Casper Friederich

Radio onboard at AVUS track in Berlin 1924. The car is probably a NAG.

Automobile club meeting in the summer of 1924 at Söderhamn, Sweden. Besides Ford and Overland even a brand new Buick and a French looking Tourer, Peugeot or Amilcar perhaps?

Swedish coachbuilding again, this time on a more humble chassis. Ford Model T with body by Stockholms Hofslageri AB, from Svensk Motortidning 1924

Figurally I am staying in the western parts of Scandinavia. Many of the big Swedish junkyards were near the Norwegian border, in the latter country import restrictions om western cars after WWII. I think the photos from 1961 therefore are taken in the province of Värmland. Tatraplan in the lower left corner, also some American iron. Isn't there an early postwar Studebaker among Standard Vanguards and other British stuff?

In fact, a "much seen" early 30s Norrmalm's convertible is on the cover of Björn-Eric Lindh's Volvo history, depending of course on the edition. That 1933 Volvo PV 655 is the only Normalm's bodied car left in Sweden.

Mainly US made cars touring in Norway 1924. This photo reminds me when I begann our equilavent to junior highschool, the Swedish Teknikens Värld was subscribed by their school library! Remember the ad for a 1916-17 Mercer Touring project car, but can't remember anymore if the seller was Swedish or Norwegian. Today there's a very fine restored 22/72 Touring from 1916 in the latter country, so I think that the car from the 1982 ad is now in Norway.

The lower photo shows a 1913-14 8 Valve Bugatti Type 22. The body style was called Yank[ee] by Durr of Colmar, inspired probably by the Hupmobile Model 32. First time ever seeing one equipped with a top, checked therefore Bugatti Trust's photo archive. I believe it's the same car as wearing British licence number LK 6619, issued in London. Chassis number unknown.

Back then motor ambulances were scarce in the Nordic countries, especially in the country side. Therefore very handy if the Doctor had a private automobile of this kind with reclining passenger seat that could transport urgent cases to the nearby hospital. The Thulin A25 and it's sibling the German AGA were quite small cars for their day in a time when most buyers in Sweden opted for larger American cars. A car especially for the country Doctor was a selling point

1924 Thulin Doctor's car

Mitchell's V12 Packard's Convertible body was comissioned by the same Jöhncke as in my posting above. The Body was also built by Norrmalm in Stockholm.

Axel Jöhncke's Packard with body 1930 by Karosseri AB Norrmalm, Sweden. Designed by a 18-year old schoolboy from Denmark, Jöhncke was the Danish General Consul in Stockholm. The young designer latter became an architect

Regarding Oldsmobile curved dash:initially they came with wire wheels, artillery wheels became optional in 1904. The Franklin is a 1902-03 Model A. Cadillac, not Ford. The clue is the latter also had longer front springs

The second and third cars from left are Brush "Everyman's car":s. The nearer is an earlier version produced 1908-09, you can clearly see the coil springs. Other interesting features were one-cylinder engine and wooden axles and frame.

Isn't it Stockholm Olympic Stadium in the background of the second Photo? It was constructed in 1911-12.

Wrong, instead we have here two of Carl F.W. Borgward's products. The first car is a 1938-39 Hansa 2000, 6 cylinder 2-litre engine. The second car is a Hansa 1100 introduced at the 1934 Berlin Motor Show. It was Borgward's first car with four cylinders and four wheels. A kind of Third Reich Borgward Isabella, but not that common even in Germany. Exported to States like Sweden and Estonia, I never heard of anyone here in Finland though. However, in the public domain is a film made by the Finish Automobile Association in the early 50s. The subject is buying a car, a warning to buy such an odd ball used car as a Hansa 2000. The car in the short movie had probably been left over by the German Troops when they retired from Lappland.

French Chenard-Walker

Yes, 1st generation M-B 170 with conventional ladder chassis. Introduced at the 1931 Paris Motor show, in this form produced upto 1934. Rear swing axle and hydraulic brakes; 13775 were made including the improved 1935-1936 Model. Rare today.

Indicators seems also from a Beetle

I don't think it's a Reo, at the time America entered ww1 they had a characteristic and strange looking radiator.

The Rolls-Royce 40/50 of 1907 had platform rear suspension; from 1908 it was equipped with three quarterback elliptic rear springs witch were superseeded in 1912 with cantilevers.

A kind of 1935-36 Pontiac without Silver Streaks...

Six cylinder 1935 Hupmobile Series 518 Sedan? The larger eight cylinder Sedan seems to have had opening boot lid.

1925-26 Great Six Model 66.

Didn't Virgil Exner design the first generation Valiant besides the Early 60s Chrysler with it's freestanding head- and rearlights? But only the last one is remembered of pioneer retro design, although the cheaper earlier one had a mocck pressed spare wheel in the rear deck lid. I have always thought that it's pity Exner passerar away in the early 1970s, before the interest in his creations caught on.