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Re: Up to 1981 (UK Mk1) Register

Post by S10NPH » 03 May 2013 10:24 am

No Tom, I don't think it is. The one that's currently for sale is a 'special', which has a black fascia if you look closely at the pictures. The German one which was for sale in 2011 definitely had a brown fascia as a standard model should. I wish I'd been brave enough to buy it :-(
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
1985 Volvo 340 DL 1.4 Vario B168 DTU
1982 Volvo 245 GLT 2.3 Auto VKN 137X
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Re: Up to 1981 (UK Mk1) Register

Post by trabitom99 » 03 May 2013 11:07 am

I think you're right. It's unlikely that someone would swap the dash AND the mirrors AND ditch the wheel caps. It also looks like the boot decals were a bit low on the other version.

Dash:
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Hatch:
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Still, it's a HUGE coincidence, that two gold 343s first registered at the end of '76 should turn up within two years of each other in the same region.

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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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Re: Up to 1981 (UK Mk1) Register

Post by Hell Driver » 03 May 2013 11:28 pm

I wonder why the boot badges are so low in the first one? The holes for the fixings should show at that level if they're stuck on.

The second one also has 4 mudflaps (non original however). the back lights also look a lot brighter (clean) than the first and the gold colcor looks brighter (maybe becouse it's wet?)
360 GLE Saloon (D 86)
360 GLS (A 84)
343 DL (W 80) :-)
340 GL 1.7 (G 89)
360 GLS (Y 83)
440 Turbo (J 92)
Transit Tipper 125 T350 (02)Alive Again!
Transit Tipper Smiley face Q reg
Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 (54)
R.I.P. 77 343 DL vario :-(

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Re: Up to 1981 (UK Mk1) Register

Post by foggyjames » 07 May 2013 10:26 pm

My cars are a 1979MY 343DL (but with various upgrades, including tinted windows, metallic paint, and a tilt/slide sunroof), and a 1981MY 343GL, converted to GLS R-Sport spec, with various further upgrades.

The 1980MY 345 "AOW" doesn't belong to Jay...but to Shimon, who also owns Rich's old (yellow) car "DUX".

"AWN" sold YEARS ago (circa 2005-2006), and was "customised" (bumpers removed, grille filled with drilled sheet...much smoothing, and tasty BBS rims)...last seen in Torbay, South Devon, about 3 years ago.

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'89 740 Turbo Intercooler
'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
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Re: Up to 1981 (UK Mk1) Register

Post by Hell Driver » 07 May 2013 10:46 pm

33 then (I'd included your 2 I think! and the Yellow DUX and Gold Devon one).

Is AOW the 5 door you saved a while ago?

Including that one the total is 34.

35 with the one Tom found:

http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... =2&t=14563
360 GLE Saloon (D 86)
360 GLS (A 84)
343 DL (W 80) :-)
340 GL 1.7 (G 89)
360 GLS (Y 83)
440 Turbo (J 92)
Transit Tipper 125 T350 (02)Alive Again!
Transit Tipper Smiley face Q reg
Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 (54)
R.I.P. 77 343 DL vario :-(

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Re: Up to 1981 (UK Mk1) Register

Post by foggyjames » 08 May 2013 12:49 am

Yes, AOW is my former 1980 5-door...the one I "saved" (sort of!) three(!) years ago. It's now with Shimon.

As a side-note...thanks all for helping with this. I will probably adopt it at some point as a formal VOC thing, as a "Register" is precisely what I'm supposed to do, as Register Keeper. Of course in practice there are far more useful things for me to be doing on a day-to-day basis than list-keeping, but it is a very useful and interesting resource when numbers get low enough for us to capture a decent percentage of the cars out there.

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James
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'89 740 Turbo Intercooler
'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
...and some modern FWD nonsense to get me to work...

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Post by classicswede » 08 May 2013 04:12 pm

Looking at all these early cars it just shows how they feel much more Daf than Volvo and by the last 340's they had become more of a mini 240 and lost anything Daf about them. A line up of all model years would be amazing for a BVK
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Re: Up to 1981 (UK Mk1) Register

Post by trabitom99 » 08 May 2013 04:31 pm

Check out this thread on more really early Mk1s:
http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... =2&t=11672
There are some more for the register, anyway.

Are we still at only 2x known MY 1976 cars still in existence?

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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Re: Up to 1981 (UK Mk1) Register

Post by trabitom99 » 09 May 2013 06:45 am

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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Re: Up to 1981 (UK Mk1) Register

Post by simlar » 15 May 2013 03:10 pm

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A Swedish 1981 Volvo 345 DLS. First time on the road: 1981-01-22.
Got 125xxx km's on the clock.

Not much rust. I am going to fix all the rust there is and repaint it this summer. And don't worry, I will keep the stripe :)
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Re: Up to 1981 (UK Mk1) Register

Post by Hell Driver » 15 May 2013 04:39 pm

More keep appearing! Thats a nice one, only a couple of modified ones so far.

Total now 38, including the ones for sale.
360 GLE Saloon (D 86)
360 GLS (A 84)
343 DL (W 80) :-)
340 GL 1.7 (G 89)
360 GLS (Y 83)
440 Turbo (J 92)
Transit Tipper 125 T350 (02)Alive Again!
Transit Tipper Smiley face Q reg
Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 (54)
R.I.P. 77 343 DL vario :-(

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Re: Up to 1981 (UK Mk1) Register

Post by trabitom99 » 16 May 2013 10:25 am

Nice car simlar! That's the first S model Mk1 posted in this thread. Here's another one from Spain:

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Cheers

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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Re: Up to 1981 (UK Mk1) Register

Post by classicswede » 16 May 2013 11:02 am

S10NPH wrote:
9. AWN 116V, 1979 343 DL, for sale on Volvo Enthusiasts Club
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does not look the same any longer
http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/16757
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Re: Up to 1981 (UK Mk1) Register

Post by trabitom99 » 16 May 2013 11:09 am

Ouch ;-)

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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Re: Up to 1981 (UK Mk1) Register

Post by foggyjames » 16 May 2013 12:53 pm

I said it had been "customised"...!

My 1981 343 has been converted to 'S' spec...

cheers

James
VOC 300-series Register Keeper
'89 740 Turbo Intercooler
'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
...and some modern FWD nonsense to get me to work...

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