Autoblog: Koenigsegg engineer building a Volvo P1800

[CrzRsn]

Same guy who built that epic Volvo Amazon (you know which one, but just in case you don't - click), now is building....

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Mattias V?cks is at it again. Back in 2006, the Swedish-born designer who normally spends his days hand-assembling supercars for Koenigsegg used the SEMA to debut his show-stopping custom 1967 Volvo Amazon that was once voted "Sweden's Hottest Volvo." That title may soon go out to another of V?cks' stunning creations, this time based on the classic Volvo P1800 made famous in part as the car driven by Roger Moore in the British television series The Saint from the 1960s.

With help from Bo Zolland from Swedish design firm Vizualtech, V?cks has added a few modifications to bring the shapely Swedish beauty to modern standards. Aerodynamics are improved by a rear diffuser, flat underbody tray and a front fascia that's been smoothed out and lengthened by 70mm. Powering the beast is a 4.4-liter V8 borrowed from a Volvo XC90 SUV that's been force-fed by a turbocharger and feeds its 600 horses through a six-speed manual transmission to the rear wheels.

According to a report by Auto Express, this custom Swede is slated to enter small-scale production at some unspecified date in the future. We can hardly wait.

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[JipJopJones]

Wow, that car looks stunning!
Raise the rear 1" and I'd be truely in love.

 

[THGL]

I've always wanted to resto-mod a P1800. That's amazing!

 

[Gman333-X-ferrari]

Looks great. Although it's kept it's classic shape, it has an air of modern chic to it.

 

[katwalk]

that's a volvo? D:
Woooooooow prettyyyyy

 

[_HighVoltage_]

Here are more renders of this beauty:
Volvo P1800

 

[bartboy9891]

A twin-turbo V8 in a P1800 is pretty awesome.

 

[matyas]

Absolutely stunning...

Looks like an old Aston...with a great rear-end. Funny thing is that the P1800 almost died prematurely.

 

[Posmo]

I'd prefer a stock one, no idea why though.

 

[MadCat360]

My head just blew. Like, seriously. There's brains on my keyboard.

 

[Karoug]

Volvo should be building that..

 

[NooDle]

I'd prefer a stock one, no idea why though.

yeah me too... do not want.

The wheels are far too large/modern for a classic like the P1800...

 

[fbc]

I'd prefer a stock one, no idea why though.

Likewise. This does look very good, but a stock one is much more appealing.

 

[Interrobang]

I'd prefer a stock one, no idea why though.

+1 from here.

Apart from that, the renderings look good ... nice work modernizing a classic design. But what I hate are the wheels. They?ll never fit that thing with wheels that size (frontwheels can hardly turn) so don?t put it in the renderings.

 

[watto]

Oh wow. Looks absolutely brilliant. Fantastic!

Original would be very sexy though.

 

[Suedschleife]

Fantastic design, don't quite like the giant rims though and wonder if those A- and C- pillars hold up to a rollover?

 

[lv2xlr8]

I'd prefer a stock one, no idea why though.

+1. It's a kind of car that you could care less about how fast you're going just because it looks stunning.

 

[prizrak]

GIMMEEEE

 

[ahpadt]

Gorgeous. If Volvo built that they wouldn't be in money trouble!

 

[Karoug]

wonder if those A- and C- pillars hold up to a rollover?

^And that would be a German... :lol: