Be part of the Volvo 480 meet up 2026
22. - 25. May 2026
The international 480 Meet Up
Dear Volvo 480 enthusiasts
The Volvo 480 was presented to the public at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1986, now almost 40 years ago.
This is a great opportunity to get the 480 community together again.
We want to continue the fantastic 2024 meeting in Eindhoven and Brüggen and once again welcome all 480 cars, owners and fans from all over Europe.
We have chosen the Cologne region in western Germany as our meeting point. This area is easily accessible from most parts of Europe and offers great landscape with lovely roads for beautiful trips with our cars.
We hope as many cars as possible will come together again, similar to 2024.
The meet up is again to be held on the Pentecost weekend (Pinksteren / Whitsun / Spring Bank Holiday / Pfingsten), when many nations have a public holiday on Monday 25.
If you wish to celebrate the Volvo 480 anniversary and meet many friends from the 480 community, then register for the 2026 meeting using our sign up form below.
Save the date – see you in 22.-25. May 2026!
Best wishes
Jan – DE
Thijs – NL
Martin – UK
Starting point for the meet-up
The Hotel “Schützenhof“ in the town of Eitorf (Germany, approx. 40km east of Cologne and Bonn) is the starting point for the tours and the „base“ for our meeting.
Our Programme (in Progress)
Friday
22.05.26
Early Arrival
- In the evening at the hotel
- a first “hello again” at the car park and at the hotel bar
SATURDAY
23.05.26
Arrival & Roadtrip
- Meet-up at the Hotel
- Roadtrip with the cars
- Visits to various excursion destinations in the region
- Dinner together at a Restaurant
- Back to the Hotel
Sunday
24.05.26
Roadtrip with the 480s
- Roadtrip with the cars
- Visits to various excursion destinations in the region
- Dinner together at the Hotel, supported by Volvo Cars Germany
Monday
25.05.26
Return Journey
Monday is the return day for the participants.
No further programme is planned.
Download Roadbook: Coming soon
Hotel
The Hotel “Schützenhof“ in the town of Eitorf (Germany, approx. 40km east of Cologne and Bonn) is the starting point of the tours and the „base“ for our meeting.
The hotel have reserved rooms for us (at a special rate).
Booking / Reservation:
Bookings to be made individually (everyone by themself) – please contact the hotel via email or telephone.
Keyword: Volvo480
single room per night
(incl. breakfast)
88 €
double room per night
(incl. breakfast)
122 €
Hotel Schützenhof
Windecker Straße 2
53783 Eitorf
Germany
Phone +49 2243 8870
E-Mail info@hotelschuetzenhof.de
Camping
Booking / Reservation:
If you prefer to stay in your own tent; there is a campsite nearby.
The campsite „Campingplatz Dattenfeld“ is approx. 12 km away from the hotel.
Please indicate: Volvo 480
Campingplatz Dattenfeld
Zum Hochkreuz 5
51570 Windeck
Germany
Phone +49(0)1575/1068247
Phone +31(0)613/914644
Please reserve and book in good time, there is always a lot going on during this holiday weekend.
Sign up and Register for the event
Help us
In order to get an overview of the number of cars and people, we ask all interested parties to register and sign up.
We will then send you regular updates on the planned programme via email.
Approximately two months before our event, we will send you another form to request more detailed information about your participation. For example, which days you will be there and which meals you will be attending.
However, you should book your hotel or camping reservations well in advance.
