpen paultje** » 02 Dec 2008 11:04 am

Wow, those rims do look good. Well, Mk2 GLT's would look stunning too! I think weve got exactly the same color btw. My 77 343 looks really like that.

Is that your car, that pic of 88, or just a coincidence?

For MK1's: Look at:

www.blocket.se
www.ebay.fr
www.leboncoin.fr (looks a lot like blocket)
www.marktplaats.nl (there are a couple on there right now)
www.speurders.nl (though not a lot)

Also on the V3C site there are some. www.volvo300club.nl -> 'advertenties'

Post by **trabitom99** » 02 Dec 2008 11:55 am

pistonpen paultje wrote:Wow, those rims do look good. Well, Mk2 GLT's would look stunning too! I think weve got exactly the same color btw. My 77 343 looks really like that.

Is that your car, that pic of 88, or just a coincidence?

I doubt it. Judging by the car's owners in the car papers, it never left the town it was sold in, in southern Germany. It's still on it's original (non-Euro) "HN" Heilbronn plates.

EDIT: Helge says he took the picture in '95 in Nuremburg, in the back yard of an ex-Volvo dealer.

The colour is 155 signal red.

My choice of rims in order of preference:
* Oettinger (were they really from Oettinger or from some other company? Might be an idea to check the logo on the wheel hub cap)
* the original steelies, but refurbished to get rid of the rust.
* "black beauty" 13" GT rims
* 14" Leos painted like they were on the R-Sport ...

Anyway, there's work to be done first

Cheers

Tom

Post by **jtbo** » 02 Dec 2008 12:18 pm

Those alloys at lower right, did they come in that colour as standard or is that special model?

I have only seen them without that black paint.

Post by **trabitom99** » 02 Dec 2008 12:21 pm

That's from the 1981 R-Sport. A pretty special model

Tom

Post by **jtbo** » 02 Dec 2008 12:28 pm

trabitom99 wrote:That's from the 1981 R-Sport. A pretty special model

Tom

Hmmm, hmmmmmm

Post by **SteveP** » 02 Dec 2008 12:40 pm

Holy crap that photo of a touring model in 1988 looks so awesome... that there is Mk1 porn! Why are they all coming up elsewhere in europe?!

Tom, with a polish that colour is gonna look superb! I'd go with the 13" GT wheels, not strictly original BUT the right look for that car imo

Post by **germ** » 02 Dec 2008 08:57 pm

http://cgi.ebay.fr/Volvo-collection-343 ... 0319545052

John this one has a dead clutch thats why the price is low/fixed at 100euros

mot till 2/06/09 it says the battery dist cap spark plugs etc have been done.(becouse thats what french people do before they admit to them selfs its a clutch fault lmao) says no tears in seats. etc .

I thinks its an alright car considering, id have it but how would i get it? lol

i went to see a guy the other day selling a mk1/2 more mk1 he didnt accept my offer and its since been sold.

i nearly had the same problem as everyone else .

Tom you lucky lucky guy

Post by **filthyjohn** » 02 Dec 2008 10:01 pm

Cheers for filling in the gaps germ. I reckon the best thing to do would be turn up, buy it, fix the clutch on his drive in less than an hour, then drive it 1000 miles home. Easy.