Volvo P1800 ES Overdrive Model Y 1973

- Manual transmission with overdrive
- Distinctive options such as electric sunroof and adjustable power steering
- Last model year with implemented improvements
- Fairly rare ES (estate) with injection engine
- Engine overhaul in 2021
- Approx €5,000 invested since 2021 (invoices available)

Are you looking for a reliable vintage car? The Volvo P1800: considered by many to be the most beautiful Volvo ever built. In turn, the rare ES (shooting brake) is considered the most beautiful estate car ever built. In addition, the ES is known for its fine and comfortable driving characteristics, thanks in part to its injection engine. In addition, the Volvo is equipped with precious electric power steering that can be made heavier or lighter with a dial. This example is a gem and is in good condition. The correct production and model year of this car - chassis no. 6,043 - is 1973. In this year, the Volvo was produced in Gothenburg, Sweden and shipped to the United States. From this sunny climate, the car was imported to the Netherlands in 2001. Since 2015, it has been owned by its last Dutch owner, who has brought the car into top condition. The Volvo has been expertly restored and an engine overhaul was carried out in 2021. A 2022 valuation report rated the car as 'very good' on all points. The paintwork, interior and rubbers are in near-perfect condition. Executed in beautiful light blue metallic and black artificial leather in the interior. The interior in equipped with a beautiful wooden Nardi steering wheel and a radio/CD player. Other distinctive options include spotlights and an electric sunroof. In short: a beautifully designed, reliable and comfortable oldtimer in good condition. A fine driver's car and a great collector's item!


General information about the Volvo P1800
As early as 1957, Volvo wanted to launch a sports car aimed at Europe and the United States. The P1800 was built from 1961 to 1973. The beautiful and unique design came in practice from the hand of Pelle Petterson, while at the time it was revealed that Italian designer Carrozzeria Frua had designed the model. This was supposed to boost sales figures. The P1800 was almost never built because Volvo could not find a manufacturer for the bodies. After a year-long preparation with Karmann, everything was in place to start building the car, until Karmann's main customer put a stop to it: Volkswagen. They feared a sales battle with their model 'Karmann Ghia' and threatened to terminate all contracts with the manufacturer if they started building the P1800. So Volvo was back to square one while the outside world knew nothing of Volvo's plans, until a photo leaked which the press published. Volvo then, under pressure, presented the P1800 in Brussels in 1960 and made a deal with Jensen Motors, which was to build the bodies in England. From 1963, P1800s were built at Volvo itself in Sweden. The rear-wheel-drive sports car featured the so-called 4-cylinder B18 engine with carburettors. With over 40,000 coupes built, it was a success for Volvo. In 1972, the last variant of the P1800 was built: the ES. The shooting brake was mainly characterised by the tailgate without pillars and made entirely of glass. Again, this model was initially designed by Italian coachbuilders: Frua and Coggiola. Volvo found the designs too futuristic, so the final design came from the hand of Jan Wilsgaard: designer of all Volvo models in his time, except thus the P1800 coupé and its predecessor P1900. The engine was mostly equipped with Bosch D-jetronic injection since 1970, so this was also the case with the ES. The Model Y with some improvements concerns model year 1973 and succeeded the Model W of model year 1972. Due to stricter environmental requirements in the United States, from 1974 Volvo saw no point in producing the ES any longer and only 8,077 examples were built. A timeless and unique model, combined with fine driving characteristics and, of course, a high degree of reliability! The P1800 therefore has several records to its name, including one that has now clocked up more than 5 million kilometres.