Volvo's in Snow

You guys call that snow? That's a mere dusting. This is snow. Thank God this is what they call a 100 year storm in these parts. I couldn't take it if we had to deal with this for months at a time. After these pics were taken, we got at least a half inch of freezing rain. We had the record snow fall for the entire state right here in Monroe. 16" of snow, then, the freezing rain. I have ~ 20 trees that either snapped off or fell over due to the weight. I spent a good two hours on Saturday knocking the snow off trees with a long board to try to keep them from snapping, tipping over on cars. It paid off. None of my cars were damaged. We finally made it out of our property on Tuesday. The snow started on the previous Thursday at about 8:00 AM. By 5:00 PM we already had 12" of snow.

I'll post some pics of the carnage when I get a chance. It will take me at least a week to cut up all the trees that went down. The bright side is, we have plenty of fire wood for next winter now.

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Saturday when we were finally able to get out and get some supplies.

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You call that a 100 yr snow? Back here we call that January....and there's one every year - sometimes 2-3 of them.

I hate it here. Alot. From November to April, the "sun" is a myth.

Thank God, yes, a hundred year storm. If it was like this all the time I'd move to Mexico.

Wezzli said:

My rally40 on ice tyres

Friends 245 with a BMW V8 on ice tyres

My regular road legal winter drift40

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K?ra Wezzli,
I hate you.

puss o kram,
John




What exactly are you using for tires? svensson dubbat eller beg. rally dubbar?

murddraals said:

Yesterday.

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Poor thing! Hardly any snow! How are you supposed to have any fun?

John V said:

K?ra Wezzli,
I hate you.

puss o kram,
John




What exactly are you using for tires? svensson dubbat eller beg. rally dubbar?

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Just the kind of hate i like!

On the 244 with farmers extra lights i was running some 15" or 16" BF Goodrich ice tyres (VANLIGA ISD?CK) bought off a legendary rally driver in the village. Slightly worn down.

Not sure about the 245 but likely something similar.

Wezzli said:

Just the kind of hate i like!

On the 244 with farmers extra lights i was running some 15" or 16" BF Goodrich ice tyres (VANLIGA ISD?CK) bought off a legendary rally driver in the village. Slightly worn down.

Not sure about the 245 but likely something similar.

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Where did you say you are? You have more snow than Varmland had for VM rally...

(suck) fan ja ? less att vi f?r s? s?llan sn?.....uppe i fj?llan visst f?r vi 3-5 ?ven 10m men d? blir det mycket att dom sta?nger hela v?gen f?r 4-6 m?nader.

2manyturbos said:

Thank God, yes, a hundred year storm. If it was like this all the time I'd move to Mexico.

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I'm looking at Arizona.....about the same thing.

John V said:

Where did you say you are? You have more snow than Varmland had for VM rally...

(suck) fan ja ? less att vi f?r s? s?llan sn?.....uppe i fj?llan visst f?r vi 3-5 ?ven 10m men d? blir det mycket att dom sta?nger hela v?gen f?r 4-6 m?nader.

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940 531 VX3 clutchdumpdrifting in southern sweden.


B230 PV with 190 grader camber by crashes


M50B25 folkracer!


Volvo 142 with no seatbelts. Scary ****ing ****

Beep boop, Pite? town born and raised! I never understood your deal, ?r du svensk men amerikansk p? the same time? Really crappy winter this year, but it's good enough for the 740 on winter tyres.

Wezzli said:

940 531 VX3 clutchdumpdrifting in southern sweden.

B230 PV with 190 grader camber by crashes

M50B25 folkracer!

Volvo 142 with no seatbelts. Scary ****ing ****

Beep boop, Pite? town born and raised! I never understood your deal, ?r du svensk men amerikansk p? the same time? Really crappy winter this year, but it's good enough for the 740 on winter tyres.

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Det g?r s? h?r.
Det var en g?ng en tiding som hade p? baksidan en fotograf som ?ndrade livet f?r en pojke n?nstans i Amerikas s?dra del:



Fotografen heter Kenneth Olasson* fr?n Uppsala, tagit i Wohlen, Schweiz. 1965 eller 66

S? det h?nde att killen vill ?ka moto-cross men det fanns ingen riktig cross i Amerika p? den tiden, s? han jobbade h?rt, sparade sin pengar och n?r han var 17?r fl?g iv?g till Frankfort, liftade mitt i December till England, k?pte en bil d?r och sen ?kte till Sverige.......till pengar tog slut som h?nde innan han hann hitta arbete....sen kom han tillbaka n?r han var 19 ?r med en halv-?rs peng i fickan... och ?kte cross runt om den avl?nga land... Ofta var det norrut i SVEMOs Nedre Norra Distrikt...far hel v?gen up till Ljusdal, och ?lfta och G?vle i min gamla Austin i en Amerikansk tidning....


Det ?r jag 1974 med min ?lskade Ford Transit i bakgrunden. M?ssan stickade av min fru A Brattmo....som jag fortfarade har.. M?ssan inte frun!

Sen blev det att SVEMO tyckte att publiken vill se kortare sprit-akitig t?vlingar och det var dax att aka vidare s? det blev ett p? ?r rundvarndring Europa heltid cross i Internationella t?vlingar och sen hem till USA slutet av 1980...

Univerit?t f?r ett tag men sen blev det lite rally ?kandet... med svensk bil, naturligvis.....?den andre mer roliga svensk bil: Saab 96
1984 started JVAB, byggde i stort sett rally bilar med vanlig slut-drev.
Och sen
Idrottsbladet aka Idiotblasket Decemeber 1986




9 ?r senare vann en delt?vling i v?r versionen av Grupp H


Sen k?pte hus vid 49?r ?lder, gifte mig, vi hade 2 s?tisar som ?r nu n?stan 9 ?r och 7?r , och det blev tillbaka till r?tter: svarv o fr?s och lite flitig insatser som co-driver.
H?r ?r jag och kompisen Albert Kun (oxo k?nt som Alperti Kunkanen)



Nu ?r det svarva och fr?sa motorsport grejor, lite import, lite export t.om Saab and Volvo and Ford godisar till Norge, Finnland och just nu till Sm?land.

L?rde mig en hel del under tiden i Sverige....o en sak ?r det finns folk som kan mer och det ?r ingen skam att dom vet mer om vad dom h?ller p? med dagligen..anlita folk som vet.


**(10 ?r senare jag hade a tillf?lligt jobb hos Torsten Hallman Racing i Uppsala och under lunch det var gamla kompis till 'Toste', gamla 4 g?nger V?rldsm?stare. Han, kompis, fr?gade hur jag hamnade i Sverige och jag sade ''det var en g?ng en foto, det m?ste ha varit Schweiz och den foton ?ndrade livet f?r mig och jag besl?t jag ska g?ra det jag s?g i foton''

Det r?kade att han var fotografen Ken Olasson...)

Jooo s? ibland blir man lite nostalgisk f?r riktig svensk sn?v?gar---och folk som vet varf?r vi gassa omkring i vad vi gassar omkring i...

MORE PICCIES of cars getting driven!

John V said:

Det g?r s? h?r.
Det var en g?ng en tiding som hade p? baksidan en fotograf som ?ndrade livet f?r en pojke n?nstans i Amerikas s?dra del:

Fotografen heter Kenneth Olasson* fr?n Uppsala, tagit i Wohlen, Schweiz. 1965 eller 66

S? det h?nde att killen vill ?ka moto-cross men det fanns ingen riktig cross i Amerika p? den tiden, s? han jobbade h?rt, sparade sin pengar och n?r han var 17?r fl?g iv?g till Frankfort, liftade mitt i December till England, k?pte en bil d?r och sen ?kte till Sverige.......till pengar tog slut som h?nde innan han hann hitta arbete....sen kom han tillbaka n?r han var 19 ?r med en halv-?rs peng i fickan... och ?kte cross runt om den avl?nga land... Ofta var det norrut i SVEMOs Nedre Norra Distrikt...far hel v?gen up till Ljusdal, och ?lfta och G?vle i min gamla Austin i en Amerikansk tidning....

Det ?r jag 1974 med min ?lskade Ford Transit i bakgrunden. M?ssan stickade av min fru A Brattmo....som jag fortfarade har.. M?ssan inte frun!

Sen blev det att SVEMO tyckte att publiken vill se kortare sprit-akitig t?vlingar och det var dax att aka vidare s? det blev ett p? ?r rundvarndring Europa heltid cross i Internationella t?vlingar och sen hem till USA slutet av 1980...

Univerit?t f?r ett tag men sen blev det lite rally ?kandet... med svensk bil, naturligvis.....?den andre mer roliga svensk bil: Saab 96
1984 started JVAB, byggde i stort sett rally bilar med vanlig slut-drev.
Och sen
Idrottsbladet aka Idiotblasket Decemeber 1986



9 ?r senare vann en delt?vling i v?r versionen av Grupp H


Sen k?pte hus vid 49?r ?lder, gifte mig, vi hade 2 s?tisar som ?r nu n?stan 9 ?r och 7?r , och det blev tillbaka till r?tter: svarv o fr?s och lite flitig insatser som co-driver.
H?r ?r jag och kompisen Albert Kun (oxo k?nt som Alperti Kunkanen)



Nu ?r det svarva och fr?sa motorsport grejor, lite import, lite export t.om Saab and Volvo and Ford godisar till Norge, Finnland och just nu till Sm?land.

L?rde mig en hel del under tiden i Sverige....o en sak ?r det finns folk som kan mer och det ?r ingen skam att dom vet mer om vad dom h?ller p? med dagligen..anlita folk som vet.


**(10 ?r senare jag hade a tillf?lligt jobb hos Torsten Hallman Racing i Uppsala och under lunch det var gamla kompis till 'Toste', gamla 4 g?nger V?rldsm?stare. Han, kompis, fr?gade hur jag hamnade i Sverige och jag sade ''det var en g?ng en foto, det m?ste ha varit Schweiz och den foton ?ndrade livet f?r mig och jag besl?t jag ska g?ra det jag s?g i foton''

Det r?kade att han var fotografen Ken Olasson...)

Jooo s? ibland blir man lite nostalgisk f?r riktig svensk sn?v?gar---och folk som vet varf?r vi gassa omkring i vad vi gassar omkring i...

MORE PICCIES of cars getting driven!

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Holy ****! I am speechless. That is one awesome story and much more interesting and complex than i had first expected. I hereby give you loads of swedish streetcred!

Also, Volvos in snow:


940 from the last post!


Some random dude, cant remember who


When i was about 14-16 years old probably.


A friends noobcrash into a stream whilst trying to keep up with us.


My friend in his VOC rally car.


After a night in Askersund.

It actually snowed in Portland.

John V said:

Poor thing! Hardly any snow! How are you supposed to have any fun?

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We had some fun in December, when a lot of snow fell down from the sky. However soon it melted and after that we almost hadn't any snow storm or anything like that. I am watching those pictures from Sweden and I am jealous like hell. ))

John, it is an awesome story. Thank you.

more like slush than snow but I'll post just whore my car out.

Local rallycross event today......


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IMG_0947 by lyall4, on Flickr

Okay this is not a lot of snow, but it is April. My headlights were clear leaving the house.

Took her out a few days too early

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I think that video is in here already. Still cool!

We've got a little dusting here in AK, nothing serious yet. Changed my studs from the 14" steelies with Nordsman tires to 15" steelies and Hancook studded tires, they suck in comparison, oh well, makes for more exciting driving!