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check out this picture:

http://forum.sssa.se/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1185110691

You have to scroll about 3/4 of the way down the page to find the picture, it is the fifth to last picture in the series...pretty interesting

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Looks like their prep works ok judging by the launches the cars are showing. ......The Swedish S/SS racing scene looks pretty cool to me! ..... How about that cool SS/J Rambler!. ........Lots of really nice cars on this link. ....Tom

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Lots of nice cars, especially Mopars!
It would be interesting to know how many of those cars were well known and raced here in the U.S.
I recognize a couple.

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Mitch Kights old car was the 73 Duster G/SA that had a dial of 11.18, not too shabby.

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I'll bet those roller blades get REAL sticky REAL quick !!! :-)

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Moore picture links for interested.
http://forum.sssa.se/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1182278408
http://forum.sssa.se/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1187980453
http://forum.sssa.se/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1185983256
http://forum.sssa.se/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1190407916

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http://forum.sssa.se/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1209892481

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LOL, I was so impressed by the quality of the cars, I missed the rollerblades!. ....Tom

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WOW. Incredible cars *and* photography! Thanks for sharing!

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So THAT'S where all the mopars have gone...

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Very Impressive. Looks like thats where all the old Ford iron went also.

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Sweden has a lot of nice looking cars...........

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Looks like Zaskowski's 69 Camaro

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My random thoughts:

1. I can't believe the number of nice muscle cars they have there. Were any of these cars originally sold in Finland? How much would it cost to buy one of these cars and ship it to Finland?

2. It also looks like they have some nice tracks to run at. They must have one SHORT racing season though, considering Helsinki is basically at the southernmost tip of Finland, which is at approximately the same latitude as the border between the Canadian provinces and the Northwest Territories.

3. The winners get a bottle of champagne? Nice touch.

4. Rollerblades? Unless he's skating backwards while spraying, I can only imagine how covered in traction compound he is by the end of the night.

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1. If you consider the amount per capita I believe you find the most muscle cars in Scandinavia. Last Saturday I had the possibility to attend to 4 major crusings within a radious of 80 miles.
Cost? I built a stocker out of a original -70 SS Chevelle, just to find out that the cheapest way to get a competitive stocker was to buy a complete car in US ( the Chevelle is now restored and back on the street.)

2. Yes we do have a short season. Bench racing last for nine months over here.
Finland and Sweden has a lot of active S/SS:ers, and we do have a lot of exchange of competitors by ferry over the Baltic sea. The Finns are great guys and we do have a lot of fun, exept racing

3. Champagne...

4 We do know how to skate in ALL directions. Have'nt you seen NHL, and especially Detroit?

Got to go, racing season is near... Pelle Andersson B/SA1700

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As I recall, Jim Waldo sold the Fairlane to a racer in Sweden, and also Dvorak sold a Max Wedge car too. I cannot recall the former owner names, however, there was a 440-6 Cuda and a big block Camaro from Division 7 that also crossed the ocean.

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are all those cars from the U.S at one time,must cost to ship them there.

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I guess a little less than half of the cars raced in Sweden/Finland are of US origin. The rest of them are built by the owners over here. Nice to see your interest in our cars!!

Regards,

Jocke, #3176, '88 Mustang GT N/S

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If I remember a news story from a few years ago correctly, even the King of Sweden is a muscle car enthusiast. .... If only we had that kind of leadership in the States!! .......Tom

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Our 69 Camaro was sold in october of 2005, Per Fagerstrom flew over to see it, he then bought it, tested with it at Martin, and we dropped it off in Chicago at a shipping company. I believe he paid $1,300-$1,500 to ship it to him from Chicago and it took 6 weeks.

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I wonder what he had to pay in import taxes ?? I know some countries charge outrageous import fees !

And I wonder what their racing gas costs over there ??

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The 66 Chevelle looks like Gordon Merkley's car from Div 6 and the mid 80s Camaro looks like one of the Klein/Taylor cars.
Bob Rice

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I pay for VP MS109 unleads 24 dollar for a gallon(3.8liter)we can jus fuel whit leads in sweden
car over 30 years whit titel 12% tax on the bill for sale.

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Amount of bill of sale is ofcourse...flexible...
Good thing with import of a S/SS is that we need the title to get it out of US.
By that its easy to pre-registrer for a Swedish title, with the correct year, etc.

Due to the large interest in the hobby, cars older that 1975 pay only $7/year in vehicle tax.
(Feels strange to have anything positive to say about Swedish taxes...)

BTW, regular is today $7.50 and diesel $8.00. 60% is taxes and VAT on taxes...

I miss leaded racing fuel, this new crap smells... cancer...

Pelle Andersson B/SA 1700

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By what sationing body does the rules go by , NHRA only or both NHRA & IHRA ?

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Interesting---really nice cars---no blinders or cones on the tree---SS1666---S106--Martin Flegal

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Nhra

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If it really is only $1,300 - $1,500 to ship these cars overseas, that's a lot cheaper than I would have imagined. I paid $600 to have a '69 Camaro shipped from Missouri to New York (and that was easily $300 less than the next closest bid I received), so I would have expected a trans-Atlantic trip to cost at least $3K - $5K.

As for rollerblading backwards, I can only speak from my own experiences, and all I can say is that I'm a disaster waiting to happen skating backwards. I can only imagine how much I would hurt myself carrying a container of traction compound while trying to do it.

Pelle & Janne, thanks for your responses directly from the source! I sure am glad I'm not buying fuel in Europe. Anyway, post pictures of your cars here on the site so we can see who we're talking to!

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I race whit Mitch Kight ex Duster 73

Janne

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Janna
Good to see you post.Ron wanted to know if you had a chance to try the carb out yet.

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Not get,going to the first race for this sesong 7-8 june going to try my old first i have done some uppdate on that carb,I allso have change gear fron 5.13 to 4.86 to test.
after that I going to try that new cab.i have allso change valve springe the old where so so so bad.
i hope to go quit fast this weekend.

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Shipping from the west coast means slightly higher prices. Main problem is to get it safe to the nearest harbour cost effective and safe, considering insurance, etc.

Niklas Lidström and the other 8 Swedes in Detroit Red Wings will soon be over with kissing the Stanley Cup, and can maybe help you with some tricks regarding backwards skating.

Dont know yet if I succeeded to add the picture, but otherwise its in the Swedish links.
It's the white with green flames, former Keith Lynch Nova, and was shipped to Sweden 2005. Can always get back to him, and also Steve Koppien, for help and advice. Great guys with experience that I never ever will have the possibility to get.
As Jocke stated earlier, we do have a lot of hard core guys here, that build and tune their cars successfully, but we also have my type, that maybe don't have all that time to sort out a competitive stocker.

Dont forget to check out http://www.sssa.se regulary,
both on the home page and the forum, there will surley be new video clips and pictures all summer.

Pelle Andersson B/SA1700

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I'm a Sabres fan myself, so I'll ask Toni Lydman or Teppo Numminen...

Thanks again for the info, and good luck this season!

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My first race for this sesong,Qualify number one 1.12 under G/SA bad wind
i went to the final and ther i went solo(my first win for this sesong).i have change gear fron 5.13 to 4.86 the only change was the speed old speed 186km/h now 188km/h (bad win) the 60feet time and 201m time was same whit the 5.13 as whit the 4.86
hope for better wind next time
i register the et and now i have the swedes/europ record in G/SA .and the F/SA record have i allredy whit my old car(67 camaro).
so now i going to race in H/SA next time(11 juli)to take the next record.

Janne

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The Waldo Fairlane went to Finland, the red -69 Camaro is a ex Method car it was sold to Åland in 1986 I think, in 1997 it was sold to Sweden the car is now running with an 427.
My car is the 68 CJ, this car was shipped to USA in 1992 and it was driven to a class win in Houston and a runner up in class at Gainesville the car has a 428 with Keith Craft parts.

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Janna
Congrats on the frist race of the year.Sounds like it was your day.

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Tanks Alan

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Was that Redman on the rollerblades?


CTV

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$24 a gallon!! And that's unleaded too. Wow.

Sure looks like there are lots of race tracks and street cruises over there. I was watching some travel show on TV a few years ago and they showed Helsinki, it was all tourist stuff, quaint old buildings and things. As soon as the narrow trolley crossed the street a tubbed Camaro rumbled past!

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Alan Warman
I have put on the new carb,for the race 11-13 juli here in Piteå, going to race In H this time.
I must say,wow i have a new sund in the engin and it have a good respons.
we can just wait and see if it works the all way(402.33)

Janne

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More Swedish action, Ari Korkko doing a wheelie his own way...
http://mek.nu/ari/

I't realy nice to hear that you like the Swedish Stock & Super Stock Scene.
The coming weekend will be filled with new combinations and cars at the Midnight Sun Internationals. Way up north...daylight 24 hours...