The Volvo P1800 Cyan is a merger of classic Volvo design and modern racing technology. First seen in 1961 as a 2+2 front-engine, rear-wheel drive GT sports car, the Volvo P1800 is best known as Simon Templar?s (played by Roger Moore) vehicle of choice in the hit TV series The Saint, a show which aired in the United Kingdom on ITV from 1962 to 1969.

It so happens Volvo is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the P1800 in 2021, and what better way to commemorate such an event than by reviving the P1800 as a restomod, right" Since reviving, restoring, and converting vintage cars is big business these days, Volvo wanted a classic-modern car to call its own. Volvo went to Cyan Racing for the project, the reigning triple World Touring Car Champions and creator of the Swedish carmaker?s first world title-winning Volvo race car.
?Our company was founded in 1996 to race Volvo cars in Sweden,? said Christian Dahl, CEO and founder of Cyan Racing. ?The first world title was a milestone for us, and we felt it was a good time to reconnect with the past and to those before us racing Volvos. Thus, the first Volvo P1800 Cyan is a tribute to Volvo motorsport, and the first car carries our blue and yellow racing colors to mark our heritage.”

Volvo P1800 Cyan. Photo: Cyan Racing.

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