1800E being sold by collectcars.com auction

Groundes-Peace · Oct 22nd, 2021, 18:26

Does anyone know of the yellow 1971 1800E which is being sold by auction?
Claimed to have only done 26,000 miles and fully restored 22 years ago, The photos look good and it appears to have a strong history.
At Friday evening bids had reached £15,750.
Auction finishes on Monday evening.

c1800 · Oct 23rd, 2021, 02:39

Link to the advert?

mike gilbert · Oct 23rd, 2021, 11:17

I think it must be this one? Its a decent car but the more you look at the pics the more faults you see including filler in places you wouldn't expect to find it unless the car was pretty rough at one time in its life. Still the vendor has been honest enough to show a lot of the flaky bits. I like what he's done with the wheels, they normally look terrible without the beauty rings.
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1971-volvo-1800e

ibarnett01 · Oct 25th, 2021, 19:54

Sold for £26,600. Well over the top in my humble opinion.

c1800 · Oct 26th, 2021, 04:49

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Originally Posted by ibarnett01

Sold for £26,600. Well over the top in my humble opinion.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Salop Farmer · Oct 26th, 2021, 12:55

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Originally Posted by c1800

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A little harsh when you look how much a total restoration costs to bring a car anywhere near this cars appearance !

Derek UK · Oct 26th, 2021, 13:18

Artistically photographed and enhanced to minimise the paint faults. Lots of orange peel. Another £2k in the paint shop would help it. Hopefully the buyer actually viewed the car otherwise I think he will be a little disappointed.

mike gilbert · Oct 26th, 2021, 18:20

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Originally Posted by Salop Farmer

A little harsh when you look how much a total restoration costs to bring a car anywhere near this cars appearance !

I don't think its harsh - that car has cracking bubbling and sinking filler in several places including the flat panels either side of the rear window. When a P1800 has rotted there (one of the last places they go) then its been a very rusty car at some stage in its life and clearly not repaired properly.

cassell · Nov 1st, 2021, 18:51

Here's another 1800E coming to auction, this one looks to be in good honest condition from the photos. Auction is in Runcorn on 20th November and this car has a local Cheshire registration too, so possibly a local car.

Estimate seems reasonable at £28 to £32k.

https://auctions.manorparkclassics.c...pp=48&pn=1&g=1

Groundes-Peace · Nov 2nd, 2021, 12:50

hard to know based on the photos released so far....
Showing inside boot without a look at the engine bay seems a bit a*** about face.
Wonder how much history to be revealed...

Oct 22nd, 2021, 18:26	#1
Groundes-Peace Master Member Last Online: Mar 14th, 2024 17:23 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Milton Keynes	1800E being sold by collectcars.com auction Does anyone know of the yellow 1971 1800E which is being sold by auction? Claimed to have only done 26,000 miles and fully restored 22 years ago, The photos look good and it appears to have a strong history. At Friday evening bids had reached £15,750. Auction finishes on Monday evening.

Oct 23rd, 2021, 02:39	#2
c1800 Master Member Last Online: Apr 14th, 2024 16:22 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Alberta	Link to the advert?

Oct 23rd, 2021, 11:17	#3
mike gilbert Master Member Last Online: Yesterday 12:52 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Peterborough View Photos By: mike gilbert	I think it must be this one? Its a decent car but the more you look at the pics the more faults you see including filler in places you wouldn't expect to find it unless the car was pretty rough at one time in its life. Still the vendor has been honest enough to show a lot of the flaky bits. I like what he's done with the wheels, they normally look terrible without the beauty rings. https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1971-volvo-1800e

Oct 25th, 2021, 19:54	#4
ibarnett01 Junior Member Last Online: Yesterday 14:57 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Chichester	Sold for £26,600. Well over the top in my humble opinion.

Oct 26th, 2021, 13:18	#7
Derek UK VOC Member Last Online: Yesterday 17:06 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chatham	Artistically photographed and enhanced to minimise the paint faults. Lots of orange peel. Another £2k in the paint shop would help it. Hopefully the buyer actually viewed the car otherwise I think he will be a little disappointed.

Nov 1st, 2021, 18:51	#9
cassell Member since 1988 Last Online: Apr 17th, 2024 20:08 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Middlewich	Here's another 1800E coming to auction, this one looks to be in good honest condition from the photos. Auction is in Runcorn on 20th November and this car has a local Cheshire registration too, so possibly a local car. Estimate seems reasonable at £28 to £32k. https://auctions.manorparkclassics.c...pp=48&pn=1&g=1

Nov 2nd, 2021, 12:50	#10
Groundes-Peace Master Member Last Online: Mar 14th, 2024 17:23 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Milton Keynes	hard to know based on the photos released so far.... Showing inside boot without a look at the engine bay seems a bit a*** about face. Wonder how much history to be revealed...

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