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National Historic Speed Club

Damon Green

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National Historic Speed Club

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1966 VOLVO AMAZON 122S

Specification

Engine: 2098cc B20 Volvo engine built by Flok Boer with twin 1 ½ SU carburettors giving a power output of 160 bhp and 160 lbft of torque

Gearbox: standard Volvo M41 4 speed gearbox with uprated J-Type overdrive on top gear. Rear axel has a Gripper competition limited slip differential and uprated half shafts.

Wheels: 5 ½ x 15 inch Minilite alloy wheels with List 1b tyres

Bodywork: all steel with stainless steel bumpers, restored and resprayed by Creed & Shore Motorworks (Whitchurch) in 2018.

Other: Specification includes fitment of rear seats (even though the roll cage makes using them impossible!) and key pieces of interior trim allowing entry into period road-going saloon classes in most hill climbs and sprints, plus historic rallies (HRCR and HERO events)

Car History

First registered: April 1966 in Bolton

Bought by me in 2000 and campaigned in rallies, hill climbs and sprints since then.

Competition History

Originally converted to a rally car for the 1998 Classic Monte Carlo Rally and used as the focal point of a professional film of the event called ‘Not the full Monte’ (dynamo problems resulted in a non-classified finish)

Never failed to finish a rally since!

Won the 2001 HRCR Road Rally Championship for ‘Beginner Driver’

Numerous class wins in HRCR and HERO events since