Volvo P1800: From West Bromwich to Gothenburg.

Saw this lovely piece of Gothenburg metal in South Birmz today:

Built between 1961 and 1973, with the Shooting Brake version produced in the final year of production, the P1800 shot to fame when Roger Moore (who also owned one IRL) used a Coupe version in The Saint.

Assembled for the first year of production at the Jensen Motors factory in West Bromwich, UK, where 6000 units were built, until quality control issues led to the transfer to Volvo's Torslanda and Gothenburg plants, alongside its Amazon sibling.

So influential in design, many cues can be seen in later Volvo models, most prominently in the all-glass rear hatch, as seen in the Volvo Safety Car concept; a watered-down version of which becoming the C30, and to a lesser extent, the Peter Horbury (RIP) designed 480.

Comments

Are You A Bellend?

Some people are born bellends. Some have bellendness thrust upon them. Others achieve bellendness. Are YOU A Bellend? Take this quiz to find out. 1) Your Neighbour is washing their car. Do you: A) Bid them good morning, then go about your business, leaving them to go about theirs. B) Wonder why they’re going to the trouble of washing it themselves when those nice swarthy chaps down the road will do it for £4. C) Shout “You can do mine next!” then just stand there, grinning inanely, like a bellend. 2) It's lunchtime, and a colleague asks if you would like them to bring anything back from the shops. Do you: A) Give them a fiver, ask them to get you a meal deal and get themselves something with the change. B) Thank them, but decline as you’ve got some soup. C) Shout “A bunch of fivers from the till!” then stand there, grinning inanely, like a bellend. 3) A colleague asks if you’d like a beverage. Do you; A) Accept their offer. The usual: black coffee. B) Politely decline. You’re drink...

Don Amott: a king amongst men. And caravans. Part 1.

It’s Saturday lunchtime in 1981. I’m at my my nan’s. We’ve just been to Kingstanding Circle, where we bought crusty cobs from a cylindrical bin in the Co-Op. Tongs? No, put your hand in there, and grab them. I know you haven’t washed your hands. No-one has. After the Co-Op, we buy ham. Not the packaged, air-sealed, watery, artificial product that passes for ham now, that which, on opening, assaults the nose with a repellant, gaseous fart. No, the kind of ham only available to purchase in those days; pink, but not too pink, with a white, sometimes yellow rind. Thickly cut, bought from the butcher by your nan, and only by your nan. Different times. Good ham. Nan ham. In the wider world, a sense of shock is still being felt following the assassination of John Lennon. I’d heard the news on the radio as I was getting out of the family Mk 5 Cortina outside Doe Bank Primary School on a dreary December day. A reevaluation of Lennon’s music is under way. Imagine is ...

The Popmaster Candidate

At the time, I didn't really comment on socials about the "Popmaster Candidate" episode (not the Ten To The Top Hanson*/Roy Wood debacle, which I still haven't fully processed), but now, some two years later, and following, as those who know me will affirm, a period of soul searching and spiritual growth, the time has come. The Popmaster Candidate episode, was, in my opinion, a trolling masterclass. Intended solely to get under my skin, to strike at the heart of something that I had attempted, and failed, to achieve for 15 plus years: Appearing on Ken Bruce's original BBC format Popmaster. And, you know what? Credit where credit's due. It worked. All objectives - resolutely TICKED. The planning, implementation, subject matter expertise, presenting style, deployment, and denoument were nothing short of exemplary. At that moment, briefly, she became the person I wanted to be. That fateful day, listening to the episode live, having had no prior warning of what...

ThePullenCount.com

Search This Blog