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Nordbergs speedster: een Daimler op het ijs
Afgaand op de radiator zou je dit misschien niet meteen voor een Daimler houden, maar Zweedse autohistorici zijn er vrij zeker van: dit is de Daimler van aartsliefhebber Erik Åkerlund uit Stockholm, die er naar verluidt meer dan één bezat. De foto werd genomen in 1913, toen Åkerlund met de auto deelnam aan de winterwedstrijden van de Royal Swedish Automobile Club.
De speedsterachtige carrosserie oogt opmerkelijk modern voor die tijd en zou zijn gebouwd door carrosseriebouwer Nordberg uit Stockholm. Is dat een dickey-achtig zitje achterop? Wat een manier om met z’n drieën te reizen — over het ijs! In de clubarchieven staat te lezen: “Het chassis dateert uit 1912. De auto werd op 31 mei 1912 geregistreerd en kreeg het identificatienummer ‘A1635’. De karakteristieke Daimler-radiator werd vervangen door een andere, vermoedelijk gebaseerd op een Duits model. De carrosserie vertoont diverse details die in deze periode kenmerkend waren voor Nordberg-carrosserieën.”
We kunnen ons voorstellen dat Åkerlund en zijn metgezellen er veel plezier mee hebben gehad, al blijft de vraag hoe goed hij het zou hebben volgehouden.
Tekst: Jeroen Booij
Beeld: Automobilhistoriska Klubben Mässing & Nickel
Gepubliceerd:
maandag februari 9th, 2026
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grobmotorix
26 Februari, 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 Februari, 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 Februari, 12:04
The description of the is entirely believable judging from the period chassis photo of an un-modified example.
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