IIRC the P1800 first showed in 1962 at one of the European car shows.
The first production P1800 were built in England by ??? Roots, and had
Lucas Electrical. The P1800 was designed as a Grand Tourer not to be
driven aggressively in hill country. One of the most comfortable cars
I've ever driven, the leather buckets were nice. The one pictured is an
early 62-65 P1800. I had a 67 I time and distance rallied, and learned
several times it limit in the hills. It is no fun going into a corner
with the wheel at full lock, and realizing your going straight. There is
nothing you can do, the P1800 Plows badly. I was lucky, but the grille
was expensive.
btw Mileage 27 mpg, cam, lifters, and the later 2 liter engine, 22 mpg.
Larry the Lurker
Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> I lusted after one of those (apparently in 1972 which is when Wiki says
> they were made) but I didn't get one. In 1973 I got a Pontiac Grand Am
> which I just loved. 400 cubic inches and great gobs of torque. It even
> handled pretty well for a 4,000 pound car. Mileage... don't ask. :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 12/19/2010 5:23 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
>> Have you seen the Sport Wagon version of the P1800? That's much, much
>> prettier.
>> Andrew Fildes
>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>> On 20/12/2010, at 6:06 AM, Bill Pearce wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I have a soft spot for the old volvo, and that's the only volvo that ever
>>> did anything for me!
>>>
>>
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