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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 ...
Ford Motor Company offered Volvo Cars for sale in ... Volvo P1800; Volvo 66; ... B18 and B20 – 1.8 L/2.0 L OHV 8v fitted into all Volvo models from 1961 to ...
The following is a List of Volvo passenger cars indexed by year of introduction. Model history ... 1961–1973: P1800: Sports car: 1966–1974: 140 Series: Large ...
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.
More than 160 welders, mechanics, and wrenching newbies—all women—worked with fabricator and TV host Bogi Lateiner on a build intended to bring attention to women in the automotive industry.
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]
In automotive applications, the B16 was featured from 1957 to 1961 model years although in marine and industrial applications it was used for a number of years after. It was replaced in 1962 model year cars by the 5 main-bearing B18 engine of 1.8 litres which had been first seen by the automotive public in the 1961 Volvo P1800 sports car. With ...