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Sainted Swede: The Volvo P1800 and 1800ES

Model Histories, Sports Cars and Muscle Cars
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The Swedish automaker Volvo is best known for its solid (and often square) sedans and wagons, but starting in 1961, it also offered a sleek two-door sports coupe called the P1800, best known for its role in the 1960s TV version of The Saint. This week, we look at the origins and evolution of the Volvo P1800, its 1800S and 1800E successors, and its ultimate metamorphosis into a sporty two-door shooting brake, the 1972–1973 Volvo 1800ES.
1967 Volvo 1800S fin 2007 Murilee Martin (used with permission)
(Photo © 2007 Murilee Martin; used with permission)
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Fast Forerunner: The Jensen Interceptor and FF

Model Histories, Sports Cars and Muscle Cars
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If you think the 1980 Audi Quattro was the world’s first all-wheel-drive sports coupe, you’re wrong: Almost 15 years before the ur-Quattro, the tiny British automaker Jensen introduced a powerful GT car featuring full-time four-wheel drive and even anti-lock brakes. This is the history of the Chrysler-powered Jensen Interceptor and its high-tech offshoot, the AWD Jensen FF.
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