David Styles excellent book "Volvo 1800 The Complete Story" covers the matters relating to the body shell production in great detail outlining the issues faced by Jensen with the quality issue of the Pressed Steel body shells.
from his book...
The initial contract between Jensen Motors and Volvo was to produce 10,000 vehicles using body shells from the Pressed Steel Company's Linwood Plant. In three years Jensen manufactured 6000 P1800's before the contract was terminated early and assembly transferred to the Volvo Gothenberg factory from the beginning of April 1963 when the model changed to 1800S. Volvo continued to use the bodies supplied by the Pressed Steel company from their Scottish plant until chassis number 30000 at the end of 1969.
My own December 1963 build 1800S with chassis number 8683 has a Pressed Steel Company Cowley Oxford Plate.
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