Hour Rule: Truckin'Tuesday?

"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris) 09/08/2015 at 06:14 • Filed to: Hour Rule, Volvo 240 Estate

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I heard you guys liked Volvo Diesel Wagons.

shop-teacher > Jobjoris 09/08/2015 at 07:13

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Wowzers! Has the 2nd one been converted into a trailer? That’s kind of brilliant.

Jobjoris > shop-teacher 09/08/2015 at 08:04

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YES! It’s a trailer. I was totally blown away. I’ve seen this done with Minis and Beetles but this was a first!

shop-teacher > Jobjoris 09/08/2015 at 11:13

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The American version of this is a pickup bed trailer. I feel like I used to see them all the time, butnot so much anymore. There is a local guy with a trailer made from the back end of a rusty Ford Ranchero.

Here’s a nice one.

But more often they look like this.

Google images just taught me that stuff like this is a thing.

Jobjoris > shop-teacher 09/08/2015 at 12:09

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Hahaha. Awesome!

Jonee > Jobjoris 09/08/2015 at 23:25

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Well, that’s interesting. They kind of made a one-piece version of that.

Jobjoris > Jonee 09/09/2015 at 02:04

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Ah! The infamous Volvo 245T (Transfer)! I’ve got a black 1/43 Resin Matrix of those. The 1/1 was almost 6 meters long! Do you notice the bar above the rear doors for strength?

I love the fact the dude in the photo found a scrap-yard 245 for a donor in the same color as his car!

Jonee > Jobjoris 09/09/2015 at 02:50

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Ah, you’ll have to do a special Swedish Saturday for it. I didn’t notice that bar. That’s cool. They really should have extended the cargo compartment to fit all that luggage. It’s getting tight back there.

I wonder if he took the front seats out of the trailer. It would be hair-raising to ride back there. Or maybe the whole idea was to make a 12 passenger.

Jobjoris > Jonee 09/09/2015 at 03:47

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It will pass, but three posts a week is already taking me too much time. Maybe I’ll skip Spaghetti Sunday and make that Swedish Sunday. Or just use a Meatball Monday.

The 240 wasn’t as spacious as it looks from the outside. I’ve experienced that as you may remember.

It would be totally illegal over here to transport people in there so the seats are probably out. Or he’s “transporting” the seats, to evade that luxury tax ;-)

Jonee > Jobjoris 09/10/2015 at 00:56

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Ha. Meatball Monday is a good one. I can’t even do 3 posts a month, so I’m impressed you’ve been so consistent.

My dad’s was a 240. Not as a big a wagon as we were used to.

Shouldn’t he have the blacked out cargo windows for seat transport?

Jobjoris > Jonee 09/10/2015 at 16:04

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I’ve got a great French story for tomorrow. Totally French. And my posts aren’t nearly as long as yours. Just taking those damn pictures is taking up so much time!

Good call about those windows. This probably is a pre ‘88-car. Good memory dear sir!

Jonee > Jobjoris 09/11/2015 at 01:30

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I imagine the pictures are quite time consuming. The effort shows, though. I just do a few scans and search Google for 2 minutes. I’m working on a little video for an upcoming piece, though.

I love the panel van rule. You should do a little Oppo post about it before Torch gets in on it.

Jobjoris > Jonee 09/11/2015 at 13:38

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A video! With you presenting it? Or just a Le Car dashcam-action copy?

The Panel-van rule only will be written of if I can get a guarantee it reaches FP ;-)

One other great thing about the Volvo and it’s trailer above is the wheels of that trailer: The same 5-spokes Volvo OEMs as the car itself!