This is a 1964 four-door 122S saloon, shortened gearstick, overdrive, 4-branch manifold into silencer then through to twin 2” exhaust pipes. Fitted with a correct Smiths rev counter It spent much of the last 20 years in Ireland before returning to British soil in 2015. Since then, it’s been looked after and slowly improved. There are also two Ruddspeed round enamel badges on the rear edge of the front wings, next to the ‘Volvo 122S’ badges. These feature the Ruddspeed arrow over a cross-hatched backing and are a rare sight on any Rudd-converted car. It has the engine plate, the tubular manifold and a remote gearchange for a shorter, faster throw. The owner never needed to dismantle the engine so we can’t be sure of any head porting, different valve springs or fast-road camshaft.

The car was sold November 2021 on The Market by Bonhams for £9,800. You can see more photos and details on the car at the link below.
https://themarket.bonhams.com/en/listings/volvo/122s-ruddspeed/f5eda463-633a-458b-a7a2-32ef7431f61d

The car went back up for sale at £11,500 at Car and Classic: https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1609785 It had 43320 miles when it was bought, it now sits at 43395. Driven three times in that time and only in the dry, as per the previous owner and kept dry stored. According to the ad, storage has become an issue so the owner needs to sell. Comes with a desirable number plate (39 DXC) and a file full of receipts, old MOT’s etc. back to 2000. It is also MOT’d until 18/ 11/ 23.

It came up for sale again at the Anglia Car Auctions, the 2nd & 3rd November 2024, where it sold for £8,208. The new owner Jonathan Steeden has reached out to us ans we have put him in touch with the original owners son (Del) to find out more about the car. We look forward to seeing how this car progresses.

The last two photos are from Del Chakravarti (pictured in the last photo) as this was his dad Amazon, ordered new from Rudds of Worthing. He owned it until it was sold and went to Ireland.

Ruddspeed Serial Number: 3219

We would love to hear from anyone has more information on the car or would like to add to the history please feel free to contact us here at Ruddspeed.
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