I own two 1800's. An early jensen built P1800 and a late 1800E and
they are an interesting collection of British and European bits. They
have Bosch electrics ( coil, starter and generator/alternator) but
smith instruments. Bosch headlights but Lucas taillights. The volvo
gearboxes where taken from larger saloons ( the one in my 1800E is
from the 164) so they aren't stressed and the later overdrive is also
more often used in heavier more powerful cars. With regular oil
changes and proper maintenance, high milages are not uncommon. Also of
interest is the poor panel fit and tendency to rust that plagues the
Jensen built cars,
cheers
Pieter
On 25/10/2009, at 11:39 AM, Joe and Lenore Armour wrote:
> Bob Spidell wrote:
>
>> Just read the same article--wish it had talked about the Laycock
>> deNormanville O/D the car probably had (excepting the mention in
>> one of the photo captions of an 'electric overdrive'). How the heck
>> did he get 2.5M+ miles on THAT???!!! Musta used MT-90 ;)
>> Anyway, it appears the P1800 used HS6 SU carbs:
>> http://www.classicvolvoparts.co.uk/pages/Volvo%20P1800fuel.html
>>
>> bs
>
> JENSEN Motors
> The very same company that sub-contracted the assembly of our Austin
> Healey cars, less drive train, also assembled the early Volvo
> P1800s so there is a lot of British in them there Volvos.
> After despatching the Healeys on the back of a truck they arrived at
> the MG assembly line (Abingdon) for their motors,g'boxes and diffs
> plus I think wheels
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