Classic Expo Salzburg 2014

Volvo

1959 Volvo P1900 – Classic Expo Salzburg 2014

June 3, 2026

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The Volvo P1900 was one of the shortest-lived and most unusual models in Volvo history. Produced in tiny numbers and inspired by the growing popularity of fiberglass sports cars in the United States, it represented a bold departure from Volvo’s traditional focus on practicality. By 1959, however, the experiment was already over, making surviving Volvo […]

Volvo

1965 Volvo P1800 Typ (D) B18B2 – Classic Expo Salzburg 2014

May 20, 2026

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The 1965 Volvo P1800 Typ (D) B18B2 belongs to a particularly interesting phase in the model’s development. By this point, Volvo had already transferred production from Jensen Motors in Britain to Sweden, improving build quality and reliability considerably. At the same time, the car still retained the lighter, elegant character of the early P1800 before […]

Volvo

1965 Volvo P1800 S – Classic Expo Salzburg 2014

May 19, 2026

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The Volvo P1800 became internationally recognizable through television, but the 1965 Volvo P1800 S represented far more than a stylish screen car. By the mid-1960s, Volvo had transformed the P1800 from an outsourced specialty coupé into a more mature grand touring machine built increasingly around Swedish engineering and manufacturing control. The 1965 model year also […]

Renault

1923 – Renault KJ1 – Classic Expo Salzburg 2014

March 27, 2026

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In the early 1920s, Renault began shifting from exclusively large and expensive automobiles toward more accessible models. The Renault KJ1 represents this transition: a compact, practical car designed for broader ownership without abandoning the brand’s established engineering principles. It reflects a moment when the automobile was moving from a luxury object to a more widely […]