Nordbergs Speedster: ein Daimler auf dem Eis

Another photo of the car with the ridiculous pointed cooler mask, taken 1916 at Motala, where the Swedish crown prince has visited volunteering soldiers.

A small correction here. The quoted text about the registration number A1635 belongs to another Daimler. Erik Åkerlund was a connoisseur when it came to automobiles, and had two Daimlers. The one mentioned, A1635, was registered 31st of May 1912 and used by Erik during the summer. It was sold later in 1912 to a Mr Blomberg.

The car in the photograph in the article had a different registration number, A1957, and was registered 7th of February 1913. This was just a few weeks before the Swedish Royal Automobile Club's winter trial. The photo is taken in Stockholm at the start of said winter trial. The car was equipped with a custom body by Nordberg's in Stockholm, and it indeed has a dickey-style rear seat.
It is possible that this car was built on the same chassis taken from A1635, but there are no records that support this. And the fact that it was already sold to Blomberg in 1912 contradicts this theory.

The text also mentions uncertainty about it being a Daimler, but that is without a doubt. Records from the winter trial is clear on this point, and enclosed is also a photo from another angle where Daimler is clearly visible on the radiator (at least in the original image resolution).

Interestingly, Erik Åkerlund was a repeat customer at Nordberg's coachworks and had them rebuild this Daimler in 1914. It then received an even more extravagant body with one of the most pointed radiators I've come across, in true German fashion of the day.

(Both of the attached images comes from the Swedish Motor History Archives.)

The description of the is entirely believable judging from the period chassis photo of an un-modified example.