Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by andy_h » 18 Apr 2015 01:38 pm

360beast wrote:Forgot to say last Sunday a black 360 GLT Saloon down in Cornwall, lowered wide wheels (couldn't see if they were banded steels or something else) but they were poking out from under the arches. Looked brilliant, I was going the opposite way in a red Saab 9000.
That's was me, stag weekend in Newquay, a long drive from watford with 13inch rims, lots of petrol lol.
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by 360beast » 20 Apr 2015 07:18 am

Well Andy I can definitely say your car looks the dogs danglies :D

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by Hell Driver » 14 Jul 2015 11:36 pm

The Professionals at 4 min 50 seconds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKoYye5HA3I
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by alf » 25 Aug 2015 01:20 pm

:shock: 1983 360 GLT two doors (approx. 400 Euros):

http://olx.ro/oferta/vand-volvo-360-glt ... 8bfa92309a
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by trabitom99 » 25 Aug 2015 01:39 pm

Interesting car! Very early GLT with contact breaker points (no renix electronic ignition) and old-type door mirrors.

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by volvodspec » 25 Aug 2015 09:22 pm

no contact breaker points, it's actually quite similar to the renix system but has a hall effect sensor in the distributor instead of a flywheel pickup

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by trabitom99 » 26 Aug 2015 08:02 am

Ah yes of course :-) My mistake, I was still thinking B19A for some reason ...

Cheers

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by Duvel78 » 30 Oct 2015 05:56 pm

This summer during my holiday in France, I've seen this beauty in La Rochelle...

That was so exciting! The owner was at home and couldn't believe that someone, living so far, could stop for his car :D A very sympathic guy, it's a daily car working perfectly. He knew V3M and has solved technical problems thanks to the board.

Shame for the black windscreen surrounding! But a very nice car! sm12
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by bogbasic » 01 Nov 2015 02:32 pm

I was stopped twice by a lady who said she had one once and her grandson really misses it ;
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by Hell Driver » 27 Apr 2016 11:05 pm

This thread is grinding to a halt. Not seen any except my own since the VOC/V3M Haynes day last year. I think they must be nearly extinct in their natural habitat now out on the road in everyday/weekly use by ordinary folk....unless you know otherwise anyone? (I except from this ones owned by us, other 300 fans and drifters of course, we know there are plenty left there!)
360 GLE Saloon (D 86)
360 GLS (A 84)
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360 GLS (Y 83)
440 Turbo (J 92)
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Transit Tipper Smiley face Q reg
Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 (54)
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by MCHUDD » 28 Apr 2016 11:23 am

Hi Andy.
My 1981 Banana is out on the road as a daily every day but
here in Belfast you just don't see any left on the road.
Cheerrs Mark.
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by bogbasic » 28 Apr 2016 02:19 pm

Here in upstate New Malden its the same... I saw a silver saloon being used for the school-run up till a year or two ago.... and I haven't seen the white hatchback smoking around Tolworth for about the same amount of time, although its still there....
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
More info here!

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by macplaxton » 28 Apr 2016 02:36 pm

Haven't seen any round here in the wild...They are all in my drive.
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by 360beast » 28 Apr 2016 03:43 pm

A few weeks ago I saw two white five door 340's, a red 240 estate and literally three streets apart are three 740 estates!

I know of a red 3 door 340 in regular use a few streets from me and the other side of town is an ocean blue metallic 5 door 360 GL.

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by dg-unit » 23 May 2016 11:54 pm

Hell Driver wrote:This thread is grinding to a halt. Not seen any except my own since the VOC/V3M Haynes day last year. I think they must be nearly extinct in their natural habitat now out on the road in everyday/weekly use by ordinary folk....unless you know otherwise anyone? (I except from this ones owned by us, other 300 fans and drifters of course, we know there are plenty left there!)
I haven't seen another one in the wild since I passed a parked one in Hove re-sprayed some kind of flat light blue. That was something like 2010 I think.
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