The Volvo aftermarket is still in its infancy relatively. In Volvo tuning, one often sees the same modifications and wide use of newer factory parts to differentiate these cars from the masses. That said Volvo has been providing the foundation for tuning enthusiasts all over the world. Forced induction and motorsports have helped to ignite the interest in these often overlooked cars, inspiring Jeremy Chapman to take the road less traveled in the buildup of his 850.

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you must be kidding
That's THE uggliest 855 I ever saw

This was my 855 with only Original parts and yes that's THE T5-R interior

'04 S60R MT FlashGreen/Nordkap since 27/05/03 ... 94K(km)(3th angle gear(22K,79K), 2nd slave cylinder (62K), 2nd rear hubs (L 33K, R 76K), 2nd FPM (86K)) (original battery, endlinks) ... leaking rear-diff
'01 S60 2.4T Cosmos Blue ... owned till ±55K(km) since then my dad has it (+195K) now (still 1st battery)
'96 850 PolarWhite +175K(km) SOLD
'87 740 PolarWhite ... I did +250K(km) with it (wrecked it at 335.000km) was actually my dad's ride

Jarmo, I still like factory parts and your old car looks like a factory 855R almost. Wow! You should have painted the rear hatch handle to fool everyone.

Plus, that headlight modificaiton is subtle. Your work looks factory.

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exactly. Couldn't have said it better myself.

weee look at my stock 85_ I am so cool!

Quote, originally posted by JARMO »

you must be kidding That's THE uggliest 855 I ever saw

I agree

this is a horrible horrible car

1972 Volvo 1800e
4-speed w/ OD, red/black, 104k

I also tapped the 1990's modification bin and added headlight-matched city lights:

I have to admit, I'm of a similar opinion.

The grille, ugh. The "Elegance" badges, ugh

It's a Volvo, not a Mercedes

Yea... he should have pushed the envelope like you... who would have ever though of putting Titans on an 850

There are a few other threads of peoples cars on here.. maybe you can post pics of your old car there too.

(can I have an entire conversation with just emoticons?)

'04 S60R MT FlashGreen/Nordkap since 27/05/03 ... 94K(km)(3th angle gear(22K,79K), 2nd slave cylinder (62K), 2nd rear hubs (L 33K, R 76K), 2nd FPM (86K)) (original battery, endlinks) ... leaking rear-diff
'01 S60 2.4T Cosmos Blue ... owned till ±55K(km) since then my dad has it (+195K) now (still 1st battery)
'96 850 PolarWhite +175K(km) SOLD
'87 740 PolarWhite ... I did +250K(km) with it (wrecked it at 335.000km) was actually my dad's ride

Quote, originally posted by doug242ti »

weee look at my stock 85_ I am so cool!

Who said it was stock? Only missed the switch for the moonroof. btw in this photo you can see what kind of upholstery my 855 had before.

And it aren't the 17" Titan wheels but the 17"Satellite of the R YM2000

I even had the 17" brakekit from the Sportline later, only got 1 photo of that while I was installing them (but can't find it at moment).

And this is how she looked with the stock wheels but already with the R-frontwing

'04 S60R MT FlashGreen/Nordkap since 27/05/03 ... 94K(km)(3th angle gear(22K,79K), 2nd slave cylinder (62K), 2nd rear hubs (L 33K, R 76K), 2nd FPM (86K)) (original battery, endlinks) ... leaking rear-diff
'01 S60 2.4T Cosmos Blue ... owned till ±55K(km) since then my dad has it (+195K) now (still 1st battery)
'96 850 PolarWhite +175K(km) SOLD
'87 740 PolarWhite ... I did +250K(km) with it (wrecked it at 335.000km) was actually my dad's ride

Looks great. Thanks again for sharing your car man. It's making me want to pick up an 850 wagon.

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Quote, originally posted by George@Swedespeed »

It's making me want to pick up an 850 wagon.

Yeah, the 850 has also some weak spot in my heart...even too I already owned that one from 1996 till 2002 and did some 175000km and now enjoy a S60R....I know someday I will have a T-Gül (T5-R) 854 or a red 854R, just to have and ride on sunny Sundays.
(But no Estate's for me anymore in the future, never liked the handling of my 855 compared to a stock 854 back then and I prefer sedan or coupe anyway/anyday).

'04 S60R MT FlashGreen/Nordkap since 27/05/03 ... 94K(km)(3th angle gear(22K,79K), 2nd slave cylinder (62K), 2nd rear hubs (L 33K, R 76K), 2nd FPM (86K)) (original battery, endlinks) ... leaking rear-diff
'01 S60 2.4T Cosmos Blue ... owned till ±55K(km) since then my dad has it (+195K) now (still 1st battery)
'96 850 PolarWhite +175K(km) SOLD
'87 740 PolarWhite ... I did +250K(km) with it (wrecked it at 335.000km) was actually my dad's ride

Ya but no offense, its not even close to being unique or intresting though. Keep in mind, this is something I consider my T5R not to be either, though I have alot more mods than you.

Anyway, the "8" is from a Mercedes V8 Gelaendewagen and the "55" is AMG lettering from an E55 among other "x55" derivations. Both were sourced on ebay for <$20 each.