Thanks Piers, the one thing Volvo has been known for is safety, and it
would have been worse had I not had the shoulder strap.
Larry
Piers Hemy wrote:
> Initial production of P1800 was indeed in UK. Assembled at Jensen Motors in
> England, but bodies made in Scotland at Pressed Steel (owned by BMC, later
> British Leyland) in Linwood (alongside the Rootes plant where the Hillman
> Imp was assembled, the only Rootes "connection" with the P1800).
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_Motors
>
> Pleased to hear that the electrics didn't fail, Larry - and that you
> survived your experiences!
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry G. Griffin [mailto:lggriffin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 20 December 2010 00:55
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Vulgar Volga
>
> 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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