I’d posted this photo a couple of months back on my Facebook page, but completely forgot to post it here. […]
My Classic Car (ep. 20.5) now online starring 64SAINT
As stated in my previous post, 64SAINT was captured on video for My Classic Car with Dennis Gage. The video of the full episode in now online. […]
My Classic Car (season 20 episode 5) preview–Vail Automotive Classic
Last September, Mark and Brett at Concours Cars borrowed 64SAINT and took it up to Vail for the two-day Vail Automotive Classic (we were on vacation at the time). There they met up with Dennis Gage of My Classic Car who was videoing a future episode. It turns out that the preview for that episode is now up on YouTube: […]
Why I own a Volvo 1800S
I’ve talked about this before – as a kid I watched The Saint with Roger Moore on the telly: Simon Templar drove a Volvo P1800 and I therefore wanted one – but in this video from Petrolicious John Patterson articulates the joy of owning one in a way that resonates with how I feel about it. The lines, the shape, the 60s craftmanship, the fun, the quirks. People give you thumbs up, they come and talk to you about it in the parking lot, they’ve never seen one before. It’s not ostentatious: it’s a Volvo. […]
Photoshoot on the Pikes Peak Highway
Over the winter months I put 64SAINT into storage, not because there aren’t days I could use it during that time, but because if I didn’t I would have to keep my daily driver out in the snow and frost and whatever else comes down. I’m getting too old to scrape the windshield of ice and snow every morning. […]
More hints that P1800 prices are rising
It seems that Gooding and Company have a red 1967 Volvo 1800S in their Scottsdale auctions in a week’s time (16 & 17 January). The car is a one-owner car, just over 10,000 miles, original paint and interior. The estimate? $50K to $70K. I would hazard a guess that, given the originality of this particular car, the winning bid will be at the high end of the range. Again, though, it points to the Volvo P1800 series becoming more and more attractive to car collectors and hence becoming pricier – and hence reinforcing the need for me to up my insurance. […]
Forbes: Volvo P1800 is a Buy
Note sure how far to take this, but Forbes opined about Volvo P1800s in their December 2014 issue: […]
64SAINT in the fall
Since I had only housework-type chores to do today, I escaped mid-morning for an hour to see if I couldn’t take a few photographs of 64SAINT next to some fall colors. Let’s put it like this: I was a smidge too late and most of the colors have yellowed too much already. Or the leaves have already fallen. So, only a couple of good shots. […]
Post restoration
I suddenly realized this morning that I hadn’t completed the series of articles on the restoration of my Volvo 1800S. I’d published a post on the Before pictures, and one on the In-the-middle pictures, but I’d neglected to finish it all off. […]
Jay Leno discusses and drives ST1
A nice video from the Jay Leno’s Garage YouTube series shows off the fully restored ST1 Volvo 1800S from the TV series of The Saint with Roger Moore. All I can say is, what a wonderful restoration. Beautiful. […]