Paving Slab Victim - Grey 850R manual - happy days :))

[Shinsplintz 101]

Oh dear......



Getting it out of the weather.....



So the new arrival is taking up residence for a bit of TLC at IVS in Letchworth. Some of you may have seen this on the bay last week. Had a chat with the owner & got it bought as it looked too good to be true. Its a 1 owner car [now 3 - me plus the ebayer], 145k, manual 850R in grey with a dark interior.

The screen is gone, bonnet is knackered & the drivers headlight obliterated. Pesky kids venting their rage against the bleakness of existence or some such..or pissed...or well, who cares.. we'll never know happily...however, the neighbours kicked up a fuss & the original owner had to get it shifted. The bloke I bought it off took it off his hands then felt he'd bitten of more than he could chew so was thinking of breaking it but luckily was a very nice fella & saw sense, agreeing a quick sale.

The old beast has been sat under a tree for the past 6 years, allegedly for a flat battery! Previously however the car wanted for nothing - has a full service history, main dealer / indie Volvo specialist. He'd even put new set of tyres on about 2 month before it got parked up. Interior is very good -only worn through leather on the gear knob letting it down, everything else is very tidy, albeit covered in shards of glass atm!



For those of you who ever doubt a swedes resilience take a good long look at that photo then ask yourself - could it start?!?

Oh yes....... battery in, key, turn & first time. Driven it around the car park & everything works although the breaks will need some attention. Will be making a list once we get it up on a ramp & give it a good going over. My love of the old 850's just keeps on growing

First things first & that's a new screen which gets fitted tomorrow. Then I can get the muck blasted off & see what lies beneath. Plan at this stage is to keep it OE & get it back to full roadworthiness.

Looking forward to returning this car to it's former glory...no idea what I'm going to do with it once I have as I've already got my red 850R.......but that's a worry for another day......