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Volvo von Koenigsegg – the Vox Volvo P1800

May 6, 2009 By Cars UK

The Vox Volvo P1800 - a moder reworking of the original with a 550bhp V8

The Vox Volvo P1800 - a modern reworking of the original with a 550bhp V8


Mattias Vöcks day job is building Koenigseggs. So he knows a thing or two about top end, powerful and individual cars. And he has the honour of having built what has been declared ‘Sweden’s Hottest Volvo’, a creation of Vöcks, based on a ’67 Volvo Amazon. But now he’s at it again.

Vöcks latest creation – The Vox Volvo P1800 -is based on the iconic Volvo P1800, which those of a certain age will remember was driven by Roger Moore’s Saint back in the ’60s. In its day the P1800 was something of a revelation – a sporty, appealing Volvo (come to think of it, it’s still a bit of a revelation!).

Vöcks has remained faithful to the original P1800, at least in style. A few modifications have been made, such as a rear diffuser, flat underbody and a new front wing to make the car a bit more slippery, and the interior has had a modern re-work. And of course the necessary set of tasty, oversized wheels.

But it’s the oily bits that have received all the big attention. The original P1800 had to make do with a pretty feeble 1800cc and around 100bhp. Not too sluggish by ’60s standards, but arthritic in terms of today’s power outputs. So Vöcks has dropped in a 4.4 litre Volvo V8 (straight out of the XC90) but with a nice turbo unit added to bring power output up to around 550bhp.

Vöcks creation – the Vox Volvo P1800 – in partnership with Swedish design firm Vizualtech, intends a limited production of the car, at prices yet to be announced.

You can almost see the smile on Roger Moore’s face.

Vox Volvo Photo Gallery

Vox Volvo P1800 1
Vox Volvo P1800 2
Vox Volvo P1800 3
Vox Volvo P1800 4
Vox Volvo P1800 5
Vox Volvo P1800 6
Vox Volvo P1800 7

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Filed Under: Volvo News Tagged With: Concept Cars, Volvo P1800

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Comments

  1. Frances Thompson says

    October 3, 2010 at 1:07 am

    I was just thinking that they should re-release this model. The blue one shown on this site is a so cool. Is it available yet in the US? anywhere?

    Reply
  2. sam smer says

    April 17, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    i wont one asap wer do i get one

    Reply
  3. Debb Leo says

    May 29, 2009 at 2:55 am

    i think the car is so sexy….you just want to drive out and show it off to everyone.

    Reply

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