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Title: Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458
Post by: Basvarken on April 29, 2016, 02:02:33 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUtUOdXv20U


http://bimba.info/en/car-news/2016/02/19/fastest-car-in-britain-is-a-grey-1967-volvo


(http://www.carperformance.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1967_Volvo_Vox-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458
Post by: Pilgrim on April 29, 2016, 02:07:10 PM
And rather appropriately for the UK, a tastefully dark shade of battleship grey.
Title: Re: Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458
Post by: uwe on April 29, 2016, 03:32:21 PM
That camouflages it well in the local weather, you never know who might be approaching. Diesel-manipulated Heinkels and worse ...

(http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/files/styles/fullsize/public/images/heinkel-london.jpg?itok=T49NNYyh)
Title: Re: Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458
Post by: Pilgrim on April 29, 2016, 04:31:52 PM
Can a Heinkel outrun that Volvo?
Title: Re: Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458
Post by: uwe on April 29, 2016, 04:39:26 PM
Heinkels never outflew or outran anything, deplorably so.

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e7/77/b8/e777b86a1f3663f3cf03773fbc9010bc.jpg)
Title: Re: Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458
Post by: nofi on April 29, 2016, 05:27:48 PM
i think these guys might be a bit faster. 0 to 300+mph in 3.5 seconds. the 8,000 hp might help a little.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSufkgiLAz0
Title: Re: Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458
Post by: the mojo hobo on April 29, 2016, 07:21:23 PM
That Volvo is nice but I like this better:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/the-wild-result-of-combining-a-beetle-and-a-corvette-is-yours-for-dollar17000/ar-BBshFgN

Title: Re: Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458
Post by: uwe on May 02, 2016, 04:35:38 AM
i think these guys might be a bit faster. 0 to 300+mph in 3.5 seconds. the 8,000 hp might help a little.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSufkgiLAz0

Try transporting a cupboard quickly with it! That is where the lightning Volvo is unbeatable.
Title: Re: Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458
Post by: Basvarken on May 02, 2016, 06:11:30 AM
What about try to take a corner with it.  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458
Post by: nofi on May 02, 2016, 06:26:44 AM
we don't need no stinkin' corners.
Title: Re: Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458
Post by: uwe on May 02, 2016, 07:08:27 AM
That kind of explains why American cars are at their forte when (i) driving straight (ii) at 55 mph. Why mess with a successful concept.
Title: Re: Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458
Post by: nofi on May 02, 2016, 07:17:36 AM
americans are lousy drivers. if we had an autobahn type thing there would be 1,000 fatalities a day. :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458
Post by: Pilgrim on May 02, 2016, 08:31:38 AM
americans are lousy drivers. if we had an autobahn type thing there would be 1,000 fatalities a day. :mrgreen:

The Darwinistic aspects of that have a certain perverse appeal.
Title: Re: Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458
Post by: uwe on May 02, 2016, 11:42:48 AM
Actually, in Germany the Autobahns aren't the killers, the country roads lined by trees are.
Title: Re: Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458
Post by: Pilgrim on May 02, 2016, 12:37:42 PM
Jim Clark (unfortunately) comes to mind.  :-[
Title: Re: Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458
Post by: Alanko on May 02, 2016, 12:39:54 PM
That camouflages it well in the local weather, you never know who might be approaching. Diesel-manipulated Heinkels and worse ...

(http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/files/styles/fullsize/public/images/heinkel-london.jpg?itok=T49NNYyh)

I can see my house from there!

I saw the Gumball 3000 Rally cars last night in all their glory. I didn't see any Volvos.  ???
Title: Re: Watch a 1967 Volvo Amazon Estate beat a Ferrari 458
Post by: Highlander on May 02, 2016, 03:12:47 PM
All I can say is he's missed Canary Wharf...