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Volvo Amazon 1965 - SOLD
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Description:
Raced in Sweden and FIA Historic European Championship in 1990 and 1993 by Greger Petersson. Since then, rebuilt and stored in a museum
The car has FIA passport from 1990 chassinumber 91953.
The engine is a B18 D 1800cc with 2 SU carburettors, gearbox is 4 speed Volvo M 40.
Fitted with Girling brakes, 15 inch steel rims fitted with Dunlop Racing tyres.
The Amazon tried the uneven battle with the mighty Lotus Cortinas in the sixties, the likes of swede Tom Trana and Dane Tom Belsö work hard against the british car and sometimes even beat them.
GregerPetesson/Johnny Haraldsson drove the car to sixth position overall in the Nurburgring FIA Historic championship in 1990. The car was the most sucessfull Amazon at that time in Historic racing.