THE FORGOTTEN HOT HATCH - 1995 Volvo 480 Celebration

[@JamieFYD]

Mad, going from buying one new to buying one from your hospital bed! Shout out to Jason’s dad for letting me take out his pride and joy 🤙🏻

[@Robbo2g]

The 1.7 turbo was a great car with a helping hand from lotus on the suspension and Porsche on the turbo setup.They were a great engine conversion for the Renault 5’s too.The 480 seats were comfy too

[@disapp0intment]

My dad had an R5 GTE when I was a kid. Was an awesome little car, would love to find one again one day.

[@paulmurphy9151]

Partly why so few are left, a lot of 400 series cars were scrapped for their engines by the Clio/R5 owners. It's a straight swap into the 1.7 R5 as it's the same engine but turbocharged and far better than the 1.4 R5 Turbo carburetted engine!

[@benrogersdevon]

That 1.7ltr out of a Renault was quite unreliable. I tried to work on a Volvo 340gl with the 1.7 engine. It had many card and electrical issues which took a long time to figure as they were such weird, abnormal faults!

[@gavinstirling7088]

This brings back memories, loved my old 480 ES even with all its electrical gremlins! Had the timing belt break on turning the key and got away with only needing to replace one valve, guess I was lucky!

[@lanehogger1532]

In 91 I was a mechanic at a Volvo dealer. These and the 440 were really easy to work on especially the 1.7 injection. Great reliable motors.

[@Gunzee]

When I was 7 we went to a Volvo dealer. The 480 was released a year earlier. We both fell in love with it. It was so unique and the interior was so modern. The only other car that came close was the civic. So my dad and a cousin set off to an auction to get a 480 or a golf. I urged my old man to go for the 480. They came back with a 340! A bloody DAF of all things. I know my old man regretted it but it was bittersweet. Compared to our previous car, a fiat Strada the Volvo just kept going. Around '04 it was passed on to a cousin.

[@OGCars]

I'm currently restoring my girlfriend's 480 Turbo 1.7, funky car! Great video :)

[@OGCars]

@Ben Davison not selling it, I'm restoring it! And then it is hers to use :)

[@edwardf190]

I also had a 360 as my first car! What a beauty that 480 is. Always had a curiousty for those. Just bought my better half a C30. You can really see the design language- not forgetting the P1800ES. Living your vids Jamie! Keep safe bro.

[@DaroffApFire]

Yep I love them! The p1800es is the grandpa to the c30, and the 480 is the dad.

[@lgz2006]

I recognize this car, it's the only Volvo with pop up headlights! Also the first one with front wheel drive! I absolutely love this car!!!😍

[@mikevanb582]

@Ben Davison The 480 (Coupé) was the first, the 440 (Sedan) came later.

[@volvo480]

Wow, that is a pristine example, very rare, most have been neglected. Congratulations! Only the name was Swedish, the design, development and production was done by former DAF engineers at Volvo Car BV, Netherlands. The car is based upon a Renault 9 floorpan with Renault running gear. There's an active Volvo 480 forum in the UK should you need technical assistance, because the electrics, although they're German (VDO/Siemens/Hella), can and will fail. The popups need some greasing and new gas struts (25 quid each) and will pop-up faster after using them more. Enjoy! :)

[@benhooper1956]

Glad this one has found a loving home, must get mine sorted properly and try out the roads on the IoW...

[@volvo480]

Try the friendly lot at www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/index.php if you need help. :)

[@samweaver6926]

Been running a 480 (1989) as a daily for three years. Not had any real issues and all the electronics still work like new. Absolutely love it. Never let me down. Hoping to turbo build it in the coming years and give it some real tlc.

[@calebsprawling2656]

am i the only one that thinks the rear end looks a bit like the 80's honda EF civic

[@p.informatico1320]

A tiny bit, yes.

[@xxkazu78]

For me it look like an NSX hatchback

[@eatpastacodefasta8884]

More like an NSX hatch to me... seriously I love this car.

[@willwelch5700]

I own a white 480 celebration and like the fellah in the video, my dad bought a new one in 1987 on a D plate, ex demo. It changed my life. Ever since I could drive I wanted one 😂😂 FF to 2014 and I finally bought one and it's been a hoot ever since. Massively underrated, but that's what makes them cool! 👌🏻👌🏻 Awesome video, man!

[@chrisreadman4282]

I thought it was a Honda Ef at first. I love this Volvo. Since watching this I been on eBay autotrader and marketplace 🙈

[@anonlincracing2484]

Cosseh and a Volvo cant get more beautifully retro

[@Driven247]

I use to own a 480, rescued it from a overgrown garden for £100 was mint and low mileage!

[@lucywucyyy]

my dad got me one of these as my first car, a 92 with the silver two tone, cant wait to drive it, love the styling on these things especially the interior

[@VINYLIZER]

I had that exact Volvo 480 in that colour..it was the Limited Edition celebration 480 with the 2.0 engine which there were only 480 made and it was the last ones they made. Very cool Volvo. The story is i bought it off the Mercedes/bmw dealership i worked for back in 2003. The original owner forked out for new Mercedes and....a few months after i returned their car to there home after a problem they had with the Mercedes and i got chatting with the owner and told them i had bought their old 480 (which was mint). They actually wished they hadn't bought the Mercedes, and that they deeply regretted trading in the Volvo.

[@scottporter483]

My old man had one of these in the 90s Wicked little motors 👍👍👍

[@danillumjrgensen3865]

Great video with a great looking 480! I used to drive a black 1987 1,7 ES. Started my ownership by getting all the electronics fixed at a BOSCH shop. After that it ran perfectly and even the Audi A4s backed off when it came up in their rears. Quite funny since the engine hadn't much power in it. It was a lovely car. Did the job at the end of the day, but when the ceiling fell down going home from (of all places Gothenburg) I got sort of fed up with it and sold it. Regretted it a lot though. Now I sort of fancy getting another one but they are rarely up for sale around here (DK). Another factor is my girlfriend that thinks two cars must be enough. I guess I'll let time do its job.

[@ongobongo]

Hi Dan. There is one on bilbasen right now!

[@ptg_st3v3oh62]

What a beautiful video. The enthusiasm makes me so happy. great stuff

[@shineautomotive]

How clean is that 480 . Nice find . Happy ya mates dads in the mend

[@TeamZSsx]

Jamie's been on lockdown too long, he's turning into the Hubnut channel 😂

[@volvo480]

Ian has already driven a 480 so it's definitely HubNut material 😁

[@lanehogger1532]

Please don’t! This channel is much better.

[@TeamZSsx]

@@lanehogger1532 Jamie has redeemed himself with the S1 RS Turbo purchase, The guy could walk on water at the moment, in fact across the Solent... 😉

[@vauxhall1990]

I had a couple of 440 turbos back in the day, they were dirt cheap as nobody wanted them. The first one I had I payed £400 for and it was the first turbo car I had, it was quick but it smoked nearly as much as Dot cotton in the end, the second one I brought a couple of years later for £50 with a slipping clutch 😂

[@ArieVisker]

One of the cool grill designs. On of the designers (Steve Harper) took the idea from the Ferrari 308. So the front of the 480 has almost the same look (grill and foglights beneath the bumper) as the Ferrari 308. Take a look there is a close resemble. The interior was designed by Peter Horbury and has a similar look of the VW Sirocco. Porsche gave the 1.7 Turbo engines a tweek by the way.

[@kieranmorley2833]

This is so sick!!! As a us volvo enthusiast I love it so so so so much!!!!!

[@jonjon296]

That's so gorgeous!! I've always wanted one

[@paulmurphy9151]

That's a clean example, the good ones are getting rarer. For me the Turbo model is the best engine, definitely not fragile like stated in the video, easily tuned back to the 170bhp that Volvo/Porsche developed it to. I've had a Celebration, several Turbo's, GT and 1.7S and the 2 litre engine's main benefit is better fuel consumption. Currently have a low mileage Turbo with no water leaks or faulty electrics, it seems the 480's profile is finally on the rise 😁

[@geoffdundee]

Id a J plate 480 in paris blue (injection - not turbo)..1.7 auto with full two tone leather interior and electric everything .. beautiful shape......owned it from around 1997 until 2003.....was told it was a very rare car but didnt realise it at the time ...... ive never seen another then or since.....have owned a few volvos over the years since..currently v40 D4

[@aleixbartomeus4135]

I have a renault Super 5 GTX90 (spanish made model ) and 2:35 is exactly right, my car runs a f-type 1.721 cc engine (F2N) that it's in practice exactly the same as that volvo 480 turbo. Mine of course being NA. Pretty neat block, i think it was originally designed as a diesel and then turned into gasoline so it's strong as a rock, the only problem i had was a broken timing belt once and some valves bent, but changed it and works just fine. I drive it a lot and enjoy it as well. Nice Volvo by the way!!!

[@leethurston7952]

That is so fucking cool..!! Big win 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@brimfull4596]

My dad had one of these, 1989 on G plate. 1.7 n/a went particularly well to be honest, certainly pulled away from my mk1 2.0 Mondeo with ease. The info centre was a funky bit of kit

[@benm6862]

This is my dream car, I’ve always wanted one. Trying to find one is quite hard though.

[@steveb19111978]

That’s one stunning cheese wedge!

[@ds8761]

Volvos engines are bullet proof from my experience

[@p.informatico1320]

The engine of the 2.0 GT, as this one, are of Volvo origin, but the 1.7 n/a or turbo, are of Renault origin. Even if there are not many turbo 480s around, there are a lot of their engines in R5 and Clios, so saying they are unreliable... i don't think so.

[@richardfirth6173]

There reanalysis engines in them

[@richardfirth6173]

Reanult

[@hankscorpio6924]

Bulletproof and high maintenance definitely.

[@paddykelly3095]

Love these little things, volvos ftw

[@paultaylor9652]

Lovely Jubbly, remember them well in my late twenties early thirties.

[@douwezijlstra-frl]

Please do something about the faded rear lights, if they are completely gone they will cost him more than a whole 480

[@p.informatico1320]

I heard than the issue with the rear lights was finally fixed. There is someone who is making new ones from the original cast.

[@craiglewis4243]

Can't fault the isle of wight love having holiday's there

[@scottporter483]

I live just the other side of the water on hayling island but still go there for holiday twice a year kids love it 👍

[@paulb4uk]

love the isle of wight long time since i have been there though .

[@joehartley06]

I recently spotted one of these and never knew they were so rare

[@davidh328]

That Cosworth 🤤

[@modelreviews3705]

Hell on earth Norton has one of these 😊👍🏻 a green one

[@HM.Hatchet205]

Still having lip fillers then 🤣😂 love the car

[@benrage5373]

My mum used to have a black M reg one such nostalgia 😅

[@WhiteWolf13337]

I didnt know they were rare. There are two on my street so I guess thats made it cooler to me 😁

[@kaismith6673]

Drive by one of these almost every day. Just stood hasn’t been moved in years shame to see potential here like

[@chappy2121]

Theres views like that in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire mate

[@yurkshirelad]

My dad had a 480 when I was younger, and I owned an ES not long after. I had the non turbo but the Renault engine wasn't that good. The throttle was a bit sticky as the cable would get stuck on part of the engine or the frame, I can't remember. But how can you can not love a car with pop-up headlights?

[@soapflavour7547]

Love these Volvo's

[@Deanxm1]

Loving this top shelf autoshite 👌

[@ThePerson444]

Too painfull to watch. I have one rotting away in my garden that I promised to restore. Unfortunately I'm stuck halfway around the world!

[@asifnoaman8978]

have you covered it at least?

[@tobydean4702]

I just sold mine last year and I massively regret it. Get it restored!

[@thestud5053]

theperson excuses excuses

[@frederick777]

460 was a weird looking car back in the day. I always thought something wasn't right wiht the front bumper

[@Dino.808]

My school teacher used to have one of these. 😀

[@asifnoaman8978]

Im 17, and i really have a fascination for these quirky and rare cars... Not many people my age like these cars. They have crap taste!! Thanks for the video anyways, i really enjoyed it!

[@tactix101]

epic cars epic roads love it

[@Populiervogel]

These 480 Volvo's are not Swedish, these are Dutch Design(John de Vries) and build in the former DAF factory in Born a city the Netherlands.

[@santapodracer1980]

You only see one other because they ain't great. Isle of Wight looking lovely as usual.

[@RABDS]

If I could get one of these in the USA I would.

[@rsjamie9423]

Interesting link, the Volvo C30 was derived from an abandoned Capri project from Ford #FACT

[@slonky821]

where''d you hear that? can't find anything on it

[@rsjamie9423]

Steve Saxty details it and the design images in his book 👍

[@DJLeeFixesCars]

Jamie my friend has the last ever 480 turbo 1.6 volvo

[@leoshedden9199]

It is a car I would love to own and possibly even do an engine swap with an 850r engine maybe. 🤔

[@ricoswagger7076]

My c30 brought me here

[@p.informatico1320]

I love the 480, but i prefer the 1.7 turbo version.

[@craigb4719]

Since this is Jamie’s latest video I want to guess the new car a Ford Fiesta zetec s tdi or a Ford mondeo st 220

[@garrygrimsey]

I had a 480 loved it shame I sold it lol

[@mikepowers572]

haha my brother had one of these back in the 90's

[@mancsblue]

Omg I used to have one back in the day ,awesome car ,crappy electronic dashboard ,

[@ghvtg]

It was actually sold as a Coupe back in the day mate, not a hot hatch😉

[@hankscorpio6924]

Like the c30

[@davidlewis1680]

Such an iconic car ruined by a crap video. Didn’t even get to look in the boot . Oh well there you go ???

[@almerasi1]

Need to get a turbo one on

[@theopener2936]

Guy who owns the car, lots to listen to. The other guy, seriously annoying and unnecessary.

[@LeeFall]

LoL Hot Hatch. Nothing hot about it but clean car.

[@MsSoulProvider]

I had one in petrol green,- nice to drive a bitch to service the electronics..spares cost a fortune

[@georgecope4673]

Auto Trader Radious National Volvo 480 👍

[@slonky821]

*"hot"* hatch lol

[@p.informatico1320]

It can be.

[@ryano8768]

Oft. I love Ovlovs.

[@pheasantpluckersson2138]

Oh man, the Volvo 480’s were bad, i mean really bad, for electrical problems, he will regret buying that 😂😂

[@JamieFYD]

They have had a fair few - and a brand new one when they came out, so I think they know what there in for 😂

[@pheasantpluckersson2138]

Jamie_FYD i worked for Volvo main dealers as a parts manager when these came out, we ordered a LOT of parts for them 😂 I’m sure he will be fine.......if he can find the parts now!

[@samweaver6926]

Community is surprisingly good! Parts fairly plentiful and some parts like the rear lights are being rerun atm! Mine likes to eat window regulators and the odd fuse but otherwise can't complain!

[@paulmurphy9151]

I've had about 8 480's over the last 20 years and the electrical issues are mostly a myth. Water ingress affecting the CEM control module and age related damage to the wiring going to the rear window have been the only issues. Common issues and easily sorted. Parts availability is good, other than for specialist items like front/rear lamps.

[@iwankitty]

waw this civic EK 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mattn2205]

12 mins of talking shit pointing out the obvious 2 mins of driving 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Zempy-o9y]

Renault 5 gt turbo guys use the turbo engines out of these!

[@geoffdundee]

If anyone has a 480 and looking for an "almost brand new" Kenwood CD player & disc changer then i have one for sale..........straight plug n play with cables supplied ........i had it in my 480 for around 4 months only so barely used - genuine sale.......im looking for £250 - cash on collection only....i you want that retro look give me a shout.....im sure it would also plug n play into any 400 series - 440/460/480 ..im in Dundee Scotland........comes with all original Kenwood boxes/packaging.

[@boabm6522]

Nice Volvo but what was that hideous Ford? 😁

[@chau778]

Like a 1986 honda accord aerodeck

[@GarrityDavid]

I’ve own two of these , early one not very reliable later s much better

[@SteveSmith-fk5rd]

Yep hubnut content only Volvo I like is the t5

[@thestud5053]

So youtubers can go into other folks properties

[@magdelayna]

Ugly as hell though....still i love rare cars like this.

[@JamieFYD]

That’s what makes it cool hah!

[@magdelayna]

Ive got to say i love the 1980's square Volvo estates now,so unique looking - and theyre soo small for an estate.

[@theofficialangelcastro8473]

I gave it a dislike because they did not put on the pop ups :(

[@artilleryfire6576]

Thats moronic

[@3mp7y1995]

Holy crap its ugly.. in a good way tho lol

[@thestud5053]

Forgotten hot hatch? It carried on to what is now the c30 cos lets face it who would buy that plug of shit in todays motoring world

[@SA-zoom1]

Forgotten for a reason. It looks like a bloody doorstop.

[@Hassan-qf7rs]

'Riiiiiight'... So fake!

[@mikehiggins3791]

First lol