Uno Johansson, a car body repairman from Linköping, Sweden, first made his name in the industry by devising an improved method for straightening crash-damaged vehicles, which led to his Car-O-Link straightening bench achieving success worldwide. After selling that business, he turned his attention to designing a car built to be easier to repair than contemporary vehicles, starting the project in 1986. Two years later he unveiled the prototype, a red…
