Volvo P 1800 ES, 1972 information

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The Volvo P 1800 is undoubtedly the most elegantly, exquisitely and dynamically designed Volvo of the twentieth century.

The Volvo P 1800 came onto the market in 1961 as a coupe and was initially built at Jensen’s in England. The P1800 became world-famous for the series of "The Saint" in the 1960s, with Roger Moore in the leading role.
After building 6000 prototypes in 1963, production of the P 1800 was relocated to Sweden, and the care was then named the P1800 "S" (Sverige).
In September 1969, the P1800 E came onto the market with a Bosch fuel injection system, a modified dashboard and had disc brakes all around. The P1800 ES estate /coupe came onto the market in 1971. A mere 8077 prototypes of these models were built until September 1973.

Technical data

Four-cylinder Volvo B18 engine
Bosch petrol injection
cylinder capacity: 1985 cc.
capacity: 120 bhp.
gearbox: 4 speed+ overdrive

Information

Colour gold metallic, interior black leather. Fully restored and a new interior, including dashboard, fitted!

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