If you're into these retro reviews, you'll wanna watch our video on the BMW Z1 and its utterly bonkers slide-down doors: th-cam.com/video/2LUzJ-7qzEM/w-d-xo.html
Irving Gordon is the true 1966 Volvo P1800 legend driving almost 4 million miles before he passed away. Looks like Volvo must make the most reliable 2023 Volvo P1800 dedicating to Irving Gordon. Please bring back that "built like a tank" reliability for the year 2023 and so on.
My father had this car back in the day and was his favourite car he ever had. It was red and people often thought it was a Ferrari. Women also loved it. Needless to say, its a beautiful design and an awesome car.
Funny you should mention Ferrari. My dad has a white 67 and found a Ferrari emblem and put it on his p1800, except instead of a prancing horse, its a prancing moose on the badge. Gets a lot of good laughs at car meets.
Yes, but I would say, not only visual. Like the P1800: The Polestar 1 is a sports car, not the fastest and sportiest on the market and it doesn't need to be the fastest and sportiest, because it has a special character. Well, the obvious difference is the price tag...
Yeah, the CEO of Polestar wanted his concept Volvo Coupe to be made, which turned into the Polestar 1. The original concept car was based on the P1800.
These RETROspective shows are a great way to reintroduce retro cars to this generation. And show what the cars back then looked and performed like. Want more of these. Lovin it!!!
I owned a '66 S1800 from 1970-1971 when I got married. It was so, so much fun. Certainly not high powered but due to a broken seat bracket I was basically sitting just off the floor with my legs fully extended [ 6'4"] flying low on Socal freeways and cornering like I was Mario Andretti. Of course it didn't have A.C. so it was warmish in the summer. I'm now in my mid 70s, I'd love to have mine back.
It was inspired because a friend of the CEO died in an accident. After it was perfected he refused to make other car companies license the design. He said it was because he didnt want someone to die just because they chose another car brand.
I recall discovering this car several months ago and LOVED it. It's Singer-style devotion to resto-modding... a glorious evolution of the original with modern hardware and deft aesthetic tweaks. Just superb. Alas, my money tree will never grow that many bills, but I'm glad something like this exists. BTW, sweet vintage logo at 0:34.
I usually like restomodded cars but I much prefer the original P1800, such an elegant design oozing class from every angle. Its probably the only volvo I absolutely adore and if I was rich enough to have a car collection, there'd definitely be a space for a P1800. 😍
I’ve loved the p1800 for over 20 years and have always thought it would be awesome to hot rod one a bit. This Cyan is just perfect. Such an amazing machine. If I ever one the lottery and had to choose between a something like a 720s, which I also love, and the Volvo, I think it’d be the Volvo.
I feel like that seat belt demonstration video was very carefully selected and edited by someone who knows their audience well. I also feel like mentioning airbags while zoomed all the way in on the ermmm "seat belt" was strategic
If there was one car I would want to get to my dad to truly own, its this one. I know how much he loved The Saint (watching it way before I was born) as when I was playing Forza Horizon 4 on the big screen in our living room, I unlocked this car from a barn find and my dad absolutely went nuts seeing it telling me the story behind it (which fortunately it was also explained in the game itself). This car truly is special, shows the true spirit of Volvo which even nowadays they make pretty reliable cars (my dad owned bunch of Volvos back in the days) and its quite unfortunate people don't really appreciate the brand that much. Cyan truly did justice to this car.
I had the biggest grin on my face as soon as i saw that restored 1800! What a great car...too bad Volvo has lost the knowledge how to have fun. EDIT: Btw, i´m loving this series, hope you keep them coming!
Still somehow prefer the looks of the ES. Btw, I love the little design nod to p1800 on v40. That gorgeous line from front fender going under windows and suddenly going up in sharp curve ❤️
My dad and I did this back in the 1990's we bought this very car and did the 'restomod' to 1990s tech back then. Our's had a 2.5l engine with a 5-speed box, wide mag wheels, seats with head rests and a few more 'modern features'. I actually wish I could put an electric motor in it. Back then electric motors and batteries weren't as well developed. . We sold ours back then for about $20k which was good money in the day.
In 1979 my father received new orders and we moved to Navy base housing in El Centro California. I was the son of an enlisted man but a shortage of housing led to us being “upgraded” to Officers housing. It was there that at 11yrs old that I fell in love with cars. Three in particular that I will never forget. An off white P1800 like this beauty lived around the corner. An Ascot Fawn E Type Jaguar 2+2 across the street. The sound of that inline 6 being warmed up every morning is burned into my memory. And the 1974 Datsun 260Z that my parents picked up second hand from the dealership where my mother worked part time. The glory days…
I wish car companies will remake some of the classics, but with modern chassis and drivetrains. The old cars had so much character. If car companies won’t, I wish some enthusiast entrepreneurs would start a company that will.
@Drone Strike well, China's GDP is one of the top in the world, China's city infustructure is too 3, China's factories are good enough that Volkswagen audi Mercedes BMW Tesla Toyota all build their cars in china. China's engine is good enough that their Chinese made lync&co 03+ has been one of the fastest cars in wtcr since 2018, with Cyan racing driving it.
"240 KPH I have no idea how fast I'm going." Amen my brother. Long live the imperial system! 2 kinds of people in the world, those who landed on the moon (6 times) and those who use the metric system.
If I were rich, I genuinely think this might be the sports car I would choose over all the rest. I’ve always liked the looks of them, and I LOVE this modernized version. If it was a naturally-aspirated I5 around 300 hp, it’d be PERFECT.
Cars with old fashioned styling is just so refreshing to see. I think if all car makers would start bringing this styling back for affordable prices, they would sell like hot cakes!!!
The modern rims is what makes many restomods look off. Too large, looks like toys. The Cyan P1800 suffers from the same problem, doesn't it? Modern wheels are vulgar.
Affordable? Cheap? It cost more than a Jag E-Type, or about the same than a Porsche 911, Citroen SM or 6 cylinder Mercedes Coupe (C115 or SL). It was pretty expensive, elegant and probably more reliable than it's contemporary competitors. I love the SE shooting brake.
Volvo should never have stopped production of the P-1800 they would have been ahead of the design game when that style came back. The new Mercedes two door sedan looks just like the P1800 with out fins. I remember articles about why Volvos were so durable. They practiced excellent metallurgy by hardening the steel first then cutting or working it to specifications. An expensive process no one else practiced. It took twice the tools but far mor stable and accurate steel components. Their transmissions, overdrives and final drives were top shelf.
I've always loved these cars. They're so cool. The first one I ever saw was on the TV show The Saint with Roger Moore. Since then I have loved the design of this car.
I think you should have mentioned that "Volvo introduced its final P1800 variant, the 1800ES, in 1972 as a two-door station wagon with a frameless, all-glass tailgate. The ES engine was downgraded to 125 bhp (93 kW) by reducing the compression ratio with a thicker head gasket (engine variant B20F); although maximum power was slightly down the engine was less "peaky" and the car's on-the-road performance was actually improved. The ES's rear backrest folded down to create a long flat loading area. As an alternative to the usual four-speed plus overdrive manual transmission, a Borg-Warner three-speed automatic was available in the 1800ES. With stricter American safety and emissions standards looming for 1974, Volvo did not see fit to spend the considerable amount that would be necessary to redesign the small-volume 1800 ES. Only 8,077 examples of the ES were built in its two model years".
i don't know who's this guy, but he's good in presenting cars. he's not unpleasant, arrogant or cringy, like almost all the others tg new presenters, exept from chris harris. he's cool actually.
At 7:06 "It's a Volvo that can do this..." Yeah, but have you tried the handling of a stock 740? It's got hilariously sweet handling. A well-kept secret. Would take very little to turn it into a good drift car. Volvos handle.
The 850R Wagon is one of the best cars (if not the best) Volvo ever made. That includes looks too. You all severely discount the boxy look way too much.
No airbags, no ABS, no traction control, no brake booster - and still legal since that is how the donor car was delivered back in 1964 although original parts only include e.g. the bonnet release mechanism and parts of the windshield wipers. Don't know if the price of the donor car is included in the 350k. 😀
If you're into these retro reviews, you'll wanna watch our video on the BMW Z1 and its utterly bonkers slide-down doors: th-cam.com/video/2LUzJ-7qzEM/w-d-xo.html
You should get Jeremy, Richard, and James, those guys are the ONLY reason this show is what it is.
th-cam.com/video/15gstSKobVE/w-d-xo.html
@@Rattus-Norvegicus yeah, get them back
Irving Gordon is the true 1966 Volvo P1800 legend driving almost 4 million miles before he passed away. Looks like Volvo must make the most reliable 2023 Volvo P1800 dedicating to Irving Gordon. Please bring back that "built like a tank" reliability for the year 2023 and so on.
Where did you drive this car ?
Cheeky editing with the "Airbags included" piece haha
Indeed
Thats what I said lol damn in the 50s nice airbags!
Haha tits.
My father had this car back in the day and was his favourite car he ever had. It was red and people often thought it was a Ferrari. Women also loved it. Needless to say, its a beautiful design and an awesome car.
Funny you should mention Ferrari. My dad has a white 67 and found a Ferrari emblem and put it on his p1800, except instead of a prancing horse, its a prancing moose on the badge. Gets a lot of good laughs at car meets.
Chicks dig the car.
@@D3V1NF5 I see people with more modern Volvos do that lol. I think it became a "comedy feature" on Volvos.
1:35 pun intended😂😂
That was almost subtle 😂
Too funny 🤣
I like this guy.
Not as funny when the three old blokes when they said it.
Oh my, I would take that restomod over ANY supercar that's available. It's gorgeous!
Purely visual, the Polestar 1 is an actual modern version of this car
That was intetional design.
@@Neojhun ya don’t say
@@groovytirma2409 WTF? You just abused that term.
Yes, but I would say, not only visual. Like the P1800: The Polestar 1 is a sports car, not the fastest and sportiest on the market and it doesn't need to be the fastest and sportiest, because it has a special character.
Well, the obvious difference is the price tag...
Yeah, the CEO of Polestar wanted his concept Volvo Coupe to be made, which turned into the Polestar 1. The original concept car was based on the P1800.
1:28
"My goals are beyond your understanding"
Them yitties looked nice tho😏
Was waiting for someone to comment on that 😂
Did you get the "airbags included" line that went with that scene at the end? lol
That's pretty weird
Love the design on those volvos !! And that restored is just fantastic!
Volvo P1800 had a shooting brake variation. I'd like to see Cyan take their magic on one of those.
I had a 64. The thing about it was, it was the first sports car in history that was really reliable.
These RETROspective shows are a great way to reintroduce retro cars to this generation. And show what the cars back then looked and performed like. Want more of these. Lovin it!!!
P1800 Cyan Racing is my favorite car ever!! It's just beautiful!!
I owned a '66 S1800 from 1970-1971 when I got married. It was so, so much fun. Certainly not high powered but due to a broken seat bracket I was basically sitting just off the floor with my legs fully extended [ 6'4"] flying low on Socal freeways and cornering like I was Mario Andretti. Of course it didn't have A.C. so it was warmish in the summer. I'm now in my mid 70s, I'd love to have mine back.
I wish I'd never sold my 64.
Damn! The Retrospective is the best segment in TOPGear. Wonderful Show!!!
If I won the lottery, this would be the first thing on my shopping list.
Well, after hookers and cocaine.
Look at the E-Type U.K. retromod offerings.
Get of my list ;)
1.30 explains why volvo engineers were able to perfect the 3 point safety belt.
The unspoken motivation.
It was inspired because a friend of the CEO died in an accident. After it was perfected he refused to make other car companies license the design. He said it was because he didnt want someone to die just because they chose another car brand.
@@nubreed13 No, it was breasts
I recall discovering this car several months ago and LOVED it. It's Singer-style devotion to resto-modding... a glorious evolution of the original with modern hardware and deft aesthetic tweaks. Just superb. Alas, my money tree will never grow that many bills, but I'm glad something like this exists. BTW, sweet vintage logo at 0:34.
I usually like restomodded cars but I much prefer the original P1800, such an elegant design oozing class from every angle. Its probably the only volvo I absolutely adore and if I was rich enough to have a car collection, there'd definitely be a space for a P1800. 😍
I’ve loved the p1800 for over 20 years and have always thought it would be awesome to hot rod one a bit. This Cyan is just perfect. Such an amazing machine. If I ever one the lottery and had to choose between a something like a 720s, which I also love, and the Volvo, I think it’d be the Volvo.
Can you really replace the irreplaceable?
I love what you did with “airbags” 😂
Blue haired land whales will want this cancelled.
You know... The space age was also in the late 60's. So, technically, it was already made of space age materials
When he said Cyan I thought he said Scion. That was a weird moment.
Wow, I didn’t know Morgan Spurlock was on this channel, I loved “Super Size Me”, got any more documentaries planned?
1:36 I see what you did there! 🤣
Top gear has definitely taken a good turn. They’re no longer pretending to be Clarkson, Hammond and may. They’re just being there selves
I’ve finally found true love.
"turn on your reciever, there's a message comin iiiin; Keep your hands off my woman!
One of the best looking cars ever. And the reto🤩🤯🤤
I feel like that seat belt demonstration video was very carefully selected and edited by someone who knows their audience well. I also feel like mentioning airbags while zoomed all the way in on the ermmm "seat belt" was strategic
Next level marketing, every driver wanted a seatbelt after that haha
The seatbelt saved lives and created the seatbelt effect. What a great invention
Back in the good old days when you could demonstrate things without offending everyone.
James Hammonds
Well tbh that woman looked very uncomfortable.
I am an INDIAN ...ITS MY DREAM CAAAAR!!! 💯❤️...ONE DAY I WILL AFFORD IT
If there was one car I would want to get to my dad to truly own, its this one. I know how much he loved The Saint (watching it way before I was born) as when I was playing Forza Horizon 4 on the big screen in our living room, I unlocked this car from a barn find and my dad absolutely went nuts seeing it telling me the story behind it (which fortunately it was also explained in the game itself). This car truly is special, shows the true spirit of Volvo which even nowadays they make pretty reliable cars (my dad owned bunch of Volvos back in the days) and its quite unfortunate people don't really appreciate the brand that much. Cyan truly did justice to this car.
I had the biggest grin on my face as soon as i saw that restored 1800!
What a great car...too bad Volvo has lost the knowledge how to have fun.
EDIT: Btw, i´m loving this series, hope you keep them coming!
Still somehow prefer the looks of the ES. Btw, I love the little design nod to p1800 on v40. That gorgeous line from front fender going under windows and suddenly going up in sharp curve ❤️
My dad and I did this back in the 1990's we bought this very car and did the 'restomod' to 1990s tech back then. Our's had a 2.5l engine with a 5-speed box, wide mag wheels, seats with head rests and a few more 'modern features'. I actually wish I could put an electric motor in it. Back then electric motors and batteries weren't as well developed.
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We sold ours back then for about $20k which was good money in the day.
It looks gorgeous, especially in that blue/cyan.
Top Gear and now Jay Leno’s Garage. Hitting the biggies one year at a time
In 1979 my father received new orders and we moved to Navy base housing in El Centro California. I was the son of an enlisted man but a shortage of housing led to us being “upgraded” to Officers housing. It was there that at 11yrs old that I fell in love with cars. Three in particular that I will never forget. An off white P1800 like this beauty lived around the corner. An Ascot Fawn E Type Jaguar 2+2 across the street. The sound of that inline 6 being warmed up every morning is burned into my memory. And the 1974 Datsun 260Z that my parents picked up second hand from the dealership where my mother worked part time. The glory days…
I wish car companies will remake some of the classics, but with modern chassis and drivetrains. The old cars had so much character. If car companies won’t, I wish some enthusiast entrepreneurs would start a company that will.
I want a wallpaper of this car. That is, the cyan version. It looks so damn beautiful
Volvo P1800's are really beautiful cars.
wait, without hybrid motor, 2 litter turbo has 420 hp?? YES.
its the Lynk&Co 2.0. you can buy the 03+ in china with about the same amount of power. its the WTCR street version of Cyan'ss race car.
@@Ray-no9sj 领克03根赛车版本完全不是一样东西了
@@RuohongZhao wtcr规则不允许变化的。 发动机都是一样，只是经过改装（你可以自己弄），避震这些也是动过。除了那些没啥变化。 跟wtcr gti和正常gti一个道理，都是一台发动机一样变速箱就是巾帼改装
@Drone Strike well, China's GDP is one of the top in the world, China's city infustructure is too 3, China's factories are good enough that Volkswagen audi Mercedes BMW Tesla Toyota all build their cars in china. China's engine is good enough that their Chinese made lync&co 03+ has been one of the fastest cars in wtcr since 2018, with Cyan racing driving it.
@Drone Strike lol Trump supporter arnt you? what a troll.
The station-wagon was even more beautiful
That restomod looks so frikin good
I should say, TopGear is coming back to its original charm that we all loved in the era of the trio (C-M-H).
The cyan is incredible. Beautiful, absolutely perfect!
Wow such a beautiful car!
You should open with that ending sequence. When the P1800 passes the tyre wall and the Cyan comes out the other side is a beautiful edit.
That has to be one of the best looking cars ever!
@Bill Burr - TH-cam channel bro shut up
honestly, for me this is the most beautiful car ever made, only an aston db6 can come close -look wise cause money wise...nah-
My dear father bought me a red volvo toy exactly like at the video 45 years a go.
I was so excited......
"240 KPH I have no idea how fast I'm going." Amen my brother. Long live the imperial system! 2 kinds of people in the world, those who landed on the moon (6 times) and those who use the metric system.
If I were rich, I genuinely think this might be the sports car I would choose over all the rest. I’ve always liked the looks of them, and I LOVE this modernized version. If it was a naturally-aspirated I5 around 300 hp, it’d be PERFECT.
My prayer, whenever i see an unmolested P1800: "Be still, my beating heart."
Vulva’s new Hymen 1800 .. a real goer.
airbags included
For an old car, these things are quite comfortable on a country road and very exciting in wet corners with a little throttle.
The first and only time I saw these cars was in Hollywood back in 1987
Cars with old fashioned styling is just so refreshing to see.
I think if all car makers would start bringing this styling back for affordable prices, they would sell like hot cakes!!!
I own an 1800ES. and yes, it is eye candy. it is also a dream to drive
Love the resto mod, but I think it would look even better with those big vintage racing tyres.
The wheels probably dont clear the modern brakes hiding inside.
The modern rims is what makes many restomods look off. Too large, looks like toys. The Cyan P1800 suffers from the same problem, doesn't it? Modern wheels are vulgar.
In 1979 we put a 260 Ford V8 in a P1800. Fun to drive.
Affordable? Cheap? It cost more than a Jag E-Type, or about the same than a Porsche 911, Citroen SM or 6 cylinder Mercedes Coupe (C115 or SL). It was pretty expensive, elegant and probably more reliable than it's contemporary competitors. I love the SE shooting brake.
Volvo should never have stopped production of the P-1800 they would have been ahead of the design game when that style came back. The new Mercedes two door sedan looks just like the P1800 with out fins.
I remember articles about why Volvos were so durable. They practiced excellent metallurgy by hardening the steel first then cutting or working it to specifications. An expensive process no one else practiced. It took twice the tools but far mor stable and accurate steel components. Their transmissions, overdrives and final drives were top shelf.
Beautiful design
They really made a shooting brake out of this, while others just tease us with concepts or photoshops.
What's going on with the 'tache, Jack?
1:28 them thangs were THANGIN 👀👀
I've always loved these cars. They're so cool. The first one I ever saw was on the TV show The Saint with Roger Moore. Since then I have loved the design of this car.
This presenter should be on the main show, now one could replace the trio but I bet he does a good.............................”In the world”
This guy did not just call Volvo cars ugly… Other than the P1800 😐 That 245 is beautiful.
These guys almost sound like all 3 of our favourite presenters yes I am talking about Clarkson, May, Hammond
I think you should have mentioned that "Volvo introduced its final P1800 variant, the 1800ES, in 1972 as a two-door station wagon with a frameless, all-glass tailgate. The ES engine was downgraded to 125 bhp (93 kW) by reducing the compression ratio with a thicker head gasket (engine variant B20F); although maximum power was slightly down the engine was less "peaky" and the car's on-the-road performance was actually improved.
The ES's rear backrest folded down to create a long flat loading area. As an alternative to the usual four-speed plus overdrive manual transmission, a Borg-Warner three-speed automatic was available in the 1800ES. With stricter American safety and emissions standards looming for 1974, Volvo did not see fit to spend the considerable amount that would be necessary to redesign the small-volume 1800 ES. Only 8,077 examples of the ES were built in its two model years".
i don't know who's this guy, but he's good in presenting cars. he's not unpleasant, arrogant or cringy, like almost all the others tg new presenters, exept from chris harris. he's cool actually.
What sort of rims are those on the Cyan Volvo? They look really great.
That demo though... 1:27
The 1800 was never affordable. It cost more than a Jaguar E-type.
A beautiful car. My uncle had one and the design is still appealing.
Those early UK made ones had really poor build quality, so if you are interested in getting one go for the swedish made cars, much better.
These cars are real beauty
Needs a back-to-back review with a Dallara Stradale.
I saw p1800 on craigs list for just $1500. Too bad I didn't have space to keep the car and restore it, but it was a stunner.
At 7:06 "It's a Volvo that can do this..."
Yeah, but have you tried the handling of a stock 740? It's got hilariously sweet handling. A well-kept secret. Would take very little to turn it into a good drift car. Volvos handle.
Couldnt agree more
850 was a touring car legend, but nobody really follows TCR.
The 850R Wagon is one of the best cars (if not the best) Volvo ever made. That includes looks too. You all severely discount the boxy look way too much.
The V70R was much better in everything
Love the seatbelt explanation…
240kmh is equal to 149mph
I have been in that very same 1960's P1800 they used in Top Gear.
Just look at the lines on that car, sexy even after all these years 👍🏼
this version of top gear looks much better then the 3 stooges we got
I wouldn't mind one - of both .
Oh my god...this come very close to dethrone the sexiest, coolest looking car in the world (imho) the Eagle Low Drag GT. Such an amazing looking car!
And the p1800 was replaced, with the Volvo 480, displaying a clear heritage.
Airbags included!
No airbags, no ABS, no traction control, no brake booster - and still legal since that is how the donor car was delivered back in 1964 although original parts only include e.g. the bonnet release mechanism and parts of the windshield wipers. Don't know if the price of the donor car is included in the 350k. 😀
@@robertkempe2730 1:35
You should see the Volvo P1800 currently in my FORZA garage!
beautiful classic looking modern car
Immediately thought of the Ferrari 275 GTB when I first saw it.
Volvo's are something ❤
Get this man on the top gear tv show
The Volvo Amazon is pretty cool too. No comparison of course
This still has the rattling top on the gear shift. Can be heard in other journalist's reviews.
How about 480, c70 and c30? Some inspired by the ES design. The 1800 has a legacy
Close to 380’ something pounds for that Polestar 1800!!??
I would go with the original every day of the week