Racecars shipped to Sweden back in the day.

[jannes_z-28]

Here is a photo of the Opel Manta FC version 1. It was called the Second Invention. When they moved up to the new Manta it was sold to a fellow named Jan Carlsson and they called it Fever.

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Jan

[TomP]

Interesting stuff! I can almost read that article. They paid $4000 for it, right?

[COPO_Anders]

Tom, they say in the article that 4000 dollar was what you had to pay if you wanted a magnesium Ramcharger 9 1/4" Dana 60 rearend, like the one on the car.

[COPO_Anders]

Here is a pic from the Motorama show in Gothenburgh 1978, showing the Jungle Jim FC body with "Canon" on it.

[COPO_Anders]

And here are two from 1983 I believe, when Micke Thörn owned the same car with the J.J. FC body.

[COPO_Anders]

Does anyone remember this "STARDUST" funnycar attending a dragrace at Mantorp Park in the seventies ?
It doesn´t look like it has a swedish-applied paintjob.

[COPO_Anders]

Here is the Jungle Jim chassis in the eighties I guess. The new Manta body now has the Bilsport sponsorname on it.
Pic is from the collection I purchased recently.

[jannes_z-28]

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Does anyone remember this "STARDUST" funnycar attending a dragrace at Mantorp Park in the seventies ?
It doesn´t look like it has a swedish-applied paintjob.

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I think that car was the old Schumacher car that stayed in England after the tour he made there. It says "the Stones" on the side and I think that was the english owners that had it then. I don't think it was bought by any Swedish guys, but I am not sure about that.


Jan

[COPO_Anders]

Keep us updated if you find out for sure that it is the Schumacher funnycar, Janne.

Most of the Shelby racecars we have seen on the strip here in Sweden were sent here as "street"-cars, like this 1967 KR 500. They were later often rebuilt for strip duty. This pic is from Start & Speed magazine #12 1972.

[Dicky]

Anders, as a drag race fan it's nice to see so much interest in the sport in another part of the world. Here is a web site you may or may not have visited but it provides some interesting info & pictures. Dicky
http://www.70sfunnycars.com/index.html