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Off Topic => Other cars => Topic started by: Peter van Es on September 17, 2014, 11:31:42

Title: 1953 Ockelbo Volvo Sports Racer
Post by: Peter van Es on September 17, 2014, 11:31:42

On the recent journey to the Pagoda SL Group European Event 2014, which coincided with the Goodwood Revival, even the journey there was an adventure due to the large number of classic cars to be spotted on the way. At the Calais Channel Tunnel entrance, we spotted this roadster. Jon B pointed out that it was weird and used Mercedes SL dashboard instruments. I spotted a Volvo logo on the shark fin. The nose had an "Ockelbo" logo. See the photographs.

At home I googled for this car and found that is was a 1953 Ockelbo Volvo Sports (http://www.historicautopro.com/#!1953-ockelbo-volvo-sports-racer/c1108) racer. It really is a weird and wonderful mix of car: and Austin Healy chassis, a body moulded after a Ferrari Mondial 500, a B-18B Volvo engine bored out to 2 liters and Mercedes SL instruments. Enjoy!

For those who read Dutch or are handy with Google Translate, here is the story of the barn find and restoration in Dutch… http://lov.be/artikels/VOLVO_VROM_2012.html

(http://www.sl113.org/imagebank/images/vanesp/dscf1393.jpg)

The Ockelbo

(http://www.sl113.org/imagebank/images/vanesp/dscf1401.jpg)

Volvo logo

(http://www.sl113.org/imagebank/images/vanesp/dscf1402.jpg)

SL Instruments we know and love

Peter

Title: Re: 1953 Ockelbo Volvo Sports Racer
Post by: mbzse on September 17, 2014, 12:45:43

Yes, the bodywork was cast off a Ferrari Mondial owned by Ulf Norinder, friend of Swedish racing driver Jo Bonnier.
Some more pics and info on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ockelbo-Lundgren (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ockelbo-Lundgren)

And, it is still available!  If you want to buy your own today, here you can download the sales brochure in English:
http://www.pagano.se/indexEN.html (http://www.pagano.se/indexEN.html)

/Hans in Sweden
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Title: Re: 1953 Ockelbo Volvo Sports Racer
Post by: Peter van Es on September 17, 2014, 13:11:48

And you know, you won't believe it, but at the same time, a couple of cars on, there was parked an original Ferrari Mondial 500. The last photo shows Achim and Oz parking next to it…

(http://www.sl113.org/imagebank/images/vanesp/dscf1395.jpg)

(http://www.sl113.org/imagebank/images/vanesp/dscf1396.jpg)

(http://www.sl113.org/imagebank/images/vanesp/dscf1397.jpg)

(http://www.sl113.org/imagebank/images/vanesp/dscf1399.jpg)

Title: Re: 1953 Ockelbo Volvo Sports Racer
Post by: JamesL on September 17, 2014, 13:56:43

Hope Oz was careful how he opened that door.

Achim wouldn't like a damaged door ;D