Classic Car Week Rättvik Sweden

kma · Jul 24, 2015

Day 1 of 4. Thought I'd share one of our annual events in Sweden. This is the first day of four.
This particular week about 20 000 cars visit the city of Rättvik.
This is my first year here in Rättvik with a own car.

First of all , gas. The trip is about 140 miles.
Funny to see the average consumption or ......

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On the road

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Reeling them in , Mopar rules!! Chevy sucks and smoke.

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Fynny! A 140 mile trip ends up behind this car that belongs to a friend in my hometown.
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They are on the way to Orsa.

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At last a fast glance at the swapmeet at Rättviks racetrack.

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To be continued

67Dart273 · Jul 24, 2015

I wish I had the money and health. Would love to visit there. Cool stuff

1970Duster · Jul 24, 2015

Nice!

4spdragtop · Jul 24, 2015

Awesome! Im with ya Del!
Thanks for posting. ...20, 000 cars is huge!

65Val · Jul 24, 2015

Great pics...Thanks for posting!!

6pk2goDemon · Jul 24, 2015

Love how your speedo goes to 200 even if it is in km 8)

Please share more pics!! 20K cars in 4 days sounds awesome

64DartGTinAZ · Jul 25, 2015

My Norwegian exchange daughter (she stayed with us while she was in the US for a year for school) told me about this show - she's gone from Norway to see it.

kma · Jul 25, 2015

Spent the whole day at the racetrack.

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Not an A-body but a very nice build.
2007 Charger with Coronet-68 body.

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Soon I'm gonna head further up north to Orsa.
Tomorrow it's muscle car day at the strip and monday Mopars at the strip :burnout::burnout::burnout::burnout::burnout::burnout::burnout::burnout::burnout::burnout::burnout::burnout:

66340SEDAN · Jul 25, 2015

Cool pics!

Abodybomber · Jul 25, 2015

^^^^ X2 X^^^^^.... You Swedes ,have such a passionate taste for American hot rodding. Just ,mind blowing ...

66340SEDAN · Jul 26, 2015

Abodybomber said:
^^^^ X2 X^^^^^.... You Swedes ,have such a passionate taste for American hot rodding. Just ,mind blowing ...

I agree totally and this is one reason I would love to travel there someday :glasses7:

kma · Jul 26, 2015

The weather stoppad me yesterday from going to Orsa.
Rained heavily evening and night (didn't cover the airfilter)
This morning when the rain stopped I decided to make a new try.
Engine started and coughed , stopped. Damn the carburator must have been full of water.
Thought something went really bad but tried start again. Tok a while until all 8 was firing.

This is what I met after 15 min driving.

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Got worse and I began thinking if this was a good idea. Suddenly I felt something on my legs , water pooring in. On my legs , on center console and on the floor on the passenger side.
Windows began fogging.

It's a crappy picture but my jeans have another shade of blue in the bottom.

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Soon time to rise the tent and after that head away to the strip though I don't think they will race because of the weather but it's worth a try. Weather is clearing.

kma · Jul 28, 2015

Arrived to Orsa. Theese two days are a piece of ClassicCarWeek. Musclecar day at the strip Sunday and Mopars at the strip Monday. Ihad to go some place to dry out. I found a restaurant at the camping. I ate and drank lots of coffee waiting for the rain to stop. When the rain stopped and I had dried I went for the tentrising.

This is how it turned out.

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Believe it or not but they made some runs at the track in the afternoon.

Some pictures from sunday afternoon

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408". Bought a crate motor from "overthere". All I know. Spoke to the owner.Ran 7,4

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Nascar engine running low 6:s at 1/8

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Accident. Oilleakage down on the headers and caught fire. Sanitation

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Norwegian Babyfish. Problems with traction. No prepped track.

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New friend of mine. W3 block , W8 heads if I remember correct. He had a Dart to. Good to have someone to call!

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8 pm it was time to get back to the tent. More pics to come

Abodybomber · Jul 28, 2015

Thanks, 4 riding it out.( And the pix...)

swedefish · Jul 28, 2015

Thanks for sharing, kma :thumbrig:

kma · Jul 28, 2015

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I think many were deterred due to the bad weather but an estimated number of showcars was 300-400 + 106 cars who drove the strip. If the gods of weather had been with us it could have been even better numbers. All in all a perfect finishing day of Orsa Dragfest and Mopars at the strip

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Line-up

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Older pics but yet cars who were there.

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At last two no A-bodies
I had to ask the owner what "One of the good guys" stands forbecause I saw more cars with the same expression
I had explained to me that car salesmen from the past was impopular and the Chrysler corporation founded this expression to turn peoples emotions to the better just for Mopars.

I don´t know if you get this explanation in my swenglish. I´m sure you have heard this expression before but for me it was learning something interesting.

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Swedens most beutiful car 2010

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This was just a drop in the ocean of pics. Time takes it´s toll.

Time heading home. Just one obstacle on the way home
Total chaos year after year in Rättvik.
Takes 25-30 min to drive 1 mile!!!

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CCW continues to Friday but for me waits work Tuesday.

Summary.. Over 300 miles and the car runs great besides the waterincident. Lost of cars and a great time.
Same procedure next year. Hope you understood what i have written and enjoyed my little story. C U
/ Magnus

6pk2goDemon · Jul 28, 2015

kma said:
At last two no A-bodies
I had to ask the owner what "One of the good guys" stands forbecause I saw more cars with the same expression
I had explained to me that car salesmen from the past was impopular and the Chrysler corporation founded this expression to turn peoples emotions to the better just for Mopars.

I don´t know if you get this explanation in my swenglish. I´m sure you have heard this expression before but for me it was learning something interesting.

Here's a vintage Dodge Boys commercial with the Good Guys in White Hats

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kma · Jul 28, 2015

Ha ha :thumrigh::thumrigh:

Classic Car Week Rättvik Sweden

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Breaking street machines , since 1983.....:)

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