Volvo P1800 ES Rocket (Frua) by Premium-X

Premium-X has released a rtr model of the Volvo P1800 ES 'Rocket'. This Volvo concept car is available as 1:43 scale model. It is made out of resin and not diecast. Premium-X offers the scale model for 49.95 € under item number PR0494R.
The Italian coach builder Carozzerria Pietro Frua designed and built this prototype back in 1968. This shooting brake prototype was nicknamed the 'Rocket' because of its shape. It was built from a coupe taken from the production line and sent to Frua in Italy for this prototype to be built. The original car was white then repainted gold by Frua. It has been resprayed metallic blue and can be seen today in the Volvo Museum in Göteborg (Sweden). The prototype was listed as project P183. Volvo declined the Rocket for production because it was 'too radical'.
This scale model will not be part of the  Volvo Collection by Editions. My guess is however that Premium-X will release this model also in another color since the first two models were painted white and gold.

Sources:

• ixomodels.com
  
• premium-collectibles.com
  

Further reading:

• pietro-frua.de/1968_volvo.htm
  
• volvomuseum.com
  

List with Volvo concept cars and prototypes and their scale model counterparts (if available):

model-year	model	designer	presented @	actual location	notes	scale model by	scale
1930's
1933	Volvo Venus Bilo	....	....	destroyed	....	The Essence of the Car / Editions Atlas	1:43
1940's
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1950's
1952	Volvo Elizabeth I	....	....	....	....	....	....
1952	Volvo Philip	Jan Wilsgaard	....	Volvo Museum (SE)	....	Rob Eddie	1:43
1953	Volvo Margarete Rose	....	....	....	....	....	....
1957	Volvo Prototype P958-X1	Pelle Petterson (Carozzerria Pietro Frua)	....	....	....	Corgi (#228)	1:43
1958	Volvo Prototype P958-X2	Pelle Petterson (Carozzerria Pietro Frua)	....	Volvo Museum (SE)	....	Norev	1:43
1958	Volvo Prototype P958-X3	Pelle Petterson (Carozzerria Pietro Frua)	....	....	....	....	....
1960's
1968	Volvo P1800 ES Rocket	Carozzerria Pietro Frua (Project P183)	....	Volvo Museum (SE)	....	Premium-X	1:43
1969	Volvo GTZ 2000	....	....	....	....	....	....
1970's
1970	Volvo GTZ 3000	....	....	....	....	....	....
1971	Volvo 1800 ESC Viking	Carrozzeria Sergio Coggiola	1971 Paris Auto Show	....	....	....	....
1972	Volvo VESC	....	....	....	....	Griffin Models	1:43
1977	Volvo EC – Electric Car	....	....	....	....	....	....
1977	Volvo NY Taxi	Carrozzeria Sergio Coggiola	....	....	....	....	....
1979	Volvo Tundra	Bertone	....	....	....	Yow Modelli (one off)	1:43
1980's
1980	Volvo VCC – Volvo Concept Car	....	....	....	....	....	....
1983	Volvo LCP2000 (Light Component Prototype)	....	....	....	....	....	....
1990's
1992	Volvo ECC – Environment Concept Car	....	....	....	....	Editions Atlas	1:43
2000's
2000	Volvo EyeCar	....	....	....	....	....	....
2000	Volvo PCC – Performance Concept Car	....	....	....	....	....	....
2000	Volvo PCC2	....	....	....	....	....	....
2001	Volvo Safety concept	....	....	....	....	....	....
2001	Volvo ACC	....	....	....	....	....	....
2001	Volvo SCC – Safety Concept Car	....	2001 North American International Auto Show	....	....	....	....
2002	Volvo ACC2	....	....	....	....	....	....
2003	Volvo VCC – Versatility Concept Car	....	2003 Geneva Motor Show	....	....	....	....
2004	Volvo 3CC	....	....	....	....	....	....
2004	Volvo YCC – Your Concept Car	....	....	....	....	....	....
2005	Volvo T6	....	....	....	....	....	....
2006	Volvo C30 Design Concept	....	....	....	....	....	....
2007	Volvo XC60 Concept	....	....	....	....	....	....
2007	Volvo ReCharge Concept	....	....	....	....	....	....
2009	Volvo S60 Concept	....	....	....	....	Motorart	1:43
2010's
2010	Volvo C30 DRIVe Electric	....	2010 North American International Auto Show	....	....	....	....
2011	Volvo Universe Concept	....	....	....	....	....	....
2011	Volvo Concept You	....	2011 Frankfurt Motor Show	....	....	....	....
2012	Volvo S60 Polestar Concept	....	....	....	....	....	....
2013	Volvo Concept Coupé	Thomas Ingenlath	2013 Frankfurt Motor Show	....	....	Norev	1:43
2014	Volvo Concept XC Coupe	Thomas Ingenlath	2014 Detroit Motor show	....	....	Norev	1:43
2014	Volvo Concept Estate	Thomas Ingenlath	2014 Geneva Motor Show	....	....	Norev	1:43
2016	Concept 26 (the future of autonomous driving)	....	....	....	....	....	....
2016	Volvo 40.1 Concept (crossover)	....	....	....	....	....	....
2016	Volvo 40.2 Concept (hatchback sedan)	....	....	....	....	....	....
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Please leave me a line or two if you know of a model and/or missing info regarding Volvo's concept cars.