Hot Rod Show 1966 Marmorhallarna

Poster for the 1966 Hot Rod Show. Drawing by Acke Nordström

Program cover

After the success of the shows in Stockholm 1965 and one show in Örebro January 1966, the same guys, (Sandberg, Qvarnström and Nordström), arranged a new show in Marmorhallarna April 1966.
At the street entry on Birger Jarlsgatan, on the canopy, was Lars Erik Ljungkvist's 1932 Ford set up to allure visitors.

Specially invited was the artist Ulf Wahlberg, presenting his unique paintings from the American car and racing culture.

Both floors of the premises were used to give room for more cars and vendors of car parts and other merchandise.
There was also a popular small movie section, showing racings films from the USA.

More than 30 cars and about the same number of 2-wheelers were on display.
A very popular entry was the first custom car built on an european basis, the Thomas Carlsson's 1957 Volvo Amazon custom.

Around 15000 people visited the show.

Cars Attending:

Jake Jacobsen's Goldfinger Astra JK-5
Bo Sandberg's 1959 Ford - "Wild bird" in its first version
Palle Eriksson's 1924 Chevrolet Roadster
Bengt Wennergren's 1931 Ford
Lars-Erik Johansson's 1931 Ford Roadster - The Orange Fink
Sven Sandberg's 1932 Ford 5 Window Coupe - The Glowing Coupe
Arne Lindstrand's 1955 Chevrolet
Stig Dahlin T-23 Yankee Car on a rotating display
Thomas Carlsson's 1957 Volvo Amazon custom
Christer Lundberg's 1949 Anglia C/G
Göran Silfors' 1932 Ford

Image Gallery

• The Björn Ramsten Collection with various photographers.
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• Miscellaneous images.
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  Palle Eriksson's 1924 Chevrolet Model T Roadster at the 1966 Hot Rod Show in Stockholm. Photo courtesy of Sven and Maude Sandberg, from Spoca.se.

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  Lars-Erik Johansson's 1931 Ford Model A roadster, The Orange Fink, at the 1966 Hot Rod Show. A tarp was used to hide the cockpit at the show as it was probably not completed in time for the show. Photo from The Börje "Böcka" Linderström Photo Collection.

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  A rear end shot of The Orange Fink from the 1966 Hot Rod Show. Photo from The Börje "Böcka" Linderström Photo Collection.]]

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  Arne Lindstrand's 1955 Chevrolet at the 1966 Hot Rod Show in Stockholm.

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  A photo of Arne Lindstrand's 1955 Chevrolet from the The Börje "Böcka" Linderström Photo Collection.

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  A rear end shot of Arne Lindstrand's 1955 Chevrolet at the 1966 Hot Rod Show from The Börje "Böcka" Linderström Photo Collection. Photo by Börje "Böcka" Linderström, provided by Sonny Linderström.

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  Ulf Wahlberg

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  Art by Ulf Wahlberg

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  Art by Ulf Wahlberg

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  Art by Ulf Wahlberg

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  Art by Ulf Wahlberg

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  Art by Ulf Wahlberg