Volvo’s P1800 series of cars provided the manufacturer with a more sporting option than their generally family oriented cars, such as the contemporary Amazon 122s and 140 series. Although the design was becoming somewhat old by 1972, Volvo decided to update it by releasing a “shooting brake” or two door station wagon variant of the car, creating the 1800ES. After rejecting two designs from Italian design houses, they opted for an internally created one that carried the peak of the roof line back and featured an all glass tailgate and rear side windows. The rear seat folded down to allow further cargo room inside and made the sporting tourer into a practical cargo vehicle. The 1800E coupe and 1800ES coupe only overlapped for one year and for the final year of production of the 1800 series in 1973, Volvo only built the 1800ES, discontinuing it rather than continuing to try to adapt it to ever-changing US environmental and safety regulations. This 1800ES has been in Oregon for most of its life, being owned by a Swedish engineer who worked in the timber industry, and who also previously owned my Saab 96. He used it extensively adding a lot of miles to the car over its history and eventually sold it to the collector who I purchased it from. That collector had Mark Worman of Graveyard Carz fame carry out a cosmetic restoration, fixing damage and repainting the car. The seats were also recovered and other restoration work carried out to get the car back into a cosmetically good, running state. In my ownership, other than maintenance and minor repair to the original AC system. there has been very little I have had to do to keep this car running, and as is typical of Volvos of this era, it’s a relatively bulletproof car. The driving experience is similar to the 1800E coupe I also own, but with the increased weight and lower compression engine of the 1973 1800ES, it is even less of a performance car, though it still is a comfortable, useable cruiser. Visibility, with the all glass rear hatch and large rear side windows, is very good and the car never fails to draw interest wherever it goes. For many, the wagon variant is more interesting than the coupe, and that may, in part, be due to its rarity and the rarity of a “sporty” station wagon overall.