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- abscate
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1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 XC90-in-Red
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A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 XC90-in-Red
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- BlackBart
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It's not a Loti is it?
If it's the one I'm thinking about, a company stretched them out and made an outrageous V8 supercar out of it.
ex-1984 245T wagon
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
- matthew1
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It looks like a Lotus, but I don't think it is. Front end/headlights is vaguely a Honda S2000, proportions Lotus.
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1998 V70, no dash lights on
1997 850 T5 [gone] w/ MSD ignition coil, Hallman manual boost controller, injectors, R bumper, OMP strut brace
2004 V70 R [gone]
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1998 V70, no dash lights on
1997 850 T5 [gone] w/ MSD ignition coil, Hallman manual boost controller, injectors, R bumper, OMP strut brace
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- foggydogg
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- Year and Model: '98 V70 R, 97 850 T5
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Opel Speedster, 2001-'05, just your average aluminum spine mid-engine GM built 2,000 lb. roadster. (GM owned Opel at the time.)
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cultur ... 0-history/
A lengthy story in the New York Times reported that GM bailed out Lotus after the marriage broke up, and in return asked Lotus to let Opel build a stand alone model on the aluminum platform, with the GM Ecotec four as power. One source says ca. 7,200 total production.
Keep in mine Wiki shouldn't be considered primary source.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Speedster
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cultur ... 0-history/
A lengthy story in the New York Times reported that GM bailed out Lotus after the marriage broke up, and in return asked Lotus to let Opel build a stand alone model on the aluminum platform, with the GM Ecotec four as power. One source says ca. 7,200 total production.
Keep in mine Wiki shouldn't be considered primary source.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Speedster
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
- Blacklab467
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Pretty close Matthew, The 1 o'clock is a '69 Plymouth GTX, 9 o'clock is a Gen 1 Charger ('66 to '67).matthew1 wrote: 19 Mar 2025, 10:37 I don't know half of these, but I did at some point so let's see...
1 o'clock '68 Road Runner
3 o'clock '72 Barracuda
4 o'clock '72 Duster
5 o'clock '70 Dart 340
7 o'clock '68 Charger
9 o'clock '65 Barracuda
10 o'clock '70 Super Bee
Someone correct me. These are educated guesses arrived at by reaching into the decades-old dusty attic that is my memory.
2003 XC 70 (sold)
2007 XC 70, 1970 Dodge Charger R/T.
2007 XC 70, 1970 Dodge Charger R/T.
- volvolugnut
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Back about 1970 when the Ford Pinto was new, Ford advertised the car as radical. One of the available colors was named Anti-establish-MINT. My 14 year old self thought that was really cool.
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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
John Deere 214 lawn tractor about 1977 model
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
John Deere 214 lawn tractor about 1977 model
And others.
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Thanks for the corrections!Blacklab467 wrote: 22 Mar 2025, 07:30
Pretty close Matthew, The 1 o'clock is a '69 Plymouth GTX, 9 o'clock is a Gen 1 Charger ('66 to '67).
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1998 V70, no dash lights on
1997 850 T5 [gone] w/ MSD ignition coil, Hallman manual boost controller, injectors, R bumper, OMP strut brace
2004 V70 R [gone]
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- Blacklab467
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Someone I went to highschool with drove a 1975 Pinto panel wagon into the school parking lot every day, It was "Flesh" coloured! Factory original colour offered for several years, Ford called it "Pastel Chamois". It was so ugly!volvolugnut wrote: 22 Mar 2025, 09:02 Back about 1970 when the Ford Pinto was new, Ford advertised the car as radical. One of the available colors was named Anti-establish-MINT. My 14 year old self thought that was really cool.
volvolugnut
2003 XC 70 (sold)
2007 XC 70, 1970 Dodge Charger R/T.
2007 XC 70, 1970 Dodge Charger R/T.
- foggydogg
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Another low-production but multi-year effort,
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
- Blacklab467
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Here's a couple of our family car from 1978, extra points if you can name the colour:
2003 XC 70 (sold)
2007 XC 70, 1970 Dodge Charger R/T.
2007 XC 70, 1970 Dodge Charger R/T.






