Let's see your Volvo (The Photo Thread)

Post by **MoVolvos** » 27 Jan 2022, 17:10

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I love the simple design and despite the slipping trans which needs to be driven in manual mode it's still quite fun and swift to drive.

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Post by **Sveedy** » 23 Sep 2023, 13:14

A few of Sveedy.....

Post by **BlackBart** » 26 Sep 2023, 10:57

Stickers add horsepower!

Looks good! Clean. Nice plates.

Post by **Sveedy** » 27 Sep 2023, 09:29

Yeah all the vendors sent me stickers, but I didn't know where to put them. So since she's a bit of a sleeper, I figured under the hood would be a good place.

Now as to that plate; It's a very unique one. It is the 161st " environmental " plate ever issued in AZ. I believe it was '93 or '94. But they messed up, and didn't use reflective paint for the yellow numbers, so at night the plate just looks like a neat picture of a saguaro cactus without numbers ( perfect for nighttime crime activity ).
They figured out their screw-up, and reissued new plates with black reflective paint a few months later. So I ended up with 4 plates with the same number. Only need one. So when I bought Sveedy 25 years later, I took that plate into the DMV, to use. However they had no pictures of it anywhere in there records/books, but they knew it was a real AZ plate. Supervisor finally gave me the OK to use it, so I'm using a plate that was only issued for a few months in the early 90's. I have yet to see another one on the road.

Post by **matthew1** » 29 Sep 2023, 21:12

Sveedy wrote: 27 Sep 2023, 09:29 Supervisor finally gave me the OK to use it, so I'm using a plate that was only issued for a few months in the early 90's. I have yet to see another one on the road.

This is a very cool, interesting story, Sveedy.

eddyRR · Post by **eddyRR** » 23 Oct 2023, 05:56

Hi all!

This is my V40 T4 Panama Yellow which has been at home since 2015 if I recall correctly, currently planning a complete restoration to bring it to its former glory! Will open a thread since I need tons of advice

Post by **BlackBart** » 23 Oct 2023, 14:29

What engines did those come with?

Post by **matthew1** » 23 Oct 2023, 19:05

1.9 T4 4-cyl 16-V in the States. Many other options elsewhere. https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/s40-v40/

Post by **matthew1** » 24 Jan 2025, 13:32

Post by **matthew1** » 05 May 2025, 11:20

My 1997 850 on October 27, 2002 in Seattle. I worked for RealNetworks then. MVS was 1 year old.

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