Archive for the 'Sitings' Category

We made Make and Hemmings!

The ramp-pit plans I posted last month have been working out well for me — I’ve gutted the interior of the 1800 and have finally begun working away at the rust on the floorpans. Turns out other people have been searching for such plans, too: The page made Make Magazine’s blog of do-it-yourself projects last […]

Volvo dealership asks $50K for “brand new” 32-year-old Volvo 1800ES

Noticed this on the Yahoo! 1800list today: A dealership in Maryland is selling a “new” 1973 Volvo 1800 ES — never titled, with less than 300 miles on the clock (I’m assuming that’s test-driving miles?).
The asking price is a cool $49,995 — about 10 grand more than a new new Volvo sports […]

Video game may feature Volvo 1800

According to this thread started by a 3d car artist at Maxforums.org, the Volvo 1800 (and the PV544, believe it or not!) may be appearing in a new video game, Crashday, to be published by Atari in January of next year (according to the preview video).
I’m not really a gamer, but this just might inspire […]

Yet another Volvo media siting

While I don’t intend to yell “LOOK!” every time someone mentions a Volvo 1800 on the Web or within other media formats, I think it’s important to let others know when our favorite automobile makes its way into a headline or two. That said, I just stumbled across a nice article on About.com’s site […]