Approximately 350 awards accumulated across autocross and hillclimb events, including 47 FTDs
Two-time Shelsley Walsh Special award winner
In covered storage since the end of the 1980 season
Running and driving despite long-term storage
Original technical drawings, templates, and suspension jigs included in the sale
The Appeal
Volvo might not be the first manufacturer one thinks of when it comes to building a fiercely competitive competition special, but a man named Nick Seymour would prove all the naysayers very wrong indeed.
Few hill climb or sprint cars can claim a palmarès as extensive as this Turbo Volnik. Constructed during the winter of 1973/4 as an autocross special and subsequently modified for speed hillclimb in 1976/7, it is powered by a turbocharged, dry-sumped 2-litre Volvo B20 engine paired with a Hewland FT200 four-speed gearbox.
During its competitive career, this car accumulated approximately 350 awards, including 47 autocross FTDs. It twice won the Shelsley Walsh Special award, after which the organisers reportedly changed the rules to restrict eligibility to single-seaters only, as this sports racing car was outdoing them!
Laid up in covered storage since the end of the 1980 season, it has recently been recommissioned, and the vendor reports it runs and drives well, describing it as a joy to drive with a very secure feel. The car will need a thorough going over, but this is a proven hillclimb competitor with a notable competition history.
The vendor says:
"A joy to drive, very secure feel. When designing the car I put a lot of thought into the safety aspect as well as complying with the RAC regulations of the time. I think the total awards haul over the autocross and hillclimb time was 350, with 47 autocross FTDs. We won the Shelsey Walsh Special award twice, so the organisers changed the rules so that only single seaters were eligible (couldn't have a 'sports racing' car outdoing the single seaters)!"image.png1.33 MB
Paperwork: original technical drawings from the car's build and subsequent modifications, invoices from parts suppliers, hill climb entry documentationimage.png1.02 MB
The Detail
Hydraulic systems flushed and filled with DOT 5
Luminition ignition unit had decayed; replaced with a distributor to get the engine running
Tachometer cable drive has failed; replacement currently being sourced
Small diameter ventilated clutch with sintered bronze driven plate
Lift-off glass fibre body shell showing years of use
All systems visible when the body shell is removed
Originally fitted with Formula 3 size cross-ply wheels and tyres
Modern radial tyres currently fitted for moving the car
Designed with considerable thought given to safety and compliance with RAC regulations of the time
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