The Family! [we need your pictures!!]

[volvodspec]

wow nice sourcing Tom!

i've never seen that car in person, that's probably because it's in a shed for the last 1,5 years awaiting restauration + respray
by coincidence i had mailcontact with Freerk a few weeks ago

[foggyjames]

Quite a few of those pictures look painfully familiar re: my mk1 resto!

cheers

James

[Hell Driver]

Thats it, exactly the same. Mine was metallic blue. I've seen that car on the web before when searching for photos, nice to see the whole album! It's reminded me, I did once see one that colour at the top of our road in the very early 80's. Will get some photos up soon!

[volvosneverdie]

Im liking these MK1 pics!
Keep em coming.

[trabitom99]

That is a fantastic colour, I love it. ... what is the paint-code?

The brochure I have doesn't list a code, but calls it "green metallic". Going by the MY of the car it could be
127 Tahoe green metallic/Light green metallic
http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/paint_colour_codes.shtml

but that's just a guess ...

Tom

[foggyjames]

My '81 343 as it stands...mid-resto.




cheers

James

[trabitom99]

The inner wing pic looks familiar


Tom

[Hell Driver]

My (at that time my parents!) 343 in 1978 (thats me aged 8 and my sister, dads at the window!) On holiday in Scotland

[volvosneverdie]

Vario?
and thats not a real dog.

[foggyjames]

They were all varios until...er...78? 79?

cheers

James

[Hell Driver]

Yes, all were vario for a couple of years, not sure when manual came, 78,79 I think. No not a dog , its one of those 70's things. Called a goony bird, like a puppet on strings. Someone made a killing on Donny market selling them to all the kids in our street

[volvosneverdie]

They were all varios until...er...78? 79?

cheers

James

ooooo. volvo fact.
i didnt know that.

[volvodspec]

from sept 78 as a option, still only the 4spd though

so slightly possible it could be a manual, but this car does have the my78 front, probably a cvt version

[trabitom99]

so slightly possible it could be a manual, but this car does have the my78 front, probably a cvt version

S- Reg is 77 to 78, so 78 model year, but I don't get the chrome door handles & mirrors and the hub caps then.

Trabitom confused !

[foggyjames]

Could be a late registration of a 77MY car...

cheers

James