The Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund Photo Collection

A photo of Sven Blüme's 1954 Plymouth taken in 1969. "Sven lived in the building next to me in Lidingö. He built the Plymouth in 1965, and if memory serves me right he put a DeSoto Hemi in it and painted in Green Metalflake from the beginning. The pictures are from 1969, when the car was a bit run down." Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

"I remember when I first saw it in 1965," Mikael told Sondre. "He had just installed the engine and was sorting it out. The car was without doors, open lakes pipes and Sven sat on a crate, driving it around the block. You can imagine how impressed I was of the sound from the engine without mufflers!" Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

This silhouette belongs to Björn Ramsten's 1957 Chevrolet custom. Restyled around 1966 - 67, this sharp looking Swedish custom featured an asymmetricaly placed sunken in rear license plate. Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

Another shot of Björn Ramsten's 1957 Chevrolet custom. Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

Jan Wahlström's 1932 Ford 5-window coupe towing Lars Erik "Junken" Ljungqvists Chevy big block powered Hallett ski boat. The photo was taken at Roslagsloppet Boat Race in Öregrund in 1969. Junken did not compete with the boat, he only did a "guest appearance" in a short race. Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

A photo of Karl-Ola Engelund's 1923 Ford Model T hot rod taken at the 1972 Hot Rod Show in Stockholm. Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

Ivve Hallberg's 1932 Ford roadster at the 1972 Hot Rod Show in Stockholm. The car has been dressed up with white pinstriping and a white top. Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

Entry number 42 at the 1972 Hot Rod Show in Stockholm. A 1937 Ford Hot Rod Coupe. Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

A panel painted 1937 Ford hot rod that Mikael photographed at the 1973 Hot Rod Show in Stockholm.. Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

A photo of Jan Lanemo's 1936 Ford Cabriolet taken at the 1973 Hot Rod Show in Stockholm. Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

A photo of the engine in Jan Lanemo's 1936 Ford Cabriolet. Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

A photo of Per Iggsten's 1937 Ford Cabriolet taken at the 1973 Hot Rod Show in Stockholm. Per's Ford was later sold to California. Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

A photo of Per Johansson's 1939 Ford Four-Door taken at the 1973 Hot Rod Show in Stockholm. Per's Ford was shown as "Blood Orange." Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

A Swedish T-Bucket from the 1973 Hot Rod Show in Stockholm. Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

Lars Mohlin's 1948 Ford Anglia of Mora, Sweden. Lars' Anglia was built by Göran Boström of Stockholm, and it featured a 289 Ford Mustang engine. This photo was taken at the 1973 Hot Rod Show in Stockholm. Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

A photo of Benke Björkman's 1932 Ford Cabriolet taken at the 1973 Hot Rod Show in Stockholm. The car sported a 1965 Jaguar MK10 front and rear end. Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

A Swedish Volvo PV custom. Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

Photo by Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund.

Mikael de Bourg Wetterlund of Stockholm, Sweden. Born in 1954, Mikael has had an interest in hot rods and customs since the day his father took him to the first Hot Rod Show at Ostermans Marmorhallar in the mid-1960s. "I have built a lot of scale models," Mikael told Sondre Kvipt of Kustomrama in 2018, "but when the time came for real cars, my interest had turned to Jaguars and race boats." Mikael took some photos back in the 1960s and the 1970s that he has been kind enough to share with Kustomrama.