Equipment
1778/100hp, 4-speed, wire wheels, dash clock.
Condition
#1 Concours
World-class. Could compete in the world’s best Concours d'Elegance events.
Restoration finished in 2020. A rare, very early, Jensen-built P1800. The panel fit isn’t perfect but the rest of the car is. Likely one of the best in the world.
Market commentary
In the early days of Volvo's first volume-selling sports car, the company didn't quite have enough capacity so it contracted Jensen in the UK to assemble the earliest batch of P1800s. The early ones had plenty of issues so Volvo canceled the contract early, moved production back home, and renamed the model 1800S (S for "Sweden"). Many of the Jensen-built cars rusted away decades ago. Seeing one at all is rare enough, and seeing one get the royal treatment in terms of restoration is even more special. It brought an expensive price, but it deserved to.