367 Volvo P1800 Coupe (1969) XEH 435 G by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Volvo P1800S (1964-70) Engine 1986cc S4 OHV Production 39,407 (all models 1961-73) (sports estate: 8,077) Registration Number XEH 435 G (Stoke on Trent) VOLVO (CARS) SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623738795351... 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. At first only available as a Coupe, a Shooting Brake version was added to the line up for 1972-73. Styling was by Pelle Petterson under the tutelage of Pietro Frua when Frua's studio was a subsidiary of the Italian carrozzeria Ghia and it shared its mechanical specification with the current Volvo 122 Series The project was originally started in 1957 because Volvo wanted a sports car to compete in the US & European markets, The man behind the project was an engineering consultant to Volvo, Helmer Petterson, who in the 1940s was responsible for the Volvo PV444. Unknown to him, design work was done by his son Pelle, under the tutelage of Italian auto stylist Pietro Frua while Frua's studio as a subsidiary of the prestigious carrozzeria Ghia. Volvo insisted it was an Italian design by Frua and only officially recognized Pelle Petterson's authorship in 2009 Originally produced for Volvo by Jensen and subcontracted to the Linwood plant. The P1800 was introduced in 1963 with servo assisted front disc brakes, twin carburettor engines and overdrive on all the British cars. Made famous in the Saint TV series (Roger Moore). The P1800 was powered by the B18, 1800cc with dual SU carburettors, producing 100 hp. This variant (named B18B) had a higher compression ratio than the slightly less powerful twin-carb B18D used in the contemporary Amazon 122S, as well as a different camshaft. Production moved to Swedish Lundby in Gothenburg after 1963 with minor modifications as the P1800S (s standing for Sverige) . The engine was improved with an additional 8 hp (6 kW). In 1966 the four-cylinder engine was updated to 115 bhp (86 kW). Top speed was 109mph In 1969 the B18 engine was replaced with the 2-litre B20B variant of the B20 giving 118 bhp (88 kW), though it kept the designation 1800S. For 1970 numerous changes came with the fuel-injected 1800E (the 'E' stands for Einspritzung, the German word for fuel injection), which had the B20E engine with Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection and a revised camshaft, and produced 130 bhp top speed increased to 118mph with no loss of fuel efficiency In addition, the 1970 model was the first 1800 with four-wheel disc brakes Volvo introduced its final P1800 variant, the 1800ES, in 1972 as a two-door shooting brake layout with a frameless, all-glass tailgate. The final design was chosen after two prototypes had been built by Sergio Coggiola and Pietro Frua. The ES engine was downgraded to 125 bhp (93 kW) by reducing the compression ratio with a thicker head gasket (engine variant B20F. The ES's rear backrest folded down to create a long flat loading area. As an alternative to the usual four-speed plus overdrive manual transmission, a Borg-Warner three-speed automatic was available in the 1800ES Diolch am 97,688,659 o olygiadau gwych, mae pob un ohonynt yn cael eu gwerthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 97,688,659 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 21.08.2022, at Lupin Farm, Kings Bromley, Staffordshire REF 163-367
