Group A Volvo 240 - Info and pics thread

[Jesper OH]

Has the Volvo 240 Turbo ever been produced as a 1/32 scale slot car? An old family tradition has recently been taken up and I'd like a "brick" - in fact several, because there were a number of cars or paint schemes with a history.

Jesper

[VolvoGroupA]

Originally Posted by Jesper OH

Has the Volvo 240 Turbo ever been produced as a 1/32 scale slot car? An old family tradition has recently been taken up and I'd like a "brick" - in fact several, because there were a number of cars or paint schemes with a history.

Jesper

I don't recall ever heard of it but I will talk with a friend that is a model car dealer, perhaps he know something? Next time I have business with him I'll ask.

[zakspeed]

24 heures de spa 1987

[VolvoGroupA]

Originally Posted by zakspeed

24 heures de spa 1987

Great contribution Zakspeed! Thanks!

[VolvoGroupA]

I started to think about this after reading zakspeed's reply

Did you all know that the Team that Peggen Andersson droved for in Thailand was named Zepspeed. There is a funny story behind this.

The team manager for the Volvo Thailand team, a man from Iran with the name Sep Khodayar. Sep had worked with the German Zakspeed years before he came to Thailand, then he came up with the idea of naming the Thailand Vovlo team Zepspeed, by simply taking his own name and putting it in front of the "speed" and then Sep change the S to a Z and the name Zepspeed was the brillian result!



Sep Khodayar is the 3rd man from the left with a moustache.




And Peggen Andersson in his Volvo driving under the Zepspeed Thailand Team, he was never beaten!

[f-team0]

Originally Posted by Brickyard

BTW,
in 1985 and 1986 a german driver called Herbert Hürter raced a 240 Turbo on the European Hillclimb Championship.
Any informations of what car could it be? An ex-factory car? Which one?

Regards,
Luis

Hey Brickyard,

I read, that you are looking for informations to the car of my dead father, Herbert Hürter Volvo 240 Turbo from European Hillclimb Championship in 1985 and 1986.
This car is still existent in good condition in my garage.
If you have some questions, as me.

Best wishes
Franz

[zakspeed]

24 hours spa 1988

[VolvoGroupA]

Originally Posted by f-team0

Hey Brickyard,

I read, that you are looking for informations to the car of my dead father, Herbert Hürter Volvo 240 Turbo from European Hillclimb Championship in 1985 and 1986.
This car is still existent in good condition in my garage.
If you have some questions, as me.

Best wishes
Franz

Hi Franz,

What is the story of your late fathers Volvo, can you tell us? Perhaps some images?

Thanks!

[zakspeed]

european championships montain
saint ursanne les rangiers 1985
herbert hurter

[f-team0]

Originally Posted by VolvoGroupA

Hi Franz,

What is the story of your late fathers Volvo, can you tell us? Perhaps some images?

Thanks!

Hi VolvoGroupA,

this car was build in Würzburg/Germany 1984/1985 at an 2-doors US-Volvo 240 Turbo chassis.
After a contract, that we only drive european and international hillclimb championates an no race events with other cars, powerd by volvo schweden, engine, some special parts and instructions to build this group A volvo 240 turbo was delivery by volvo sweden.
This car stay 1988 in Colorado USA at the legendare Checker Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb.
Result: Fast Qualifiyer and 2. Place group A prod. division July 8. 1988!
Some pictures you will find at www.herbert-hürter.de.

Best wishes
Franz G.

[f-team0]

1988 Checker Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb USA Colorado

[VolvoGroupA]

Originally Posted by f-team0

Hi VolvoGroupA,

this car was build in Würzburg/Germany 1984/1985 at an 2-doors US-Volvo 240 Turbo chassis.
After a contract, that we only drive european and international hillclimb championates an no race events with other cars, powerd by volvo schweden, engine, some special parts and instructions to build this group A volvo 240 turbo was delivery by volvo sweden.
This car stay 1988 in Colorado USA at the legendare Checker Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb.
Result: Fast Qualifiyer and 2. Place group A prod. division July 8. 1988!
Some pictures you will find at www.herbert-hürter.de.

Best wishes
Franz G.

This is great story behind your late fathers Volvo 240! What's the current status on the car today? Reasons I ask so much is that I'm considering, since your fathers car was what I believe a "semi-works" car, of putting the car in my website. But then I would need a present image, a full spec. and history and perhaps some images from the engine room and interior.

Would you like that Franz, for me to put your fathers car on my site?

I think that it would bring the car to life once more and let the general public know about it, and mostly to honor your father.

Let me know soon!

Kind regards
Björn

[Dermot Healy]

Originally Posted by KA

Neither name rings any bells with me, though I'm not too familiar with the Irish rallycross scene, apart from those drivers who appeared regularly on UK mainland events.

Group A 240 Turbos were a bit of a rarity in the UK/Ireland- the only couple I can think of from memory were both rally cars.

Kenny McKinstry did the Circuit of Ireland and a few other tarmac events in 1987 with this Volvo...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rustyrally/4785552841/

IIRC, it was a fairly low-budget effort. The Irish championship and British Open championship continued to allow 2wd Group B cars, in 1987, and many of the top Irish drivers stuck to their existing cars- Manta 400s etc. However, the Circuit of Ireland also counted for the European Championship, which didn't allow Group B cars, and some of the top Irish drivers were left without cars eligible for their home international event.
A few improvised by preparing whatever Group A cars they could for the occasion- probably the best-known of these being Austin MacHale's Dealer Opel Team Ireland Opel Monza.
I think the McKinstry Volvo was another of these, but I don't know of any subsequent history.
Could this have become the Murphy rallycross car?

There was at least one other Group A Volvo around UK rallying- Scottish Volvo & Austin Rover dealer David Gillanders ran one around 1984/5, before moving onto a Metro 6R4.

My understanding of the 'McKinstry Volvo' was that is was built by Dave Cunliffe in Lancs from a 1980 ish 2dr road car (that was probably not a turbo originally) & was then run by him very successfully with 8v Turbo motor in NW England stage events in the early/mid 80s. I understand KMcK acquired it shortly before the 87 Circuit & that it was Rallycrossed by one or more Murphys in Ireland before returning to/being sold back to Dave Cunliffe. He then continued to use it on single venue stage events in the NW late 80s early 90s fitting it with a 16v Volvo engine using Gp A Sierra Cosworth turbo management & injection. I bought it c. 1995 & ran it occasionally on stage events in UK & Ireland finally selling it to a David Smith in Manchester around 2001. He then appeared in a few club events locally. It was a lovely thing & i'd happily buy it back! I have a memory of sitting on a stage start on an Irish event & being able to lip read a spectator saying to his mate "...there's a mon who forgot his caravan"

[SAMD]

Ur a geg man.

[GBRISTOL]

Regarding the two photos courtesy of Peggen Andersson:

These photos bring back many fond memories of my time in Thailand and attending all the races at Bira Circuit with Sep and Del. I also have to agree, 'Peggen" was one hell of a driver, as was his team-mate, Khan Chi Hong (sic?) of Malaysia. Those were days I'll cherish for how many years I have left. I have many photos of the Volvos used by Zepspeed but, unfortunately, no way to convert them to digital and upload them.