Yellow Volvo long trip

A global place for general discussion (Volvo, V3M or non-Volvo related topics).
Please introduce yourself here, your Volvo 300 hobby...
NO technical support, parts requests or car advertisements here
User avatar
atroch
Posts: 60
Joined: 04 Mar 2009 02:50 pm
Location: Szczecin, Poland
Contact:

Yellow Volvo long trip

Post by atroch » 14 Jul 2009 01:49 pm

Hello!
According to some advise I get from you I like to share some fotos from my trip in june.
My wife, my Volvo 343 DL 1980, and me went to wild trip around the Scandinavia.
It was 7080 km long ride. Car is almost 30 years old but it went wery well. No technical problems, except that I could fix myself.
Here is the route plan:
Image
And here is some photos from the north:
Image
Long straight roads reminds Canada
Image
Gleciers by the roads
Image
Fjords alongs the roads or roads along the fords
Image
U-Valleys with roads in the bottom
Image
Tunnels in rocks - 24 km long with small car parks inside
Image
High mountines
Image
Danger curves
Image
Lot of water
Image
And lot of snow sometimes
Image
Lot of Volvos everywhere
Image
Lot of goats sometimes
Image
Wild camping everyday
Image
Image
Lot of nice places for camping
Image
And lot of scary places
Image
more or less scary
Image
very nice roads on Lofoten
Image
"Your car is your kitchen"
Image
Somewehere under the rainbow...
Image
Car parked in front of the door.
Image
What can I say 343 is the car you can trust :)

If you like see some more fotos (not only with Volvo on it) you will find them at:
http://albums.atroszko.pl/norwegia-short/

greetings
Image
Mateusz A., Poland, http://volvo.atroszko.pl
Volvo 343 DL 1,4 1980, 198k
Volvo 740 GL D24T 1989, 320k

User avatar
Chris_C
*** V3M DONOR ***
Posts: 9600
Joined: 18 Jun 2004 11:53 pm
Location: South Coast, UK

Re: Yellow Volvo long trip

Post by Chris_C » 14 Jul 2009 02:03 pm

Your photos, as ever, are amazing. Thanks for uploading and showing us
atroch wrote:Image
This I find stunning, such awesome colouring, yet this
atroch wrote:Image
has to be my favourite!
'89(G) 340 GLE B172k
'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
Ex:
'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast

volvosneverdie
*** V3M DONOR ***
Posts: 9143
Joined: 11 Nov 2008 04:22 pm
Location: Newcastle Upon Toon

Re: Yellow Volvo long trip

Post by volvosneverdie » 14 Jul 2009 02:13 pm

Yes dude, thanks very much for posting those up. :D
Looks like it was an epic journey.
Almost everywhere you went seems to be beautiful.
and no major problems........................... good old volvos. Im sure theyd get you round the world given enough time :lol:

actually........................anybody fancy trying it? :shock:
Image

User avatar
SteveP
*** V3M DONOR ***
Posts: 7943
Joined: 21 Sep 2004 12:45 pm
Location: Coventry, UK

Re: Yellow Volvo long trip

Post by SteveP » 14 Jul 2009 02:15 pm

Absolutely fantastic pictures, looks like a brilliant road trip! :D
1989 - Volvo 360 GLT
1985 - Volvo 360 GLS
2008 - Volvo S60 SE Lux

User avatar
MJ
*** V3M DONOR ***
Posts: 1933
Joined: 24 Feb 2005 10:32 pm
Location: Devon/Staffordshire, UK

Re: Yellow Volvo long trip

Post by MJ » 14 Jul 2009 02:18 pm

Great pictures as always :)

As Chris says, the colours in the tunnel one are fantastic, but I love these on the page you linked to:

Image
Really nice

Image
Very funny :lol:
Image

volvosneverdie
*** V3M DONOR ***
Posts: 9143
Joined: 11 Nov 2008 04:22 pm
Location: Newcastle Upon Toon

Re: Yellow Volvo long trip

Post by volvosneverdie » 14 Jul 2009 02:22 pm

MJ wrote:
Image
Very funny :lol:

^^^^^^^^^ Genius!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Image

User avatar
shimon340
Posts: 993
Joined: 04 Aug 2004 11:46 am
Location: Manchester, England

Re: Yellow Volvo long trip

Post by shimon340 » 14 Jul 2009 02:51 pm

wow! what brilliant photos! Lovely lovely yellow 343 there!

My wife and I completed a similar trip last year in our 850. 8000 miles, 11 countries. Only repair was a headlamp bulb!

thanks for sharing these pics!
Enjoy your 300s

MCHUDD
*** V3M DONOR ***
Posts: 2537
Joined: 18 May 2006 03:43 pm
Location: BELFAST UNITED KINGDOM

Re: Yellow Volvo long trip

Post by MCHUDD » 14 Jul 2009 10:21 pm

Hi mate.
This is inspiration.I want my mk1 back on the road ASAP.It is yellow like yours only it is a 345dl and has a new
Foggy nose cone.I can't wait to get driving it again.It is nearly ready for its MOT.An MOT is much more
difficult in N.Ireland than the rest of the UK as everything is computerized.
Well done with the trip.
Cheers Mark. sm4

User avatar
Jonofdoom
Posts: 177
Joined: 15 Feb 2009 09:05 am

Re: Yellow Volvo long trip

Post by Jonofdoom » 15 Jul 2009 07:21 am

Woooah, cool pics!

User avatar
trabitom99
*** V3M DONOR ***
Posts: 4398
Joined: 06 Jan 2007 02:38 pm
Location: Bonn, Germany

Re: Yellow Volvo long trip

Post by trabitom99 » 15 Jul 2009 08:18 am

Your post is a feast for the eyes. What an amazing journey, great photography!

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

User avatar
atroch
Posts: 60
Joined: 04 Mar 2009 02:50 pm
Location: Szczecin, Poland
Contact:

Re: Yellow Volvo long trip

Post by atroch » 16 Jul 2009 07:37 pm

shimon340 wrote:wow! what brilliant photos! Lovely lovely yellow 343 there!
Thanks to all :)
shimon340 wrote:My wife and I completed a similar trip last year in our 850. 8000 miles, 11 countries. Only repair was a headlamp bulb!
Did you share some photos in web?
What happened to this lamp? Did you hit animal?
MCHUDD wrote:This is inspiration.I want my mk1 back on the road ASAP.It is yellow like yours only it is a 345dl and has a new
Foggy nose cone.I can't wait to get driving it again.It is nearly ready for its MOT.An MOT is much more
difficult in N.Ireland than the rest of the UK as everything is computerized.
Well done with the trip.
Cheers Mark. sm4
Yes do so! Maybe you should make MOT tests in Poland ;)

Show the fotos of 345 mk1 please!! :)
Image
Mateusz A., Poland, http://volvo.atroszko.pl
Volvo 343 DL 1,4 1980, 198k
Volvo 740 GL D24T 1989, 320k

MCHUDD
*** V3M DONOR ***
Posts: 2537
Joined: 18 May 2006 03:43 pm
Location: BELFAST UNITED KINGDOM

Re: Yellow Volvo long trip

Post by MCHUDD » 17 Jul 2009 03:44 pm

Hi mate.
I will get some photos in a few weeks when the car is finished.Not much to do now.
Cheers Mark. sm4

User avatar
atroch
Posts: 60
Joined: 04 Mar 2009 02:50 pm
Location: Szczecin, Poland
Contact:

Re: Yellow Volvo long trip

Post by atroch » 03 Sep 2009 10:20 am

Hello again,

i have already made another trip.
Together with my wife we went with Volvo to Vilnius in Lithuania.
Here is the route:

Image

About 2500 km. No technical problems.
And here are some fotos of Volvo from the road:

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image
Image
Mateusz A., Poland, http://volvo.atroszko.pl
Volvo 343 DL 1,4 1980, 198k
Volvo 740 GL D24T 1989, 320k

volvosneverdie
*** V3M DONOR ***
Posts: 9143
Joined: 11 Nov 2008 04:22 pm
Location: Newcastle Upon Toon

Re: Yellow Volvo long trip

Post by volvosneverdie » 03 Sep 2009 11:26 am

atroch wrote: Image

:shock:

:P
Image

User avatar
Speedy88
Posts: 4057
Joined: 04 May 2009 11:52 pm
Location: Bristol

Re: Yellow Volvo long trip

Post by Speedy88 » 03 Sep 2009 12:28 pm

woah, she needs to stop wearing jumpers more often :lol:

I'd love to do an epic trip like this, how do you find all these backroads?
'88 340 Williams (Sold)
'85 360 GLS - Drift project (Sold)
'77 Colt Sigma
'96 940 Drift project

Post Reply