Highlights
- Comprehensively restored with engine rebuild and new leather interior
- Striking Morkgron Green livery
- Upgraded with electronic ignition and unleaded cylinder head
- Number plate under separate negotiation
- Stripped to bare shell around 2008 with many new body parts fitted
The Appeal
The Volvo P1800 is widely regarded as one of the most elegant sports coupes of its era, and even a fleeting glance will illuminate as to why. Handsome to the extreme, these Scandinavian cars were something of a magnum opus of the 1960s. It wasn't just aesthetics, either - a P1800 gained fame as the highest-mileage private car in history, with 3.25 million miles certified in use. Suffice to say, they're quite the enduring motor.
This particular 1968 P1800s is in fine order, having undergone a comprehensive restoration that began with a bare shell rebuild around 2008 and continued under the current ownership since 2016. With practically new mechanicals, upgraded components, and meticulous attention to detail throughout, this P1800s is now ready and waiting for its lucky new owner.
This particular 1968 P1800s is in fine order, having undergone a comprehensive restoration that began with a bare shell rebuild around 2008 and continued under the current ownership since 2016. With practically new mechanicals, upgraded components, and meticulous attention to detail throughout, this P1800s is now ready and waiting for its lucky new owner.
History and Paperwork
- First registered in 1968
- 6 former registered keepers before the current owner purchased it in 2016
- Car was stripped to bare shell around 2008 with many new body parts fitted
- Current owner has performed a comprehensive restoration
- Odometer was reset when approaching 100,000 miles
The Condition
- Presents in very good order overall
- A couple of slight blemishes, but nothingly overly intrusive
- Finished in Morkgron Green (Swedish for dark green)
- Door chrome trim shows signs of age
- Side chrome trim has a few door dents, but considering its originality, it's of little issue
- Interior appears in smart condition
- New leather front seats
- Rear seat has new foam and vinyl cover
- New high-quality carpets (cost £600)
- New dash top installed
- All instruments repaired and calibrated
The Mechanics
- 1,778cc B18 4-cylinder engine
- 4-speed manual transmission with overdrive
- Engine stripped, balanced with new pistons, camshaft, rockers, pushrods
- Unleaded cylinder head fitted
- Electronic ignition installed
- New clutch installed
- Gearbox stripped and checked
- Rear differential inspected
- All brake and suspension components new
- All suspension and brakes replaced
- New upgraded brake servo
- All fuel lines new
- All brake pipes new
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