Bo Sandberg's 1923 Ford





1923 Ford Model T Roadster owned and restyled by Bo Sandberg of Stockholm, Sweden. The car is known as "Purple Passion", and consisted of a 1923 Ford model t roadster body mounted on a 1932 Ford frame. The car was painted Burgundy Candy over Silver Metalflake by Yankee Custom Parts. The upholstery was done in Silver Metalflake as well. Bo's roadster was powered by a 1957 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 engine that was fit with an Offenhauser 3 carb intake with Stromberg 97 carbs. A Schiefer aluminum flywheel was also used on the car. It ran Rader wheels. The rear wheels were 10 inches wide. In 1965 Bo's Roadster was shown at the first annual Hot Rod Show in Stockholm.[1]
Much of the work on the car was done by Arne Lindstrand who was a collegue to Bo at his work at Ernst Nilsson. [2]
Purple Passion appeared in a story in Teknikens Värld around 1966, where they claimed the body consisted of 1919 and 1927 Ford Model T body parts.
According to a comment by Hans Kihlén on Facebook, a Tryggve from Gothenburg bought the car from Bo's garage in Örby in 1984. The car was later disassembled and parts spread around to different owners. A photo by Olle Thorslund from 1989 shows the body in a bad shape in Tryggve's garage. According to Lars Brandow, the car was about to be rebuilt by someone in Gävle in 2019.
Magazine Features
Teknikens Värld nr.7 1965
Nostalgia 2 1998
References
- ↑ 1965 Hot Rod Show Souvenir Program
- ↑ Bengt Wennergren
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