Originally Posted by paulw1028 (Post 2530801)

Good afternoon guys, apologies for this being my first post but my search is pretty specific.

Firstly let me explain who i am. My name is Paul and i am the chap who sold the 480 - 001 back in 2006 i think. It was a family inheritance and at the time i was not as wise as i am now.

I was wondering if anyone knew the fate / wareabouts of the 001 car as i would be interested in bringing it back home if available.

Reading this thread does fill me with some sadness, if i may i can clear up some comments.
The car was indeed repaired, however it was due to a parking mishap by my elderly grandfather, the front wing had minor damage. My grandfather purchased the car new along with a private registration of the same year, (M). I was not aware of the significance of the car until his passing where the car became my responsibility as i have a keen interest in other marks. When i found the car i discovered it to have fresh oil and had been collected, serviced and delivered back to the garage by Volvo some time previously and never moved. A new battery and it sprung into life without issues. It was what is now referred to as a "barn find" the garage was over grown, stuff everywhere and took a full day to extract!

I am pretty sure i have some photo's somewhere, i'll try and dig them out.

Regards

Paul