Sports cars and reliability/solidity don't often go together. But with Volvo, they do. American Irv Gordon drove a whopping 5.1 million kilometres in his 1966 Volvo P1800S. With the original engine (overhauled only once) and gearbox and 3 water pumps, the Volvo achieved the staggering mileage. The model was designed in 1961 by Swedish designer Pelle Petterson then working at the Italian bodywork company Frua. Production of the P1800 began in 1961. Due to the great popularity of the Amazon and the, unplanned, continued production of the PV544, Volvo itself had no production capacity for the P1800. Therefore, production of the bodywork was outsourced to Pressed Steel in England. In the winter of 1968, sheet metal and body production moved from Pressed Steel to Volvo's Olofstrom plant. The type designation was then modified by adding the letter S from "Svenska" (Swedish), while the 'P' was dropped: the P1800 thus became 1800 S. This beautiful example was imported from sunny and rust-free California in 1997. Carefully restored by the then owner in the Netherlands, the car is still in sublime condition now after 25 years. Extensive documentation is present.
Accessories
* Leather upholstery
* Old blue license plate
* Spare wheel
* Windshields
- FuelPetrol
- Body TypesCoupe
- TransmissionManual
- Exterior ColourWit
- Number of doors2
