Ottmar Beckmann Cars Explained

Ottmar Beckmann Cars
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Hq Location City:Mantorp
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OBC (sometimes called BCS for Beckmann Cars Sweden AB) or Ottmar Beckmann Cars AB was a car manufacturer in Mantorp, Sweden. In 1974 they presented a two seated mid-engined sports car called OBC Mantorp (named after the Mantorp Park race track). The design was somewhat similar to the Lotus Elan, but with a more rounded front. It was powered by a BMW engine mated to a Porsche gearbox. Both the chassis and bodywork was in fibreglass. The company planned a production rate of five a day with 100 employees, but it never entered production. Beckmann had tried to make sports cars in the Netherlands previously [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. http://conam.info/historie/fabrikanten-autos-en-motorfietsen/fabrikanten-beschrijvingen/2965-beckman CONAM, Beckmann Cars Nederland, Son
  2. Book: Ekström , Gert . 1984. Svenska bilbyggare. Allt om hobby. 91-85496-22-7.
  3. http://www.konditori100.se/garage/carmakes/k1caobc.htm OBC, Cars/Sweden, Konditori 100s Garage

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