Highlights
- Extensive restoration performed in 2015-16
- Exercised regularly in fair weather conditions, including two successful European road trips
- Everything works including overdrive on third and fourth
- Stored in a heated garage along with the rest of the vendor’s collection
- Exceedingly well presented, especially clean underneath
The Appeal
Volvo wasn’t really known for stylish sports cars, so the P1800 caused quite the stir in its day. Combining the firm’s legendary reliability, quality and safety with sporty Italianate design proved to be a winning combination. UK sales were strong thanks to Roger Moore’s on-screen antics as ‘The Saint’, driving a shiny new Volvo P1800 rather than the usual Jags and Aston Martins driven by the nation’s favourite fictional secret agents, vigilantes and loveable rogues of the period.
This right-hand-drive 1968 P1800S looks to be in fantastic order for its age, having undergone extensive restoration around ten years ago. Since 2018, it has formed part of the vendor’s car collection, dry-stored in a heated facility and exercised regularly on dry days. The Volvo has also taken the vendor on several European road trips, on which it reportedly never missed a beat. And we shouldn’t be surprised since it was a P1800 in which American Irv Gordon covered 3.25 million miles in!
The History and Paperwork
- UK market RHD example
- Just five registered keepers
- Comprehensive restoration performed in 2015-16
- The vendor has owned the Volvo since 2018
- Dry-stored as part of a vehicle collection
- 8,119 miles indicated
- Exempt from road tax and MOT
The Condition
- Striking blue paintwork in very smart condition
- Straight and solid-looking bodywork with well-fitting doors, bonnet and boot lid
- Smart trim, glass, and wheels; no notable pitting apparent to the brightwork
- Exceedingly clean underside and engine compartment
- The upholstery appears in very good order, with little in the way of wear accrued since restoration
- We’re assured that all cabin electrics, controls and instruments work
- Digital retro radio fitted but needs connecting
The Mechanics
- 1.8-litre four-cylinder B18 petrol engine
- Four-speed manual gearbox with working overdrive on third and fourth
- We’re assured that the Volvo drives beautifully and has performed well on several longer road trips during current ownership
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