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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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Bruno von Rotz

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - nachdem die Bremse gelöst ist, kann der Wagen ins Freie gerollt werden

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - wie aufgefunden in der Scheune

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - vorsichtig wird die Abdeckung hochgehoben

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - der Triumph-Kleber täuscht, das ist natürlich ein Volvo

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - langsam zeigt sich das Sportcoupé in seiner ganzen Gestalt

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - komplett freigelegt

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - viel Staub und einige Lackschäden sind bereits ersichtlich

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - der Wagen scheint insgesamt intakt zu sein

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - das besondere Heck wird nun sichtbar

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - staubig, aber immer noch elegant

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - Freude über den befreiten Wagen

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - das Originallenkrad wich wohl irgendwann einem passenden Sportlenkrad

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - 11'692 km steht auf dem Tacho, ob wohl eine "1" oder eine "2" davor fehlt?

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - Blick ins Interieur, die Felle sind typisch für die damalige Zeit, das Leder darunter ist ausgetrocknet

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - Warnmeldung über handgezogene Handbremse ...

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - 1996 war der Volvo zum letzten Mal auf Schweizer Autobahnen unterwegs

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - ob er wohl auf Anhieb wieder laufen wird?

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - Vierzylindermotor mit zwei SU-Vergasern

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - Chassisplakette mit Farbangabe

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - intakte aber sauberne Scheiben

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - viel Staub auf der Oberfläche

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - damals wie heute ein interessantes Auto

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - jetzt geht's ans Aufladen

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - das Coupé wird in Position gebracht ...

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - ... und aufgeladen

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - alles passt, kein Aufsetzen ist zu befürchten

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - aufgeladen und fast abfahrbereit

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - Kampfspuren auf dem Kühlergrill

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - Blessuren auch an der rechten Flanke

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - das Volvo-Zeichen fehlt

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - etwas zu tun gibt es an dem Wagen natürlich schon ....

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - die Reifen mussten natürlich frisch aufgepumpt werden, halten die Luft aber ziemlich gut

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - mit Rückspiegel

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - Lackschäden

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - die Türgriffe

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - aus der Distanz sieht der Wagen eigentlich gar nicht so schlecht aus

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - Staub aus fast 20 Jahren Scheunenlagerung

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - die Flanken sind auch heute noch eine Augenweide

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - ein bisschen putzen und alles (fast) gut ...

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - viel Staub und Schmutz auf dem Heck

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - intakte Rückleuchten

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - fast 20 Jahre in der Scheune hinterlassen halt ihre Spuren

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - einmal überlackiert?

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - da muss natürlich noch einiges gemacht werden ...

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - schon bald werden hier wieder heisse Abgase austreten

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - immerhin, im Kofferraum finden sich sogar noch die originalen Raddeckel

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Scheunenfund Volvo P1800 S (1968) - freigelegt und bereit für eine strahlende Zukunft

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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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