1972 Volvo 1800es finally out of storage!

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  • nl328i
    E30 Addict
    • Aug 2010
    • 556

    #1

    1972 Volvo 1800es finally out of storage!

    Dad has owned this for the past 20 years. The last 15 years it has been in storage. Pulled it out today to get it running and back on the road. Needs a good wash, but is looking great. Fuel pump needs to be rebuilt but everything else looks good. It had a brand new engine installed before going into storage.







    I guess considering it is a 2 door sports wagon it probably qualifies as a "shooting brake".
    Last edited by nl328i; 05-23-2013, 05:47 AM.
    1976 2002, 1987 325is, s50 1991 touring, 1996 328i vert

  • MonkeyMadness
    No R3VLimiter
    • Apr 2010
    • 3251

    #2
    Badass!
    https://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar...re-irs.356333/

    This Forum is built on love, and powered by Sexual Tension!

    When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.

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    • ttrousdell
      E30 Mastermind
      • Nov 2009
      • 1770

      #3
      interesting looking. engine shots?

      The Build:
      http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=191125

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      • ELVA164
        R3V Elite
        • Dec 2011
        • 4861

        #4
        I would have gone for the 1800is, but to each his own. :mrgreen:

        I always thought this was a really cool-looking car, and obviously the coolest Volvo by a lot more than a mile. We see some P1800 race cars occasionally and it's a refreshing change from the British hordes.
        Interested in vintage cars? Ever thought about racing one? Info, photos, videos, and more can be found at www.michaelsvintageracing.com!

        Elva Courier build thread here!

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        • Herr Faust Schinken
          No R3VLimiter
          • Feb 2012
          • 3580

          #5
          I love these especially the hatch back ones
          88 325is Five Speed
          Lachssilber

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          • SkiFree
            R3VLimited
            • Jun 2011
            • 2766

            #6
            Awesome car. Funnily enough they have the same brake booster as found on a 2002Tii.
            ADAMS Autosport

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            • King Mufasa
              E30 Addict
              • Sep 2012
              • 530

              #7
              It reminded me of the fifth element taxi cab. It should in the next mad max movie, if their is a next one. I look up, up coming movie making and tell them you got nice old classic they can use. Might get your car restored for free, worth a shot :D

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              • turge
                R3VLimited
                • Mar 2011
                • 2576

                #8
                Awesome car man!

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                • delatlanta1281
                  Dart Master
                  • Mar 2006
                  • 10317

                  #9
                  I was carted around as an infant in a p1800, when I wasn't being carted around in a vette.
                  Yours truly,
                  Rich
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                  • CabbE30
                    R3VLimited
                    • Aug 2009
                    • 2358

                    #10
                    I gotta see this thing all cleaned up! Post up some interior & engine bay when shes ready

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                    • nl328i
                      E30 Addict
                      • Aug 2010
                      • 556

                      #11
                      I will certainly take some proper pics once it is cleaned up and running :) I will take some pics of it next to the e30 touring too!
                      1976 2002, 1987 325is, s50 1991 touring, 1996 328i vert

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                      • evandael
                        R3VLimited
                        • Oct 2009
                        • 2881

                        #12
                        that is so cool. more pictures please!

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                        • ZoomZoomBoom
                          E30 Addict
                          • Oct 2012
                          • 475

                          #13
                          Very cool. I finally saw a bunch of these in person at the IPD bbq meet/show in Portland last weekend and these definitely look cooler and more like a shooting brake in person.
                          1989 325iC Zinnoberrot

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                          • nl328i
                            E30 Addict
                            • Aug 2010
                            • 556

                            #14
                            From wikipedia:

                            In 1972 came the last model, the 1800ES, a coupé station wagon with an all-glass tailgate, sometimes described as a shooting-brake. The final design was chosen after two prototypes had been built by Sergio Coggiola and Pietro Frua. Frua's very unusual looking prototype, Raketen ("the Rocket", on the right), currently resides in the Volvo Museum. Both Italian prototypes were considered too futuristic, and instead in-house designer Jan Wilsgaard's proposal was accepted.[5] The ES engine was downgraded to 125 bhp (92 kW) by reducing the compression ratio with a thicker head gasket (engine variant B20F); although maximum power was slightly down the engine was less "peaky" and the car's on-the-road performance was actually improved.


                            The ES's rear backrest folded down to create a long flat loading area. As an alternative to the usual four-speed plus overdrive manual transmission, a Borg-Warner three-speed automatic was available in the 1800ES.[6] With stricter American safety and emissions standards looming for 1974, Volvo did not see fit to spend the considerable amount that would be necessary to redesign the small-volume 1800 ES.[5] Only 8,077 examples of the ES were built in its two model years.


                            Plaster models scale 1:10 based on Pelle Petterson prototyping used by Volvo design department from 1957 onward for considering design updates (estate)
                            Influence

                            The all-glass rear hatch of the ES-model (which got it the German nickname Schneewittchensarg - Snow White's Coffin) proved to be very popular with future Volvo-designers. A similar design was used on the Volvo 480, and on multiple concept cars. The Volvo C30 also uses this design.
                            1976 2002, 1987 325is, s50 1991 touring, 1996 328i vert

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                            • Jorgen
                              Grease Monkey
                              • Aug 2011
                              • 320

                              #15
                              I have always wanted to get my hand on an old Volvo P1800 to play with, love that front end.
                              2011 JGC daily, 1985 944

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