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Title: Trimco Power? Post by: SplitMan on March 08, 2006, 16:44:17 pm The TRIMCO fiberglass funny car Beetle is probably the quickest flat-four ever to hit the Scandinavian (and the 'Pod) dragstrips.. Let us get some more details (and times) on this Stockholm-based wonder from you Swedes on the forum! Built in the early eighties. Full tube chassis with one of three special made fiberglass bodies. Where is it today?
Title: Re: Trimco Power? Post by: Jon on March 08, 2006, 18:28:35 pm It's in the land of tulips and wooden clogs! But I'd like more info about it too...
You know Splitman... the twin of this body is not that far from your house... ;-) Title: Re: Trimco Power? Post by: speedwell on March 08, 2006, 20:43:38 pm it's the jouster from scandinavia ;D
this's some old pict from hot vw's of the trimco funny car and at this links you can find some another pict from the st morritz fashion another cool drag car http://speedwell55.skynetblogs.be/?date=20051019&number=508&unit=weeks&back=yeshttp:// Title: Re: Trimco Power? Post by: Ole on March 08, 2006, 21:11:47 pm I think one of the bodies was raced by some guys from the Netherlands, they called it Hod Rod
(http://www.hotrod.nl/splashpaars.gif) I remind seeing the car some time in the late 90's at Bitburg (VW-Speed-Weekend). Iit had a big Type4 engine and a EFI, if I remember correctly... Saludos, Ole Title: Re: Trimco Power? Post by: Jon on March 08, 2006, 21:13:21 pm It's not just the body Ole, it's the entire car from what I hear... welcome by the way :-)
Title: Re: Trimco Power? Post by: Ole on March 19, 2006, 19:30:39 pm I found this shot on a german drag race website. Text says it was taken at Hanau/Germany (U.S. Airbase) in 1974. Is that possible?
(http://www.dragracing.de/attachment.php?attachmentid=629) Check out this thread on dragracing.de for more pics from the past. If you can't read it, just scroll down for the pics: http://www.dragracing.de/thread.php?threadid=662 Saludos, Ole Title: Re: Trimco Power? Post by: Sander/DVK on March 19, 2006, 20:45:58 pm I think one of the bodies was raced by some guys from the Netherlands, they called it Hod Rod Thats right. They use a type4 engine because they have not much experience with that kind of engine (remember, thats years ago).(http://www.hotrod.nl/splashpaars.gif) I remind seeing the car some time in the late 90's at Bitburg (VW-Speed-Weekend). Iit had a big Type4 engine and a EFI, if I remember correctly... Saludos, Ole I believe it have 3100cc with nitrous injection what makes 450 Bhp. Title: Re: Trimco Power? Post by: JeePee/DVK on March 24, 2006, 18:11:02 pm I search for some pictures,and find them.
If you like more pictures,I will ask Henk(The owner.) (http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/396/d166hm.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) (http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/3752/santapod9fq.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) I hope you like them? Title: Re: Trimco Power? Post by: JeePee/DVK on July 08, 2006, 23:33:53 pm Hello,
this how it look today. The son off the owner told me that he race again next year. So hopefully at DDD#5???????????????? (http://home.planet.nl/~slote060/Hotrod%20voor.jpg) (http://home.planet.nl/~slote060/Hotrod%20achter.jpg) Title: Re: Trimco Power? Post by: Leif Nyström on July 15, 2006, 11:25:10 am The TRIMCO fiberglass funny car Beetle is probably the quickest flat-four ever to hit the Scandinavian (and the 'Pod) dragstrips Whouldn't think so............ ::) Title: Re: Trimco Power? Post by: Ole on August 09, 2006, 22:43:12 pm Just found this pic on a german website:
(http://www.dragracinghistory.de/10_Fotogallerien/1980_Mainz/img1980_Rennen/3CompetitionAlt/80MZ_Trimco01.jpg) they say it's from 1980. There's much more, ehrm, let's say crazy stuff from back of the day like this: (http://www.dragracinghistory.de/10_Fotogallerien/1980_Mainz/img1980_Rennen/4StreetAltered/80MZ_Juetting01.jpg) (http://www.dragracinghistory.de/10_Fotogallerien/1980_Mainz/img1980_Rennen/2Dragster/80MZ_Kloss03.jpg) (http://www.dragracinghistory.de/10_Fotogallerien/1980erTeil2/img1987/87SHOW_LackeyPureHell.jpg) (http://www.dragracinghistory.de/10_Fotogallerien/1980erTeil2/img1987/8704SIN008_BugBuster.jpg) (http://www.dragracinghistory.de/10_Fotogallerien/1970-74/img1973/70sFL001_DieWanze.jpg) Check it out: http://www.dragracinghistory.de/10_Fotogallerien/Fotos.html Saludos, Ole |