I REALLY haven't seen one of these in a while!

VolvoMan

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volvo/340/1.4-Nct-/200904191575258/advert

It's a HZK, which makes it an '84 registered, original Irish 340 GL Saloon.

You couldn't put a date and county on that reg for us could you, carchaeologist?

carchaeologist

Around may 1984 cork county,looks in tidy enough shape,are you interested?

carchaeologist

Still has its original rear plate too!

Must be an interesting story behind this one..

VolvoMan

carchaeologist wrote: »

Around may 1984 cork county,looks in tidy enough shape,are you interested?

No I'm not interested. It's a modest enough price though I'll admit.

junkyard

A relation of mine owned that car from new, died recently and I'd say that's the only reason it's on the market. He used to keep it like new. Horrible cars though tbh, it's really a Renault with a Volvo badge on it.

S.I.R

nice price and its insurable !!


very tempted but its a fair travel to cork

carchaeologist

junkyard wrote: »

A relation of mine owned that car from new, died recently and I'd say that's the only reason it's on the market. He used to keep it like new. Horrible cars though tbh, it's really a Renault with a Volvo badge on it.

Yeah,im not a huge fan of these either,it deserves a good retirement though.

Max_Damage

The salon models are especially rare.

junkyard

Sorry, but I'd crush anything with a Renault badge on it maybe with the exception of a 16TX.:D

Volvoboy

I've a feeling it will be snapped up by a drifter to get the ''old skool'' racer look. 25 yo clean bus still on the trot tho! Seen a 88D only today aswell

junkyard

Volvoboy wrote: »

I've a feeling it will be snapped up by a drifter to get the ''old skool'' racer look. 25 yo clean bus still on the trot tho! Seen a 88D only today aswell

You won't get much drifting out of one of these, drive shafts were made out of chewing gum if I recall.:pac:

Volvoboy

junkyard wrote: »

You won't get much drifting out of one of these, drive shafts were made out of chewing gum if I recall.:pac:

I'll take your word on that, never worked on one myself. But if ya wanted to go to the beach?

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=7DZ_OzAe6Yc

L-M

Uncle of mine had one of those years ago, think it was an 89-OY reg. Probably one of the only few i've seen lol

VolvoMan

Those claims of it being a rebadged Renault are simply untrue. If you do a bit of research you will find out in fact that it's origins lie in DAF's car manufacturing subsidiary which Volvo bought. It was built in the former DAF factory in Holland which is called NedCar these days. The gearboxes and I think a few of the engines were Renault, that's all.

Rory123

Funnily enough I saw one of these outside Boland's scrap yard between swords and dublin airport just today. Thought I hadn't seen one in years as I passed it too, and it seemed quite intact (from a distance). My mate's mam had one when I was in primary school, it had a huge sticker of an eagle with its wings spread on the glass sun roof.

Didn't Clarkson destroy one with a Chieftain tank on one of his early videos? Unleashed on Cars was the name of that one I think.

SAABMAN

How did he get enough petrol into it to shoot the vid. Thirsty beggars if I remember right. Bags of power too........see how he had to park on the patch of snow to get wheel-spin

junkyard

VolvoMan wrote: »

Those claims of it being a rebadged Renault are simply untrue. If you do a bit of research you will find out in fact that it's origins lie in DAF's car manufacturing subsidiary which Volvo bought. It was built in the former DAF factory in Holland which is called NedCar these days. The gearboxes and I think a few of the engines were Renault, that's all.

Renault 1397cc engine.

macplaxton

DAF 77 in notchback form.;)

1400 is a Renault unit, which has a long history.

They're a bit weighty, so better with a Volvo B engine in.

Much better than the FWD 400 series though. They were pants.

If VRT hadn't gone through the roof for oldies, I would have got a Vario version. Plenty around in the UK (don't think saloons were sold there). Was quite a big seller for Volvo in the 80s.

VolvoMan

Rory123 wrote: »

Didn't Clarkson destroy one with a Chieftain tank on one of his early videos? Unleashed on Cars was the name of that one I think.

Nah that was the Yugo. He crashed the Volvo into a tree!:D It wasn't the first 340 I think he's destroyed, mind you.

Max_Damage

Volvoboy wrote: »

Seen a 88D only today aswell

I seen an '88 one recently too. Was it beige with a silver boot?

Rory123

VolvoMan wrote: »

Nah that was the Yugo. He crashed the Volvo into a tree!:D It wasn't the first 340 I think he's destroyed, mind you.

The steering was "soggier than a blamange soaked in soggy fluid"!?

Wishbone Ash

junkyard wrote: »

Horrible cars though tbh, it's really a Renault with a Volvo badge on it.

+1

I spotted this one in Mitchelstown last July (apologies crap pic).

Volvoboy

Max_Damage wrote: »

I seen an '88 one recently too. Was it beige with a silver boot?

Was silver but a hatch, spotted in the Beaumount area.

unkel

junkyard wrote: »

it's really a Renault with a Volvo badge on it.

Incorrect. It is a DAF designed car with a Renault engine. Designed and built in the Netherlands by DAF. It was badged Volvo because Volvo bought out DAF before the car was brought to market.

carchaeologist

Gearbox is still part of the rear axle DAF style if i remember rightly?

S.I.R

ive never heard any complaints at all about these other then the clear fact that they are cheap and rwd...

a classic lovers worst nightmare.

L-M

S.I.R wrote: »

ive never heard any complaints at all about these other then the clear fact that they are cheap and rwd...

a classic lovers worst nightmare.

lol +1

That's what ruined the Sierra:(

zilog_jones

There's a 340 saloon still on the road in Limerick, similar colours to the one in the OP. On FTI plates (Limerick city '86) IIRC

junkyard

unkel wrote: »

Incorrect. It is a DAF designed car with a Renault engine. Designed and built in the Netherlands by DAF. It was badged Volvo because Volvo bought out DAF before the car was brought to market.

There's enough Renault bits in them for me to hate them anyway.:pac:

mouwt

This is the Limerick one, 312 eti, beautiful car, very clean...





Full leather interior too, wonder is that a factory option??

carchaeologist

Limerick man wrote: »

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That's what ruined the Sierra:(

No that would be the rust..:P:P

Gary ITR

junkyard wrote: »

There's enough Renault bits in them for me to hate them anyway.:pac:

I'd say a Renault Haynes manual on the passenger seat would be enough for you Junkyard:D:P

galwaytt

LOL, he has this for sale as well ! School run, anyone ??:D

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Ford/Granada/6-Door-L/200842190447964/advert

junkyard

K-Jet wrote: »

I'd say a Renault Haynes manual on the passenger seat would be enough for you Junkyard:D:P

Too right! That garage has some classy stuff alright from what I've seen of it...............not!;)

junkyard

mouwt wrote: »

This is the Limerick one, 312 eti, beautiful car, very clean...





Full leather interior too, wonder is that a factory option??

This one is an Irish motor show special, Volvo used to bring them out with loads of extra, I used to love Volvos until Renault got involved.:(

zilog_jones

mouwt: That's the one!

carchaeologist

junkyard wrote: »

This one is an Irish motor show special..

How do you mean,was it an exhibit at a motor show?

Sids Not

heres another one...............

http://z8.invisionfree.com/EveryFord_Ireland/index.php?showtopic=6959&st=0&

mouwt

Link Failure above!!!

I might ask whats the money on it next time I see it!

superboy

Well I'm going to Youghal in 2 weeks. if its still there I'm going to make an offer. BTW, I also have a Sierra. Wierdly it too is a ZK registered car! Fate??!!! Maybe.....:)

mouwt

DO IT Superboy!

VolvoMan

That 340 is an absolute beauty!:) It looks really original too. I can even see the original Elm Motors dealer sticker!:p

junkyard wrote: »

This one is an Irish motor show special, Volvo used to bring them out with loads of extra, I used to love Volvos until Renault got involved.:(

Interesting, that must explain why it is badged as the near bottom of the range 'GL' model. Could you enlighten me anymore about them?

BTW. Nearly every Volvo from the 300 Series up until the 850 was released had some Renault part or another.

junkyard

VolvoMan wrote: »

That 340 is an absolute beauty!:) It looks really original too. I can even see the original Elm Motors dealer sticker!:p



Interesting, that must explain why it is badged as the near bottom of the range 'GL' model. Could you enlighten me anymore about them?

BTW. Nearly every Volvo from the 300 Series up until the 850 was released had some Renault part or another.

That's why I gave up on Volvo, I'm only interested from the 240 back. The motor show specials were based on the 1.4 engined 340's hence the GL badged model. The GLE's and the GLT's were all based on the 2 litre engine. There was a Black Beauty model too in black obviously, with red pinstriping, alloy wheels and a sun roof brought out around 1980. I actually designed a Volvo 340 estate when I was at design college and submitted it to Volvo and they were actually considering building it too, I have correspondence from them somewhere if I can find it but it was mid eighties and probably too late in the cars lifetime to be viable, pity, it could have been my claim to fame.:)
There was a poverty spec one too for the Irish market, an L I think, without headlamp wipers and lower spec inside too.

carchaeologist

Interesting stuff junkyard!There was always a poverty spec car for the irish market wasnt there...:rolleyes:
On a slightly different note,is the Daimler Conquest for sale in cork in this months irish vintage one of yours?

junkyard

carchaeologist wrote: »

Interesting stuff junkyard!There was always a poverty spec car for the irish market wasnt there...:rolleyes:
On a slightly different note,is the Daimler Conquest for sale in cork in this months irish vintage one of yours?

No carchaeologist all mine are Majestic Majors and Sovereigns, no interest in any of the other Daimlers I'm afraid.

VolvoMan

junkyard wrote: »

That's why I gave up on Volvo, I'm only interested from the 240 back. The motor show specials were based on the 1.4 engined 340's hence the GL badged model.

What motorshows were they exhibited at do you know?

G Luxel

There is another one of these cars still on the road in the cork area. Its gold I think and has the pre 86 number, ?ZK ***. I saw it being serviced last week and similiar to the car in the main thread.

unkel

junkyard wrote: »

There's enough Renault bits in them for me to hate them anyway.:pac:

LOL, I wasn't trying to convince you not to hate them. I know that's futile

junkyard wrote: »

I actually designed a Volvo 340 estate when I was at design college and submitted it to Volvo and they were actually considering building it too, I have correspondence from them somewhere if I can find it

Cool! :cool:

Any chance of finding some of the correspondence and scanning it in?

carchaeologist

unkel wrote: »

Any chance of finding some of the correspondence and scanning it in?

Yep,that would be cool....:cool:

S.I.R

indeed, bragging rights are yours.