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"Hoccy" (Hoccy) 06/15/2016 at 08:39 • Filed to: Volvo

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Took some new photos of the 142 last month after some cleaning and detailing. I struggled with the light but after playing with the settings they turned out to be good enough.

Also fitted electrical ignition and got properly adjusted since last time, so now it runs super-smooth. Can’t wait to daily-drive it this summer. Should have time to write an Oppositelock review as well.

Ash78, voting early and often > Hoccy 06/15/2016 at 08:51

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Beautiful shots of an amazing car that I have literally never seen in the States. Where were these pics taken? I could make a few guesses (somewhere along the Danube?) but I'd love to know for sure.

Amoore100 > Hoccy 06/15/2016 at 09:01

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Such a timeless design. Kind of an odd color, but it works so well on this car.

Hoccy > Ash78, voting early and often 06/15/2016 at 09:17

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Thanks! The photos were taken in Gjøvik, Norway and the lake in the background is Mjøsa.

Ash78, voting early and often > Hoccy 06/15/2016 at 09:19

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Ahhh...a lake. Looked like a giant river! Amazing setting.

Hoccy > Amoore100 06/15/2016 at 09:19

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50 year old design! The colour is very correct for a car of this age, even if the dark blue, green or red contributes more to the timeless appeal.

Hoccy > Ash78, voting early and often 06/15/2016 at 09:24

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With an average depth of 150 m and an area of 360 sq. Km it would have been a giant river for sure!

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Hoccy 06/15/2016 at 09:40

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Awesome car, awesome color! Nuff said

Brewman15 > Hoccy 06/15/2016 at 10:01

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Looks great! Love the color!

Cow > Hoccy 06/15/2016 at 10:01

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My dad had one. Many summers spent in the back seat

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Hoccy 06/15/2016 at 10:16

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Those are great shots, of an equally great car.

A bit of a shame of those date stamps, though...

Cé hé sin > Ash78, voting early and often 06/15/2016 at 10:22

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Good guess, but that’s a very Norwegian setting.

Fjords? Tick

Hills? Tick

Coniferous trees? Tick

Grey cloud overhead? Tick

Cé hé sin > Hoccy 06/15/2016 at 10:23

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Norway is not a country noted for a dry climate. How did it survive so long without disappearing in a pile of rust?

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Hoccy 06/15/2016 at 10:24

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Wow! That is such a looker!

Don’t see the coupe very often if ever!

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Hoccy 06/15/2016 at 10:26

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Looks good in ochre!

gmctavish needs more space > Hoccy 06/15/2016 at 10:27

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Oh man, I love this car, and I love how stock you’ve kept it. Missing my 144 big time

Ash78, voting early and often > Cé hé sin 06/15/2016 at 10:41

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Hahaha, the grey cloud should have given it away for me. I recognize the really tall fjords all day long, but for some reason this had a Central European vibe to me. But yeah, the trees are definitely native to a higher latitude and/or altitude.

Hoccy > Cé hé sin 06/15/2016 at 10:54

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Norway is a large country, and while the western part is wet and salty the eastern part where I live is rather dry.

It also had the rear wheelarches replaced before it was repainted around 15 years ago.

Hoccy > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 06/15/2016 at 10:57

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Thanks!

Not sure how I remove them on the camera (not mine), and they don’t bother me that much to make me find out.

Hoccy > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 06/15/2016 at 10:59

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Thanks! Very happy that I got this body style, I think only the 145 Express is more sought after.