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I'm very sad to anounse that last monday Sven-Olof Brorsson past away.
He was a great profile and a very close friend who I will miss very much.
Thoughts are with his family.
I miss you already.
/ Sverker


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Very Sad,

much repsect

Jim Ratto

RIP sven  :'(

fabs

All the best to you Sven. Happiness is a Hot VW!!

RIP  :'(

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I met SOB on last years EBI, I would never have thought such a laid back (old  ;)) guy could drive such a hot car. The way he looked he should have been driving a real vintage vw, not a disguised and abused racecar. We talked cars and engines for a while, I had fun, much respect.

Happiness is indeed a HotVW. Race in Peace Sven-Olof!

Noooooooooooo!!! :'( I never met the guy, but I loved his stories and his car... even if it did sport a T4 engine. RIP, Sven. You will be missed.

Sven , Kanskje du finner din vei å Valhalla.

Real sad, RIP Sven-Olof, best wishes to his family.

Sad news, great guy.
A swedish "ikon" in the VW scene.
My thoughts goes to his closest family,
and friends.


Geir.

That is very sad news.

I offer my sympathies to his family and friends.

Rest in peace Sven-Olof



Happiness is a hot VW!

I cant believe this, all my love go to Mia and the boys this hard time, I will miss you Sven...
Michael Berg..

We are deeply saddened about the news of Sven.  Our hearts are very heavy, and we are so sorry for your loss - Mia, Adrain, Benjamin, and the rest of the family.  Sven was an amazing man, and we are both so lucky to have met him, and be apart of his life.  We will keep him and his family in our hearts!  We are so glad we got a chance to meet him and spend time with him at EBI2.

Sven will be missed by so many!  Sven use to call Mark, and chat with him for hours, and after Mark died, Sven would call Mike, and talk to him for hours at a time. He called 2 weekends ago, and we chatted about the PowderPuff, and he was so excited for me and the ladies!  We will miss his kindness & his heart!

Mike said that Sven & Mark will now be together and talking about "Raw F--king Horsepower"

Rest in Peace Sven!


We Will Miss You Lots!

Mike & Susy

I would love to create/do two books for Sven's sons - Adrain & Benjamin.  If you have photos of Sven, and/or his car, please email it to me with information where the photo was taken (show or etc...), when the photos were taken & names of people in the photo.  I would really appreciate it!

susyanmike@sbcglobal.net

This is sad news. I was thinking to myself the other day that I had not seen a post from Sven in a while. His stories were cool. R.I.P Sven

Very, very sad.  :'(

Unbelievable! I met Sven-Olof through Steve Beecher. I'm very sorry to hear this.

Very sorry to hear this!  :'(

He was one of those few guys that think outside the box.
I loved his real street approach as well with the big 2,7 type 4 with type 1 cooling all made by himself. All very stealth.

RIP Sven.

I was lucky enough to meet Sven 6 or 7 years ago when he visited the US and did a story on DKP.  Sad to hear he's gone... hard to believe.

You said it Geir, an Icon...
A big loss for the VW community

R.I.P

I´m shocked! :'(
I´ve never met :'( him but I loved all his stories on this site and can´s believe he has left us.
RIP, Sven-Olof!

Tobi

I could not believe this news when I heard it earlier today, I have been thinking about it ever since. It's sad beyond words, I owe him so much, so many phone calls, mails and ideas... The man was an oracle and had a refreshing take on every big "argument" out there, always with a conclusion that made you smile.

My thoughts and prayers go to his two boys and his wife, and his close friends.
You leave a great big hole in our harts and in the cal-look community Sven-Olof!

Rest in peace Sven

I just know that the street racing in heaven will pick up now

Happiness is a hot VW!

When I first heard about it today, I thought it could not be true.
The last time I met Sven-Olof was at EBI last summer. Good times!
Here we are with JHU listening to Mark and Paul Schley talking about their collaboration with engle in the 70´s. Thanks for the pic Fabs.
Like the Schley´s, Sven-Olof was somewhat of a legend in his own time.

Happiness is a hot VW! Rest in Peace.

I got the news yesterday. I,m still in denyal. We talked last week and he was very uppbeat about the changes he was doing to his car. I had the privelige to drive to Bug In with Sven last year and one on one we really got to know each other. He was a joy to discuss Hot vw with,a bank of info and even if we had different opinions ,we could always agree on the subject that Happiness is a Hot vw. Since I started my VW-shop we used to talk several times a week and he was always helpfull with any info he could give. I remember on incident from driving back from Belgium,we were discussing valve float so I told him "tell me when you here them float and I geared down to third on the autobahn and floored it. When we had pushed that poor single port 1600 to 120km/h he begged me to quit, he had to be back at work on monday. We had alot of laughs. My thoughts go to his wife and sons tonight.

It is a true loss to the VW scene.
We used to talk for hours and hours over the phone and the discussions were not just about VW's, we talked about life in general a lot as well.
He was the guy that learned me everything I needed to know when I started tuning VW's.

He was the benchmark, the guy to beat and a big reason why I continued to tune more and more.

Happiness is a hot VW, sadness is a loss of a good friend.

Oh Man, I hate to hear that.   I met Sven several years ago at the Classic and always enjoyed his stories.  He will be missed.

I,m to sad to find words...
Known SOB sinse -91 and I will miss him a lot!
R.I.P
KK

Thanks for all the kind words. I will see that every one get to the famely.

I know many of you wonder what happend but thats all I know at the moment. I will post more later.

I am sooo sad to hear about this... Sven was a great guy. I can't believe he isn't with us anymore - we talked over the phone a couple of months ago & exchanged emails last month.
I'll miss him a bunch. My thoughts go to his family.

RIP Sven, very sad.

I can't believe it. I don't want to believe it. The VW scene across the world will be a poorer place without you, Sven. Race in peace, my friend.

Raw Fucking Horspower. I never met Sven, but that is what I remember him for, his sig line.  :'( RIP Crazy, he just logged in 2 days ago. Hard to believe when someone is taken from us unexpectedly.

I'm shocked! So sad to hear this.  :'(  RIP!

RIP..can't believe it... :-[

Oh no, very bad news!  :o
He will be missed here in the lounge.....

Rest in peace, Sven-Olof.

that is sad news :-[ remember meeting Sven-Olof at Bugrun in 2001. I was dragracer rookie, and he was so helpful even thou we just met, giving me tips&tricks. Always including people. What a personality!

RIP Sven

Shocking News...

I never met the guy but allways had my little secret Top 20 competition going on with a fellow TYP IV racer,
here on the Lounge and Cal-Look com.

He must have been some "crazy" guy to stand up against all the TYP I Racers.
R.I.P. Sven and may the we meet sometime in TYP IV Heaven.

MY deepest sympathy for family and friends.

Stephan from Germany

 :'(

I couldn't believe it... it is really, really sad to hear about this...

Being a newbie my encounters with Sven-Olof hasn't been that many apart from a few e-mails which were always positive and encouraging!!

I've always had the outmost respect for his ideas and knowledge, his comments on various vw-forums and his stories always put a great smile on my face and has spured me in my interest for Hot Vws... I will really miss SOBs contributions to the scene and his, at times, excentric posts on various forums (Lucas headlamps and +/- earth - is one of the latest on S.C.L.F...)

Sven-Olof will surely be missed throughout the international Hot Vw-scene!  :'(

R.I.P SOB and my condoleances to the family...


Happiness is a Hot Vw!!


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Very sad news! We have lost an icon for sure.

/Johan

Very very sad to hear.. Such a cool and knowledgable guy. When it came to tuning a pair of IDAs, he could really make wonders.. 
I will really miss your stories around the campfire at Bug Run.

My thoughts go out to his family.

Rune

sad news for sure, I enjoyed his awesome stories since the days of the old "other" forum, rip sven-olof

alex

Very very sad! R.I.P SOB!

Sad news to hear. R.I.P SOB

It's been said before but RIP Sven-Olof. He didn't just think outside the box but gave the box a damn good kicking before doing a mighty burnout on it in a VW with RAW F*CKING HORSEPOWER! Keep doing it your own way wherever you are, Sven.

My condolences to the Family and friends.. I got a call today from Johnny, and when he told me the name i didn't put a face to it... now seeing the pictures i remember him well, soo sad when the good guys go... Rest in Peace Sven and Have fun Dragracing up there!!!

No more can be said except RAW FUCKING HORSEPOWER!!!  :'(

Another one of the big names we all look up to gone.  I used to love reading Sven's posts because it was always obvious that he really had a great time doing his thing.  And if you're not having a great time, what's the point?

Condolences to family and friends.

very very sad, condolences to all concerned...

 :'(

Sorry to hear about this loss. My thoughts are with the his family.

--louis

R.I.P. Sven.

I offer all my sympathy to his family  :-[

what sad news.

i met him briefly at EBI last year and he was indeed a layed back guy, but with a fire inside for horsepower. liked his stories very much and wish i could have heard more... he sure will be missed by many

my condolences go out to his family, friends and all concerned.

 :'(
R.I.P SOB

Wow, very sad news. R.I.P Sven. My sympathy goes out to his family and friends.

I was told a couple of days ago but couldnt bring myself to be the first one to post,I just couldnt/wouldnt believe it was true :(
 I met Sven through the CLF and became good friends,he was an akward stubborn man :D,
S.O.B. seemed such a perfect title for him,
his love fo trying something different always interested me,any he always seemed to stick to his beliefs even if that meant a much more difficult route was taking,we could never agree on the whole T4/T1 thing and I respected him for that,we only met a few times and i will now cherish the time we spent at EBI last year drinking english tea :) and discussing how to save the planet :)
He was a great character in the VW scene and will be genuinely missed by us all :(



Rest in peace my friend :'(

Richie

R.I.P  :-[

My condolances to his family. I loved to read his no compromise but tongue in cheek ramblings at the swedish message board.
Happiness is a hot VW.

Like everyone else I loved reading his posts here and on the CLF and will miss them greatly. I think the only time I met him he had a huge grin and was full flow in conversation with someone presumambly about Raw Fucking Horsepower or something related and before someone said his name I figured out who he was. One of those guys who lit this hobby up, a lot.

 :)

The fact he isn't with us anymore hasn't left my head since I heard the news and he was at the most an aquaintance, some people really make an impression on you. My thoughts and sypmpathy go to those that knew him well, his family and friends.

 :'(

I have finally realized that he will not call me out of the blue and ask me what and how I was doing. I first met Brorsson at bug run in 94 or 95 or even 93. Anyway he was at Bug Run with his -59 with the type four for the first time. We had our tents next to each other. I thought he was a cof,he spent all evening trying to get his IDA to work on all four cylinders. At the time I was a true vintage freak, you know kamas bolts and the whole schebang. After meeting Sven-olof I was hooked. That summer I went to California and picked up parts for my first real Hi-po engine. We gradually got to know each other though we often had different oppinions on technical matters but we never let that interfere with our fascination with a hot VW-engine.Just having him as a ballplank for ideas was such a comfort and we both shared the thrill of using our imagination for trying new ideas outside the box. I remember telling him about a motor I built in 7hours without checking anything and it ran perfect and took us to Belgium and back. He said follow your gut feeling and learn from experience. Looking at him in some pictures posted on this forum he looks more like a Swedish fellow that goes on camperholidays to some dance gigs in northen Sweden,but I know for sure there is no one more hardcore streetracer in Sweden than Sven -olof But at the same time he had total dedication to his family and giving his boys the best. We often talked about setting your own level and limitations not to let racing get out of hand. Through the years he has given a lot of people inspiration and advice and the loss to the VW-comunity in Scandinavia is imense but somehowe I feel that I have suffered an even bigger loss. In all respect that is nothing compared to the loss for Mia and Adrian and Benjamin. My thoughts are with you in this difficult times and if there are anything I can do ,Please call me.

RIP Sven!

Peter :'( :'(

Whoo, thats not ok.

Never met him but read a lot of his posts on different forums.
Loved his car.
Kinda have a copy of his car, loved that colour with burners.(only mine is a late model).
And strong, very strong street power..So the typ 4 with typ 1 cooling is in the making for my car.

God speed.

Never met him, only enjoyed his stories here.  If I look at the pictures he is not an old guy, what happened?  :-\

I believe that Sven was only in the late 40ties, and presumably heart attack...

He was 48 years old.
I talked to Mia, Sven-Olof’s  partner, on Sunday evening and cause of death was not yet established. It went very, very quickly and when he was found he had still his hands in his jacket pockets.

Sorry for my english, hope you can understand what I mean.

48 is way too young.  I just lost a fried that was 59 and I thought that was too you.  When you loose someone close it is never a good time.  My thoughts and prayers go out to his friends and family.  This is a  close knit VW family and we can ill afford to lose people of this quality without all of us taking note.  This sadness should make us alll that much closer.  We will be better for Sven being part of our community.  I did not know him, bur knew of him and none of use will be quite the same from this time forward.  We have lost a close member of our family.  The best we can do is try to live up to his standards and embrace our family.  He is in better hands than ours now.  God Bless!

The funeral will take place in St Johannes chapel, Vimmerby April 3 at 10:00. I will honor him with my presence.
We will gather a collection for flowers and the surplus should we donate to his two sons Adrian and Benjamin.
If you want to contribute, send a PM so you get my bank details, for wiretranfer, or if you prefer Pay Pal, you're welcome.

Thanks Sverker

rip sven

I have some news.
The cause of death was some kind of heartfaliur, exactly what is not yet stated.
My little collection have now reached 11700 SEK and I think that is fantastic. Thank you all for your contribution.
If somebody want to contribute its not to late.

Thanks Sverker