Volvo 1800 : The Complete Story

I purchased this as a holiday gift for my father who is currently restoring a P1800, he promptly sat down and read the whole thing from cover to cover and thanked me quite a bit. He also told me he learned quite a bit from it.

Great book with lots of interesting informations on the Volvo P1800.

I bought this book as part of my research into buying an 1800s; it is a really interesting history of the development of the 1800 line, with some great pictures and vintage ads from the 60s. It has a couple of chapters on the development of the Volvo company and how the 1800 came to be built, and some of the minutiae around the different problems the car hand in its build I thought were fascinating. I also thought that the comparisons to some other competitors of the time were actually interesting and to me make sense as part of the story.On the other hand, it is a little choppy at times, in terms of the timelines, and the different chapters don't move forward chronologically all the time, which seemed a bit odd to me. If I were the editor I might have done that differently; also at times the writing is a little odd, and at first I thought it was a translation from another language into English, but, no, that is just the style of the writer. Some other reviewers criticize this book for not having technical information in it, but this book doesn't purport to offer that at all, clearly being a historical account.I would say that once we reach the end of the 1800 story, learning about a bunch of the other Volvo models that came into being in the more modern era seemed a little redundant and readers might not be that interested but maybe that is a matter of taste. More color pictures of the car would have been fun too.Anyway, I am glad I have this book and highly recommend it to anyone interested in this car.

This was a gift to a friend for Christmas.; He liked it very well and was impressed with the book.

Great book, excellent delivery service. A fab book for the enthusiast. Good coffee table reading. Colourful pictures and printed to a high quality.

I bought my 1800 a few months back, and I gotta say this book accompanies it quite well. History, specs, and a good idea on how to restore it.

My husband loves this book!

Very informative. Enjoyed the read.