Customer Reviews

Volvo 1800 : The Complete Story

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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.

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.

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.

I purchased this as a holiday gift for my father who is currently restoring a P1800, he promptly sat down and read the whole thing from cover to cover and thanked me quite a bit. He also told me he learned quite a bit from it.

I bought my 1800 a few months back, and I gotta say this book accompanies it quite well. History, specs, and a good idea on how to restore it.