What kind of car was the 1966 Volvo P1800?
1966 Volvo P1800. The new sports car – which is how Volvo presented the model – had a fixed roof, a steel body, a lot of the mechanical components lifted straight from the Amazon and the newly developed B18 engine in its 100 hp sports version when it eventually arrived in the showrooms.
Who was the designer of the Volvo 1800?
Congratulations to Gunnar Engellau and Helmer Petterson who pushed for Volvo to build the car, to Pelle Petterson who designed it, to Volvo who kept the model going in good times and bad over a period of twelve years, and to all those people who today own and value an 1800 – a truly living piece of Volvo history.
When did the Volvo 1800 ES come out?
In 1971, however, a new body variant was presented, the 1800 ES. A sporting hatchback with an extended roofline and an estate car rear featuring a large glass tailgate. A GT and estate car combined. The ES was designed in Göteborg and attracted considerable attention, but it also divided opinion into two camps.
How many miles does Irv Gordon Drive in a Volvo?
Irv Gordon has spent a total of almost 12 years behind the wheel of his car and he is now aiming for 3,000,000 miles, that is to say about 4,800,000 kilometres. On the same engine! The Volvo P1800, this alert 50 year old, was never intended to be a mass-produced car.
Where can I find the Volvo P1800 service manual?
Click on the page and hold the mousebutton to drag the page to the direction you want. Please keep in mind the service manuals are pretty large in filesize, so it can take a while before it’s completely downloaded. The several chapters of the Volvo P1800 service manual can be found below.
Which is the first part of the P1800 service manual?
The first part of the P1800 service manual is about the specifications of the car: which oil and other lubrication to use in the engine, gearbox, overdrive and other parts, specifications of the engine, brake system specs and many other useful information.
Is the Volvo P1800 Jensen shared with Amazon?
A lot of parts and components of the Volvo P1800 Jensen and 1800S are shared with the Amazon, and parts and components of the Volvo 1800E and 1800ES are shared with the Volvo 140-series and Volvo 164. That’s why a lot of sections of the service manual are for multiple Volvo car models.