Solved - NEH 4277: Persbergarn Ford Special 'Hajen' by Gunnar Carlsson

[Otto Puzzell]

For 1 point, tell us three things about this race car:

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Identify the the year and make of the base car, and the town in which it was modified (the country will be easy, I suspect).  

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[Otto Puzzell]

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[olavr]

I found a picture and a text saying:
This 1934 Ford became a race car in Filipstad in 1949.
Filipstad is in Sweden. The cars colors is screaming Sweden as well.
After the war, a racing series in nordic countries was established
To make a way around the shortage of everything, and nothing was allowed to be imported, the cars was most often prewar cars with large motors, mainly Ford flathead v8
A number of cars were built in Sweden, Norway and Finland
Some have been restored, and are spactacular on historic race events

[Otto Puzzell]

...(the country will be easy, I suspect).  

Point for you.

[Paul Jaray]

I have more on this:

Ford special Racer "Jaws" 1934
This road was built by Gunnar "Persbergarn" Carlsson in 1949.
It was the first racing car Persbergarn ´ and it was built by a Ford 1934 in Filipstad in 1949.
The engine is a V8 on 150 horsepower and bodywork in aluminium.
It competed in Djurgårdsteatern and race-Grand Prix Helsinki-49, the Stockholm Grand Prix Skarpnäck 1949, Gardedemoen-Grand Prix Norway in 1949. The car is owned today by Anders Åslund

I have the name "Hajen".


It was a car that runs in the group "Nordic Special" which was one of the most popular classes shortly after the war. It was initially a 1934 Ford cabriolet. in 1949, was built on to the race car and had a new bodywork in aluminium of Filipstad Engine Workshop. The young Gunnar "Persbergarn" Carlsson was 20 years old at the time and he would represent the Swedish national team at Djurgården race in Finland. In the competition were he in second place with the car, when he unfortunately was forced to break. He drove in Skarpnäck and Gardemoen same year before he bought the "Snövit". Bertil Nilsson purchased the car and he drove it to Gelleråsbanan in Karlskoga in 1950. Last entry found on your car's history is from 1953. Today the car is owned by the Anders Åslund from Linköping. He found the car of Rolf Nyström who owns the "Snövit". Some young people had intended to build a hot-rod of the old are in a queue, but when Nyström informed them about the car's history as undone, they, thankfully. They began a renovation, but got tired after a while. Anders bought the car two years ago and has now been in good operating condition. -It is not the original engine sitting in, but a similar engine, a side valve V8 on 110 horses. I will renovate the original engine eventually, sa Åslund who is keen to learn more about the car's history. The car still have orignallacken left and to take a closer look at the car is like a time warp 60 years back in time

[Otto Puzzell]

Thank you, PJ

[Carnut]

What's this, based on what, built by whom, when - for 1 point?:

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[Carnut]

Experts?

[olavr]

Sorry, this puzzle is a repost,
I know, because I got the point last time
Swedish racecar Hajen, Based on a Ford V8 -34 and built by Gunnar Carlsson in -49

[Carnut]

Sorry, this puzzle is a repost,
I know, because I got the point last time
Swedish racecar Hajen, Based on a Ford V8 -34 and built by Gunnar Carlsson in -49

Oh dear.
I have a name for it which I used for my Search.  No wonder nothing came up if it's different from the one it had last time!
You can still get a point if you can give me the name I'm looking for?

[olavr]

"Hajen" in swedish means "the shark"
Maybe "Jaws" as in the movie about a shark?

[Carnut]

"Hajen" in swedish means "the shark"
Maybe "Jaws" as in the movie about a shark?

No, it is s Swedish name.

[olavr]

The car was entered as Ford Special in races, but was nicknamed Hajen.
The owner/builder, Gunnar Carlsson, was nicknamed Persbergarn after the village Persberg where he was living.
I have no more names.

[Carnut]

The car was entered as Ford Special in races, but was nicknamed Hajen.
The owner/builder, Gunnar Carlsson, was nicknamed Persbergarn after the village Persberg where he was living.
I have no more names.

Ah, right.
Persbergarn was the name I was looking for but you've clarified it now.  My knowledge of Swedish is fairly limited..
I can't merge it because I can't find the earlier post you referred to.  Searching for 'Hajen' produces no results and neither does 'Gunnar Carlsson'.
If you could point me in the right direction I could merge them?

[olavr]

Here:

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=19320.msg194697#msg194697

Maybe the search option does not work properly?
All the words are in the other puzzle, but I found it by searching for "Filipstad" (the place where the car was built)

[Wendax]

I think the search engine has problems finding words in replies with many words and finding words in late replies when there are many replies to a post.

Topics merged.