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. […]
Mid restoration
Previously, I’d shown and commented on the pictures of my Volvo 1800S, 64SAINT, before the restoration was started in 2003. In this post, I’ll show the pictures I was given when I bought the car that show it in mid-restoration. There are four such photos. […]
Before restoration
As noted elsewhere on this site, 64SAINT was originally Volvo color code #79 or Pearl White. Ten years ago this year, in 2003, the original owner (I’m guessing since the plate you’ll see was registered to him) decided to have it completely restored; an almost 40th birthday present. As part of the papers and documentation I got with the car were some photographs of the restoration: before, during, and after. […]
Just for fun…
Here’s Raquel Welch at a photo shoot in the early 60s, leaning on some model of the Volvo P1800 series. […]
Who goes there?
I think it’s time to check out the identification plate for my Volvo 1800S; it is the unique designation for 64SAINT. Here it is in all its glory, from just under the hood on the driver’s side: […]
Original window sticker for Volvo 1800S
As part of the purchase for my Volvo 1800S, I got a whole bunch of papers in a big old envelope, saved presumably by the original buyer and passed on to the subsequent buyers. There’s some interesting stuff in there that chronicles the early days of 64SAINT, but the earliest document of all must be the original window sticker for the car. […]