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This is a Volvo P1800. You may remember it from The Saint, where our favourite wobbly-eyebrowed Knight of the Realm, Sir Roger Moore, drove it. Lots.
But this is no ordinary Volvo P1800. It is a Volvo P1800 with an engine from Aston Martin. Built in 1961, the cool Swede was packed off to Aston Martin's factory and fitted with a 2.5-litre four-cylinder prototype engine, for test purposes.
Click here for a bigger picture of the AM-engined Volvo P1800
But while the Aston-engined model never saw a fully-fledged production run, this little mule, featuring that bonnet bulge to signify its different powerplant underneath, survived and is currently owned and run by a Mr Beat Roos of Roos Engineering in Switzerland.
What did see a production run of course, was the 100bhp 1.8-litre and 120bhp 2.0-litre variants, and P1800 fact fans will no doubt recall the five P1800s supplied to the producers of Moore's pre-Bond smash, The Saint. Of the five, one was chopped up to allow better interior shots, while the fifth became Sir Roger's personal car. How's that for a celebrity endorsement?
We're showing you this because a) it's quite cool, and b) it's not the Frankfurt motor show. Regale us below with other cool match-ups with classic 60s cars you'd like to see and win a fantastic prize*.
If you want see this and ‘The Saint's' P1800, visit the Birmingham NEC between 11-13 November
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Takk commented on this article
at 03:52 pm on 15 September 2011
Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 Zagato '65. I have it in GT5, love the ridiculously long gearlever movements - it's like operating a Brunel bridge. For anyone who hates flappy paddles.
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Takk commented on this article
at 03:55 pm on 15 September 2011
In real life it carries #38 btw, not #130.
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conan_murder commented on this article
at 04:18 pm on 15 September 2011
You have to look for 1800ES for the only car that able to match coolness of Volvo P1800 and 1800S.
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AutobotIronhide commented on this article
at 04:47 pm on 15 September 2011
Which 60's Volvo was it that got over 2 million miles?
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Enzo3185 commented on this article
at 08:01 pm on 15 September 2011
Renautl Alpine A110, cute, small and damn good fast... I also love the Ferrari 250 LM, it have the coolness, the category and the looks, and also the Citröen DS, the most advanced and good looking saloon of the time!!
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