Oslo Motor Show 2025

It's impressive to see how the Oslo Motor Show renews itself. Every year they manage to bring out "new" car treasures. That's why many of the visitors return year after year.

 

The exhibition covers many interests. You can find topics within racing, engine tuning, car building, workshop equipment, heavy transport, car accessories, clothing, model cars and toys – to name a few. My considerations can be summarized in show cars, nostalgic cars and electric car news. I will come back to new cars in a later post. Here are some pictures from the car show and a bit of nostalgia.

Show and supercars

The Ford GT40 was built in very small series in the 1960s. Today, GT40 cars are built as replica cars or under license. The car in the main picture is a more recent GT40 built as a complete copy of the 1966 Ford GT40 Series II. It has a chassis number listed in the Shelby registry and an engine built at Roush performance. Everything is hand-built. The car has been through, among other things Olthoff Racing for tuning. It is for sale – in a high price range.
 
The red car is also built as a 1966 Ford GT40 Series II, more specifically an authentic replica of Alan Mann's GT40 Series II who participated in Le Mans in 1966. The car was built by mechanics at Holman-Moody – Ford's official racing partner from the same time.

Factory Five is a renowned manufacturer of replica cars. The white car is their own model. GTM Supercar based on the GM Corvette powertrain. 0-96 mph in 3.0 seconds and 0-160 mph in 6.6 seconds.

The Fastest Car You Will Ever Build in Your Garage.

 

This is a mysterious car that was listed as 2010 Porsche Boxster 550The Porsche 550 was the car that James Dean crashed in, and you can see clear similarities to the legendary car. I don't know the origin of the car. Incidentally, Porsche made its own anniversary model in 2004 – 50 years after the original model was put into production. But Boxster 550 from 2004 had very little in common with Porsche 550.
 

 

Nostalgic cars

One of the sections at the Oslo Motor Show was dedicated to cars designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. Among other things, it said Volkswagen Golf 1 og Volkswagen Passat B1 pre facelift. It looks like a 2-door Passat without a full tailgate. It only came a couple of years after the launch in 1973.
 

Renault's main attraction was the new Renault R5 E-Tech – and an absolutely fantastic looking one RS Turbo 3EFor those of us who like French cars, the Renault 5 is special – especially the original "five".
 

The welfare and safety of children has always been a focus. But it may well indicate that velferd had a higher priority 50 years ago than today. I had the wonderful reunion with child seats (above) in this Opel Rekord C 1900 Caravan (below) which was every father's dream around 1970.
 

1970s estate cars in a row. Opel, Vauxhall and Volvo 145 Express. The roofline of the Vauxhall Viva HC (above) was more reminiscent of a combi coupé than an estate. In 1970, this shape was considered futuristic.
 
The Volvo 145 Express (below) was often used by craftsmen. The car in the picture is registered as a 2-seat van. The Express was also available with both 5 and 7 seats.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This charming troll was restored between 2005 and 2009, and must be said to be very rare. Bedford CA were popular vans between 1952 and 1969 – also here at home. The car in the picture is a 1966 model originally converted into a 12-seater bus (Dormobile) at Martin Walter's coachbuilder.

 

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