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BITS AND PIECES:

But I am glad to report that through the last 19 fill-ups of petrol, the combined average has been just above 25 MPG—not bad for 11 years old with highway speeds averaging over 65 mph.

Classifieds

  1. Bad Power Window Switches in your 200 series or 700 series VOLVO? Send us your complete switches and we will rebuild them. $6.00 per switch and $6.50 per package. Contact Dwayne Siever, 618 California Road, Quackertown, PA. 18951 or call 215.538.3886.
  2. SEATS for 1986 or later 240 but will work well in early 4-door 240 examples. Beige leather, nice condition. $200 for the pair. Contact Ray Parsons in Herndon, VA at 703.742.8274 or e-mail at RDP10@juno.com
  3. ALLOY WHEELS 4 [four]-alloy wheels for a 960 series Volvo. Bought from Fairfax Volvo and never used. NOT new, but in excellent condition. Price new, $250 each, will take $500 for all four. Contact Boris or Tracy at 703.222.4574 or e-mail at Star240D@aol.com.
  4. Several Items: B-18 engine, rebuilt, YOU remove the plastic! $750 OBO/ An M40 transmission, from a 122s $100/ THIRD SEAT from a 145 wagon. Like brand new, black; complete, inc. seat belts. Should fit any 145 wagon $250 OBO/ lastly, Roof rack for a 145 series wagon $50./ Lastly: 1966 122 four door. New Blue paint, new tires, brakes, exhaust, shocks and front end [tie rods, etc], Has Kenwood deck with JVC speakers. Perfect body with good original interior. 200K on car, 22K on rebuilt engine. Contact Daryl Johnson in Chesapeake, VA at 804.745.9176
  5. 1968 122S, B18B two door, white, automatic. 172K. Maintained by Bill Dougherty of ‘Dougherty Automotive’ in West Chester, PA. Single WEBER, alternator, and Mallory distributor. Records and bills since 1990. Some extra parts, inc. shop manual. Exterior in good cond. With minor rust. Asking $5000 or best offer. Contact Burk Sullivan in Haddonfield, NJ at e-mail hburk@voicenet.com
  6. 1984 240DL 5 speed, 71K original miles on original engine. One family car, immaculate condition, records, extra mats and car cover. Serious inq. only. Asking $5200. Contact Tim Otter in Norfolk, VA at 757.627.4123
  7. 1971 1800E Restored condition. Has rebuilt engine with new clutch; front and rear suspension bushings and shocks; new brakes and rotors, and new tires [Goodyear 205 GT+], new 200 series turbo wheels, new exhaust and new paint. Immaculate, have to sell, need the garage space! $9000.00 OBO Contact Ernie Dharma in Falls Church, VA at 703.742.0721 or 703.280.5974
  8. 1985 740 sedan Engine is in good condition. Some body damage to front and driver’s side rear. Runs. Needs interior work, i.e. new headliner. Blue with black leather interior. $1200.00. SU carburetors, rebuilt once and in excellent condition. $550 OBO. Contact Purnell Pinkney in Wash. DC at 202.832.3842 [after 6PM] or email: ppinkney@worldnet.att.net
  9. 1991 240 Wagon: Dark red with tan vinyl; third seat, 120K, just serviced, new brakes, excellent condition. Complete records. $7500. Contact Scott Miller at 301.320.0009 or e-mail at MILLER.RS@pg.com.
  10. 1967 P1800s 130K, silver with black interior. Rebuilt nearly ground up about 4K ago. Engine rebuilt, oversize pistons, Good rubber, ECLIPSE CD/stereo, ALPINE alarm, everything in and out works except the clock. Car is beautiful as is, but needs rocker work to be perfect, and a carb rebuild soon. Always ran great, no major repairs, third owner, history and documents. Asking $5500. Interested? Contact Anthony Lisa at 757.930.4474 [h] or 757.826.1426 x 235 [w]. Or e-mail to PARADIGM98@JUNO.COM.
  11. VOLVO SALES LITERATURE!! Over 60 pieces of Volvo Literature, ranging from the 1963 P1800 through the 1999 models. Accessory booklets, Press Releases, 1970 IPD "S" Wagon, color guides, competition, etc. Asking $2.00 EACH. Contact Herb Bradt at 716.674.6073 in West Senaca, NY or e-mail to BUGEYE58@AOL.COM
  12. 1994 850 GTAS Sedan. Ruby red exterior with dark grey leather. Fully loaded, every option except turbo. Excellent condition, garaged. 80K. Asking $13,000, under book! New car on way! Contact Jim Vrancik at 301.261.4539 in Davidsonville, MD or e-mail to VRANCIK@EROLS.COM
  13. 1974 142E Automatic. Engine in great condition [135K], body has minor rust. Runs, but needs work. Asking $700. Contact Larry Matheson in Washington, DC at 202.234.1160 or e-mail at LMATHESON@WAHLONE.COM
  14. 1972 1800ES Robin’s egg blue exterior with black interior. All original parts, Good engine, but hasn’t been driven in a while. Body needs work. Good parts car or restoration project. Contact Shaara Kindermann in Gaithersburg, MD at 301.670.0312 or e-mail to SNKINDERMANN@YAHOO.COM
  15. 1978 262C Bertone Silver with black leather. 78K. MOBIL 1, changed regularly, Automatic. I have owned since 1996, Mint condition, MUCH work done: engine, steering, and suspension. Spare V6 with complete four-speed + OD set up and many, many spares. Third owner, California car, all receipts from my work and from previous work. Car cover, garaged. $7500. Contact Jim Whalley in Leesburg, VA at 703.777.3536
  16. 122 Brake Booster [front brake hydraulic servo] Complete, new unit, with brackets, never installed. Volvo cost new $550; will sell for $420. Contact Steve Lourie in Catonsville, MD at 410.744.4907 or e-mail at SLOURIE@MINDSPRING.COM
  17. WANTED: Tech. Articles! If you have performed some work on your trusty Volvo that you think others might find of interest and benefit from, please take the time to write it up and send it along to Switzer. Inc. part numbers and so on, the tricky parts of the job, etc. One of the unstated objectives of any newsletter is to share experiences. And ALL jobs on your Volvo qualify; large, small, makes absolutely no difference. If you know something that will assist your fellow members, the VOLVAMUS is the ‘vehicle’ of choice to get the word out. It’s a good investment. Look at the masthead and you’ll find Switzer’s address.
  18. 1977 242 179K; as is condition! $700 Contact Allen Dame in Germantown, MD at 301.515.9980

 

WVC Schedule

Firande 1999 - Sunday April 25, 1999

WVC Business Meeting - April 27, 1999 - Location:  Martins Motor Sports

DIY Session - March 27, 1999 - Herb Gordon Volvo

Power Steering Clinic - Saturday, May 8, 1999 - Martins Motor Sports

 

 

1999 DIY Programme By Alan Marsh

The Current Schedule!

Once again the Washington area Volvo dealers have provided great support for this year’s DIY programme and we thank them very much. We currently have the following five sessions on our schedule:

March 27: Herb Gordon Volvo, Silver Spring

May 22: Don Beyer Volvo, Falls Church

August 7: Don Beyer Volvo, Falls Church

October 9: Herb Gordon Volvo, Silver Spring

November 20: Martens Volvo, Bethesda

 

This year we’ll be spreading the work and the glory to additional Club members. We’re instituting an OD concept, in which an individual WVC member will be in charge of [only] one specific DIY session and will be responsible for all the details for that DIY. I’ll remain as the overall 1999 DIY programme ‘czar’ and will be available to coach as much or as little as needed. We hope to attract some new energy to this highly successful Club activity. We may even institute an internal Club competition for the best event. Let me know if you’d be interested in serving as OD, in assisting, or if you have a great idea for a DIY. The best way is to drop me a note at the address on the masthead.

 

We are looking to make a few changes this year, especially to attract new participants. We thought we had been publicizing the fact that we welcome newcomer, but we learned last year that we weren’t coming across as well as we thought. Clearly we want to encourage members to use these sessions to learn how to care for their Volvos and we are happy to instruct the basics, like changing wiper blades, as well as assist in more advanced maintenance procedures. We also wish to attract more of our women members. The ladies who participated in the 1998 sessions added a certain class to the group and, without fail, said that they were happy that they had attended. We are considering having one of our sessions this year set up primarily with our female membership in mind. Let us know if you like such a concept.

Current Events

MARTIN MOTORSPORTS

Gary’s new shop is located at 460A S. Pickett St., between S. Van Dorn and Duke Streets, in Alexandria, VA. Either take S. Van Dorn north from the Beltway, then go right onto S. Pickett St. Or, take Duke Street east from 395, crossing Van Dorn to a right onto S. Pickett. The new shop is just NW of Cameron Station, near Edsall Road.  Click here for a map and door-to-door directions.

FIRANDE 99 UPDATE!

As of March 8, 1999, the 75 available spaces had been filled. We have established a list of member’s reservations received after that date and if someone cancels, the next member on the wait list, postmark-wise, will be notified. After April 11 we shall start doing this. If plans change, contact Alan Marsh so that he can make sure that he is able to check the wait list and notify the next member on the wait list. All final reservations will be confirmed by April 21, 1999.

With the exception of invited guests, the FIRANDE is for WVC members [and one guest] in good standing. This year the Club has officially invited several special guests. If any of these invited are unable to attend, then their space will be filled from the wait list. We are hoping to hear from these guests by April 10.

Do bring your current WVC membership card. It will allow you free access into the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum [normally $7.50 per person] and it might be checked at the Inn.

Several Volvo Dealers have been invited to prepare displays for the grounds of the Maritime Museum. So be prepared to see some of our favorite cars lounging about among the boats. Member’s cars might also be snuggled into the area as well for your viewing pleasure.

Executive Chef Mark Salter has worked for Sir Bernard Ashley for ten years and came to The Inn at Perry Cabin in 1993. He oversees the kitchens at the other Ashley Houses at Llangoed Hall and Keswick Hall as well. He is a native of southwest England, has studied with chefs in Switzerland, Germany, France, and Scotland. He also served on the Queen Elizabeth 2, where he perfected one of his signature dishes, the honey and tarragon glazed shank of lamb. He and his popular lamb shank dish appear on the cover of the February 1999 issue of Southern Delaware Magazine, which features a six-page article on The Inn at Perry Cabin.

For more event information read our Firande page here.

HOW TO GET TO ST. MICHAEL’S!

Click here for map & door-to-door directions from Yahoo

From the Capital Beltway [495], take Route 50 east toward Annapolis, crossing the Bay Bridge. Stay to the right and prepare to bear right at the 301/50 split. Head for ‘Ocean City’.

About 30 miles down route 50, you’ll see the ‘EASTON AIRPORT’ on the right. There will be a FORD dealer on the left and a traffic light. Note the signs for St. Michael’s and Tilghman Island ahead.

Bear right onto Route 322, Easton Parkway, and make a right at the third light onto Route 33. You will have passed a shopping center on your left with a ‘LOWES’ and a Macdonald’s.

Route 33 carries you right into St. Michael’s. It’s a distance of about 15 miles or so. Stay on Route 33 to far side of St. Michael’s and look for the KNAPPS NARROWS Drawbridge on the right. There will be houses and so on on the left side of the road. The entrance to The Inn at Perry Cabin is just ahead on the right, directly across from ‘Talbot Automotive’. The white buildings set back from the road.

There are only 5 lights from the Beltway to St. Michael’s. Mind your speeds! Troopers patrol Route 50, especially when Ocean City is active. So, keep your wits about you! 80 minutes, Beltway to The Inn, easy.

Power Steering Maintenance Clinic
At
Martin Motorsports
Saturday, 8 May 1999

Martin Motorsports is sponsoring power steering clinic for the members of the Washington Volvo Club from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Saturday, 8 May 1999. Martin Motorsports is located in Alexandria, Virginia at 460A South Pickett Street. Martin Motorsports and can be reached at (703) 823 9735.

Click here for a map and door-to-door directions

The purpose of this clinic, open to all WVC members, is to provide an opportunity for owners of all Volvo models to obtain often neglected power steering rack maintenance. In addition to identifying steering rack related problems, the Martin Motorsports staff will be available to perform power steering rack fluid flushes. The discounted cost of the flush, the single most important thing that you can do to extend the life of your rack, will be $75 to cover the cost of labor and materials.

The clinic will be conducted in the style of the popular Washington Volvo Club D.I.Y. (Do-It-Yourself) sessions allowing your full participation, but no tools will be required.

Participation is on a strict preregistration basis through WVC only; please do not contact Martin Motorsports for this purpose. You may preregister by completing the form below and mailing it, along with a nonrefundable fee of $5.00 to the address provided below. Your check should be made payable to the Washington Volvo Club.

Power Steering Maintenance Clinic

Martin Motorsports Preregistration Form

Saturday, 8 May 1999, 9:00 AM to 2PM

 

Name:__________________________Hm phone____________Wk phone_____________

Address:_______________________City:_________________State:_____Zip:_________

Volvo Year:____________Model:_______________________________________________

Power Steering Rack Fluid Flush Yes______No______

Please mail this form and check to Ray Parsons, 1248 Bond Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170, prior to Saturday, 8 May 1999.

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