Here at Hungerford Arcade, we have very interesting visitors from all over the world. Gerard and Geertje Coolen arrived from the Netherlands in a stunning, very rare, Volvo P1800ES. For those of us who remember ‘The Saint’ also remember his white Volvo P100 which was also a star in the show, you will be in awe of this beautiful estate/coupe. Gerard has restored this car from scratch as you will see from the photographs. He also has a beautiful Volvo 260GLT (1979). You will see from the photographs below that he has completely restored it.
Below, Gerard explains in an e-mail to me, the photographs and the restoration. Hope you enjoy Gerard’s story and the photographs as much as I did.
Gerard and Geertje will be back at Hungerford Arcade soon and we are looking forward very much to seeing them.
Rita
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| PICTURE 1 The Volvo P1800ES as Gerard found it |
Picture 1 shows the 1800ES as found. Picture 2 is my other Volvo (260GLT from ‘79) as found and picture 3 after restoration.
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| PICTURE 1A Impressive Interior of the Volvo P1800ES |
spraying and interior (all the Seats have been refurbished).
Gerard Coolen
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| PICTURE 1B The stunning volvo P1800ES Fully restored, sitting proudly outside Hungerford Arcade. Even has its original number plate! |
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| PICTURE 1C I just love this car! |
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| PICTURE 2 The Volvo 260GLT Before |
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| PICTURE 3 – AFTER The fabulous Volvo 260GLT in all its glory |
