Bengt Andersson's 1955 Chevrolet

A photo of "Escapade" taken at the 1967 Hot Rod Show. This photo was published in Colorod Nr. 1971. Photo courtesy of Colorod Magazine.

A rear end shot of the "Escapade" version of Bengt's Chevrolet at the 1967 Hot Rod Show. Photo courtesy of Aspesbilder.se.

Bengt's Chevrolet at the 1968 Hot Rod Show. The car is parked next to the Deejays GTA version of Bo Sandberg's 1959 Ford Thunderbird. Photo from the P.A. Flink Photo Collection.

Another photo of "El Libre" at the 1968 Hot Rod Show. Photo courtesy of Aspesbilder.se.

Bengt's Chevrolet at The First Go in Anderstorp in 1968. Photo courtesy of Björn Ramsten, from the Facebook group Customs of Sweden.

A later version of Bengt's Chevrolet, featuring an asymmetrical grille with a hidden headlight. This version did also feature an additional grille in the front roll pan. Photo courtesy of Maths Pålsson, from the Facebook group Customs of Sweden.

Bengt's Chevrolet as it appeared in 2015. Photo courtesy of Maths Pålsson, from the Facebook group Customs of Sweden.

1955 Chevrolet convertible owned and restyled by Bengt Andersson of Sweden. Bengt's Chevrolet was originally owned by Radio Syd entrepreneur Britt Wadner. Bengt's Chevrolet was shown as "Escapade" at the 1967 Hot Rod Show.This version featured Vauxhall Cresta taillights, an asymmetrical sunken name plate on the deck lid and split nerf bar rear bumpers. In 1968 it was show as "El Libre" at the Hot Rod Show in Stockholm. Bengt did also attend First Go at Anderstorp in 1968 with the Chevrolet.

Bengt still owned the car in 2015. That version was restored back to original and painted in a Gypsy Red.

Magazine Features and Appearances

Colorod Nr. 1971