Volvo P1800ES by Silvio Righetti

A Swiss model maker named Silvio Righetti has produced back in 1986 a Volvo P1800ES model. He produced a total of only 14 units. They were available as r-t-r models and painted in the following colors :

• 1 in gold metallic
• 1 in red metallic
• 4 in silver
• 8 in blue metallic

All the cars have the year of release '86 as well as the tag SR which stands for Silvio Righetti stamped in the middle of the bottom plate. Every model has also his individual number stamped behind the rear axle. Number one is a red one, number two and three are the silver painted ones, number four is the golden one and the numbers five to fourteen are the blue metallic ones.

This P1800ES is based on the model once produced by Corgi Toys from Great Britain. Mr Righetti changed the front grille and bumpers and added the side trims to the late P1800 ones (but you can see the upward sweep of the Corgis too). He changed the roof and the rear side, used smaller but deeper wheels with rubber tires, added side mirrors and fitted the interior with a left hand side steering wheel and a gear switch lever. The scale of the models is 1:46.

The red cardboard boxes for these rare cars were self drawn and glued together by Silvio Righetti. Every box informs about the color and the number of the car packed inside.

3 out the 4 different produced colors :

Photos used with permission.

Courtesy of Peter