Kongsvinger

Per Erik Olsen's 1933 Ford Tudor of Kongsvinger, Norway. The Danish-assembled Ford, originally powered by a four-cylinder engine, was found abandoned by the roadside in 1968 and became one of the early Norwegian hot rod projects inspired by American car culture. Per Erik joined Nor-Way Custom soon after and became part of the pioneering group of builders working to bring hot rodding to Norway in the late 1960s.

In the late 1960s, Per Arne Knudsen of Oslo built one of Norway’s first hot rods, a 1934 Ford Convertible body mounted on a 1936 Ford frame and powered by a hopped-up Chevrolet 283 V8. In an effort to get Per Arne’s 1934 Ford approved for road use, the car was temporarily “sold” to fellow Nor-Way Customs member Per Erik Olsen, who lived in the countryside outside Oslo. Hoping that rural inspectors might be more lenient than the infamous Mr. Neslein in the city, Per Erik brought the car to Kongsvinger for inspection. “Here I was just trying to impress my future father-in-law as we took the real Hot Rod made by a friend of mine in Oslo for a spin,” he recalled. “This one really could spin!” Photo courtesy of Per Erik Olsen, from www.olsens.no.

Hot Rods of Kongsvinger, Norway

Per Erik Olsen's 1933 Ford Tudor

People of Kongsvinger, Norway

Per Erik Olsen