Matti Johanson's 1957 Ford

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The car as it appeared in the souvenir program for the 1965 Hot Rod Show.
Matti's Ranchero at the 1965 Hot Rod Show. Photo courtesy of Sven and Maude Sandberg, from Spoca.se.
Matti's Ranchero at the 1965 Hot Rod Show.
A photo Christer Vistam took of the Ranchero at the 1965 Hot Rod Show. Photo by Christer Vistam, courtesy of Perry Ahlgren.
Another Christer Vistam photo from the 1965 Hot Rod Show. Photo by Christer Vistam, courtesy of Perry Ahlgren.
A Gasoline Magazine promo photo used to promote the news about Matti's clone making an appearance at the Gasoline Magazine Swap Meet April 25, 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden. Photo courtesy of Gasoline Magazine.

1957 Ford Ranchero owned and built by Matti Johansson of Sweden. Matti's Ranchero was built from a 1957 Ford 4 door ambulance station wagon. The rear doors were welded shut, and the remaining roof was chopped 3 inches. The car was fit with a 1958 Edsel front, and the door handles were shaved and replaced with solenoids. In 1965 Matti's Ford was shown at the first annual Hot Rod Show in Stockholm. Matti had 2 cars at the show.[1]


In 2015 Matti's old Ford custom was collecting dust in an old barn, while Matti was busy cloning it. The under-progress clone will be displayed at the Gasoline Magazine Swap Meet April 25, 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden.


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