Racecars shipped to Sweden back in the day.

[COPO_Anders]

Jungle Jim Libermans 1975 Summernationals winner is being restored in Sweden. The chassis and the body went different ways in 1976 after having been bought from Jim in his shop in West Chester late in 1975 by Björn Andersson and Tage Hammerman.

They were reunited last year by Janne Johansson in Varberg, who bought the body in Denmark in December 2006 and the chassis in Germany last year.

[COPO_Anders]

Here is the body on another chassis at Mantorp Park Raceway in 1977, with 30.000 people watching. They modified it with "humps" over the front wheels to get it closer to the ground.

Those were the days !

[COPO_Anders]

The reason why there is a Chevy-based engine in the chassis and why the body was sold, was that Opel (GM) sponsored the car when it came to Sweden. So they put an Opel Manta body on it and a Rodeck engine in it.

I have sent Bruce the whole article published in Power Magazine, so there will be more photos later on.

[PeteLeathersac]

CL Stuff Anders!!!

Here's a link to a Draglist page w/ some great shots of a buncha' Swedish cars including the Jungle Jim Vega bodied car also other Bjorn Andersson cars..

Is that maybe the same chassis w/ the Opel bodywork about 8 cars down and FEVER on the side?.

http://www.draglist.com/artman/publi...e_001349.shtml


~ Pete

[COPO_Anders]

Pete, I believe "Fever" is the original Manta they sold before buying JJ´s Vega. Then they built the second Manta using the Vega chassis.

[PeteLeathersac]

Reading the text again it looks like you're absolutely correct Anders!.

It's all very cool stuff and neat to see some of the action happening in places other than the States and Canada back in the day!.

On a side note, if you've any wisdom on the N. American Sno-Pro Snowmobile Races that were held in Sweden in the late 70's or know of any factory race sleds or parts, I'm all ears...and eyes!!!


~ Pete

[Xplantdad]

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The reason why there is a Chevy-based engine in the chassis and why the body was sold, was that Opel (GM) sponsored the car when it came to Sweden. So they put an Opel Manta body on it and a Rodeck engine in it.

I have sent Bruce the whole article published in Power Magazine, so there will be more photos later on.



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Here you go Anders!

[jannes_z-28]

Back then a lot of American race cars ended up over here. One of Ray Beadle's Blue Max cars stayed in Sweden after he made a couple of apperances in Sweden. I think that was 1981 or 82.


Gassers, Pro Stockers, Dragsters and Stock cars was imported. One of them was Bill Jenkins Monza Pro Stocker.

It was quite a bargain to buy a couple of years old race car and you instantly was very competitive or a winner!

One good site to see some of these cars is:
http://race68.com/

If you have it hard reading Swedish you can always translate it with Google: http://translate.google.com/translate_t


Jan

[COPO_Anders]

In February 1976 Colorod Magazine is letting us all know that the Jungle Jim Vega has arrived in Sweden.

[jannes_z-28]

I remember that one of Jungle Jim's trademarks was him doing burnouts on the returnroad, just feets in front of the stands. Made the spectators wild for sure.


Jan