Ove Andersson, nicknamed Paven, was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 programme.
13 Facts About Ove Andersson
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Ove Andersson's father bought a 98cc motorbike, and Andersson said this was where he first fell in love with speed and machinery.
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Ove Andersson went on to begin studying engineering in Uppsala, and began marshalling ice races.
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Ove Andersson dropped his engineering course and began working as an apprentice to a blacksmith in the city.
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Ove Andersson then went on to work in a car repair shop, the owner of which encouraged Andersson to begin racing after showing him his skills with a motorbike.
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In 1958, Ove Andersson completed his compulsory military service with the United Nations peace-keeping force in the Gaza Strip.
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In 1963, Andersson drove for the first time as a factory-backed driver in the Swedish Rally, using a Mini.
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Ove Andersson impressed the team boss, Stuart Turner, for him to be given a Mini Cooper S for the RAC Rally.
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Ove Andersson went on to drive for Saab in 1964 and 1965 but he felt he was in the shadow of Erik Carlsson whom Andersson believed was given better machinery by Saab.
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Ove Andersson drove in the Swedish Rally Championship, and won the Swedish World Rally in a Lotus Cortina.
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Ove Andersson won the Monte Carlo Rally, Rallye Sanremo, Osterreichische Alpenfahrt and Acropolis Rally with an Alpine A110, winning the International Championship for Manufacturers title for Alpine.
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In charge for the troublesome first few years, Ove Andersson retired in 2003 but was retained as a consultant to Toyota Motorsport.
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Ove Andersson died in a vintage rally crash on 11 June 2008 near George, South Africa.