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Picked up a 1995 850 wagon

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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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Danonly55
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Re: Picked up a 1995 850 wagon

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Ok Ok, I will have the photo's up Monday, Sheesh ! :D Still have to get plates and register it tomorrow too. It will be worth the wait.
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Post by abscate »

Danonly55 wrote: 04 Jul 2021, 22:46 Ok Ok, I will have the photo's up Monday, Sheesh ! :D Still have to get plates and register it tomorrow too. It will be worth the wait.

Good morning.

It’s Monday.

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Post by Clemens »

+1 on that. Monday evening in Europe. I hope the wait is worth it...
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Clemens wrote: 30 Jun 2021, 13:52 Yeah, that IPD video might be reasonable from their perspective (unplugging the Airbag might be a liability problem), but it is a sure method to break the brittle dash cover.
When I pulled mine to fix the cluster just after I got it, the poor thing had suffered such an Indignity in the past that the pad was in thirteen (13) distinct pieces.
Put a little gaff tape on it just to keep it from being so floppy on the way back in.
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Give the poor soul a chance to get the pictures up here. Some folks have to work to get the chance to play with Volvos!

Neil. :D
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Post by Danonly55 »

Ok here are a few pic's will post a couple more very soon.
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Post by 850 LPT »

Wow, that is a really clean looking interior. Love the wood dash too. Reminds me of my old 97' 850 GLT which had the same dash.

Nice find for sure.
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Post by scot850 »

What a beauty. Well done in finding this car!

Neil.
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