fruttan Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Thought I should follow Brammys advice and show a few of my spottings over here. As I spend most of my days out on the swedish roads, I've started the slightly impossible project of trying to get a photo of every model sold in Sweden during the '70s and '80s. I know there's a few models I'll never find but at least I can try, right!? I'll start with a few snowy pictures from this week. VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GLD 1980 by fruttan, on Flickr AUDI 80 LS 1977 by fruttan, on Flickr SAAB 96 L-LHD B 1975 by fruttan, on Flickr OPEL MONZA 0222N5 1979 by fruttan, on Flickr FIAT 132 GLS 1600 1975 by fruttan, on Flickr DATSUN BLUEBIRD E 910 B 1982 by fruttan, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I'd love to see that 132 when it's defrosted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brammy777 Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Good to see your spots on here at last, and trust me, Fruttan has spotted a hell of alot! Is Sweden really good for finding old cars? Because Norway was alright, the value of cars certainly doesnt go down anywhere near as much as it does over here, people seem to really run them into the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I'd love to see that 132 when it's defrosted.I would imagine that by the time that's defrosted it will look something like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruttan Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 I'm afraid so, yes! I'll try to get a better picture when I go there next time. When i comes to finding old cars in Sweden, I travel around a lot for work so I see more than you normally would. But depending on where in Sweden you go, there's still a lot of cars from the '80s around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruttan Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 I'll continue with a selection of spottings from last week. These are all taken in two days in the same town in northen Sweden. MAZDA 929 SEDAN LIM 2.0I 1986 by fruttan, on Flickr The following four pictures are all from the same parking lot: LADA 2104-1,5 21043 M5 1987 FORD ESCORT by fruttan, on Flickr OPEL ASCONA DL 88244 1984 by fruttan, on Flickr SAAB 9000 I16 CC55D-B 1988 with friends by fruttan, on Flickr VOLVO 242L 1111111 B 1975 by fruttan, on Flickr Saw at least 10 corollas of this age in two days!TOYOTA COROLLA GL HAE82 1985 by fruttan, on Flickr One owner from new SAAB:SAAB 99 GL -5CKLHD-TM 1976 by fruttan, on Flickr OPEL KADETT 1.3 GL 044298 1982 by fruttan, on Flickr Camrys are still quite common, not with a V6 though:TOYOTA CAMRY V6 GXi 1991 by fruttan, on Flickr Typical Diesel Merc. Still very common in northen Sweden:MB 300D 1979 by fruttan, on Flickr Audi still has its original owner:AUDI 80 LS 1980 by fruttan, on Flickr Over 300000km on the clock for this 626MAZDA 626 2-D COUPE LX 1985 by fruttan, on Flickr SAAB 95 V4 1971 by fruttan, on Flickr VOLVO 245L 111-1171 FÖRL 1975 by fruttan, on Flickr FORD ESCORT 1600 GL 1978 SAAB 96 GL 1979 by fruttan, on Flickr HONDA CIVIC SHUTTLE 4WD 1985 by fruttan, on Flickr NISSAN BLUEBIRD T12 AT 1987 by fruttan, on Flickr Well, that's all for now. More to come if you like it, although spotting is getting more difficult now with all the snow and darkness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Typical Diesel Merc. Still very common in northen Sweden:MB 300D 1979 by fruttan, on Flickr Oh trust me, they're common everywhere! "Europe" is full of them. I don't get it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Wow, great spots fruttan! They make me want to go to Sweden again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Typical Diesel Merc. Still very common in northen Sweden: Oh trust me, they're common everywhere! "Europe" is full of them. I don't get it... I have only ever been in one Mercedes and it was identical to that and in Sweden.I had a flat in a house owned by a taxi driver who had one, often gave me a lift into town in it before I got a car for my own use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldofceri Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Excellent pictures. What's going on here?: NISSAN BLUEBIRD T12 AT 1987 by fruttan, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Leonard Hatred Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Engine block heater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I used to live here*Every flat had an electric 'hitching post' to keep the car's engines warm during the winter.Unfortunately I can't get a decent view showing them. Borås has changed an awful lot since I left, hardly recognise it anymore. *Not the same address as the taxi driver, moved a few times since then, this was may last address there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompo Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Great pics Fruttan, always interesting/annoying to see how much more popular old Japanese cars are over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Pelican Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 [quote="fruttan This one for me please if theres anything left , I recon we will need those engine block heaters here soon the rate its going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 How come cars last so well over there? Do they not put salt on the roads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruttan Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 Thanks for the comments! And yes I would love that Bluebird to, always wanted a diesel one. The use of road salt depends on where in Sweden you go. I don't think they use that much in the city where the last pictures are from and I know some northen cities and the island of Gotland don't use road salt at all. Southern Sweden use a lot though. As myglaren wrote, engine block heaters are common here. They do make it easier to start a car in -30 C! psLike your name, myglaren! Sadly I don't know that much about Borås. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 There certainly seemed to be a fair helping of old tat in the 'proper' Wallendar TV shows. One Scandinavian country uses volcanic ash on the roads - I guess it's Iceland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWPowered Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 great pics polo Mk2 coupe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 psLike your name, myglaren! Sadly I don't know that much about Borås. Do you recognise it There isn't that much to know about Borås, rather boring in the main. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruttan Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 Thought I should make an update with some of decembers spottings, been a bit difficult though with all the snow! ALFA ROMEO 2000 GT VELOC 1972 by fruttan, on Flickr FORD TAUNUS 2000 GXL 1974 FORD FIESTA 1.1 L 1982 by fruttan, on Flickr VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT LS 1980 by fruttan, on Flickr MB 220 D 1975 by fruttan, on Flickr VW POLO CL 1983 by fruttan, on Flickr VOLVO 245 881 GL 1988 by fruttan, on Flickr Former swedish public phone company (Televerket) car. Must have had some starting problems as the man driving it went in to a store leaving it on idle! VOLVO 142 De Luxe 1341 A 1973 by fruttan, on Flickr Outside the same store as the other orange Volvo. FIAT UNO 70 S 1985 by fruttan, on Flickr FORD TAUNUS 1600 L 1975 by fruttan, on Flickr FIAT PANDA 4X4 I.E. 1988 by fruttan, on Flickr 4x4 Panda! FIAT PANDA 1000 CL 1987 by fruttan, on Flickr Couldn't believe my eyes when I found another red Panda in the same town! TOYOTA COROLLA 70 1981 by fruttan, on Flickr Outside a Toyota dealer. AUDI 80 L 1974 by fruttan, on Flickr Why bother painting the new front wing, huh! HYUNDAI SCOUPE LS 1991 by fruttan, on Flickr VOLKSWAGEN SANTANA LX 1984 by fruttan, on Flickr SAAB 99 HK 105 E 1971 by fruttan, on Flickr One of 324 remaining 1971 SAAB 99 VOLVO 343 513 5 Speed 1983 by fruttan, on Flickr OPEL REKORD CARAVAN 2.0i GL 1986 by fruttan, on Flickr Well that's it for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Amazing stuff! How did you find out about the number of remaining Saabs - is that kind of info freely available or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Love the Volvo 340 and the Passat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 A wonderfully diverse collection there. Got to love that Volvo 142 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruttan Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 The number of remaining SAAB 99 for each production year was publiced in a swedish car magazine recently, but I think you can get them if you ask the swedish car registry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman Of The People Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Now there's someone who's ready for winter! All he needs is a bulldozer on the front to push away the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phrancofile Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Love the period headlamp wipers on the Volvo 142! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruttan Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 Been a while since I made an update here, so here's a selection of todays findings: FIAT 127 SPECIAL COMBI 1976 by fruttan, on Flickr Audi 100 converted into a car transporter. These where made by a swedish company, usually based on SAABs though. Ford Taunus Turnier! Not taxed for the last 5 years, faded paint and missing door mirror. Lets hope someone's planning to restore this one! FORD TAUNUS 20 M 226 TURNIER 1966 by fruttan, on Flickr VOLVO 245 DL 4112111 B 1975 by fruttan, on Flickr LANCIA A112 JUNIOR 1982 by fruttan, on Flickr This was a real surprise! Don't know if I've ever seen one before. Funny looking rear wheel angle and a wooden block in front of one of the wheels to stop it from going downhill, but seemed to be in good condition. Another big surprise. Anyone knows anything about them, cause I really fancy having one! SUBARU SVX 1993 by fruttan, on Flickr A few from the last couple of weeks: VOLKSWAGEN POLO L 1976 by fruttan, on Flickr Yes, that's the SAAB factory in the background. SAAB 900 GLI YS3 AM25J 1984 by fruttan, on Flickr HONDA CIVIC 1500 GL AK543G 1986 by fruttan, on Flickr SAAB 96L-LHD 1976 by fruttan, on Flickr This DATSUN 100 A has been taxed all it's life and only last year changed owner for the first time! DATSUN 100A 1975 by fruttan, on Flickr VOLKSWAGEN JETTA CL 1982 by fruttan, on Flickr Escort still owned by the person who bought it new. FORD ESCORT 1,6 GLS 1983 by fruttan, on Flickr Early LADA sold as a VAZ in Sweden as lada is swedish for barn, which probably isn't the best name for a car. VAZ 1200-2102 1975 by fruttan, on Flickr Peugeot 504 Estate, thought they'd all gone to Africa by now. PEUGEOT 504 631122 1977 by fruttan, on Flickr Think this one might be for sale MITSUBISHI COLT A156A 1981 by fruttan, on Flickr Russian shite LADA 112 1.5 GLI 2002 by fruttan, on Flickr And finally one of three KIA Opirus I've seen the last month! KIA OPIRUS 3,5 V6 ACC AU 2005 by fruttan, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompo Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I'll take the 504 estate, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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