| Although Denmark is a small country it still has an | | | | chase in the 1975 film 'Famillien Gyldenkal.' |
| excellent repertoire of automobile collections in | | | | The Joker was a boxy style van with a totally |
| museums throughout the nation. While by no | | | | flat roof and windows all around. It was built with |
| means the largest, the Sommer's Automobile | | | | Volvo 140 parts. At the time it was built, Ole's |
| Museum might be one of the most interesting due | | | | Volvo dealership had become the largest in |
| to its unique background. Ole Sommer's | | | | Denmark. |
| grandfather owned a Ford Dealership, "SIMO" in | | | | Over the years, in addition to his many businesses |
| Frederiksberg, a suburb of Copenhagen. Ole's | | | | and other activities, Ole had started collecting |
| parents lived in an apartment above the | | | | vintage cars and entering some of them in |
| dealership so Ole developed an interest in | | | | Veteran Car Rallies. In addition he was |
| automobiles at a very young age. Ole went to | | | | instrumental in organizing the Copenhagen Classic |
| England in 1949 as a student at the Jaguar | | | | Car Cup, which featured historic cars racing in |
| Factory. He then transferred to Jowett where he | | | | front of the Danish Parliament. The cars had also |
| earned a Certificate of Competence as a | | | | been loaned out to various other Danish |
| toolmaker. Upon returning to Copenhagen, he | | | | museums. Finally, in 1980 they were all gathered |
| entered the Copenhagen Technical University and | | | | together on the top floor of the Sommer Car |
| graduated in 1956 with a M. of Sc. At the same | | | | Dealership at Naerum Hovedgade. It is the quality |
| time, he was also the owner of the family owned | | | | rather than the quantity that attracts visitors to |
| automotive company as a result of his father's | | | | this collection. The exhibit emphasizes the history |
| death in 1952. The company, E. Sommer, | | | | of technology but also reflects Ole's involvement |
| imported cars including Jaguars. In 1957 however, | | | | with the industry. This is evident in the presence |
| Ole started his own company, called O. Sommer, | | | | of the Jaguars and Volvos. |
| a Volvo dealership, which would, became the | | | | A sample Joker and Oscar, representing Ole's |
| largest Danish Volvo dealership. Sommer also | | | | efforts to create a Danish production car, are also |
| started other businesses including a factory for | | | | present. |
| Optimist dinghies and the import of marine | | | | In 2004, the building, comprising three floors, was |
| engines from England, France and Spain. | | | | designed for museum use. Now on display are |
| Then in the 1970's Ole tried to realize his dream | | | | more than sixty veteran and vintage cars, |
| of a Danish production car and began | | | | electrically driven cars, sixteen engines from |
| manufacturing automobiles. He built a car named | | | | various cars, airplanes and ships together with a |
| Joker and later in the eighties he built a sports car | | | | collection of two thousand model cars. Each car in |
| known as the OScar (Ole Sommer car). The | | | | the museum contains a description specifying the |
| OScar was based on Volvo parts. Although 20 | | | | technical specifications plus anecdotes about the |
| OScars were made, only seven Jokers were built | | | | car itself. |
| however one of them was featured in a car | | | | |