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dafdaffer
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by dafdaffer » 07 Feb 2009 10:12 pm
Hi All, been that busy having fun in the daf 44 in the snow (no diff) that i forgot to put these pics on. the little daf has been pissing all over front wheel drive cars and the like with its skinny tyres and no diff so full time 2 wheel drive with 50/50 weight distribution is all good fun. the looks on the faces of other stuck drivers lol!
anyways a few pictures from when the 340s were new on a forcourt in alfreton in the 80's, my dad had a 144gl at the time (they had mint one plus amazons which you can see in the pictures) and we used to go there for parts regulary, they were expensive but the staff there would bend over backwards to help even when i had my first daf 66 they would cross match numbers and sort out a part for you. now sadly gone and a new job center occupies the site all to the thanks of tescopoly.
see you all soon
Paul
ps did anyone on ere win the 340 auto on ebay? would have likes that
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trabitom99
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by trabitom99 » 07 Feb 2009 10:55 pm
Great stuff! Thanks for posting those!
Not much traffic in those days
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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by sven360 » 07 Feb 2009 11:09 pm
Those photos have their plus points and their minus points.
Plus- Manta Berlinetta,even if it is a hatch and not a coupe.
Minus -Maestro
Nice photos-capture the times well.
I like b/w photos

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mickt
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by mickt » 10 Feb 2009 10:41 pm
This is a fine picture from 1991 I have seen on VOC forum
cheers mickt
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jtbo
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by jtbo » 10 Feb 2009 11:02 pm
These old photos are great, they show time when cars did look better and life was simple enough to understand

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trabitom99
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by trabitom99 » 11 Feb 2009 12:27 pm
May I also draw attention to an old post of mine here
http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... 12&p=74848
Not that old, 1999 IIRC ...
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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OapEM
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by OapEM » 11 Feb 2009 12:45 pm
Awesome pics mate
Manta, mk3 RSi, 2dr Nova saloon and of course all the old Volvos. Love pics like that I have a similar one of a car park from '84 I'll add.
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OapEM
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by OapEM » 11 Feb 2009 12:49 pm
Windows search FTW

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SteveP
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by SteveP » 11 Feb 2009 12:55 pm
Great pics! Got a couple to add when I get home
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volvosneverdie
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by volvosneverdie » 11 Feb 2009 01:28 pm
OapEM wrote:Windows search FTW

Who parked that gold Granada!?
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by OapEM » 11 Feb 2009 02:18 pm
lol ray Charles. mk1/2 Escorts pls
Aslo WTF is the white thing in the middle on the back row? Looks like a mk2 MR2

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filthyjohn
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by filthyjohn » 11 Feb 2009 02:25 pm
Someone had a higher res version on Retro Rides a while back but I can't find it. There's a couple of 300s in the mix.
'87 Nissan Sunny
'95 945 LPT
'90 340 3dr
'87 360 GLT
'87 765 TIC
'75 Manta A
'70 Rover P5 V8
'67 MGB GT
'62 amazon 2dr
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filthyjohn
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by filthyjohn » 11 Feb 2009 02:39 pm
Took some graft to find this:
MASSIVE PIC WARNING
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8165854@N0 ... 4/sizes/o/
White thing on the top row is an SD1, parked near a 343/5, though I guess it could have been a 340 as the pic is from 1985.
Nice mk1 rocco on the bottom row!
'87 Nissan Sunny
'95 945 LPT
'90 340 3dr
'87 360 GLT
'87 765 TIC
'75 Manta A
'70 Rover P5 V8
'67 MGB GT
'62 amazon 2dr
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filthyjohn
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by filthyjohn » 11 Feb 2009 02:49 pm
I count 3 300s, possibly a fourth in the top left under the mini van, hiding behind a dog bone escort.
'87 Nissan Sunny
'95 945 LPT
'90 340 3dr
'87 360 GLT
'87 765 TIC
'75 Manta A
'70 Rover P5 V8
'67 MGB GT
'62 amazon 2dr