If you're into these retro reviews, you'll wanna watch our video on the BMW Z1 and its utterly bonkers slide-down doors: ruclips.net/video/2LUzJ-7qzEM/видео.html
Irving Gordon is the true 1966 Volvo P1800 legend driving almost 4 million miles before he passed away. Looks like Volvo must make the most reliable 2023 Volvo P1800 dedicating to Irving Gordon. Please bring back that "built like a tank" reliability for the year 2023 and so on.
My father had this car back in the day and was his favourite car he ever had. It was red and people often thought it was a Ferrari. Women also loved it. Needless to say, its a beautiful design and an awesome car.
Funny you should mention Ferrari. My dad has a white 67 and found a Ferrari emblem and put it on his p1800, except instead of a prancing horse, its a prancing moose on the badge. Gets a lot of good laughs at car meets.
Yes, but I would say, not only visual. Like the P1800: The Polestar 1 is a sports car, not the fastest and sportiest on the market and it doesn't need to be the fastest and sportiest, because it has a special character. Well, the obvious difference is the price tag...
Yeah, the CEO of Polestar wanted his concept Volvo Coupe to be made, which turned into the Polestar 1. The original concept car was based on the P1800.
I had the biggest grin on my face as soon as i saw that restored 1800! What a great car...too bad Volvo has lost the knowledge how to have fun. EDIT: Btw, i´m loving this series, hope you keep them coming!
I usually like restomodded cars but I much prefer the original P1800, such an elegant design oozing class from every angle. Its probably the only volvo I absolutely adore and if I was rich enough to have a car collection, there'd definitely be a space for a P1800. 😍
It was inspired because a friend of the CEO died in an accident. After it was perfected he refused to make other car companies license the design. He said it was because he didnt want someone to die just because they chose another car brand.
I feel like that seat belt demonstration video was very carefully selected and edited by someone who knows their audience well. I also feel like mentioning airbags while zoomed all the way in on the ermmm "seat belt" was strategic
These RETROspective shows are a great way to reintroduce retro cars to this generation. And show what the cars back then looked and performed like. Want more of these. Lovin it!!!
Sadly soon all combustion cars and trucks including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Car washs will be forbidden too because they are climate killers, now they want to slow down all the gas station pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.!!! (BABVVEN & TEBBVEN & BEFVO laws)!!!!!!
Affordable? Cheap? It cost more than a Jag E-Type, or about the same than a Porsche 911, Citroen SM or 6 cylinder Mercedes Coupe (C115 or SL). It was pretty expensive, elegant and probably more reliable than it's contemporary competitors. I love the SE shooting brake.
I’ve loved the p1800 for over 20 years and have always thought it would be awesome to hot rod one a bit. This Cyan is just perfect. Such an amazing machine. If I ever one the lottery and had to choose between a something like a 720s, which I also love, and the Volvo, I think it’d be the Volvo.
I recall discovering this car several months ago and LOVED it. It's Singer-style devotion to resto-modding... a glorious evolution of the original with modern hardware and deft aesthetic tweaks. Just superb. Alas, my money tree will never grow that many bills, but I'm glad something like this exists. BTW, sweet vintage logo at 0:34.
Still somehow prefer the looks of the ES. Btw, I love the little design nod to p1800 on v40. That gorgeous line from front fender going under windows and suddenly going up in sharp curve ❤️
@Drone Strike well, China's GDP is one of the top in the world, China's city infustructure is too 3, China's factories are good enough that Volkswagen audi Mercedes BMW Tesla Toyota all build their cars in china. China's engine is good enough that their Chinese made lync&co 03+ has been one of the fastest cars in wtcr since 2018, with Cyan racing driving it.
I owned a '66 S1800 from 1970-1971 when I got married. It was so, so much fun. Certainly not high powered but due to a broken seat bracket I was basically sitting just off the floor with my legs fully extended [ 6'4"] flying low on Socal freeways and cornering like I was Mario Andretti. Of course it didn't have A.C. so it was warmish in the summer. I'm now in my mid 70s, I'd love to have mine back.
The 850R Wagon is one of the best cars (if not the best) Volvo ever made. That includes looks too. You all severely discount the boxy look way too much.
At 7:06 "It's a Volvo that can do this..." Yeah, but have you tried the handling of a stock 740? It's got hilariously sweet handling. A well-kept secret. Would take very little to turn it into a good drift car. Volvos handle.
My dad and I did this back in the 1990's we bought this very car and did the 'restomod' to 1990s tech back then. Our's had a 2.5l engine with a 5-speed box, wide mag wheels, seats with head rests and a few more 'modern features'. I actually wish I could put an electric motor in it. Back then electric motors and batteries weren't as well developed. . We sold ours back then for about $20k which was good money in the day.
I wish car companies will remake some of the classics, but with modern chassis and drivetrains. The old cars had so much character. If car companies won’t, I wish some enthusiast entrepreneurs would start a company that will.
"240 KPH I have no idea how fast I'm going." Amen my brother. Long live the imperial system! 2 kinds of people in the world, those who landed on the moon (6 times) and those who use the metric system.
Since when did a Volvo P18 B engine put out 424 horse power you guys are full of it , I use too own a 1965 544 Volvo Sport it put out 120 or so horse power you guys bin smoking something that is for sure.
@@thommes07 I think he was playing that up a bit to be honest - even if you can't convert in real time (fair) you'd know a few milestones like 160k=100mph, 200k=125mph etc. He'd have had plenty of time to spot it was a kph speedo before they filmed that section...
@@thommes07 he is a motoring journalist or some sort is he not???and Top Gear no less... like The1trueDave said..at least a few milestones should come easy to him to recall
If I had the money in a sudden this would be my car before getting my lady a ring, house but I would also get a 911 made by workshop 5001! House the ring, maybe a Aphaholic also, hahaha
The original looks friendlier, happier and more cultivated, a car to travel millions of miles in. The new looks like a hysterically piece of migraine inducing noisy toy. Enjoyable for 20 miles, thereafter easily forgotten had it not been for the loan payments which will travel with the owner for the next million reincarnations. 😔
The front is just a beauty but the back does not go with the front at all. Sad to see that, it's a bit better on the cyan but what a wonderful car it would be with a normal porsche/ferrari back.
If I were rich, I genuinely think this might be the sports car I would choose over all the rest. I’ve always liked the looks of them, and I LOVE this modernized version. If it was a naturally-aspirated I5 around 300 hp, it’d be PERFECT.
If you're into these retro reviews, you'll wanna watch our video on the BMW Z1 and its utterly bonkers slide-down doors: ruclips.net/video/2LUzJ-7qzEM/видео.html
You should get Jeremy, Richard, and James, those guys are the ONLY reason this show is what it is.
ruclips.net/video/15gstSKobVE/видео.html
@@Rattus-Norvegicus yeah, get them back
Irving Gordon is the true 1966 Volvo P1800 legend driving almost 4 million miles before he passed away. Looks like Volvo must make the most reliable 2023 Volvo P1800 dedicating to Irving Gordon. Please bring back that "built like a tank" reliability for the year 2023 and so on.
Where did you drive this car ?
Cheeky editing with the "Airbags included" piece haha
Indeed
Thats what I said lol damn in the 50s nice airbags!
Haha tits.
I should say, TopGear is coming back to its original charm that we all loved in the era of the trio (C-M-H).
Volvo P1800's are really beautiful cars.
This guy did not just call Volvo cars ugly… Other than the P1800 😐 That 245 is beautiful.
I love the Volvo 1800.
240kmh is equal to 149mph
Absolutely beautiful, but too expensive
The coolest Volvo
1:35 pun intended😂😂
That was almost subtle 😂
Too funny 🤣
I like this guy.
Not as funny when the three old blokes when they said it.
My father had this car back in the day and was his favourite car he ever had. It was red and people often thought it was a Ferrari. Women also loved it. Needless to say, its a beautiful design and an awesome car.
Funny you should mention Ferrari. My dad has a white 67 and found a Ferrari emblem and put it on his p1800, except instead of a prancing horse, its a prancing moose on the badge. Gets a lot of good laughs at car meets.
Chicks dig the car.
@@D3V1NF5 I see people with more modern Volvos do that lol. I think it became a "comedy feature" on Volvos.
Oh my, I would take that restomod over ANY supercar that's available. It's gorgeous!
Purely visual, the Polestar 1 is an actual modern version of this car
That was intetional design.
@@Neojhun ya don’t say
@@groovytirma2409 WTF? You just abused that term.
Yes, but I would say, not only visual. Like the P1800: The Polestar 1 is a sports car, not the fastest and sportiest on the market and it doesn't need to be the fastest and sportiest, because it has a special character.
Well, the obvious difference is the price tag...
Yeah, the CEO of Polestar wanted his concept Volvo Coupe to be made, which turned into the Polestar 1. The original concept car was based on the P1800.
Love the design on those volvos !! And that restored is just fantastic!
1:28
"My goals are beyond your understanding"
Them yitties looked nice tho😏
Was waiting for someone to comment on that 😂
Did you get the "airbags included" line that went with that scene at the end? lol
That's pretty weird
If I won the lottery, this would be the first thing on my shopping list.
Well, after hookers and cocaine.
Look at the E-Type U.K. retromod offerings.
Get of my list ;)
I had the biggest grin on my face as soon as i saw that restored 1800!
What a great car...too bad Volvo has lost the knowledge how to have fun.
EDIT: Btw, i´m loving this series, hope you keep them coming!
Volvo P1800 had a shooting brake variation. I'd like to see Cyan take their magic on one of those.
I usually like restomodded cars but I much prefer the original P1800, such an elegant design oozing class from every angle. Its probably the only volvo I absolutely adore and if I was rich enough to have a car collection, there'd definitely be a space for a P1800. 😍
P1800 Cyan Racing is my favorite car ever!! It's just beautiful!!
When he said Cyan I thought he said Scion. That was a weird moment.
You know... The space age was also in the late 60's. So, technically, it was already made of space age materials
Wow, I didn’t know Morgan Spurlock was on this channel, I loved “Super Size Me”, got any more documentaries planned?
Damn! The Retrospective is the best segment in TOPGear. Wonderful Show!!!
1.30 explains why volvo engineers were able to perfect the 3 point safety belt.
The unspoken motivation.
It was inspired because a friend of the CEO died in an accident. After it was perfected he refused to make other car companies license the design. He said it was because he didnt want someone to die just because they chose another car brand.
@@nubreed13 No, it was breasts
I had a 64. The thing about it was, it was the first sports car in history that was really reliable.
The 1800 was never affordable. It cost more than a Jaguar E-type.
I feel like that seat belt demonstration video was very carefully selected and edited by someone who knows their audience well. I also feel like mentioning airbags while zoomed all the way in on the ermmm "seat belt" was strategic
Next level marketing, every driver wanted a seatbelt after that haha
The seatbelt saved lives and created the seatbelt effect. What a great invention
Back in the good old days when you could demonstrate things without offending everyone.
James Hammonds
Well tbh that woman looked very uncomfortable.
I am an INDIAN ...ITS MY DREAM CAAAAR!!! 💯❤️...ONE DAY I WILL AFFORD IT
These RETROspective shows are a great way to reintroduce retro cars to this generation. And show what the cars back then looked and performed like. Want more of these. Lovin it!!!
Sadly soon all combustion cars and trucks including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-(
In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025
on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Car washs will be forbidden too because they are climate killers, now they want to slow down all the gas station pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.!!! (BABVVEN & TEBBVEN & BEFVO laws)!!!!!!
Affordable? Cheap? It cost more than a Jag E-Type, or about the same than a Porsche 911, Citroen SM or 6 cylinder Mercedes Coupe (C115 or SL). It was pretty expensive, elegant and probably more reliable than it's contemporary competitors. I love the SE shooting brake.
I’ve loved the p1800 for over 20 years and have always thought it would be awesome to hot rod one a bit. This Cyan is just perfect. Such an amazing machine. If I ever one the lottery and had to choose between a something like a 720s, which I also love, and the Volvo, I think it’d be the Volvo.
Can you really replace the irreplaceable?
Those early UK made ones had really poor build quality, so if you are interested in getting one go for the swedish made cars, much better.
I love what you did with “airbags” 😂
Blue haired land whales will want this cancelled.
1:36 I see what you did there! 🤣
One of the best looking cars ever. And the reto🤩🤯🤤
I’ve finally found true love.
"turn on your reciever, there's a message comin iiiin; Keep your hands off my woman!
I recall discovering this car several months ago and LOVED it. It's Singer-style devotion to resto-modding... a glorious evolution of the original with modern hardware and deft aesthetic tweaks. Just superb. Alas, my money tree will never grow that many bills, but I'm glad something like this exists. BTW, sweet vintage logo at 0:34.
this is the only new top gear clip i will watch
And anything with Chris Harris .... on his own.
@@tonyb9735 lmao its mostly cause i love the p1800 lmao
Still somehow prefer the looks of the ES. Btw, I love the little design nod to p1800 on v40. That gorgeous line from front fender going under windows and suddenly going up in sharp curve ❤️
wait, without hybrid motor, 2 litter turbo has 420 hp?? YES.
its the Lynk&Co 2.0. you can buy the 03+ in china with about the same amount of power. its the WTCR street version of Cyan'ss race car.
@@Ray-no9sj 领克03根赛车版本完全不是一样东西了
@@RuohongZhao wtcr规则不允许变化的。 发动机都是一样，只是经过改装（你可以自己弄），避震这些也是动过。除了那些没啥变化。 跟wtcr gti和正常gti一个道理，都是一台发动机一样变速箱就是巾帼改装
@Drone Strike well, China's GDP is one of the top in the world, China's city infustructure is too 3, China's factories are good enough that Volkswagen audi Mercedes BMW Tesla Toyota all build their cars in china. China's engine is good enough that their Chinese made lync&co 03+ has been one of the fastest cars in wtcr since 2018, with Cyan racing driving it.
@Drone Strike lol Trump supporter arnt you? what a troll.
honestly, for me this is the most beautiful car ever made, only an aston db6 can come close -look wise cause money wise...nah-
Top gear has definitely taken a good turn. They’re no longer pretending to be Clarkson, Hammond and may. They’re just being there selves
I owned a '66 S1800 from 1970-1971 when I got married. It was so, so much fun. Certainly not high powered but due to a broken seat bracket I was basically sitting just off the floor with my legs fully extended [ 6'4"] flying low on Socal freeways and cornering like I was Mario Andretti. Of course it didn't have A.C. so it was warmish in the summer. I'm now in my mid 70s, I'd love to have mine back.
I wish I'd never sold my 64.
The 850R Wagon is one of the best cars (if not the best) Volvo ever made. That includes looks too. You all severely discount the boxy look way too much.
The V70R was much better in everything
Saw the new trailer for TG, looks awful, they ruining the show , looks more scripted,
It kinda looks like an old ferrari
HOW DARE YOU TALK BAD ABOUT THE LOOKS OF THE 245!!! :) HOW DARE YOU!
What's going on with the 'tache, Jack?
airbags included
Wow such a beautiful car!
$500,000!
I love the P1800, but do you know how many better vehicles you can get for $500k?! Absolutely absurd pricing
I want one so bad 🤤 but man do those rims look off I would definitely try to switch them to old school wire spokes 🤔
That or something that holds dog dish hubcaps
What sort of rims are those on the Cyan Volvo? They look really great.
he is no Jeremy clarkson at drifting
At 7:06 "It's a Volvo that can do this..."
Yeah, but have you tried the handling of a stock 740? It's got hilariously sweet handling. A well-kept secret. Would take very little to turn it into a good drift car. Volvos handle.
Couldnt agree more
850 was a touring car legend, but nobody really follows TCR.
My dad and I did this back in the 1990's we bought this very car and did the 'restomod' to 1990s tech back then. Our's had a 2.5l engine with a 5-speed box, wide mag wheels, seats with head rests and a few more 'modern features'. I actually wish I could put an electric motor in it. Back then electric motors and batteries weren't as well developed.
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We sold ours back then for about $20k which was good money in the day.
Immediately thought of the Ferrari 275 GTB when I first saw it.
I want a wallpaper of this car. That is, the cyan version. It looks so damn beautiful
I wish car companies will remake some of the classics, but with modern chassis and drivetrains. The old cars had so much character. If car companies won’t, I wish some enthusiast entrepreneurs would start a company that will.
We need Volvo P1800 comeback with MG4 EV Dual-Motor AWD, MG4 Xpower, The First Volvo P1800 Coupe that use EV
"240 KPH I have no idea how fast I'm going." Amen my brother. Long live the imperial system! 2 kinds of people in the world, those who landed on the moon (6 times) and those who use the metric system.
Since when did a Volvo P18 B engine put out 424 horse power you guys are full of it , I use too own a 1965 544 Volvo Sport it put out 120 or so horse power you guys bin smoking something that is for sure.
is it me or did i heard he just said he doesnt know how fast he is going while indicating how fast he was driving?????
because the dials of the new volvo are in km/h and not in mph and he didn't know how to convert it...
@@thommes07 I think he was playing that up a bit to be honest - even if you can't convert in real time (fair) you'd know a few milestones like 160k=100mph, 200k=125mph etc. He'd have had plenty of time to spot it was a kph speedo before they filmed that section...
@@thommes07 he is a motoring journalist or some sort is he not???and Top Gear no less... like The1trueDave said..at least a few milestones should come easy to him to recall
@@The1trueDave i sure hope so that he is playing cause that would be a very weird convo to have afterwards😅😅😅
Well if I had Elon Musk's money I'd ditch my stupid Apartheid mobile and get one of these.
If I had the money in a sudden this would be my car before getting my lady a ring, house but I would also get a 911 made by workshop 5001! House the ring, maybe a Aphaholic also, hahaha
The original looks friendlier, happier and more cultivated, a car to travel millions of miles in. The new looks like a hysterically piece of migraine inducing noisy toy. Enjoyable for 20 miles, thereafter easily forgotten had it not been for the loan payments which will travel with the owner for the next million reincarnations. 😔
4 cyl turbo well functioning but the most boring sound of all engines. for that kind of money most will expect significantly more
Volvo's are something ❤
Close to 380’ something pounds for that Polestar 1800!!??
I would go with the original every day of the week
If you can't convert KPH to MPH in your head how can you call yourself a gearhead?!?! (Or petrol head) even if u suck at maths
It looks gorgeous, especially in that blue/cyan.
what is so hair raisingly scary about 150 mph?? I mean in a well designed car should be rock stable no worries....just another case of sensationalism
the old one is a cheaper alternative for DB5
Like a DB5 and a Ferrari had a child. That unfortunately had a birth defect resulting in a lower power engine… We still love it though!
Perhaps somebody can restore that poor blue thing back to its original condition. After that, maybe somebody could drive it 3 million miles.
For someone wondering how fast was the modern one was 240 km turns into 149 miles an hour
The front is just a beauty but the back does not go with the front at all. Sad to see that, it's a bit better on the cyan but what a wonderful car it would be with a normal porsche/ferrari back.
If I were rich, I genuinely think this might be the sports car I would choose over all the rest. I’ve always liked the looks of them, and I LOVE this modernized version. If it was a naturally-aspirated I5 around 300 hp, it’d be PERFECT.
How about 480, c70 and c30? Some inspired by the ES design. The 1800 has a legacy
The Volvo looks like the mustang fastback but it came first so the mustang fastback was inspired by Volvo interesting ..
Please review a shelby cobra!!!
These guys almost sound like all 3 of our favourite presenters yes I am talking about Clarkson, May, Hammond
I was thinking I was going to see Clarkson Hammond and May. They made the show. It's just not worth watching without them. Thumbs down
Volvo should bring it back.
Yes it's odd Chinese owners of Volvo wouldn't take advantage of legend like p1800 and bring out a modern version of it.
And for only $800,000 you can have your very own CYAN 1800.
What a bargain,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
New Cyan grill does not look as nice as the original. I would have also preferred to have a real trunk instead of a gas cell in there. But that's me.
I miss old Top Gear...
1:30 LOL the guy touching the woman'z breaztz....... it would never fly today...
W kolejnym odcinku top cwel będziemy oglądać jak Jaguar będzie chciał przeleciec Maseratti,Audi i Alfe romeo
What did he mean when he mentioned air bags included? Just after the overhead camerashot. That is playing it too close
My prayer, whenever i see an unmolested P1800: "Be still, my beating heart."
This show has become so boring without the trio 😫
I haven't even watched a single episode after they left
So the new version isn't the new version, as usual it's completely different, what a crock.
I can't watch this with that mustache. I know it sounds silly but it's literally unwatchable looking at him. It's not working mate.
This presenter should be on the main show, now one could replace the trio but I bet he does a good.............................”In the world”
Where did the presenter's eyebrows went? Was he always like that or I just noticed them missing in this video?
They really made a shooting brake out of this, while others just tease us with concepts or photoshops.
You should see the Volvo P1800 currently in my FORZA garage!
I'll have two......anyone got £760,000 I could borrow till 2069?