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1967 Volvo 1800S with rebuilt engine heads to auction
A 1967 Volvo 1800S, kept by its original Florida owner until 2022 and now offered in Maine, features a rebuilt 1.8-litre engine, twin carburettors, and a four-speed manual with overdrive.
By Charlotte Redford · 4 min read
A 1967 Volvo 1800S that remained with its original owner in Florida until 2022 is now being offered for sale in Maine, presenting a well-documented example of the classic Swedish grand tourer with a recently rebuilt engine. The car passed to the original owner's daughter before being acquired out of Georgia by the current owner later that year, and it is now listed on behalf of the owner with partial service records, a workshop manual, and a car cover.
The 1.8-litre B18B inline-four was rebuilt and modified in 2018 by Vintage Performance Developments in Syracuse, New York, with approximately 4,500 miles driven since the work was completed. The engine now breathes through twin Mikuni carburettors and K&N air filters, a change documented in the included service notes, and the oil was most recently changed in June 2025. Power is routed to the rear wheels through a four-speed manual transmission with overdrive, and the car is finished in Dark Green (94) from the factory over brown leather upholstery.
Exterior details include chrome trim, wrap-around front bumpers, front vent windows, and dual side mirrors that have been relocated to the fenders. The seller notes a dent in the right rear bumper where it has been pushed into the body, with paint cracks and blemishes visible in that area and above the right taillight, along with rust bubbles on the rocker panel. The right high beam is inoperative. Body-colour 15-inch steel wheels with trim rings are fitted with Vredestein Sprint Classic and Uniroyal Tiger Touring tyres.
The car rides on independent front suspension with front disc and rear drum brakes. Work under current ownership included replacing the front shocks, upper ball joints and A-arm bushings, the lower right ball joint, and rear track rod bushings, along with performing an alignment. The seller reports that the steering box is worn and some play is present in the steering. An improvised transmission mount was also removed and replaced, as was the fuel level sending unit.
Inside, front bucket seats and a rear bench are trimmed in brown leather, with a padded dashboard, a rear parcel shelf, a retro-look stereo, and a heater. The shift boot was replaced under current ownership, though the seller notes the front seat foam may benefit from replacement. A two-spoke steering wheel frames Smiths instrumentation consisting of a 120-mph speedometer, a 7k-rpm tachometer, and vertical supplementary gauges, with auxiliary readouts for fuel level and oil pressure centrally mounted on the dashboard alongside an analog clock.
The five-digit odometer has rolled over and now shows 9,000 miles. Several minor issues are noted: the speedometer needle shakes when the car is in motion, the turn signal stalk does not remain in position, and the wiper switch, oil temperature gauge, and clock are inoperative. The car is titled with VIN 183451023115, a combination of the Type number on the engine bay data plate and the firewall stamping, and it is being sold on its Maine registration, which serves as the ownership document for vehicles of its age in that state.
