The "Oldtimer in Obwalden" event, O-iO for short, makes new friends every year. Organizer Ruedi Müller always goes the extra mile to offer visitors something special.
He is also passionate about promoting young people and securing the next generation for the classic car movement.
Introducing young people to the automobile
So it is not surprising that he is giving the "Sarner Seifächischtä" project a stage. This is a unique project run by the municipality of Sarnen, the school and local businesses as a measure to combat the shortage of apprentices. 60 pupils from the 5th and 6th grades and the first sixth form built their own cars in March. In March, under professional guidance, 60 pupils from the 5th/6th grade and the first sixth form built ten "soapboxes" in 14 Sarnen businesses, i.e. basically motorless four-wheeled cars that can reach impressive speeds using gravity and, of course, have brakes. On Saturday, May 19, 2018, the race will take place on the occasion of the O-iO, where the builders and pilots can show off their skills.
Rarities show and bread-and-butter cars
Every year at the O-iO you can see many automotive rarities. This will be no different on May 19 and 20, 2018.
A Locomobile Steamcar from 1900 will be steaming through the village, a Martini 20-24 Double Phaeton Roi-des-Belges from 1906 will show what cars used to be made in Switzerland, and a newly rebuilt Detroit Electric from 1918 will demonstrate how a century of electrical engineering and modern power electronics can come together.
Italian hot hatches such as an Iso Rivolta Lele from 1973 or a Maserati Sebring from 1973 are also expected.
For many visitors, however, the highlight every year is the bread-and-butter cars of yesteryear, of which there will certainly be no shortage at the O-iO.
We have already made an earlier announcement about the program and other topics. A lot of information can also be found on the O-iO website.
