I have met the owner of that red 850R. I don't think that is his 500 bhp R but I must ask him. It is really a thin of beauty. He spent a lot of time rescuing 850R's over several years. He knows these cars inside out.
The $5500 bid is low, and it was originally a US car and as it is over the 25 year rule should be fairly easy to re-import?
Neil.
BaT Megathread
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scot850
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Re: BaT Megathread
2006 V70 2.5T AWD Polestar tune
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
2015 Kia Sportage EX-L - Sold
1993 850 GLT -Sold
1998 V70 XC - Sold
1997 Volvo 850 SE NA - Went to niece in California - Sold
2000 V70 SE NA - Sold
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
2015 Kia Sportage EX-L - Sold
1993 850 GLT -Sold
1998 V70 XC - Sold
1997 Volvo 850 SE NA - Went to niece in California - Sold
2000 V70 SE NA - Sold
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foggydogg
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'64 PV, Dealer listing - which I normally tend to ignore, but this seems to be a genuine estate sale.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1964-volvo-pv544-12/
Looks like a CA survivor, presented in as-driven condition.
Looks like a CA survivor, presented in as-driven condition.
69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
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850 LPT
- Posts: 1962
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- Year and Model: 96' 850
- Location: CT
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Just lovely! My wife thinks these are mega cute. Oh well, maybe one day...
98' S70, base, 5-speed manual, pewter/ tan, 145k miles
99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 225k miles, currently inop
06' V70, auto, willow green/ charcoal, 147k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual, owned since 1986
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
13' Honda Odyssey
84' Mercedes 300 D, gold/ tan, 420k miles (retirement project
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99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 225k miles, currently inop
06' V70, auto, willow green/ charcoal, 147k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual, owned since 1986
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
13' Honda Odyssey
84' Mercedes 300 D, gold/ tan, 420k miles (retirement project
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scot850
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Truly beautiful. A dream car. Price currently is not to horrible!
Neil.
Neil.
2006 V70 2.5T AWD Polestar tune
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
2015 Kia Sportage EX-L - Sold
1993 850 GLT -Sold
1998 V70 XC - Sold
1997 Volvo 850 SE NA - Went to niece in California - Sold
2000 V70 SE NA - Sold
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
2015 Kia Sportage EX-L - Sold
1993 850 GLT -Sold
1998 V70 XC - Sold
1997 Volvo 850 SE NA - Went to niece in California - Sold
2000 V70 SE NA - Sold
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foggydogg
- Posts: 2948
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- Year and Model: '98 V70 R, 97 850 T5
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'93 245 hotrodded, lots of suspension fanboy techno geek terms.
Car sits nice. LS needs dressed up a bit.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993- ... gn_2648441
Slow flipper, made (some) running repairs, previous owner/builder made the questionable decision to remove the rear swaybar.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993- ... gn_2648441
Slow flipper, made (some) running repairs, previous owner/builder made the questionable decision to remove the rear swaybar.
69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
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BlackBart
- Posts: 6501
- Joined: 10 December 2016
- Year and Model: 2004 XC70 BlackBetty
- Location: Over the far far mountains
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Lake Washington, Seattle. I-90 floating bridge in the background. This is where the annual hydro races are held each year. The Gold Cup. The event where the Boeing test pilot did a barrel roll in the 707 prototype in 1958.foggydogg wrote: ↑26 Jul 2024, 11:37Gar Wood - who made his fortune in the trash hauling business - had Christopher Columbus Smith build the first modern hydroplane during this same era, with the double sponson and the air compression gap to lift the hull, decreasing hull wetted area resulting in more speed than a simple planing hull with the same horsepower. A fluid dynamics engineer could better address the prop issue, it's not inherently more efficient, just a product of the hull design. Plus, Rooster Tail !
Wooden hydros! Growling Merlins! Rooster tails! Mount Rainier in the mist!
There used to be the Miss Budweiser, Miss Bardahl (Seattle-made oil), Miss Notre Dame, Miss Slo-Mo-Shun, Miss Wahoo, Miss ROCK! (KISW FM), Miss Oh Boy Alberto (sausage) and many others. Before they switched to helicopter turbines, we could hear these from our house, almost 10 miles away over hills.
Looks like they were direct drive - push them off the dock, start them, and they're going! You have to throttle back to make the corners.
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ex-1984 245T wagon
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
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volvolugnut
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In the summer of 1979, unlimited hydroplane boats raced near El Dorado, Kansas. I was there with two college buddies. If I remember correctly (and some things were lost in a haze of beer), Miss Budweiser was one of the boats. About every other run they would stall and die. But if they fired properly and ran, they were great crowd pleasers.
volvolugnut
volvolugnut
The Fleet:
Volvo: 2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple Volvo parts cars.
Mercedes: 2001 E320, 1973 280, 1974 280C, 1989 300E, 1988 300TE, 1979 300TD, parts cars.
2009 Smart Passion
Ford: 1977 F350, 1964 F150 (2), 1938 Tudor Sedan
Farmall tractors: 1956 400 Diesel, 1946 A
And others.
Volvo: 2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple Volvo parts cars.
Mercedes: 2001 E320, 1973 280, 1974 280C, 1989 300E, 1988 300TE, 1979 300TD, parts cars.
2009 Smart Passion
Ford: 1977 F350, 1964 F150 (2), 1938 Tudor Sedan
Farmall tractors: 1956 400 Diesel, 1946 A
And others.
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foggydogg
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'71 1800E, listed as 'project' status.
This is very, very unfortunate. Sins of the Father, it seems.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-volvo-1800e-75/
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-volvo-1800e-75/
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69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
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foggydogg
- Posts: 2948
- Joined: 17 October 2009
- Year and Model: '98 V70 R, 97 850 T5
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During my junior year in high school, on June 19th, 1966, I was aboard a course safety boat in the Potomac River in DC for The President's Cup Regatta.BlackBart wrote: ↑30 Jul 2024, 11:37
There used to be the Miss Budweiser, Miss Bardahl (Seattle-made oil), Miss Notre Dame, Miss Slo-Mo-Shun, Miss Wahoo, Miss ROCK! (KISW FM), Miss Oh Boy Alberto (sausage) and many others. Before they switched to helicopter turbines, we could hear these from our house, almost 10 miles away over hills.
http://thunderboats.ning.com/page/black ... dro-racing
69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox