-70 Hemi Challenger conv.

[COPO_Anders]

In 1990 there was an article in the swedish Wheels magazine about a Hemi convertible. This Plum Crazy/white top car (JS27R0B171715) was bought by "Stateside" on Jerome Avenue in New York in -75.This company exported around 6000 cars to Sweden in the -72 to -78 periode. 2800 of these were convertibles. In -75 the Hemi conv. cost them around $2000. During the thirteen years this car spent in Sweden, it had something like ten different owners. One of these gave it to his wife as a daily driver. So this four-speed Hemi conv. was used by a woman even during wintertime.
In -88 the car was sold to an english gentlemen who sold it to an american collector. I believe it cost $105 000 at that point. Happy ending ?

[yellowjudge]

Neat story, I know there was alot of rare cars sent to Sweden, not sure why. My 1970 RAIV/4spd Judge convert. was sent there in 1973 or 74. It was there till 1989, &amp; still has the N.Y. exporters sticker on rear bemper. Would like to get more info on this subject if you have any. <font color="red"> </font> <font color="red"> </font> <font color="red"> </font>

[COPO_Anders]

National Geographic (did I spell it right ?) once made a big article about Sweden. In this article they stated that Sweden was moore americanized then America itself. We love american cars. We love McDonalds ! If we would ever leave Sweden, we would go west to the United States. No matter what Olof Palme ever said.

Our biggest car event is Power big meet, in Västerås, in early July. There you´ll find 10.000 cars and something like 70.000 people attending this meeting. If you´re lucky you might get to see a Boss 429, a Superbird or even a COPO. Last year there were four or five cars coming in from Russia, and lots from all over Europe.

Concerning your car, I´ll mail you an answer tomorrow.

[COPO_Anders]

Eric, I tried to mail you, but it didn´t work. I´ll try again later. I´ve talked to the last swedish owner of your judge ragtop ! He still has the -70 GTO 4-speed ragtop that he bought before your car. Sometime in the early eighties he hurt a bearing in the original (GTO)400 cu.i.engine while driving at 120 mph. He took the engine out of the car and bought a very nice 455 SUPER DUTY out of a wrecked Trans Am. The low milage 455 SD is still in the car. He hardly ever drives it.
Anders

[COPO_Anders]

My friend Hans visited one of the former Swedish owners of Plum Crazy -70 Hemi convertible. He now owns one of the 33 factory Hemi/auto -71 Chargers. There is also a factory -71 Hemi Superbee here in Sweden.

Anders

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Engine

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Second engine pic.

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Rear.

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Interior.

That´s all for now.
Anders