Greetings from Portugal!

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Greetings from Portugal!

Post by summum » 27 Sep 2014 03:48 pm

Hi all :)

Thanks for accpeting my registration here! I was once registred to the french version of V3M but it seems that my log on data is kaput :?

So here I am, currently owning a MY82 340GL. This is my second 300 series, the first one was a 345GL (MY81). I've also had some other Volvos... and 33 different cars for the past 18 years :lol:

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Bought this one from the first owner, with a mere 62.000 miles on the clock. Few rust issues to deal with and a major respray done two years ago, with the original 183-5 Metallic Blue paint. Currently it is being serviced (fluids, filters) and it will be pampered as it deserves. God, are those seats comfortable! :340: And it still has the period Volvo RS2350 radio - what a lovely "lo-fi" sound!

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First item on my to-do-list: ditch the Hercules wheels (not corresponding to the car's MY) and fit some original, period-correct wheels, maybe Leo's :wink:

As soon as possible I'll share a few more pics with you guys! sm4

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Re: Greetings from Portugal!

Post by macplaxton » 27 Sep 2014 04:15 pm

summum wrote:So here I am, currently owning a MY82 340GL.
A very nice car you have there,

340pw

though that isn't a MY82, it's a MY83. The model year 1983 starts Sept 1982 to August 1983.

MY82 has the previous style Smiths Instruments.
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Re: Greetings from Portugal!

Post by summum » 27 Sep 2014 07:26 pm

macplaxton wrote:
summum wrote:So here I am, currently owning a MY82 340GL.
A very nice car you have there,

340pw

though that isn't a MY82, it's a MY83. The model year 1983 starts Sept 1982 to August 1983.

MY82 has the previous style Smiths Instruments.
Hi Macplaxton and thanks for your welcoming words :D

My VIN states that this one was built in 1982 :?: I'm puzzled!

By the "previous style Smiths instruments" you mean these?

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(that was my previous 345GL MY81)

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Post by macplaxton » 27 Sep 2014 09:32 pm

Yes, those "Star Wars" ones.

The 10th character of the VIN on your car is "D"?

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Re: Greetings from Portugal!

Post by macplaxton » 27 Sep 2014 09:42 pm

summum wrote:By the "previous style Smiths instruments" you mean these?

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(that was my previous 345GL MY81)
That looks like late 1981 or 1982, as the panels before that had the clock adjustment from the rear and not through the front glass.
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Re: Greetings from Portugal!

Post by summum » 27 Sep 2014 10:28 pm

Jesus! The things you know :o it's a "D" allright - so that's a MY83! Just learned something here today :D Thanks! !!

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Post by summum » 27 Sep 2014 10:35 pm

By the way, hope you don't find me abusive, but by any chance do you know the name of those 13" original Volvo wheels that look like Leo's but with three spokes?

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Post by macplaxton » 27 Sep 2014 11:01 pm

No, not at all.

Don't think they had a name. Some wheels had names added to them later:

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The wheels you are talking about are these 5.5J x 13 alloys:

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I think somebody nicknamed them "luclucs".

(I'm still working on wearing those Cheng Shin Maxxis out)
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Post by summum » 27 Sep 2014 11:40 pm

There they are! Spot on, mate! Thanks a lot for the info sm4

I'm chasing a set of those here in PT, but they're a bit far from me and I'm trying to be sure about their condition... :wink:

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Re: Greetings from Portugal!

Post by MCHUDD » 28 Sep 2014 11:02 am

Hi mate and welcome.
I was in Lisbon a couple of weeks ago and it rained all day. :( Just like home :lol: :lol: :lol:
Cheers Mark.
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Post by 360beast » 28 Sep 2014 05:15 pm

I got a set of 4 SE alloys (luclucs/1982 spring special alloys) still looking for a fifth after a year plus! They look the dogs danglies.

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Post by macplaxton » 28 Sep 2014 05:46 pm

I've got 5, only because Sion didn't want them as they were too flash :lol:
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Post by 360beast » 28 Sep 2014 06:00 pm

macplaxton wrote:I've got 5, only because Sion didn't want them as they were too flash :lol:
:lol: score for you, too flash... They look perfect.

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Re: Greetings from Portugal!

Post by trabitom99 » 29 Sep 2014 11:55 am

summum wrote:Hi all :) And it still has the period Volvo RS2350 radio - what a lovely "lo-fi" sound!
First item on my to-do-list: ditch the Hercules wheels (not corresponding to the car's MY) and fit some original, period-correct wheels, maybe Leo's :wink:
As soon as possible I'll share a few more pics with you guys! sm4
Hello and welcome! I love the look of that old radio, reminds me of my old '88 GLi which I drove as a daily for over ten years, including a very similar-looking RS-3355 :-)

The "Hercules alloys" (for want of a better name) are almost correct for the period - if I remember correctly they came out the same (model) year the saloon emerged: ie 1984, possibly even sooner as an accessory. I think "Luclucs" would suit it down to the ground though ...

Cheers

Tom
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Re: Greetings from Portugal!

Post by S10NPH » 30 Sep 2014 07:11 pm

360beast wrote:
macplaxton wrote:I've got 5, only because Sion didn't want them as they were too flash :lol:
:lol: score for you, too flash... They look perfect.
I must have some sort of deep psychological problem that prevents me from having any luxury on my classic cars. :D
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