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Old Nov 7th, 2010, 21:29   #11
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Thanks Mat I got the canary alright.shame it gets dark early these days or I'd be working on it now.
Hi Steve I still have the matrix to check?Is this a difficult fix because on the 240 it's one of the worst jobs going?.
I still have a stripped out 940 estate!looks like I forgot to strip that bit.better get busy before it goes to volvo heaven.

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Apparently two hubcaps got stolen soon after they were purchased?Quite who wants just two I'm not sure unless reliants have 16" wheels Lol.

I may stick with the steels and try to find some nice chrome covers??not sure if chrome will suit it but plastic ones are easy to come by.
And while I'm at it I will have to fit the volvo bonnet emblem which before anyone moans is stick on so won't impale itself on joe public.
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Old Nov 7th, 2010, 22:13   #13
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Nice looking car
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Apparently two hubcaps got stolen soon after they were purchased?Quite who wants just two I'm not sure unless reliants have 16" wheels Lol.

I may stick with the steels and try to find some nice chrome covers??not sure if chrome will suit it but plastic ones are easy to come by.
And while I'm at it I will have to fit the volvo bonnet emblem which before anyone moans is stick on so won't impale itself on joe public.
Thanks Brian.
As said on another thread Brian ... car looks great . Bet your well chuffed and at a bargain price to boot .

On another note ...... its crying out for chrome and you know it does lol .
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Hi stiggy you know me too well Lol.I wanted a 740 limo but they were out of my reach.This being very slightly newer in style I'm not sure chrome will suit it.I saw a 740 Limo with chrome arches and it did look right I know the bonnet mascot will suit.it has had something there already and it also had something on each center door?there are four small scribes in the paint?a bit like the corner bits of a box.about 100mm in size? I can only think the marks were for lining up an emblem or coat of arms?

It's had five previous owners so maybe a mayors car?

Really looking forward to this one,I had to promise no more cars!

Since when is six cars to many???Oh and the 940 stripped and waiting to go to the scrapyard.Of coarse volvo make trucks and buses and there not cars Lol.

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I used to drive coaches for a living not that long ago . Of course asside from the Scania coaches the Volvo B12m's where my favourite , but at a quarter of a million pounds a piece unless I win the lotto I wont be getting one of them lol .
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Well I decided to take the limo out for a spin friday nite,and was only going to drive it home and back to the yard saturday morning.Well I ended up running my girls here and there and taking my wife to work in it.And I must say mike brace was right it was amazing,it just glides along and soaks up the bumps.had no problems with it and managed to turn around and park it in the pub carpark.
I noticed quite a few people looking at it and my daughter said people kept trying to see who was sat in the back.

I gave it it's first quick wash friday after work in the rain and getting dark.Basically just a sponge down.Saturday morning I got to see it properly for the first time!it's quite straight I suppose and should polish up quite good.Boy is that going to be a work out,A bit like painting the forth road bridge.

A few tyres will have to be changed as one is perished and the other is low on tread.I was amazed at how much paint had flaked off from the inside of the wheels and will be looking for some better steel rims,maybe alloys if I happen to get some cheap.I bought some real cheap plastic hubcaps but they were weak and not to my liking.So today I bought a second set from Aldi's £9.99.The photoes show the rubbish ones on the nearside and the two that came with the car.

The seats are by far the most comfortable I've had in a volvo and I've had a few,even the centre seats are great.The center seats fold forward to give loads of floor space in the very rear of the car.

I soon realised that I have to judge my braking distance with all the extra wieght well it does weigh 2250Kg as opposed to the standard 1496Kg and I haven't had seven passengers in it yet Lol.

I had no trouble with the length of it and even did a sudden three point turn in heavy traffic to avoid a jam.

When I went into town to fetch my daughter I popped into my local mot station where I get all my cars done.He was well impressed and assures me "We will get it in the bay even if we have to jack it in"and he says he can still do the test without the wheels on the shaker plates as he can still do it the old fashioned way.now thats a result.He also thinks it may have been a mayors car or similare as it has two holes in the bonnet for some kind of mascot and the marks on the centre doors.And also why have a handsfree cradle on the dash and the microphone in the nearside rear as well as the speaker behind the rear headrest?

One cool thing is that all four rear windows open with the drivers door swithch,Anyway here are a few pictures to keep you going.

Regards Brian.
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Old Nov 14th, 2010, 03:43   #18
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And a few more to compare the limo with my 740 estate length wise.And how many volvo's in picture 0104 or number 8 in the first pictures?

Regards Brian.
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Thanks for posting your photos Brian. Your limo looks great.

I thought it would be 'fun' to see what your limo would look like with the same wheels as my car (Aries)...
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Great buy. Like it with 'old blues' mod' too

Brian, what else is 'lurking' in those pics? Pic 8 (in post#17) has an old beast in the top right corner - maybe a Vanguard Ph1 or 2? But in pic 10 looks more PV- ish?

Thanks for the pics.
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