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Volvo P1800, VIN 1311, type 18394 VA, making it a pre-March 1962 Jensen built car. Gearbox would be an unusual M40 and not an M41 with overdrive. (source: http://volvo1800pictures.com/from_year_to_year/1961_1962.php
Bought this car out of LA in October 2018. On the surface, the seller seemed knowledgeable and legitimate. Reality bit hard when I had to bicker with me until late May to finally get the car to HiPerformance Auto in Torrance, CA.
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Things got ever grimmer when Eric explained that the car came in with no hood, no grill surround, and with over 20 lbs of rat feces spread out over the interior and engine compartment.
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I was traveling and couldn't communicate with the seller beyond the odd text message every 3-4 days. I felt awful that Eric and Ian had this health hazard on their hands.
Fast foward to late June and I made arrangements to have the car brought to me in Tucson.
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Here it sits next to 6501, the 1964 I picked up last summer. 6501 needs extensive rust repair and is currently on a rotisserie. Buddy and I are welding panels as time allows.
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Eric thought that only media blasting would truly rid the car of any rat feces and associated issues, and it's exactly what we did. Local company hauled it off, blasted it and gave me a clean, poop free shell:
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Media blasting reveals surprises, 1311 was no exception...
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Volvo P1800, VIN 1311, type 18394 VA, making it a pre-March 1962 Jensen built car. Gearbox would be an unusual M40 and not an M41 with overdrive. (source: http://volvo1800pictures.com/from_year_to_year/1961_1962.php
Bought this car out of LA in October 2018. On the surface, the seller seemed knowledgeable and legitimate. Reality bit hard when I had to bicker with me until late May to finally get the car to HiPerformance Auto in Torrance, CA.
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Things got ever grimmer when Eric explained that the car came in with no hood, no grill surround, and with over 20 lbs of rat feces spread out over the interior and engine compartment.
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I was traveling and couldn't communicate with the seller beyond the odd text message every 3-4 days. I felt awful that Eric and Ian had this health hazard on their hands.
Fast foward to late June and I made arrangements to have the car brought to me in Tucson.
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Here it sits next to 6501, the 1964 I picked up last summer. 6501 needs extensive rust repair and is currently on a rotisserie. Buddy and I are welding panels as time allows.
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Eric thought that only media blasting would truly rid the car of any rat feces and associated issues, and it's exactly what we did. Local company hauled it off, blasted it and gave me a clean, poop free shell:
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Media blasting reveals surprises, 1311 was no exception...
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