Nice to see a project unfold.
Keep us regularly updated and put photos up, please!
You will find many interested TM'ers both watching and helping with comments etc.
Re the P1800....lovely cars! I went to look at one a few years ago as a restoration/refurb but it was much worse than the owner described! Far too much needed doing both mechanically and bodywork.
Yup, the non-ES version of the P1800 is one of the few Volvo's I've ever considered very good looking, and kind of wish the company would make some modern take on it. This one definitely was in similar condition, would require a full tear-down and rebuild. The owner had also converted it to run on propane in the 70's, and it has a
huge tank in the trunk that needs to be gotten rid of. I'd definitely be up for the challenge, but he'd have to drop his asking price a considerable amount for the condition the car's in.