Amazon Estate Roof Rack

[ClassicVolvoShop]

Well..

Try read your own argumentation

Here - I know it's not the Amazon one - it came superb'ally in handy, taking home more than the 245 could store inside

[swedishandgerman]

I stick my surfboard on top of mine and I wanted something that looked period and suited the car

Lowering? Well I like the look and the drive. Huge wheels? I like the look - sometimes..

[swedishandgerman]

Originally Posted by 222s

... at this time, weren't they also an independent importers / concessionaires, rather than run by Volvo themselves?

It's interesting you should say that because there's a Volvo specialist down here in Devon that used to buy job lots from Volvo and would either sell them himself or supply them to local garages.

That cronky old estate I once owned was sold new from a Renault garage in Cornwall. The guy I know whose father set up the business in Newton Abbott supplied the old car to the Renault garage and all those years later was able to show me the original invoice that his dad diligent book keeper filed!

[Volvo Canadian]

Why a roof rack? Well, I have a shiny one on my Estate, which I bragged about earlier on this forum. The look is a good enough reason for me.

It's often hard not to be cynical about what (other) people spend on their vehicles though, isn't it. I work on drilling rigs up in Canada, where big trucks are standard fare, a lot of them hopelessly dressed-up. Two down from mine right now is one for which the owner paid $85,000. I often joke with my non-rig friends that I'd like to own a store which sells all those accessories. In the interest of honesty, I'd call it "More Money Than Brains".

Edit: See that dent on the roof above the passenger door (B pillar?). That's from a tree branch which fell on her - it would have been worse had the rack not been there!

[Amma122s]

Least they look more at home on an estate I guess..just don't see why people have the need to get every conceivable factory option screwed to their car.

I get things for what I need to serve a purpose. I must admit tho' that if and when I do I try to source period stuff like the original type seat belts I bought from a forum member(big thanks!). Will be looking for a towing hook in the new year but won't be biting my nails over if it should be black or body colour before I fit it.

No cynisism meant

[DQ81]

Looking for one of these and locally a guy has one but its a lot of money if you ask me...

Not even in the best shape

Anyone have a lead on a good one anywhere? Preferably in south east UK or NL

I want an origional estate roofrack or as close to is as possible for my '67 amazon estate,

Ta

[123GT-AMAZON]

hi ya

phone me tomorrow morning and i will be with my dad that has a brand new one im sure he would part with it for £150 - £200 upwards if thats not your idea of expensive

http://phoenix-classic-restorations.co.uk/index.html

east anglia based here

kind regards
speak soon

[DQ81]

Originally Posted by 123GT-AMAZON

hi ya

phone me tomorrow morning and i will be with my dad that has a brand new one im sure he would part with it for £150 - £200 upwards if thats not your idea of expensive

http://phoenix-classic-restorations.co.uk/index.html

east anglia based here

kind regards
speak soon

its a bit dear to be honest, but then again it's as new which makes the price understandable. No I was hoping for one of those I got one for a tenner deals like I saw in this thread... I've got one in NL i can get for 200 Euro's... about 170 quid...

[123GT-AMAZON]

hi ya

yeah thats about the going rate and these are sort after i have a chap after it aswell for a customer who is needing it for a amazon estate rebuild , you could fabricate one tho and have wodden slates made its real easy gives you another option i also have a small amazon estate roof rack chromed i would let that go for £150 aswell i had it re-chromed end of last year just havent used it yet i may use it on my run around estate i offered it up the other weekend looked real nice sat on the roof

kind regards
robert

[Volvo Canadian]

If you want one for a tenner, a good start is a roof rack from a newer estate, which is what mine was. The trick is the bottom cross-pieces, which have to be bent to go over the lip on the roof. If you have access to a "brake" (?), that would be easy-enough. I actually got the bottom piece from an original rack which was otherwise rusted/pitted beyond repair, but easy-enough to do the bending. The next step is to remove the cross-pieces and shorten them to fit the smaller amazon. All that was not too difficult really (cut, drill and a little grinding). I attach some pics (including the critical bendy bit) from my earlier bragging-session. Oh, I just realized you would have to shorten said cross-pieces too, and re-create the square hole therein (twice only).