A week ago at a cruise-in at Fountain Hills,AZ. a gentleman approached me and asked if he could do an article about our '41 Champion street rod for a car magazine he writes for. Noticing his accent I correctly surmised he was not from around here. Turns out he is a Swedish subject and winters in AZ. He has been a fixture around car events here for more than a decade. We set up a date to do the photo shoot and interview and completed that yesterday at the Grand Canyon Chapter Christmas party. The article will appear in a Swedish car magazine (name unknown to me) in the coming months. Too bad I don't read Swedish. He will sent me some copies he indicated. I asked out of curiosity why he picked our car out of 110 mostly high dollar vehicles there, his answer was " I have never seen a 1941 Studebaker, especially one with an R-2 Studebaker engine". He did stumble across a hood for one once in a forest in Sweden, he indicated, so there must have been at least one exported to Scandinavia! So if there are any of the 28 Swedish SDC'rs in the Roster reading this, keep an eye out for the write up. The writer did not ask for many technical details, so who knows how it will turn out. He did say he'd call me for additional details if needed. I showed him the names from Sweden in the Roster and he said he knew a couple of the SDC'rs personally. As we parted company I handed him the SDC marketing pamphlet to keep.
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Frank van Doorn
Omaha, Ne.
1962 GT Hawk 289 4 speed
1941 Champion streetrod, R-2 Powered, GM 200-4R trans.
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Congrats, Frank!
The Kart Hauler also made it into a Scandinavian magazine thanks to Pekka...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9969115...7624066287521/Dick Steinkamp
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Love that kart hauler, Dick. Very cool little tr...er....ca.....er.....tr....er....
When folks see my Baja and say to me, "Oh, what a cute little truck you have," I sort of scowl and then growl, "Hey, smile when you call my car a truck," and then wink. Same thing when I get the "Oh what a cute car you have," and I growl, "You'd better smile when you call my truck a car."Mike O'Handley, Cat Herder Third Class
Kenmore, Washington
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'58 Packard Hawk
'05 Subaru Baja Turbo
'71 Toyota Crown Coupe
'69 Pontiac Firebird
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Very cool...get Nox to keep an eye open for you, he hails from Sweden and spends some time in Holland too. cheers, junior.sigpic
1954 C5 Hamilton car.Comment
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Cool beans!
Pekka also was kind enough to feature my car in an article... this was from the 2002 South Bend meet:
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Dave LesterComment
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Thanks, Mike...but Frank's 41 is no slouch, at a car show OR on the drag strip.
I think it was at the Omaha meet that Frank's 41 took my 365 HP 327 4 speed 54 Starliner to the cleaners at the strip!
Dick Steinkamp
Bellingham, WAComment
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Nice layout out Dick! While I can distinguish Swedish from Finnish I don't read Finnish. I really enjoyed being able to see it in the flesh that Friday evening at the Pomona show though.
Originally posted by Dick Steinkamp View PostCongrats, Frank!
The Kart Hauler also made it into a Scandinavian magazine thanks to Pekka...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9969115...7624066287521/Frank van Doorn
Omaha, Ne.
1962 GT Hawk 289 4 speed
1941 Champion streetrod, R-2 Powered, GM 200-4R trans.
1952 V-8 232 Commander State "Starliner" hardtop ODComment
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The writer is sending me a copy. Now where did I put that Swedish dictionary! I'll have to find a way to use the Google translation feature on it to get the drift of what he wrote. Or have Nox translate some of it.
Originally posted by junior View PostFrank van Doorn
Omaha, Ne.
1962 GT Hawk 289 4 speed
1941 Champion streetrod, R-2 Powered, GM 200-4R trans.
1952 V-8 232 Commander State "Starliner" hardtop ODComment
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Hey Dave, I can actually read some of that!
Originally posted by Studedude View PostCool beans!
Pekka also was kind enough to feature my car in an article... this was from the 2002 South Bend meet:
Frank van Doorn
Omaha, Ne.
1962 GT Hawk 289 4 speed
1941 Champion streetrod, R-2 Powered, GM 200-4R trans.
1952 V-8 232 Commander State "Starliner" hardtop ODComment
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To be fair and for those that were not there. Dick cleaned my clock the first match up and I returned the favor on the second run. We were matched close enough that whomever cut the best light won.
Originally posted by Dick Steinkamp View PostThanks, Mike...but Frank's 41 is no slouch, at a car show OR on the drag strip.
I think it was at the Omaha meet that Frank's 41 took my 365 HP 327 4 speed 54 Starliner to the cleaners at the strip!Frank van Doorn
Omaha, Ne.
1962 GT Hawk 289 4 speed
1941 Champion streetrod, R-2 Powered, GM 200-4R trans.
1952 V-8 232 Commander State "Starliner" hardtop ODComment
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Good to hear Frank .....enjoy that warmer climate, wish I was there .sigpic
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We have a spare bedroom, buy the plane ticket Bob! GGG
Originally posted by 2R5 View PostFrank van Doorn
Omaha, Ne.
1962 GT Hawk 289 4 speed
1941 Champion streetrod, R-2 Powered, GM 200-4R trans.
1952 V-8 232 Commander State "Starliner" hardtop ODComment
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Very cool, Frank. Your '41 deserves international recognition. Did you tell the writer why you own a '41?Tim-'53 Starlight Commander Custom in Yuma, AZ
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No I forgot Tim, hope to see you guys at "Midnight at the Oasis" if we can get a room.
Originally posted by paintim613 View PostFrank van Doorn
Omaha, Ne.
1962 GT Hawk 289 4 speed
1941 Champion streetrod, R-2 Powered, GM 200-4R trans.
1952 V-8 232 Commander State "Starliner" hardtop ODComment
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Congrats Frank. Maybe you can take one of those foreign language courses while you are lounging around in the warm weather this winter.
Joe Roberts
'61 R1 Champ
'65 Cruiser
Eastern North Carolina ChapterComment
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