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Est: £14,000 - £16,000
1972 Volvo P1800 ES
United Kingdom • 14 Oct 2026 • Lot 51
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
A rare 'Sun Yellow' 1972 Volvo P1800 ES with a manual transmission and just 65,200 miles, previously owned by a Volvo mechanic. This former award-winning example comes with extensive history and is noted as being well-maintained and easy to drive.

Condition
8
Well-preserved, award winner, good history
/ 10
Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
1440
Odometer:
65,200 miles
Reg Number:
JYW 897K
RHD/LHD:
LHD
Registration No: JYW 897KChassis No: 1440MOT: Exempt
A well-preserved and reportedly former award winning P1800 ES
Well maintained by the vendor who was a time served Volvo mechanic during the 1970s / 1980s
Finished in the 1972-model year colour of 'Sun Yellow' (107)
Good history file with many old MOT certificates and current V5C
Introduced in August 1971, the Volvo P1800 ES was arguably one of the world’s first ‘lifestyle’ estate cars (a genre now typified by the BMW 3-Series Touring).
Boasting notably greater luggage space thanks to its extended roof line and sharply raked glass tailgate, the model came with a more powerful Bosch fuel-injected 1986cc OHV four-cylinder powerplant as standard.
Further benefiting from four-wheel disc brakes and the choice of either four-speed manual or three-speed automatic transmission, it remained in production until 1973 (by which time some 8,078 are thought to have been made).Finished in the rare colour combination of Sun Yellow (107) with Bl...
Points of note
£1,550
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£16,007
Median Price (Since 2020)
£58,970
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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