The Most Beautiful Volvo Ever Made - History of the Volvo P1800 | The Bad Blonde Car History

Most people do not think of the Volvo p1800 when they think of Volvo! It is hands down the most beautiful Volvo ever produced (or fight me). Join me, The Bad Blonde, for an informal history trip talking all about the Volvo 1800 series! #ThebadBlonde The Volvo p1800 genesis was like many other sports cars… The company wanted a taste of the US and European sports car market. Most of that was US, you see the US was being flooded by foreign sports cars. Now, they had already made a failed attempt with the p1900.. That only sold 68 cars.. It was a cute little fiberglass roadster that was inspired when the Volvo’s president, Assar Gabrielsson, saw the Corvette. Why did the p1900 fail? Well it was poorly constructed and not reliable… The Volvo president successor, Gunnar Engellau, took is for a test drive on a weekend, came back to the office on Monday and cancelled it’s production.. He is quoted to have said “I thought it would fall apart” Alright, so they failed but decided to try again.