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12-22-2005, 11:30 AM
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Volvo P1800
he Swedish company was best known for solid, though sometimes unexciting, family transport. But for the 1961 model year it came up with a sexy sports coupe in hopes of altering that image while inexpensively adding to the corporate bottom line. Basic mechanicals – a sturdy 4-cylinder, twin-carb, B18B engine and 4-speed manual transmission – were borrowed from Volvo sedans in time-honored industry fashion.
The P1800 was perfectly proportioned, the detailing exquisite. Shortly after the Volvo P1800 was launched it became Roger Moore's mount in The Saint, a famously-successful British TV series. Moore, by the way, liked the P1800 so much that he bought one (no doubt at a huge discount) and used it as his primary transport for many years. In 1961 Volvo launched a special version of the P1800, combining the practicality of a station wagon with the style and handling of a sports coupe. Family men with small children finally had a compromise their spouses could live with in the handsome 1800 ES. That 4-cylinder engine was by then producing 140 hp, a figure still respectable today.
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12-22-2005, 11:31 AM
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the shooting break profile
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12-22-2005, 12:31 PM
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 http://www.pestalozzi.net/sb/a_index.html Aston showed their DB5 "break" in 1965, the Volvo was 1971 Thansk to dydzi for this link provided a long time agao. Som very "elegant" and UGLY cars on the site
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12-23-2005, 03:41 AM
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Obrigado. Também não te tenho visto muito, mas tenho estado sempre aqui, a cumprir as minhas funções de severo moderador! Um bom Natal para ti!
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12-23-2005, 03:45 AM
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and a very severe moderator indeed
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12-23-2005, 03:52 AM
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12-23-2005, 03:59 AM
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12-23-2005, 04:01 AM
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Vaidoso!!
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12-23-2005, 04:03 AM
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12-23-2005, 04:27 AM
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Muito bem!
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03-21-2007, 01:58 PM
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Volvo P1800E
In 1970, the Volvo P1800 received several updates, and a name change to P1800E. The biggest update was the introduction of fuel injection and the installation of Volvo's B20E engine. The new 2.0 liter engine produced a respectable 130 horsepower, and could accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 9.5 seconds. Top speed was roughly 190 km/h, or 120 mph. This new updated model was indicated by the addition of the letter E to the model's name.
This much battle-scarred P1800E, photographed in a parking lot near the University, is a testament to the longevity and durability of these cars. It has likely spent most, if not all, of its life in Charlottesville, as the front bumper bears a University-issued parking permit that dates from 1972-73.
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03-21-2007, 02:00 PM
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Volvo P1800E #2
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