LT was a Swedish
car made by Anders Rudolf Lindström, Gottfrid Hansson and Simon Resare.
It got its name from the initials of "Lindström and Torsby" the designer Anders Rudolf Lindström and
Torsby
Torsby () is a locality and the seat of Torsby Municipality in Värmland County, Sweden with 4,049 inhabitants in 2010.
Fortum Ski Tunnel Torsby, the world's longest ski tunnel, is located in Torsby.
Notable people
* Football manager Sven- ...
in northern
Värmland
Värmland () also known as Wermeland, is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in west-central Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland, and Närke, and is bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are '' ...
, Sweden, but it was nicknamed "Långsam tillverkning" (Swedish for "slow production").
Car production was first planned in 1909 or possibly earlier, but this first car wasn't a success. In 1923 they made a second model. It had a painted grille, raked windscreen and the design may have been inspired by French cars like the
Avions Voisin
Avions Voisin was a French luxury automobile brand established by Gabriel Voisin in 1919 which traded until 1939.
History
Gabriel B. Voisin was an aviation pioneer and manufacturer who in 1919 started producing cars using Knight-type sl ...
. It was powered by an air-cooled, two-cylinder engine of their own design and cast at Solbergs Mekaniska in
Forshaga
Forshaga is a locality and the seat of Forshaga Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden, with 6,229 inhabitants in 2010.
Industry
The municipality has more than 850 small and medium-sized companies across a broad spectrum of industries. A number ...
. The engine produced 20 HP and was connected to a three-speed gearbox driving the front wheels. The chassis was made of steel tubing and the bodywork of
wood veneer
In woodworking, veneer refers to thin slices of wood and sometimes bark, usually thinner than 3 mm (1/8 inch), that typically are glued onto core panels (typically, wood, particle board or medium-density fiberboard) to produce flat panels s ...
. A series of 50 cars was planned, but money was a problem.
A car dealer approached Lindström wanting to hire him for his own production, but Lindström declined the offer hoping for better days to come but the workshop was destroyed in a fire and that was the end of LT with only three cars made. The rights were taken over by a company in
Örebro
Örebro ( , ) is the sixth-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of the Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers inland along the small river Svartån, and ...
for a modest sum. Today all that remains are some photos, one engine and some casting models at
Torsby Fordonsmuseum.
LT, Cars/Sweden, Konditori 100s Garage
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Notes
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Sweden