Swedish stocking stuffers, part 1 of 7: 1973 Volvo 1800ES.

Happy holidays from OPC!

1967 Volvo 1800S.

1970 Volvo 1800S.

1973 Volvo 1800 ES.

1967 Volvo 1800S.

1971 Volvo P1800.

1963 Volvo 1800 S.

1973 Volvo 1800ES.

1964 Volvo 1800S Coupe.

3 Volvo Wagons: 1973 Volvo 1800ES.

On the commute home yesterday, my eye caught the red flash of what appeared to be a certain familiar, beautiful, split-window rally car down a side street, and so I doubled back to check it out. Indeed it was the very car, along with two of its younger station wagon siblings, in comparably glorious condition.

Click image to go large. Wagon #3 is in the center of the photo, one block down on the right side, in red, and featured in the next blog post.

1967 Volvo P1800 S Coupe.

1973 Volvo 1800ES Wagon.

I think the designers of the C30 are making a direct historical reference to this glass tailgate.