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The Volvo P1800 (pronounced eighteen-hundred) is a 2+2, front-engine, rear-drive sports car manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars between 1961 and 1973. Originally a coupé (1961–1972), it was also offered in a shooting brake configuration toward the end of its production (1972–1973).
Volvo B20, rear 3/4 view The 2-litre B20 is a bored-out B18 introduced in 1969, with its bore diameter enlarged to 88.9 mm (3.5 in) and a displacement of 1,986 cc (121.2 cu in). The design is virtually identical to the earlier B18, thus most parts are functionally interchangeable, albeit with running changes to the manufacture and design of ...
Volvo provided financial support and the cars. In 2005, Nilsson sold the Flash Engineering team to Christian Dahl, and it was renamed Polestar Racing. Volvo announced in July 2015 that it had purchased Polestar Performance, the production car tuning division of Polestar, as well as the Polestar brand. The Polestar Racing team remained under the ...
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The Volvo engine has 96 hp (72 kW), enough for a 116 mph (187 km/h) top speed and a 0-60 mph time of 8.2 seconds. [8] Some sources claim 108 hp (81 kW) SAE. [ 9 ] Successful in competition, the rather expensive 1800 sold very slowly, and after the first 33 cars the de Dion rear suspension was replaced by a live Ford axle.
However, Volvo took greater interest in Gordon and his P1800S as the car approached 1,000,000 mi (1,600,000 km) on the road, gifting him a new Volvo 780. Gordon drove the 780 for around 450,000 mi (720,000 km) before selling it. [1] [2] He was gifted a second car, a Volvo C70, after passing 2,000,000 mi (3,200,000 km). [4] [7]
Though competed mostly by amateurs, Jo Ramírez of the McLaren F1 team competed a Volvo P1800 amongst other star drivers. In a retro step, Cadillac entered a replica of the 1954 Series 62 coupe that a Colorado Springs dealer loaned to "five ordinary guys from Chicago", in order to revive a half-century old duel with Lincoln. [ 16 ]