1969 Volvo Amazon 131 ‘Replica’

What do we mean by a replica car? This would cover cars not built by Ken Rudd and his team. Vehicles like the one below are recreations or copies of an original car and not a Ruddspeed conversion.


The is technically not an original Ruddspeed vehicle. The last UK owner bought the car from Brian Gue at Amazonia, it had a white interior that was swapped out for a new black interior. Brian said that someone had driven it over from Sweden to the UK. By the time the owner had acquired the vehicle, the engine needed a rebuild. As the new owner had an engine and dash from a Ruddspeed 121 (that particular car was so rusty it had to be scrapped). He bought the parts from Tony Barrett (the Volvo Man), who said it was called 'The Farmers car' and was probably a 1964/65 car in grey. The car was sold in 2009 to someone in France, this including all the Ruddspeed parts too.

Ruddspeed Serial Number: 4069
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