The Volvo P1800 Cyan is the car Volvo should have made 60 years ago, ... It was loud, not the loudest thing I’ve ever driven, but louder than a refined modern sports car.

To honor the 50th anniversary of its P1800 in 2013, Volvo had its design director pen a few sketches of what he thinks the P1800 of today ... Volvo Designer Reimagines the 1960s-Era P1800 Sports Car.

1961 Volvo P1800 Sport Coupe. August 17, 2002 More than 22 years ago. Sometimes an automaker will produce a car that is totally out of character. Volvo, long known for its solid, ...

Volvo P1800 Cyan “Every car brand needs a bit of spice that helps kind of push the boundaries of what the car really is, and I think Volvo should have those complimentary car products as well ...

Volvo P1800 - Click above for high-res image gallery. Skip to main ... agitation for Volvo’s then-president Gunnar Engellau and cheated him out of his desire to have an Italian-designed car.

Before the more famous P1800 coupe, Volvo built another sports car, called the Volvo Sport.Launched on June 2, 1954, the two-seater roadster was actually the company’s first sports car.

You've certainly heard of the Volvo P1800, but before that car came along, the Swedish automaker made some mistakes -- 68 of them, to be exact. The Swedish automaker is celebrating the 60th ...

Volvo. The 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four shares the same number of cylinders as the P1800’s original motor, but it makes far more than stock; while stock cars made between 100 and 130 horsepower, ...

Lance Jackson is an artist/designer whose work has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Examiner and Sports Illustrated. Lance is an adjunct instructor at City College of San ...

Most of us know about that classic two-door coupe Volvo used to make back in the 1950s - the P1800.Well, few people are aware the Swedish manufacturer was actually thinking of a sports car even ...

Volvo honoring the anniversary of its first sports car attempt, the Volvo Sport, ... Although the P1800 that debuted about a decade later is much more eye-catching.

We’re all familiar with the rakish Volvo P1800 -- the Swedish sports car that will do an honest 106 mph (but that’ll look like it’s going 150!Before that car raced off Pelle Petterson’s ...