OBC, formally O. Beckmann Cars AB, was a Swedish company whose history was largely shaped by regional development subsidies and repeated relocations between municipalities seeking new employment opportunities. Its involvement in car manufacturing, however, was brief. The project began in 1967, when Ottmar Beckmann started sketching a new Swedish sports car. Two years later, on a winter day, he presented a half-finished, two-seat prototype at Mantorp Park. At that time…
