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Barn find Volvo P1800 S - almost like Snow White awakened from a long sleep

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Created on March 14, 2021

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Bruno von Rotz

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - after the brake is released, the car can be rolled outside

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - as found in the barn

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - the cover is carefully lifted up

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - the Triumph sticker is deceptive, this is of course a Volvo

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - the sports coupé slowly reveals itself in all its glory

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - completely uncovered

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - lots of dust and some paint damage already visible

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - the car appears to be intact overall

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - the special rear end is now visible

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - dusty, but still elegant

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Volvo P1800 S (1968) found in a barn - joy over the liberated car

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - the original steering wheel probably gave way to a matching sports steering wheel at some point

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - 11'692 km on the speedometer, I wonder if a "1" or a "2" is missing in front of it?

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - view into the interior, the skins are typical for the time, the leather underneath is dried out

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - Warning message about hand-operated handbrake ...

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - 1996 was the last time the Volvo was on Swiss highways

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - will it run again straight away?

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - four-cylinder engine with two SU carburetors

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - Chassis badge with color specification

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - intact but clean windows

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - lots of dust on the surface

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - an interesting car then and now

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - now it's time to load up

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - the coupé is brought into position ...

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - ... and loaded

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - everything fits, no need to worry about touching down

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - loaded up and almost ready to go

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - battle scars on the radiator grille

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Volvo P1800 S (1968) found in a barn - damage also on the right flank

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - the Volvo sign is missing

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - of course there is already something to do on the car ....

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - the tires had to be freshly inflated, of course, but hold the air pretty well

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - with rear-view mirror

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - paint damage

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - the door handles

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - from a distance, the car doesn't actually look that bad

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - dust from almost 20 years of barn storage

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - the flanks are still a feast for the eyes today

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - a little cleaning and everything (almost) good ...

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - lots of dust and dirt on the rear end

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - intact rear lights

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - almost 20 years in the barn leave their mark

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - once repainted?

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - of course there is still a lot to be done ...

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - hot exhaust fumes will soon be escaping here again

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - after all, the original wheel covers can still be found in the trunk

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Barn find Volvo P1800 S (1968) - uncovered and ready for a bright future

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Summary

The sports estate version of the Volvo P1800 S is also known as Snow White's coffin. Here, however, we are talking about a coupé. But what connects this car with Snow White is a long sleep in a barn, from which the Volvo has now been awakened after almost 20 years. This report tells the story of the Volvo P1800 S, which was stored in a barn for a long time, and shows the awakening of the car in many pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Clear history
Resurrection

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Barn finds do not always have to be forgotten Lamborghini Miura or an old Bugatti. Much more frequently, less exotic vehicles were probably parked when they were no longer in use. When Thomas Fischer heard from his colleagues about a Triumph that had been parked for years, he pricked up his ears. When he saw the first photos, however, it quickly became clear that the barn find was not a Triumph, despite the sticker on the rear, but a Volvo P1800. However, this did not make the car, which had been standing idle for years, any less interesting - on the contrary. Initial research revealed that the 1968 coupé was deregistered in 1997. The last highway sticker on the windshield dates back to 1996, the year before the Volvo was last inspected by the road traffic office.

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