Vallåkra Custom Car Meet (Vallåkraträffen)
This traditional Volvo event August 18-19 in Vallåkra is Scandinavia’s biggest outdoor car gathering with 1000s of cars each year. Shows by different cars are on the agenda during the weekend meeting. Not only Volvos you will also find almost any type of Saab here, even some really old ones.
Believe it or not, young Swedes grow up dreaming of modifying their Volvos; taking a few inches out of the ride height, adding some pork to the treads and dropping in a late-model drivetrain.
During the winter season there’s plenty of time and reasons in Sweden to find shelter in a warm workshop and fabricate something spectacularly impressive.
Last year at the 25th jubilee of the Vallåkra Custom Car Meet outside Landskrona, Mattias Vöcks’s classic Amazon estate was voted best car to represent Sweden and its car-customisation enthusiasts at the annual SEMA tradeshow in Las Vegas. SEMA is the venue for the world’s largest custom-car show.
Of the 600 or so customized Volvos on display at the Vallåkra Meet, about 30 were entered to take part in “Sweden’s Hottest Volvo” contest. The jury’s brief was to choose a car that stands out from the crowd, one that will pull at the heartstrings of the discerning American public.
Travel Gate Sweden offers a unique opportunity to be a V.I.P passenger when the founder of the Custom Car Meet will take you out for a ride. We will also help you with customized itinerary for at roundtrip in Scandinavia with a stop at Vallåkra.
Link to website Vallåkra Car Meet (Swedish).