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Technically it's known as the 1800ES Wagon ;) the P1800 would be most commonly the coupe version. Both came with Volvo 1.8 I4s, spirited little things though not fast by any means. Depending on the carb setup the are in the 75-90HP range. Have had both of those previously and currently there's a...

 

http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b452/LucoreRacing/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150505_160801_615_zpsidgv7qsu.jpg

 

Sitting out back just about to go under the knife and be brought back to life. As far as fun cars they can be pretty cool but there's certainly some random weirdness however not OVERLY difficult to find parts for as they used common motors for like a decade and their suspensions were quite popular as rally/race cars back in THE day.

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Yeah, I actually found one in Indiana, but not gonna pay $10k for it. Need to save for a "real" car.

 

When I lived in New Orleans, I actually bought one (a wagon like the one pictured, i think it was a '73) from the salvation army for $900 running and rust free (in primer, missing trim, and the interior stank). We used it as a parts car for my buddy's 1969 medium blue coupe, including cutting the nose off the car to fix some light crash damage. I am pretty sure after we parted the car out we threw it away. That was about 2003. It kind of shocks me a little that these cars in the last 10-12 years took a 200%-300% increase in value.

 

Mine was way nicer and driveable the moment I bought it:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Volvo-Other-P1800-ES-/301636343868?forcerrptr=true&hash=item463aed583c&item=301636343868

 

$22K for a wagon p1800!?!? never thought I would see the day:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Volvo-Other-1800-ES-/181747418366?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2a50fd84fe&item=181747418366

 

These cars were hated for so long because coupes were still reasonably priced and compared to a coupe they are an acquired taste styling wise. I feel bad we destroyed that one in New Orleans so long ago.

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Unfortunately a LOT of these cars over the years died in fields or were chopped up to build restore another. With a lower production run in this country plus typically not being cared for like something "American Muscle" from that era... they aren't particularly easy to find in good shape. Nice to see some of them finally coming back around in the market though.
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