Les prototypes

Fertig gestellt im Dezember 1957. Mit diesem Fahrzeug fuhr Helmer Petterson nach Saarbrücken zu Karmann.

Farbe: Blue, später Weiss, dann wieder Blue

VOLVO P958-X1 and his owner Jonas Kjellberg
Viking Classic Autoshow 2010 at Parc & Château de Beauregard (France)

The P958-X1 prototype was hand-built by Frua in Turin an a VOLVO Amazon chassis and it differs in many respects from the final production version: the rear number plate recess, the rear valance exhaust pipe openings, the fuel filier cap, the scuttle air intake and the VOLVO badge at the front. And of course the vinyl interior.

The car's original colour was actually blue metallic and since it has never been restored, small sections of this paint is still visible inside the car. lt was resprayed by VOLVO in the 1960s when it was sold but is in all other respects untouched.

The car is temporarily fitted with a B18 engine in order to be driveable but a fully-restored B16B waits in the garage and will soon replace it.

Engine: 4 cyl in-line OHV (VOLVO B16B)
Bore x stroke: 80 x 80 mm
Capacity: 1.6 litre
Power: 85 hp SAE
Transmission: 4 speed manual w. electric overdrive
Misc: French Robergel bolt-on wirewheels
Owner: Jonas Kjellberg, Gothenburg, Sweden