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Just a little encouragement for all to join us at the Chateau de Beauregard" in the Loire Valley on June 11-13, 2010 for the French Viking Volvo Club Meet. See you there! Irv Gordon |
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Next year in June 2010, there will be a
unique Volvo P1800 and Volvo vintage car gathering
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P1800), Serge Dermanian, Mr Gordon, Mr Lazarus..., Volvoville cabrio,
P1800 prototype, second Jensen production car, the Jacques Coune cabriolet and much much more…! The event is
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The S-code is used to identify what equipment level a unit had upon delivery. Such equipment could be standard on one market, but extra option on others. Examples would include headrests, towing mount, engine preheater, etc. and combinations of these. Also police and taxi editions, etc. for different markets as well as special models for launches, shows or certain sales activities. In some cases this equipment was installed by the marketing companies in the sales countries and hence not necessarily factory installed. Volvo's division for Technical Documentation is responsible for these S-codes, but the technical or commercial meaning of the codes are often only known by the orderer of the special model. Volvo state that they only have S-codes from and including the 240-series in their computer systems. The historical archives of the Swedish Volvo P1800 Club are very interested in knowing as much as possible around the S-codes for the 1800 series. If your car has an S-code, we would appreciate if you could let us know, in a mail to Fredrick, the code # and what is “Special” about the car? |
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Happy 21st Birthday. At the Easter long weekend in 1988, the then separate Volvo 1800 Club and the Volvo 120 Club in Australia held their first Rally in the NSW country town of Tamworth. It still stands as one of the most memorable rallies ever held by the Clubs which have since combined to be the Volvo 1800-120 Club Australia. One of the records that hasn't been broken since, is the eleven ES models at the rally. Kevin Greenaway, an ES owner then, took those great memorable photos on the Sunday display day. George Minassian |
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Volvo 1800 films on Youtube |
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No, this is not about the 1941 movie with Hugh Sinclair as Simon Templar but actually "ST1"s summer vacation. Greetings to all. I am pleased and proud to announce that "ST1" has been selected to be part of the Antique Automoble Club of America's (AACA) exhibit "The Sportscar in America". This exhibition is being held in the AACA Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania and will begin on May 22 and last until October 12. The AACA Museum is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. The museum contains a magnificient display of automobiles in a variety of period settings and is well worth a stop even if you are not a car lover. Photos of the exhibits are allowed. Hershey, by the way, is indeed the chocolate capital of the US and their factory is nearby. I dropped off "ST1" at the museum yesterday and while I will miss not being able to use it during the summer and early fall, I am happy that many people will be able to see it on display during the five months it will be there. In early October, the AACA holds it's world famous automotive swap meet (autojumble to my UK friends) so I hope the many world travelers who come to the meet will come by to visit as well. Enclosed are some photos of "ST1" outside the AACA Museum and one of it inside. I will be returning to the museum once the cars are in their appropriate locations for the exhibit and will send some updated photos of "ST1". Best Regards to All, Bill Krzastek |
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ST1 (NUV 648E) update |
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The Swedish Volvo P1800 Club Chassis Database |
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The Historical Archive of
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Volvo Klassieker Beurs in Utrecht, the Netherlands, 27-28 September 2008 |
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The German and the Swiss P1800 clubs visit to Sweden |
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VROM 2008 |
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Pictures of the Saint |
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Service manual 1800E 1971 |
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Manual containing service instructions for Volvo 1800E 1971 is now available to do download from the Document section of http://volvo1800pictures.com The file is big, 123MB (323 pages) The quality is excellent |
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Volvo Enthusiasts Club gathering in Hartlebury July 6th 2008 |
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Volvo Club Rally Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia May 2008 |
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Photos by George Minassian from the Volvo Club Rally Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia May 2008, click here |
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VOC National Rally |
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Catton Hall Classic cars show |
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Dirk Van den Zegel in Begium has restored an original Volvoville convertible. Click here for photos and Dirk's story |
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NEC Classic Motor Show 2007 |
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NEC Classic Motor Show November 9-11 2007 |
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Blenheim Palace Classic car & Bike show 23rd September 2007 |
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Newark Car and Bike Jumble 16th September 2007 |
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Photos from Normous Newark Car and Bike Jumble. Click here |
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Volvo Marque day in Gaydon, UK 2nd September |
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Northern BKV and Caravan Rally |
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Classic Sportscar July 2007 |
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Walsall Classic Car & Transport Show 8th July 2007 |
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ST1 at Steve Plunkett's Country Cruize-In |
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Hello to All, What an amazing weekend in London, Ontario at Steve Plunkett's Country Cruize-In. Not only did we have a great time but over $150,000 was raised for charity. We are glad that "ST1" was chosen to help participate in this "Saintly" endeavor. While at the show, I had the opportunity to meet and greet many fans of "The Saint" and Sir Roger Moore. It always surprises me to hear that people come to the show to specifically see "ST1" when there are so many other attractions. One family had each of their 5 family members take turns behind the wheel for photos! It's nice to know that this car meant so much to so many people. We were interviewed several times about the car and it's history but two interviews really stand out: the first was by Rick Walker of Old Cars Television. In the photos that follow, we decided it would be fun to try to recreate the original publicity photos of Sir Roger and "ST1". I posed for the boot shot then persuaded Rick to please take over for the others. As you can see, the photos definitely improved by my absence! In Part 2, we have a very special interviewer so... "Watch for the car of The Saint, it will return". Best Regards to All, Bill Krzastek |
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Just wanted to let everyone know that "ST1"
had a successful weekend at the Carlisle Import Festival. I met alot of
"Saint" fans there as auto enthusiasts had come from as far away as
Sweden to attend the event. Many photos were taken of the car and the
backround exhibit. Several people told me how much this car meant to
them and how happy they are to know that it still exists and has been
sympathetically restored.
I was also quite surprised to learn that
"ST1" was on the cover of the event magazine as well as the dash plaque
and the event shirt! WOW, you can imagine how special this was! Attached
is a photo of the exhibit and the magazine.
Next month, "ST1" will cross the border for
a show in Canada. Stay tuned!
Best Regards, Bill
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Practical Classics April 2007 |
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The April issue of Practical Classisc features a 4 pages article about the restoration of a Jensen built P1800 by Keith Hudson |
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Documents to download |
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LUCAS Equipment & Spareparts, March 1963 in pdf format (3 pages. 637KB) |
"Volvo is proud to present the first
production series Volvo P1800 sport coupe..."
Pressrelease Volvo USA 1961-05-17 in pdf format (11 pages 1.81MB) |
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LA CARRERA PANAMERICANA |
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Dear Friends:
We finished two weeks ago the XIX Edition of
La Carrera Panamericana(3,200 km,) Many Volvos participated.
Myself as usual ran a 1963 VOLVO 1800.It was
very funI ran with the number 253.
I lent another VOLVO number 257 to JO
RAMIREZ who used to be the Head Chief for McLaren for 14 years. It seems
he was very happy to participate in this race but must of all in a
VOLVO.
Regards from your Mexican Member
Luis Barona
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Volvo Service Special Tools |
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A catalogue with Special Tools is now available to download from the document section |
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Gene Karshenboym |
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I bought this car from the Original owner, who
had this car everywhere from Colorado to Florida. the body shows this. I
have the original purchase papers and everything! The odometer died in the
early 80's (it shows around 165k) the car is estimated to have around
500k. The engine got a rebuild in the early 90's. All it needed was a new
cam but everything was used fresh. Also the tranny got a refreshing. Car
starts everytime, and is a joy to drive even with the original suspension. Gene 28/09/06 Click here for more pictures |
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Unique Volvo 1800 for sale |
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Ron Dutton, the owner of this, has asked me If
anyone in the club is interested in buying it
Ron lives in New York and has over the course of a few years restored / modernized this 1970 p1800 that was shown at the 2004 SEMA show with Volvo of N.A. You can see more pictures of the car on the website www.robidaconcepts.com under the heading of eVOLVO Please contact Ron on this e-mail address if you are interested |
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Volvo 1800 E Engineering Feature |
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A 20 page brochure that covers Engineering Features of the 1970 1800 E is now available to download from the Technics / Documentation section It was developed in the USA market as training material for Volvo Sales people at Volvo dealerships. It has a lot of information and pictures.
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Volvo AM-FM Radio |
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AM-FM Radio Volvo Model 7FBVOX. Part list and description is now available to download from the Technics / Documentation section |
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Lucas Fault Diagnosis |
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Lucas Fault Diagnosis Service manual for P1800 now available to download from the Technics / Documention section |
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Summer greetings from Per Groth in Denmark |
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Volvo 1800 ES Body Assembly |
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Film by Volvo AB from the 1800 ES body
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Volvo Owners Club's 2006 National Rally and Best Kept Volvo Competition |
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Jim Mackin’s “Bluebird of Happiness” |
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I now have a story to tell of my own...I inherited my father's 1971 1800E (Turquoise #104), when he passed away in February 2004. He owned the car since it was new (4 Jan 1971), so I am fortunate to be owner #2 of a 35 year old car, and I know exactly what happened to it!
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Seasons Greetings to the Swedish Volvo P1800 Club and all P1800 owners worldwide from The Volvo 1800/120 Club in Australia. Our Volvo 1800 club kicked off in 1986 and was joined by the 120 series club a few years later to be what it is now. There is about 500 P1800s in Australia most of which are documented by chassis number and photo. Some have appeared at http://volvo1800pictures.com/ site and the rest will be sent to Karl Eric for inclusion in the next couple of months. Club page here http://www.geocities.com/oziamazon/ |
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My 1966 1800S chassis number 19415 has been with me for about ten years. It has about 80,000 miles on the clock and is in original unrestored condition except for outside paintwork. With full log books, tools and the original Pirelli Centurato spare. Some modifications include wire wheels, Koni shocks, period driving/fog lights and uprated front bar. My other cars include a 1968 123GT and a 1970 142S factory prepared rally car. http://www.toma.com.au/volvo.htm
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finished last week LA CARRERA PANAMERICANA 2005 (from Tuxtla If you would like to know more about the LAST OPEN RACE IN THE WORLD please enter to www.lacarrerapanamericana.com.mx Regards Luis Barona |
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Volvo used a cutaway on the series inside the studio. This was virtually unchanged until my 1967 Volvo 1800S was used. Since this car now had a black interior,(the two earlier cars were red), the cutaway had to be changed as well. Also, the steering wheel was changed to one with a wood rim to match the real car but was not the correct Volvo accessory wheel! The real car has holes in the spokes, the cutaway had slots. The 1967 car was used more frequently for interior shots on the set than the previous car. When watching the episodes, you can tell whether it's the real car by looking at the upper interior quarter panels. If they are white, it's the mockup. If there are black (and have the interior lights), then it's the real car. The studio never changed these when they changed the seats! Bill Krzastek |
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I have been at one old cars rally. It was my first drive so there were a lot of emotions, during competition.
Everyone
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Do you want to see red cars
from England or 1800ES 1972 from USA?. With the new search function in the Volvo
1800 Picture Gallery it's very easy.The database making the search
possible also serves as a chassis number list with about 1000 cars from 28
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A seven minutes long film from Volvo AB
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Looks just like the famous V-badge located on
the rear pillar of the first 6000 Volvo P1800 produced size 22 x 14 mm. Price SEK 40 |
A lovely soft blanket for the picnic ! Comes in two colours, blue and grey Size 130 x 180 cm Material: 80% wool, 20 % acrylic. Price SEK 350 Shipping costs not included: Europe and USD: SEK 220:- |
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The Legend Of The Line 1:71 And
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