Volvo P1800 ES - all-glass tailgate

Volvo P1800 ES Shooting Brake (ES = Estate Sportwagon), 1971 - 1973, tail-design by Jan Wilsgaard (Volvo Sweden), 8'000 units only (P 1800 Coupe, 1961 - 1972: over 39'000 units)

 

The German car-magazin baptized the sporty Volvo with an all-glass tailgate as "Schneewittchensarg" (German: 'Snow White'-coffin).

 

The 2-litre engine with 125 PS accelerated the 1800ES up to 190 km/h (manual gearbox).

 

(source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_P1800#1800ES)

 

 

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