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Re: Random photos of Volvos Megathread

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SURF RESCUE, GRrrr!!

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"All-season beach tires...?"
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BlackBart wrote: ↑16 May 2022, 11:50 "All-season beach tires...?"
Haha...

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Exactly.
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BlackBart wrote: ↑13 May 2022, 12:49 If Land Rover had been in charge of the 240 design......
Everything about that image feels wrong. Is it simply lifted? Feels like it's been stretched vertically in all dimensions.
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It’s shortened front and rear for minimal overhangs, as well as raised up on larger tires.
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Additional cooling...?

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Thanks for finding these images.
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They seem to find ME!


This thing appears to be fabricated using Volvo parts and drivetrain....
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^ Looks like a Plymouth Prowler...




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