Early 343 spares Breaking

[340GLT]

As title, i promised i would forward this information from a local breakers yard to my parents house. Looked after me with 300 parts for years, they are currently breaking a manual 343. Mk 1 i know lots of people are after parts from early cars at the moment.
Their prices are good and they can do mail order too.

Contact is as follows
Chris Moore,
P & T Moores car dismantlers.
Tel: 01568 760684
E mail: ptmoore.sales@hotmail.com

Thanks Adam

[Hell Driver]

3 or 5 door?

[classicswede]

343 should be 3 door

[Hell Driver]

Thanks for pointing out my dumbness!



Just seen it on facebook, thanks to whoever let me in! Must get an avatar up, I still look like a Douglas Hurd silhouette.

[thebear54]

From the photos there are quite a few oddities on this "Mk 1"
1. No headlight wipers
2. Different badging
3. number plate mounted on bumper
4. side indicator lights

...is this a 1979 model ??

John

[S10NPH]

John

Your post harks back to this contentious post over on the Volvo forums: http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=170639

This car is a perfect example of a 1980 model. It has revised badging, and revised wheels, which are the main give-aways compared to 1979 models. It hasn't got wrap-around bumpers, which means it's not an '81 model.

1980 models in the UK didn't have headlamp wipers as standard. In fact, they only appeared as standard from 1982, with the revised front.

Siôn

[volvomania]

From the photos there are quite a few oddities on this "Mk 1"
1. No headlight wipers
2. Different badging
3. number plate mounted on bumper
4. side indicator lights

...is this a 1979 model ??

John

John,
1)Headlight wipers were an optional item, the horizontally moving ones were terminated in 1978, the rotating version was introduced for 1979. The wipers were only delivered as standard with the "special" prior to 1981.
2)Is correct, the volvo script on the wing was introduced for MY80 when the older chromed badge was dropped.
3)The front number plate moved from under the front bumper to on the front bumper with the introduction of MY79.
4)Only for the MY79 did the side indicator lights have a chromed edge, as of MY80 the chromed edge was dropped in favour of the standard black edge as a cost saving measure.
5)The rims that are under the car were introduced for MY80, earlier versions had the closed rims.

I have looked at the pics and the remains look to be of MY80 as indicated.

[mac]

Ther' ya go John,

Siôn and RJ - both true anoraks and fount of all knowledge regarding model year changes"

Mac.

[thebear54]

Cheers for the responses chaps.

The day I stop learning...is the day the put me six feet under (but I'll go under protest).

John

[macplaxton]

"Mk 1"

In quotes or without. Wash your mouth out.

[thebear54]

"Mk 1"

In quotes or without. Wash your mouth out.

[S10NPH]

Have just come back from the breakers where this car is. Note not the *car*.

Having rang them to check their Easter opening hours earlier in the week, and told by 2 people that they were open Good Friday 9-5, after a 150 mile journey there this morning, I can confirm quite categorically that they are not in fact open on Good Friday at all

That's 7 hours, 300 miles and over £50 in fuel wasted. Not a happy boy!!

[mac]

I think a "we await your cheque in defrayment of my clients expenses due to your disinformation" letter is in order.

Plainly a deeply honest, caring outfit with a true appreciation of its customers needs!

Mac.

[S10NPH]

To be fair, they did seem very friendly on the telephone, just factually incorrect.

On the plus side, we discovered that an '89 240 can handle a 300 mile motorway journey with comfort and ease (if not economy). We passed a number of younger broken down cars, and felt a little smug.

[SteveP]

we discovered that an '89 240 can handle a 300 mile motorway journey with comfort and ease

You seem surprised by this?