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I ran across this on the highway. I've never seen one like it.
Can you guess who made the car / top?

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WOW! That is lovely, but I don't have a clue as to what it is.

Sunbeam?
 
I'd like to put in a claim for being my GT6's Grandpa, if no one else wants it.
 
That is very pretty though I'd rather see it with a Healey or jag 120 nose than a Saab. Still...
 
The interesting part is the top. They didn't make coupes. This is a one-off, done by a the owner of a local Volvo dealership (Sommer Volvo) Ole Sommer back in the early 50's. He is also known for several other strange vehicles like the Amazon coupe:

https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/3087925870_2ea612049b.jpg

and my favourite the Joker:

https://www.sommersautomobilmuseum.dk/osommer/

He now has a museum on the top floor of the dealership, but this Jowett coupe is in private hands, apparently doing the show circuit.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/carguide/discuss/72157624602024933/
 
that's amazing!
 
racingenglishcars said:
The interesting part is the top. They didn't make coupes. This is a one-off, done by a the owner of a local Volvo dealership (Sommer Volvo) Ole Sommer back in the early 50's.
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Ah, that would explain my inability to find pictures of a similar vehicle! :wall:
 
Neat... Another hidden gem of the automotive world

I recognized the front end of the Jupiter but knew it had to be a custom job of some sort, Ole Sommers certainly sounds like an interesting fellow, meantime here in Calgary we have no interesting automotive stuff like this at all... :rolleyes:
 
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