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Lo speedster di Nordberg: una Daimler sul ghiaccio
A giudicare da quel radiatore rotondo, si potrebbe non credere che si tratti di una Daimler, ma gli storici dell’automobilismo svedese ne sono piuttosto certi: questa è la Daimler dell’appassionato Erik Åkerlund di Stoccolma, che pare ne possedesse più di una. La fotografia fu scattata nel 1913, quando Åkerlund iscrisse l’auto alle competizioni invernali del Royal Swedish Automobile Club.
La carrozzeria in stile speedster appare sorprendentemente moderna per l’epoca e sarebbe stata realizzata dal carrozziere Nordberg di Stoccolma. È forse un sedile di tipo dickey nella parte posteriore? Che modo di viaggiare in tre — sul ghiaccio! Nei registri del club si legge: “Il telaio risale al 1912. L’auto fu immatricolata il 31 maggio 1912 e ricevette il contrassegno ‘A1635’. Il caratteristico radiatore Daimler fu sostituito con un altro, probabilmente basato su un modello tedesco. La carrozzeria presenta diversi dettagli tipici delle realizzazioni Nordberg di quel periodo.”
Si può facilmente immaginare che Åkerlund e i suoi compagni si siano divertiti molto, anche se viene da chiedersi quanto a lungo avrebbe resistito.
Testo: Jeroen Booij
Immagine: Automobilhistoriska Klubben Mässing & Nickel
Pubblicato:
lunedì febbraio 9th, 2026
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grobmotorix
26 Febbraio, 22:16
Another photo of the car with the ridiculous pointed cooler mask, taken 1916 at Motala, where the Swedish crown prince has visited volunteering soldiers.
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Mässing & Nickel
18 Febbraio, 11:16
A small correction here. The quoted text about the registration number A1635 belongs to another Daimler. Erik Åkerlund was a connoisseur when it came to automobiles, and had two Daimlers. The one mentioned, A1635, was registered 31st of May 1912 and used by Erik during the summer. It was sold later in 1912 to a Mr Blomberg.
The car in the photograph in the article had a different registration number, A1957, and was registered 7th of February 1913. This was just a few weeks before the Swedish Royal Automobile Club's winter trial. The photo is taken in Stockholm at the start of said winter trial. The car was equipped with a custom body by Nordberg's in Stockholm, and it indeed has a dickey-style rear seat.
It is possible that this car was built on the same chassis taken from A1635, but there are no records that support this. And the fact that it was already sold to Blomberg in 1912 contradicts this theory.
The text also mentions uncertainty about it being a Daimler, but that is without a doubt. Records from the winter trial is clear on this point, and enclosed is also a photo from another angle where Daimler is clearly visible on the radiator (at least in the original image resolution).
Interestingly, Erik Åkerlund was a repeat customer at Nordberg's coachworks and had them rebuild this Daimler in 1914. It then received an even more extravagant body with one of the most pointed radiators I've come across, in true German fashion of the day.
(Both of the attached images comes from the Swedish Motor History Archives.)
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The car in the photograph in the article had a different registration number, A1957, and was registered 7th of February 1913. This was just a few weeks before the Swedish Royal Automobile Club's winter trial. The photo is taken in Stockholm at the start of said winter trial. The car was equipped with a custom body by Nordberg's in Stockholm, and it indeed has a dickey-style rear seat.
It is possible that this car was built on the same chassis taken from A1635, but there are no records that support this. And the fact that it was already sold to Blomberg in 1912 contradicts this theory.
The text also mentions uncertainty about it being a Daimler, but that is without a doubt. Records from the winter trial is clear on this point, and enclosed is also a photo from another angle where Daimler is clearly visible on the radiator (at least in the original image resolution).
Interestingly, Erik Åkerlund was a repeat customer at Nordberg's coachworks and had them rebuild this Daimler in 1914. It then received an even more extravagant body with one of the most pointed radiators I've come across, in true German fashion of the day.
(Both of the attached images comes from the Swedish Motor History Archives.)
Mark Roberts
10 Febbraio, 12:04
The description of the is entirely believable judging from the period chassis photo of an un-modified example.
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