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VOLVO TWIN PEAKS 850T-5R & 850R

Back in the late 1960s Volvo enjoyed a pretty cool image thanks to Roger Moore and the TV series The Saint, where each week Moore would hunt down baddies and their devious plots against the world from the cockpit of his Pearl white 1800S coupe.

Moore liked the 1800S he drove in the show so much he bought it and used it as transport long after he retired as Simon Templar in 1969 and became James Bond in 1973.

With the demise of the 1800, Volvo took a nosedive with enthusiasts as they were hell bent on giving the world solid,

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