Volvo's P1800 was designed in Sweden and Italy, built in England, Scotland and Sweden, and sold throughout the world; thus, it has a fascinating history. David Styles takes a look back to the first Volvo and traces its design and development through to its launch in 1961. He covers the various variations of the 1800 coupe and the 1800ES sportwagon. He includes the complete history of all 1800 variations, full technical specs for each model, and advice on buying and maintaining an 1800.
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David G Styles has a motor industry background and has a PhD in business history. He has written many books on motoring including Datsun 240Z and MGA, Crowood AutoClassics - both winners of IAMC Moto awards. Resident - Loughborough, Leics
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Overall the book is quite good. Volvo enthusiasts will probably find the history of the 1800s production to be quite interesting. I'd consider this book to be a worthwhile addition to your library. Future editions though could benefit from more photos, including images from the early prototype stage of the car, such as the designers sketches.
If you're interested in the history of the car, you'll like this book. But on the other hand if you're expecting to find out much information regarding restoring an 1800 I'd look elsewhere - the workshop manuals and exploded part by part lists for the car are available free to download via the internet.
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Well written interesting history of the P1800.,
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The Volvo P1800 has an interesting history and this book is a well written and researched account of it. Buy the book if you're interested in the origins of the car, the design, who the people were and so on. I would have liked to see some more information on production changes, but thats really the only fault I could point out. This is not a book for a buyer wanting the detailed ins and outs of the model - but then it doesn't claim to be that either.
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A worthwhile purchase,
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I have an 1800ES. I found the book to be a decent history produced by a credible source. If you like older Volvos you will appreciate having this book.
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