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I worked on an 1800 as a side project for a friend of a friend some time back. Not a pleasant car to work on - it's built like a 1950s truck, so everything is massive and requires brute force, except for the few irreplaceable bits, which are impossibly delicate and fragile. And 6v. I hate 6v.

 

I still have some freshly rebuilt gauges from that project on my shelf - if anybody needs them I'll make you good deal.

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On 4/24/2019 at 12:22 PM, Andrej said:

I will be the fly in the Swedish ointment. I just bought this:

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It is hands-down the strangest car I've ever owned, and one of the strangest I've ever encountered. 

 

I learned to drive on an '82 900 Turbo.  It is a strange car, but actually, a very well thought out car.  The center console ignition is the best example.  Such a great idea.  

Josh (in Dallas)

'72 tii

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Just now, g_force said:

 

I learned to drive on an '82 900 Turbo.  It is a strange car, but actually, a very well thought out car.  The center console ignition is the best example.  Such a great idea.  

 

Oh, I agree - there are some very useful features included. The floor ignition, the corner lights that come on when you reverse, the big buttons that are easy to work with gloves on - all nice ideas. The extradimensional space under the hatch is pretty special too. It's going to take some time before I'm mentally prepared to open the hood and see that kooky backwards engine layout, though. I'm sure I'll be thankful for it the first time I need to do work on the clutch.

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My friend John's amazing Volvo 122 pickup conversion (blessed with 1800 fins). Orcas Island is home to some pretty interesting folks and their vehicles.

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1972 2002 Baur Targa in Baikal & 1971 2002 Pickup in Silver/Surf

"The more you know, the less you need."

—Aboriginal Saying

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On ‎4‎/‎24‎/‎2019 at 12:53 PM, AustrianVespaGuy said:

Wait, a Volvo thread and no pictures of an 1800 yet? Here, I'll fix that right now (NMNA)!

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Been out of the net for a bit...triple bypass surgery. Here is my 72 1800ES

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72 Volvo 1800ES

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