#Laycock overdrive volvo manual

This car also sports 4 brand new tires with less then 200 miles on them. In addition, the 1970 model was the first 1800 with four-wheel disc brakes. Stopping is handled by power assisted disc brakes. The addition of the overdrive is vital for effortless highway speed cruising.

#Laycock overdrive volvo manual

Mated to the B20F fuel injected engine is an extremely rare M41 4-speed manual transmission with a Laycock overdrive. The ES engine produced 125 bhp by reducing the compression ratio with a thicker head gasket, although maximum power was slightly down, the engine was less вЂњpeakyвЂќ and the carвЂ™s on-the-road performance was actually improved. Both paint and body are in fantastic condition showing only minor imperfections. This rare ES Volvo boasts a recent repaint by the previous owner in correct light blue metallic. ItвЂ™s said that Volvo owners are some of the most meticulous and caring car owners in the worldвЂ¦and this example shows it! MotoeXotica is pleased to announce another iconic classic, a stunning 1973 Volvo P1800ES. Sad to say itвЂ™s probably a parts car, but a very useful one.1973 Volvo P1800ES Sports Wagon Swedish built вЂњSвЂќ model Inline 1.9L B20F 4-cylinder D-Jectronic Fuel Injection 4-speed M41 transmission w/ Laycock overdrive Four wheel disc brakes Wood steering wheel Original ownerвЂ™s manual These cars are complex to restore, and very costly. The driverвЂ™s floor is rapidly disappearing. ItвЂ™s unlikely that this 1800 can be restored. Given inflation, $1,500 seems more than reasonable now. The original seats were likewise gone, and the purple replacements were, I think, from a Mustang. The starter was bad, but when I replaced it the car ran and drove-albeit with one of the worst-looking rusted-out, bashed-and-crashed bodies ever seen on an 1800. And the promise of a вЂњrebuilt engineвЂќ was actually correct. This car is dГ©jГ vu for me because I bought a 1964 1800 very similar to the example offered for $200. HereвЂ™s what these cars are supposed to look like, though this is a later modelвЂ“1966 to 1968 perhaps? Note the straight chrome strip, different grille and hubcaps, and the straight front bumper. The early-style radiator (without an expansion bottle) is valuable. The front bumper is bent, but the rear one might be saveable. All the glass is intact, and the вЂњracing-typeвЂќ steering wheel is in place. The transmission is still there, and probably itвЂ™s British-made Laycock de Normanville overdrive unit. All the cool turquoise-and-black instruments are there and can be rebuilt (by Nisonger, as I recall.). It still has a decent grille surround and egg-crate grille, both worth their weight in gold.

Maybe that engine really was rebuilt, though it looks rather sorry for itself now. But all the early cars had very different trim, including вЂњbullhornвЂќ front bumpers, early-style hubcaps, and вЂњcurved spearвЂќ side trim. That history would suggest that this car was actually assembled in Sweden, and I think I see an вЂњ1800SвЂќ badge on the tail. But it was not until 1969 that body pressings were transferred from Pressed Steel in Scotland to VolvoвЂ™s press shop in OlofstrГ¶m.вЂќ In the spring of 1963-after 6,000 Jensen-built cars-production of the 1800 started up in VolvoвЂ™s Lundby factory. Constant problems with personnel, working methods, quality, suppliers and logistics-along with an unwillingness to deal with these issues-meant that Volvo transferred production home to Sweden as soon as it was possible. Production got underway but this arrangement had its challenges. LetвЂ™s let Volvo tell the story: вЂњAfter much deliberation, Volvo decided to use two British companies to build the car: Pressed Steel would build the bodies and Jensen Motors would paint and assemble the cars. From 1961 to 1963, 1800s were built by Jensen in England, and the questionable quality is why Volvo took the project in-house as the 1800S (вЂњSвЂќ for Sweden). Although the interior is stripped, the rest of it is there. Indeed they are, and thatвЂ™s what makes this one easily worth $1,500. ItвЂ™s good for a parts rat rod, or a rusty daily driver. The motor turns-it was supposedly rebuilt before the keys were lost and it sat for 25 years. вЂњSomeone took the seats and door panels before my dad got it. ItвЂ™s a вЂњrust bucket,вЂќ and itвЂ™s been sitting outside in rainy Washington State for a good long while. IвЂ™m amazed it has been for sale as long as it has, with all the interest in the 1800. ThatвЂ™s likely the case for this 1964 Volvo 1800, here on Facebook Marketplace in beautiful Bellingham, Washington for just $1,500. Sometimes theyвЂ™re too far gone, but are still bargain parts gold mines. Cars are worth buying for various reasons, and not all with the intention of returning them to the road.