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redranch's 1967 Volvo Amazon 220 (station-wagon)

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This 1967 Amazon Estate (station-wagon/combi) was bought from Lance at Romance of Rust (www.romanceofrust.co.uk). He owned the car for about 17 years, it originally came from California.

Previously owned by Lt.Commander Robert Sloane (N.A.T.O.) stationed at Ruislip. Car purchased by him in California and used in (and registered) in Maryland before he was posted to the UK where he brought the car with him.
It has the B20 engine with overdrive fitted. A lightened crank. Fuelie head with Volvo race part valves (possibly sodium filled). Recent steel timing gears (approx 10,000 miles ago) performance cam and followers. Down draught Weber on Pierce inlet manifold. Bilsteins shocks all round, Calif lower and upper tailgates, I.P.D. front anti-roll bar and a performance exhaust system

Will go off the clock (can't hear the stereo), but docile too.

The initial idea was to get stuck in and fix the visible rust...but as I have too many ongoing projects in much worse condition I'll do it when I can as the car runs and drives and will be my daily work horse until I get around to fixing it up properly.

Updated 2nd August 2010

So we managed to solve not only the failing brakes but the clunking sound. The brakes were down to the pads disintegrating and coming away from the metal shoe on the rear wheel (the other one was pretty close to failing too).
The knocking sound was in fact the propshaft, the rubbers were knackered and nothing much left of them...all fixed now, so it just means I have to find the time to pick the car up and drive it back home.

- posted Aug 2, 2010 (about 1 month ago)
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Updated 20th June 2010

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After parting with a wad of cash for the MOT, it's now has a clean bill of health....or so I thought! I was going to drive back to Switzerland last weekend, but after missing a flight back to the UK I had to give it a miss...luck for me as this weekend there was a huge clunking noise and almost no brakes, by chance I was only a 10 min drive from Brian Gue at Amazonia, so I was able to crawl carefully back to him and have left the car there for a few weeks to sort out the ...read more

- posted Jun 20, 2010 (2 months ago)
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Updated 14th May 2010

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So late wed night I made the 9hr drive back to Calais to catch the ferry to the UK.
The trip was fine, no problems with the car it drove like a dream. The only thing I still have on long trips like this is that the overdrive disengages and then reengages at certain times, I've checked the fluids and they are all fine. I've the same problem off and on since the first day I drove it...I'll get it sorted one of these days.

The attached photo shows the Amazon on the ferry back to the UK.

- posted May 14, 2010 (3 months ago)
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Updated 5th January 2010

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With fresh snow on the ground and a sunny day, I went for a spin in the old girl to try out her winter tyres...touch wood, all went well.
The last few weeks I'm getting a very high temp reading after about 5mins of driving, and as it hits melting point the temp gauge levels out and then seems to read a normal temp...I'll have to investigate this slightly odd behaviour soon.

- posted Jan 5, 2010 (8 months ago)
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Updated 3rd December 2009

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At last I have some new winter tyres for the car, well snow is on the way and you can't be too careful.

The tyres seem very skinny, but they do at least have some tread on them.

- posted Dec 3, 2009 (9 months ago)
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Updated 14th November 2009

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I took the car for a drive in the mountains behind the apartment today.

Took a few photos of the car in it's element...just wish it were still summer though:

- posted Nov 14, 2009 (9 months ago)
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