THE ROLLING CLASSROOM
Who here can remember the first time they were handed a wrench and told what to do with it? For some, the earliest memories are the ones that stand out the most. For our man David Olsson, he always possessed the desire to build things and understand how they work. Watching his father figure out the mechanics of a problem and engineering a solution sparked an interest that’s still burning to this day. “I remember one project my dad took on when I was younger was he took a 1951 Studebaker truck and put the body of it onto a 1994 Ford Explorer frame so he could get the newer technology and the 4WD.” Whoa.
Unable to quench the insatiable thirst for knowledge and know-how, the Mk2 you see before you is his interactive learning environment. And while it appears he’s at the top of his class, there isn’t a graduation date in sight. No sir, he’s still learning.
There are countless ways to “complete” a project car. You can write a cheque and ship it off to your local garage, hoping they see your vision through to the end. Or you can roll up your sleeves and invest some sweat equity into your pride and joy. But regardless of input, what’s it take to build a stand-out car these days? For a chassis like the Mk2,
