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
Mantorp Park is a motor racing circuit near the town of Mantorp in Mjölby Municipality, Sweden. The circuit was built in 1969 with finance from BP Sweden as a permanent road course and a drag strip. Mantorp Park is capable of four different la ...
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
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche (; see #Pronunciation, below), is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans, headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany ...
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
OBC, Cars/Sweden, Konditori 100s Garage
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References
External links
* https://www.allcarindex.com/auto-car-model/Sweden-OBC-Mantorp/
* https://www.facebook.com/pg/rarecaroftheday/photos/?tab=album&album_id=391901597570562
* https://web.archive.org/web/20160317015314/http://www.viaretro.com/2014/08/en-bil-designet-til-verdens-tre-bedste-salgsargumenter-obc-mantorp/
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Sweden
Mid-engined vehicles
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