Classic Cars in Rhodesia

Make	Volvo	History
Year		Thought to have belonged to Mick Angell
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours
Registration Numbers	RUA-8276/RHO	References

Make	Volvo	History
Year		Owned by Robin Hurst of Harare - Acquired by Wally Hankey before being sold to Anesh Ramlaul.
Model	PV544
Chassis No.	414885
Engine No.	9985
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	White
Registration Numbers	37-343-P/RHO	References

Make	Volvo	History
Year		Owned by H. Kantor in Harare
Model	PV544
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	Red
Registration Numbers	AAO-7639/ZIM	References

Make	Volvo	History
Year		Owned by Robin Hurst of Harare - Believed to be for sale.
Model	444
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Panel van
Colours
Registration Numbers		References

Make	Volvo	History
Year		Owned by someone in Mutare
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	Green
Registration Numbers	88-945-D/RHO	References

Make	Volvo	History
Year		Noted in Zimbabwe in 2015.
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	White
Registration Numbers	81-CD-412/ZIM DIPL	References

Make	Volvo	History
Year		Noted in Zimbabwe in 2015, owned by Dr. Vinay Ramlaul, acquired by his father in 1980. Assembled in South Africa.
Model	122S
Chassis No.	357511
Engine No.	3918
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours	Light green
Registration Numbers	ADA-0740/ZIM	References

Make	Volvo	History
Year	1965	Rebuilt by Barry van den Bergh of Redcliff. Voted the Best Motor Car on show at the 1979 Motorama held in the Bulawayo Show Grounds in 1979, owned by Roger Donaldson. There were over 300 cars and motorcycles at the Motorama Car Show.
Model	122S Amazon
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Saloon
Colours	Cream
Registration Numbers	258-452-A/RHO	References	Roger Donaldson

Make	Volvo	History
Year	1963	M41 gearbox with Laycock overdrive and Spicer axle, RHD - Bullhorn bumper, pre P1800S model, built in England by the Jensen factory before production of the P1800S moved to Sweden. Shipped to Rhodesia via Kenya by Joan Urquhart, registered in Rhodesia on 31st January 1963. Used by her for many years, she took the car to Cape Town around 1983. The car was known as 'Pussy Galore'. Acquired in the 2000s by Craig Thom, from someone who had done some work on the body. Craig found peanut shells in all sorts of places in the car.
Model	P1800
Chassis No.	5110
Engine No.	5273 - Engine type 496800 B18
Coachbuilder
Body Style	2-door
Colours
Registration Numbers	RSC-7955/SRH, 298-879-S/RHO, CA-351-684/SAF, P-1800-WP/SAF	References	Craig Thom

Make	Volvo	History
Year		Ex Eddie Lanca of Kariba. Sold around 2012/13 to a collector in Harare.
Model	P1800
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Coupe
Colours	Red
Registration Numbers	125-701-F/RHO	References

Make	Volvo	History
Year		Ex Eddie Lanca of Kariba. Sold around 2012/13 to a collector in Harare.
Model	P1800
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Coupe
Colours	White
Registration Numbers	101-233-K?/RHO	References

Make	Volvo	History
Year	1969	Possibly an ex Rhodesian car, said to have been raced or at least owned by John Love in Bulawayo. There was a Volvo 122S raced in the late 1960s sponsored by Arnold Chatz. Owned by a Professor in Port Elizabeth before 1990, then Peter Fulton in Port Elizabeth 1990-2005, a Mr. Van Niekerk in Graaff Reinet 2005-2006, Craig Thom in Cape Town 2007-2010, Daniel Stevens in Bryanston 2010-2012 and currently by Brian Smal in Primrose Hill Johannesburg. Sold through Sedgefield Classic Cars in 2005 and 2006.
Model	122S
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers	CB-70706/SAF, BSS-730-EC/SAF, CX-1001/SAF, BM79CLGP/SAF	References	Brian Smal

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