Fotos of my 343

[trabitom99]

What I also like especially is original radio that I have not seen in another 300. Maybe someone of you have one? I have seen some inner photos and there are always "modern" radios. Later I will post the photo.

I have a mono twiddly-knob Grundig in my 1980 343 - very likely that that was fitted by the dealers' at the time. Here are some pics of "Volvo" radios from the 343 accessory brochures:

1978
http://www.autolit.net/Graphics/0908/wl5648c.jpg

1982
http://www.autolit.net/Graphics/0908/wl5927d.jpg

Maybe yours is amongst those photos?

[kaos]

im loving the pictures. But one in particular stood out for modification!




I hope you dont mind

[atroch]

im loving the pictures. But one in particular stood out for modification! (...)
I hope you dont mind

Heh, I do not
I realised that this could be also in topic "CLOSE - to the end" but I do not know how it looks in english. Or maybe "That was CLOSE!"

And about the radio!

(...) Maybe yours is amongst those photos?

Yes it is! Thank you!
Here is mine:

[Jos360]

Hey, that's the radio that i first saw in a 343! I was laughed at for saying it doesn't even have preferred channels, because it has!

[volvosneverdie]

Hey, that's the radio that i first saw in a 343! I was laughed at for saying it doesn't even have preferred channels, because it has!

ha ha!

I was wondering why it had 3 fm buttons and two am buttons!

[trabitom99]

You tune to the station you want, pull the knob out, and then push it all the way back in. Station saved!

Easy for me to say now, it took me about a year before I figured that out in the Merc

Tom

[SteveP]

That's the same stereo I had in my 343.. with one speaker

[foggyjames]

with one speaker

A speaker...?!



"LUXURY!"

Ok...for the young'uns...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo

Welcome! That car is in excellent condition. How were the repairs carried out...are they steel repairs? If so, were sections from other cars used, or were the panels beaten by hand? It's an amazing transformation. Those skills are being lost so quickly...

cheers

James

[atroch]

That car is in excellent condition. How were the repairs carried out...are they steel repairs? If so, were sections from other cars used, or were the panels beaten by hand? It's an amazing transformation. Those skills are being lost so quickly...

Heh, it is not easy to find in Poland parts for Volvo 300 for replace. It was beaten by hand, and welded (I am not sure this english word) with pieces of steel from another sources - maybe from refrigerator
This guys who repaired it, pobably has fixed lot of used cars downloaded from Germany before.
It tok about 10 days.

[jtbo]

Wouldn't imagine less from masters of craftmanship, just awesome.

[volvosneverdie]

Amazing resto work, no doubt.

Hope I never have to have serious bodywork done to mine, but if I do, Im getting all the the work done in Poland!

[jtbo]

We all should make trip to beautiful Poland and learn some craftmanship there, who are in?

[volvosneverdie]

................................................ a lone tumbleweed blows slowly across the forum................................................

[jtbo]

................................................ a lone tumbleweed blows slowly across the forum................................................

What about now?

[volvosneverdie]

................................................ a lone tumbleweed blows slowly across the forum................................................

What about now?

im in!