1977 Volvo 343 in Canada - for sale

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1977 Volvo 343 in Canada - for sale

Post by S10NPH » 19 Sep 2012 06:26 pm

Spotted this today for sale in Canada: http://cranbrook.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehic ... Z404987581

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Were they actually ever sold in Canada?
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Post by macplaxton » 19 Sep 2012 07:45 pm

Don't think so, however that spot is ace as looks like an ex-UK RHD car. Go on!
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Post by thebear54 » 19 Sep 2012 11:40 pm

Damn, you find the strangest things in Canada. First a collection of 10 DAF Military trucks ,then my DAF Kalmar now a type 1 343

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

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Post by volvomania » 20 Sep 2012 07:53 am

Really nice looking car, I agree on it's possible origin.
Has anyone noticed the condition of the steering wheel? Damm that great!!!!
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Post by trabitom99 » 20 Sep 2012 03:58 pm

That car doesn't look bad at all, considering the usual state of early cars. Interesting find ...

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Re: 1977 Volvo 343 in Canada - for sale

Post by Speedy88 » 20 Sep 2012 04:34 pm

Looks great but didn't these early ones come with engines that ended up melting themselves?
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Post by macplaxton » 20 Sep 2012 04:37 pm

*looks for large lump of wood to touch*

Maybe, but I've got a B14.0E that's got 71k miles on it and it's still working.

The "look at it and it breaks" interior plastic is another matter though :D
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Post by thebear54 » 08 Apr 2013 10:55 am

Did anyone save a photo of this car in their computer ????

Apparently it sold and the listing is gone.

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Post by S10NPH » 08 Apr 2013 11:27 am

John

Something tells me I might have done, I will have a look when I get home tonight. If so, I will put them up.

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1977 Volvo 343 DL 1.4 Vario TUJ 247R
1980 Volvo 345 DL 1.4 PGH 590V
1981 Volvo 345 DL 1.4 ECR 312W
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Post by macplaxton » 08 Apr 2013 11:40 am

thebear54 wrote:Did anyone save a photo of this car in their computer ????
Why do I think you did at time, John? :?: :? (Was this before/after the computer died?)

It was on BC plates.

I see more sighting of V300s in North America have been reported on the TurboBricks forum :wink:
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Re: 1977 Volvo 343 in Canada - for sale

Post by S10NPH » 08 Apr 2013 05:47 pm

Bother, I didn't. I usually do, but I think these pictures were quite small and I didn't like the tinted windows so I must not have bothered.

I've also tried looking at the webcache, but to no avail. Sorry :(
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Post by Hell Driver » 08 Apr 2013 09:33 pm

I didn't get one either, by the time I thought I would get one, it had gone! Do we know for a fact it sold? I remember seeing that the seller changed the title to "last chance to buy before I put it away for the winter". I tried contacting him by phone while the add was up but with no success. I did have emails from someone on his behalf as you probably remember as you helped me to contact him through the message service. He thought I was a scammer as I was from abroad so ignored my initial message I think. All I wanted was simple yes or no to an overseas sale. Maybe the add was simply taken down?
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Post by volvomania » 09 Apr 2013 07:30 am

I more or less got the same reaction as you Hell Driver.
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Re: 1977 Volvo 343 in Canada - for sale

Post by thebear54 » 09 Apr 2013 10:28 am

macplaxton wrote:
thebear54 wrote:Did anyone save a photo of this car in their computer ????
Why do I think you did at time, John? :?: :? (Was this before/after the computer died?)
It was on BC plates.
I see more sighting of V300s in North America have been reported on the TurboBricks forum :wink:
I wish I had saved a photo, looked but could not find any...oh well. The site states that it was sold, but who knows what evil goes through the mind of a Canadian. :lol: :lol:

Yes, Sir Richard of Dublin (as you know) somewhere out in the wilds of Maryland there stands an early (1980ish) 343 GL which has been there for a number of years. According to information it is a complete car but has not run since arriving at this scrapper's yard.

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Re: 1977 Volvo 343 in Canada - for sale

Post by Hell Driver » 09 Apr 2013 05:03 pm

Looks more like it's been sandblasted in a desert :)
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