Ekstöm’s 1956 VW Ragtop Oval
Owner: Pär Ekstöm, Borlänge, Sweden.
Car: A ‘56 rag top oval painted in black. The interior is stock reupholstered with TMI products, genuine EMPI GT steering wheel, Motometer “rally” panel and gauges, BRM’s.
Engine: 1776cc (69×90.5), Weber 40 IDF’s, 275° cam, genuine EMPI exhaust system, engine built by MOFOCO.
Transmission: Fully synchronized, stock from a 60’s bug.
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Eriksson’s 1961 VW Bug
Owner: Petter Eriksson, Borlänge, Sweden.
Car: 1961 bug still in its sun bleached original color. The bug is equipped with a roll bar, Berg shifter, old Talbot type rear view mirror, Autometer gauges, line lock, lowered front end, BRM’s, 6″ M&H slicks (not in the picture).
Engine: 2007cc (78×90.5), Weber 48 IDA’s, forged Okrasa crank, Engle FK [...]
Skans’ 1955 VW Oval Bug
Owner: Stefan Skans, Västerås, Sweden.
Car: 1955 oval bug painted in dark gray, roll cage, racing seats, plastic windows, narrowed 7″ the front and 5″ a side in the rear, 275/50/15 tires in the back.
Engine: 2331 cc (84×94), Weber 48 IDA’s, Okrasa crank, Porsche rods, Super Flow heads w/48×38 valves, Autocraft roller rockers, Engle K 10 [...]
Brorsson’s ‘59
Owner: Sven-Olof Brorsson, Kalmar, Sweden.
Car: A ‘59 fjord blue bug, 5,5×15″ Mahle “Gasburner” wheels with 135-15 tires in the front and 6×15 with M&H 235/60-15 in the rear. Front lowered w/a Puma beam and 2.5″ dropped spindles, type 1 disc brakes in the front and type 3 drums in the rear, stock interior, Berg shifter.
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1957 Volkswagen Bug-Peter Servais
After a “career” as a go-cart driver, I realized at the end of the 1989 racing season that I hadn’t the time, economy, nor the energy to continue competing at the level I did. At the same time I had started my studies as an engineer at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. The [...]
