06 May 2009 - 10:00
Return of the Saint
‘Tis the season for retro redesigns. Today it’s the turn of Mattias Vocks to dream up a gorgeous reworking of the Volvo P1800.
Vocks is a Koenigsegg engineer by day, but in his spare hours creates modified, retro-modern Volvos. This time he’s turned his attentions to the P1800 – the car driven by Roger Moore in The Saint, if you’re thinking it looks slightly familiar – with the help of Swedish design firm Vizualtech.
OK, it’s only a rendering at this stage, but it’s a good looking rendering, isn’t it? We like those skinny pillars and chromed front end, though we might change the wheels for something a little more classic.
Vocks is keen to put the P1800 into limited production, though, armed with a 4.4-litre V8 nicked from a Volvo XC90 and a big turbocharger to put out around 600bhp through the rear wheels.
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I WANT ONE! I have a 1963 p1800 and it would love to park next to this one.
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NB but I think the older style P1800 front bullbar shape is better.
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I love it, it looks so sleek, I've got a 64' at home and they'd definately look great together, I love the way the designer is still using the cow horn bumper design, very slick, when can I get one????
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Rich commented on this article
at 07:13 am on 07 May 2009
Now that is a stunning car... but seriously, why does everyone have to put gynormous wheels on it? Especially on a retro car - give it some whitewalls or something!
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