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you and I get a chance to take a look under the hoods of their establishments. A win-win situation. Welcome to some chosen pages from the Swedish magazine The Rearview Mirror. Translation Ellen Kay Krantz.
The Rearview Mirror is published by Jemtlands Motorveteraner. (Tap on the pictures for full size view)
From Froja to Hissmofors.
In the summer issue we presented the start field for the coffee-meet-and-greets. Here are some pictures from the past couple of meets in Café Froja and the historically beautiful Hissmofors. An overall look of the gatherings will be shown in the winter issue.
As a result of a certain Citroen that keeps breaking down, yours truly have been getting a lift with the ones of you that have cars that work. A tip for every one of you with the same problem – there´s always someone somewhere with extra room for one more passenger. The trip to Hissmofors in Fredrik Lexelius’ Scania turned out to be extra special.
1 Thomas Westerlunds Dodge DP6 Business Coupe from 1933 with PU motor from 1952. is a soft rod for this summers to be painted in time. Alone in Sweden with this . Bought in 2012. Had been sitting in a barn since 1972.
2 Bo and Lotta Lydén with their Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray from -72 with a 350 under the hood. First meet-and-greet of the year. Imported car that they bought seven years ago. New paint job after a small accident. Since purchasing the car they have reinstated the original motor since matching numbers is important to them. They also reupholstered the seats and rechromed the car.
3 Hot diggity – It smells like teen spirit.
4 Jonas Moller with a 1966 Amazon that he renovated himself from scratch. Most of all, he wants a P1800 and is not a stranger to the though of selling the Amazon to the right buyer.
5 Inger Halén with her Ford Thunderbird Landau from 1966. With her in the picture is her husband Reine and their grandkids: Emelie and Isabella. The car is an import from California that has had very few previous owners. Everything original accept some of the interior. They travelled all the way from Robertsfors.
6 We’ve seen lots of Morris cars this summer. The owners from left: Sten Sandberg, Maj Brandstrom, Micke “Morris” Eriksson, Sven Jernberg, Kare Torfjall, Yngve Boson and last, the car owned by the Morris club.
7 A Lovely pick nick outdoors.
8 Sandra Lundh and her mother Marita Modin. Opel Rekord 1700 from 1962 that she found on Blocket(Craigslist) at the beginning of May of this year in Solleftea. Her stepfather and brother have been helpful with eliminating rust but Sandra does a lot of work on it herself. The car has only rolled 43 000 miles.
9 Roger Manstrom with Cadillac Coupé De Ville from 1953 that he has owned for about seven years. The car went through some heavy restorations during the first few years and was show time ready two years ago. Birger Granli has made the new interior and Autolack has made the paint job. Roger is a first timer at this meet-and-greet.
15 Kent Engman with a Volvo 242 DL from 1975 with a B21 motor that has been in his possession for ten years. Car history: Was sold as brand new in Sundsvall and after only a few months it was sold in August 1975 at Alanders in Ostersond were Kent’s father purchased it and drove it until 1984. After that it was passed around for a while until Kent bought it back. Most of it is original except for the transmission. Amongst the original items is the radio.
16 Lars Persson with Frida and their kids Olivia in the front and Paula in the back. The car – an Oldsmobile Super 88 HT from 1962 which is the latest addition to the family. This is their very first meet-and-greet. An ongoing restoration is at hand. New interior has been ordered. The ambition is to keep everything as original and authentic as possible. Handsome emblem that breathes of high speed and high power.
17 Max Jonsson with a Golf GLS from 1981. Converted into four Wheel Drive by Max himself. At the moment with “only” 600 hp, the goal is for it to reach 800.
18 Simon Staflin with a Caddy from 1991. The car has been lowered and given some new rims, except that, it’s an original.
22 Rolf Nilsson and Inger Nygren arrive in an Opel Olympia from 1951. The car went through restorations between 1975-1978. Has been on sabbatical for a few years but is now reinstated.
23 Stefan Bernhardsson with HD 1200 from 1948 with a 1951 motor. Rebuilt in 1995 but despite the looks, there is a lot of original stuff in there.
24 Diligent JVBK activist Sven-Gunnar Wedin was accompanied by Kjell Hakansson, Sofia Kahansson, Maja Hakansson, Tony Lindholm and Katrin Gottas.
25 Diligent staff provided the guests with strawberry inspired snacks. From the left: Jeva Simonaityfe, Reda Seskeiviciene, Zita Kunciene and Linn Blom.
26 Goran Grape’s Jaguar XK 150 from 1958 which he has owned for four years and recently got ready for the road. First meet-and-greet for this Jag. It’s got a straight six with 210 hp and behind that a four-speed manual transmission with overdrive. The emblem clearly states the great success this model has had in competition.
27 Fredrik Asbo with his new addition, a Chevrolet C10 from 1962 that originates from a military base in California. The plan is to keep it in its original state.
32 Sven Staffansson with a Chevrolet Nova from 1970. Bought as a wreck and been rebuilt with a mix of original parts and new ones. Amongst new items are a 350 motor and a 700 transmission. Has been rolling since 2008.
33 Hans Dahlgren with a Chevrolet Bel Air from 1955. Imported from USA to Timra in 2009 and got new paint in 2010. Modified into a 4-speed automatic transmission. He built the steering column himself.
34 Stefan Nordgren with a Volvo 164 from 1969. New grill and rear fender. This is going to be a rolling renovation object. Purchased the week before this event in Hedemora.
35 A nice and smooth compilation of historical vehicles.
36 The white Corvette from 1959 is owned by Gora Grape and the black from 1958 belongs to Manuella Hansson. Both imported. Goran’s was imported in 1988 and Manuell’s in 1992.
37 Micke Morris got some help to wind up the car by Kare Torfjall.
38 Gunnar Andersson with grandchild Martin Andersson next to a neatly patinated Volvo PV from 1951. More about this vehicle in the winter issue.
39 Bjorn Blom’s tractor has got more hp than the original and fills other purposes than for farming.
40 The Wednesday meets are from time to time visited by cool mopeds.
41 The proud Jaguar owner Maria Bogren was this evening escorted by Ake Jamtsater in his famous car with the same manufacturer.
42 Margareta and Arvid Sodergren with an Opel Commodore from 1971. The car was purchased in 1971 and was put in daily use for ten years. After that it was put to the side until last year when it practically started on the first try. 150000 miles and running in great condition.
43 Lasse Petterssons’ Land Rover from 1952 became the focus of attention. A reporter from the local newspaper in action. Evelina Palsson and her photographer Anton Enerlov.
44 Ulf Paulov with his Volvo PV from 1965, purchased four years ago in Ornskoldsvik. The up keep has until now only entailed a brake renovation. He’s a JVBK-member and a first timer at the meet-and-greets.
45 Rolf Goransson had the toughest job, trying to navigate the 100 cars visiting through the entrance. Entering right now is Rolf Fridh in his Renault 4.
46 Double queues and fast food resulted in an efficient service regardless of the high number of visitors. Tina Hoversjo, front left, was gratefully assisted by husband Mats and their children Olle, Isak, Pelle and Mats plus mother and mother-in-law. Tina’s father had some car parking to do.
47 These guys delivered some groovy music.
48 Siv Wardell and Kjell Steen with a Buick Sedanette from 1947 which she has owned since June. New additions to this car are a 350 motor, 350 automatic transmission and air ride. In winter more restorations await, it needs a wiper motor when the vacuum system is currently down.
49 A stunning autumn evening with many cars cruising downtown.
51 Fredrik Lexelius with a Scania L76 from 1967 that’s been in the family since 1986. Went through restoration for three years, was inspected and approved this summer.
52 Kerstin and Gunnar Isaksson with an Indian Big Chief 1200 cc from 1947. Reinstated this summer after a 20 year break.
50 Magnus Roos did an overhaul and bought this rarity of a car during mid summer, a Kaiser from 1947. Only 198 of them were sold in Sweden and a lot of them to Ostersund were the biggest share of them were used as Taxi Cabs. Magnus’ car however originates from the south. The original straight 6 turned into a Chevrolet 350 with a TH 700 automatic transmission. Power steering and brakes. No big restoration is planned, only fine tuning.
53 The great celebrity Allan Edvall once visited Hissmofors Public House.
54 Folksy, Festive, Filled!
55 Helge Astrom with a Monark Blue Arrow 250 cc from 1954 that has been in his possession for a year. Helge has got a carrier of MC Police behind him but that hasn’t affected him in his search for the perfect bike. “- Naaw, a BMW is not really my kind of bike, I was drawn towards the soul of this one.”
We would like to give thanks to the editor of The Rearview Mirror Gote Hogbom for the fantastic bouquet of Wednesday Meets that stretches over the entire summer. Continuity, clarity and knowledge.
Feuilleton from a young member below.
-Hangi’n out with mom.
(Only in swedish though)
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