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Volvo C70 - not just for modern saints

Name: Volvo C70 Cabrio 1998
Brand: Volvo

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Created on July 14, 2020

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Bruno von Rotz

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Volvo Car Group / Werk

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Volvo Car Group Gothenburg

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Volvo C70 (1998) - with Dolby surround system

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Volvo C70 Convertible Centaurus 601 (1996)

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Volvo C70 Convertible (1998) - open version with fabric roof

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Volvo C70 Convertible (1998) - where is the sun?

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Volvo C70 Convertible (2001) - fast on the road

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Volvo C70 Convertible (2002) - elegant color combination

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Volvo C70 Convertible (2003) - elegant and open for everything

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Volvo C70 Cabriolet (1999) - Advertising - keep your family safe

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Volvo C70 (2005) - successor to the first C70, but with a retractable tin roof in the style of the time

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Roger Moore as Simon Templar in the TV series Simon Templar/The Saint with the Volvo P1800 S

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Volvo P 1800 - the new Volvo sports coupé at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show

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Volvo P 1800 S (1962) - early production model

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Volvo P 1800 S (1963) - elegant sports car for every day - Illustration from the sales brochure

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Volvo P 1800 ES (1972) - a rear window wiper was available at extra cost

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Volvo P 1800 ES (1971) - even the prototype was gold-tipped

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Volvo 262 C (1978) - the first series was sprayed in silver as standard

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Volvo 262 C (1982) - in dark color scheme as series 3

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Volvo 780 (1985) - World premiere of the sleek coupé created in collaboration with Bertone - Geneva Motor Show 1985

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Volvo 780 Coupé (1985) - from the work of Bertone

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Volvo 780 (1985) - ideal luxury coupé for the wealthy couple

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Volvo 480 ES (1986) - with front-wheel drive and transverse front-mounted engine, novelty - Geneva Motor Show 1986

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Summary

When Volvo presented the C70 in Paris in 1996, the brand already had an impressive coupé tradition. However, the C70, which was powered exclusively by five-cylinder engines, was positioned significantly differently to the P 1800 or 480 ES. And it was also available as a convertible. The Americans loved both versions, but here in Germany the C70 siblings had a somewhat harder time, despite their intoxicating beauty and innovative technology. This vehicle report looks back some 25 years and describes the first-generation C70.

This article contains the following chapters

Famous ancestor
Multi-stage transition
Elegant new release
Proven technology
A warm welcome
Open-top version generates increased interest
Long production time

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

When they were looking for a suitable company car for the main protagonist in the 1997 film "The Saint" starring Val Kilmer, the choice fell on the Volvo C70. After all, Roger Moore, who played Simon Templar in the late 1960s television series "The Saint", had already driven a Volvo Coupé, the P1800S to be precise. Although the Volvo P1800 was not Volvo's first sports car - the P 1900 already existed before it - Volvo opened up the world market with the coupé presented at the beginning of the 1960s and enriched the sports car world with a coupé suitable for everyday use, which was also built as a sports estate from the 1970s onwards.

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