ST MORITZ FASHION - Classic Swedish racecar

[Silversoar]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kcy-ex5xhK4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Kcy-ex5xhK4</a>

 

AND have a look at all the othe OLD racing films!

[Frank LUX]

That's one for UDO...

Guess he will like that alot...

Frank

[Lanny Hussey]

AWESOME! Mid-late 70's?

[Frallan]

Mid seventies.
The car was painted orange primer first time I saw it in Malmö Sweden 1975.
It was built by the three man team from Hot VW pictures and mostly inspired by Inch Pincher.

It then in turn inspired me and my partner to build a VW dragster few years later.
The car changed owner early eighties to Hazze Lindholm. After Hazzes ownership, I bought the car and had it for some years with different engines. I sold it to Germany after Mats Herrlander borrowed the car and he ran it to a win in Giebelstadt race, in again Germany.
One or more owners in between and today Udo is successful owner/racer of this fantastic European VW history.

[Silversoar]

Fantastic story... hope some one make a euopean cal look book!

 

[Udo]

Fantastic story... hope some one make a euopean cal look book!

 

In Germany we had not much Cal-Look in the earlier days , but Racing  . this is a picture from Hockenheim where a dragrace called "Käferblasen" started in the 70's . The event continued at Erlensee and Giebelstad on american millitary airfields  . It stopped in 92 when they closed Giebelstadt for racing  . It was a large event of racers and spectators each year
I tried to continue with this event somewhere but in Germany nobody has interest .

Udo

[Ole]

Udo, you`re hijacking you're own car's thread...

I have been at the last races in Giebelstadt. For me it was the first time I got in touch with Drag Racing. I still have the ticket for the last one:



On the Hockenheim picture you can see a young Ronald Juetting (middle front), today he's racing a VW-Paradise turbocharged mid engined "New Beetle" Speedster, in front right there's Jerry Lackey and his "All American Bug". Jerry is something like the german Don Garlits...

And regarding getting the ST MORITZ FASHION paint design back on your car: DO IT!

Saludos,
Ole

[dirk zeyen]

hello udo,

what about bitbug? i hope this will be the new "käferblasen"

dirk zeyen

[Udo]

Hallo Dirk

I don't know anything about the Bitbug...

Udo

[dirk zeyen]

ask silke beer

dirk zeyen

[Udo]

Back to St Moritz  , something more interesting 

Jon , i have a video from hockenheim when Karl Heinz Kremmling drove the car once . I try to play it on my PC , so all can see how the car looked like whe i got it ,  this is the only version nobody except me knows . And some germans ..

In these days it sounds real nice :-)  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lq9UU4AlEII" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Lq9UU4AlEII</a>

Udo

[Frallan]

wellllll........and a couple of Swedes too. Me and some old VW friends have our good feed of updates through Per in CSP Sweden.

[Jon]

Wow, that sounded wicked Udo!! So he was in this paint when you bought it?
Did you replace the tube axle or was it already done when you got it?
I just just try to imagine how it would look in the St Moritz fashion paint.... breathtaking!!
We should get Frallan, Herrlander, Eric Lindgren, Göran Nilsson and Leif Lövendahl in the same room and have them point out what colors to use.

I suggest you bring your house of colors paint swatches up to the JPM Dynoday this fall!! I know Frallan and Herrlander usually attends...
I'll make the text for the doors for you if you do!

Jon

[Frallan]

I have the original Start&Speed article with good color pictures but also 99.98% clear memory which tones the design had.
Pirk the painter is if I am not totally wrong, is still around in Sweden. One of the few super guys that has not moved to Hot Rodder heavens in South LA.
Not that I think he would paint but maybe he could give some free advice?

Furthermore I could ask nicely to my drag race partner Bengt Lindberg if he has original slides form the late 70s. He took a lot of them at the time.
Now, that is only if this becomes a "restore original paint" project.
One problem exists....the car was not top chopped with that paint.

[Udo]

May be we can all meet at SCC this year and talk about it  . If there are any infos about the colour it would be nice .

Did you replace the tube axle or was it already done when you got it?
Jon , i did it because it is more safe with the original .

Udo

[Frallan]

I verify. The tube axle was "criminal" in a view point from todays standard.
Not that it could not work but the way it was done, it was so flimsy that it surprising nothing serious happened.

First time out for me I almost flipped the car.
That was not fault of the front end but rather toe out.....still I would not lift. In some way I sorted it out going from side to side but for sure it could have been an end to that car.

I have some other garage pictures from my ownership time. I will see what more I can dig out.
I will also post the Start & Speed article with color pictures. I know it has been done somewhere else to but so what.

[Frallan]

Gives a hint of the colors.

Mate Herrlander to the left popping in his 2333 in to my car and dyno rolling it.

Me running it with my 911 OHC cam engine out of the Pank dragster.


I will scan some more stuff and post it too.

[samotorsport]

Hey guys, as you maybe know I am the "new" owner of St Moritz fashion.
Can anybody get me some more pics and or infos from the car in its first St Moritz Fashion paint scheme.
If anybody has contact to the original owners / builders , I would be very thankful for any tips , pics contacts or what ever you can let me know about this paintjob.
Who did it ? What color was it ? Original VW or something own? Was the logo painted or stickers ?
Thanks very much in advance
Best regards
Sam
You can also contact me on samotorsport(at)hotmail.de

[Udo]

I think Farallan and Jon know most about it

Udo

[samotorsport]

Thanks Udo , i just wrote both gents a private message
If anybody else has some more infos about the car , feel free to share with me
Best regards
Sam

[speedwell]

 

[Frank LUX]

Hey guys, as you maybe know I am the "new" owner of St Moritz fashion.
Can anybody get me some more pics and or infos from the car in its first St Moritz Fashion paint scheme.
If anybody has contact to the original owners / builders , I would be very thankful for any tips , pics contacts or what ever you can let me know about this paintjob.
Who did it ? What color was it ? Original VW or something own? Was the logo painted or stickers ?
Thanks very much in advance
Best regards
Sam
You can also contact me on samotorsport(at)hotmail.de

So now there are 2 Top-chopped Racecars in Luxembourg...😎
Frank

[samotorsport]

Thanks for the pics.
Yes Frank , looks like there are 2 ones around now.
Are you driving it at DDD this year ?
Best regards
Sam

[samotorsport]

So , it took me a looong time , but finally it happens !



S:t Moritz is getting the treatment it deserves !



The body is off and gone for media blasting . Weight saving is a point too , because it is still going to be raced hard .
Good looking but still a racecar.
At the same point the rollcage is out , was OK for the 70 s but nowadays ?!?
Of course the new cage will be oldschool looking , bent tubes instead of crossed bars in the door section for example ….
The old cage was also pretty heavy steel , my aim is , Oldschool look , less weight with more safety .
I do it once , so I do it right .

By the way , anybody got a small aluminium tank up for sale ? Max 1 gallon


 

[Neil Davies]

I've always liked the chop on this car. When Udo owned it I wasn't aware of its history, I just liked the chop!

[samotorsport]

When i bought it , I wasn‘t aware either , Udo told me the story later on .
I remember when I first talked to Udo , he asked me :
What engine are you gonna put in ?
I said Typ 1 , maybe 1835 .
He just said right answer ! If you need help let me know






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[samotorsport]

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[Frallan]

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#1:40 minutes. A super 8 movie. No sound.....
This is really historical video of the car as it was racing in 1976. First year. No paint, just raw.
The location is the first year of real Drag Racing on the Bulltofta air strip in Malmö.
I built small aircrafts at SAAB Malmö Flygindustri just on the other side of the strip. This was very "high time" for me and for sure shaped me in to the weirdo I am today.
If I had known that I would own it myself and race that car later, wow.... I did not even have a driving license, until end of the year.