"Hobby 51" was built in that very year, 1951, by Elof Edlund in Backbyn, Smedjebacken.
Sweden, that is.
The car had an Henderson 4 cylinder motorcycle engine. It took Mr Edlund and his wife some three years to complete this 665 kg heavy car, which had hydraulic brakes and a body made of hand beaten steel (and some plywood of course). The hardest part was to manufacture the steering and the most expensive stuff was the wheels and tyres, in fact so expensive that Mr Edlund was on the edge to give up the whole project. But then Mrs Edlund stepped in and took a day job at the steel roller mill to be able to afford the crucial parts. I guess that must be the best description of "true love".
The couple set their first longer trip to Kungsör to celebrate the most valued swedish feast, midsummer, among relatives and friends. One can imagine a very memorable moment when they arrived ...
Regards
cljo
