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Description
A
very beautiful and well preserved late model P1800 shooting-brake with fuel
injected 2.0 B20F engine, 4-speed manual with O/D; charming interior; very
useable; former concours winner
Dating from March 1972 this rather
striking Volvo P1800 ES is finished in ‘Light yellow’ and sits on its original
15” steel wheels with polished outer lips and looks very well with its
distinctive shooting-brake styling and forward-thinking frameless glass rear
hatch.
Under the bonnet, we find the typical fuel injected 2.0 litre B20F
four-cylinder petrol engine which developed 125bhp, considered less ‘peaky’
than its carb fed sibling and more driveable. Power went to the rear wheels via
four-speed manual M41 gearbox with Laycock Overdrive in this
example.
Inside, we find a comfortable 2+2 cabin with black leather faced
seats, matching black carpeting, door cards and dash along with some typical
wood veneer trim, manual windows and original Motorola radio/cassette player. We
even find the original tool set present in the boot.
It has been starting
promptly and running well as we have moved it around on site with good oil
pressure.
The history file includes the V5C showing seven former keepers,
an old V5, owner’s manual, some period sales information for the car, 33 old
MOTs, the previous MOT (although of course exempt) was valid until October 2024
showing four minor advisories (enter the reg at check-mot.service.gov.uk), plus
a purchase receipt from Yr.2000.
Bills on file date back to the early
'80s but include a £740 spend in 2018 on a new thermostat, fan belt, fuel
pipe clips and other sundry items, repairs to fuel hoses and radiator works in
2019.
We also note inclusion of the car’s concours history with a Best in
Show won in 1988 at the West Midlands Classic Car Club
Eagles meeting,
2nd place at Attingham Steam Rally in May 1988, 1st Place
in June 1989 at the Volvo Owners Club National Rally and again in July
1989.
Ready to be enjoyed, this is a splendid opportunity to acquire a
smart example of this rare variant, just 8,077 P1800 ES were built during its
two-year life and we know the P1800 is good for mileage with American owner Irv
Gordon clocking up 3.2 million miles in his P1800 S.
A very stylish shooting-brake-style
sports car in ready to show condition!
Contact: david.tassell@brightwells.com