Thank you for your comments. Per his description, the wood was definitely on the outside and manufactured (probably not by Volvo) specifically for the Duett. It may have been a 'local' phenomenom; for instance, the shop where my father worked (Volvoville USA) outsourced work to create a number of convertible P1800's, some of which have survived to this day.

Re wood on the inside, my Duett (1967, last of the USA imports) had the birch ply interior aft of the back seats. Ditto for the ash cargo slats. That's the part of my car I'm most proud of; I fabricated an entire interior from high grade marine mohagony veneer ply finished in gloss varnish. I was able to rescue the cargo floor slats with a lot of work.

I also have the roof rack you described. The wood for that was shot as well and I fabricated some pieces out of teak after taking the rack apart and having it blasted and powdercoated.

Thanks again for your comments. If anyone else has a clue about those woody kits please comment here. The gentleman I spoke with said he was going to visit his mother and that he would look for pictures. If he's successful, I'll post here.

Kai S
'67 Duett

Did he say it was on the outside body, similar to the California woodie? I have read about inside wooden trim, especially for the more basic delivery van model, but have never seen an outside trimmed woodie or seen anything in accessory catalogs. Maybe it was a custom designed offering? Interesting though.
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