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BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE.....

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Sat Aug 27, 2016 12:56 am

MORNING CHAP'S.....

OK,TIME FOR ANOTHER 'ROAD TRIP' :yay:

BEAR WITH ME HERE,AS YES......THIS IS, MOTORSPORT RELATED :thumbsup:

ALTHOUGH I MYSELF, SEEM TO MANAGE, TO DART BACKWARD'S AND FORWARD'S TO SWEDEN MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR....? IT HAS BEEN FIVE YEAR'S, SINCE WE ACTUALLY TOOK A 'FAMILY' TRIP TO 'GOTEBORG' BACK AT CHRISTMAS TIME....?





SO,AROUND SIX MONTHS AGO?...OVER A BOTTLE OF WINE(WELL,SEVERAL ACTUALLY) :silent: ?

WE THOUGHT IT HIGH TIME,THAT ANOTHER FAMILY HOLIDAY WAS DUE....?

ONLY THIS TIME,WE SHOULD FLY TO NORWAY,AND THEN TRAVEL EAST, ACROSS NORWAY AND SWEDEN IN.....(AND THIS IS WHERE THE WINE KICKED IN!)......?









A MOTORHOME,OR R.V AS YOU GUY'S CALL THEM? :thumbsup:

OF COURSE,A 'MODERN' MOTORHOME HAS ALL THE COMFORT,AND MOD-CONS OF EVERYDAY HOME LIFE......?











BUT, WE DIDN'T WAN'T TO DO THAT........ :thumbsdown:

THIS TRIP NEEDED TO BE ONE TO REMEMBER,MAYBE FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS... ;)







I MANAGED TO FIND A NEARLY 30 YEAR OLD 'CLASSIC' 1987 ,PETROL-POWERED,2 LITRE CITROEN C25 CAMPERVAN......WITH 197,000 KM ON THE CLOCK,COLUMN GEARCHANGE(JUST LIKE A 96,BUT WITH FIVE(NOISY) GEARS).....

AND, IT WAS AVAILABLE TO 'RENT' FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS....... :yay:



AND, SO IT BEGAN..... :thumbsup:





BY THE WAY,I HATE FRENCH CARS....! BUT, WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD 'ADD' TO THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE.....?

IT IS GOING TO BE 'PICTURE HEAVY',THIS ONE... ;)
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Re: BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE..

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Sun Aug 28, 2016 3:43 am

THOUGHT I HAD BEST CHECK THE ENGINE OVER,BEFORE WE MOVED OFF.....

OIL ON 'MINIMUM' MARK ON DIPSTICK..... :huh:

HEADLAMP OUT.....AND NO WIPERS :rolleyes:

MAYBE IT IS JUST A DODGY FUSE...? LIKE ON A 99 TURBO..... :ranting:

ERR,NOPE WIPER MECHANISM WAS SEIZED UP,MOTOR GETTING VERY HOT& STRUGGLING TO PUSH THE BLADES ACROSS THE SCREEN......?

OF COURSE,BEING A RALLY DRIVER......IT WAS SIMPLY A TRIP DOWN TO THE LOCAL 'BIL EXTRA' AUTOSTORE,AND BUY SOME 'RAIN-X'......A HEADLAMP BULB,AND SOME OIL.

THIS 'RAIN-X' SPECIAL COATING IN A LIQUID FORM,WHEN APPLIED TO THE WINDSHIELD,ALLOW'S THE RAINWATER TO BEAD OFF...BUT, YOU GUY'S ARE PROBABLY ONTO THIS ALREADY :thumbsup:

ALL DONE,OK DESTINATION STOCKHOLM...... :huh:
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Re: BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE..

Postby squaab99t » Sun Aug 28, 2016 11:33 am

Awesome. Got to love those ceramic fuses. At first is there has to be something better?

Good luck to you and the family.

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Re: BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE..

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Mon Aug 29, 2016 3:47 am

WE SET OFF FROM 'SANDEFJORD' IN NORWAY,HEADING NORTH,AROUND 40 MINUTES DRIVE TO THE 'HORTEN-MOSS' FERRY,THAT WE USUALLY USE IN WINTER,TO CROSS THE 'OSLO-FJORD'.....

IT ONLY TAKES AROUND 20-30 MINS,FOR THE CROSSING...AND DURING THE SUMMER,THERE ARE ADDITIONAL FERRIES RUNNING AROUND EVERY 15 MINUTES.....

THIS TAKES US TO THE EASTERN OSLO-FJORD SHORE,AND ALONG WITH A LEISURELY DRIVE OF AROUND AN HOUR ON THE E18 ROUTE,YOU SOON REACH THE NORWEGIAN/SWEDISH BORDER.....

HOWEVER,THE E18 IS UNDERGOING MASSIVE ALTERATIONS CURRENTLY,AND AS IT IS THE MAIN ROUTE FROM OSLO TO STOCKHOLM,THEN MOST OF IT, IS STILL ONLY SINGLE CARRIAGEWAY,ALONG THE WAY......

FLAT OUT, THE OLD CITROEN COULD MANAGE JUST OVER 60 MPH....WHICH IS OK,AS THE SPEED LIMIT IN SWEDEN,ON TRUNK ROUTES IS MOSTLY ABOUT 90-110 KMH....

SWEDEN'S LANDSCAPE IS NOT FLAT THOUGH,SO A LOT OF THE TIME WE WERE IN THIRD GEAR,PEDAL TO THE METAL.....WITH A BIG QUEUE BEHIND :dunno: AS WE HEADED EAST ACROSS VARMLAND,TO ARVIKA(HOME OF PER EKLUND)

FIRST OVERNIGHT HALT,IS WITH A LOVELY DUTCH LADY.....

I FIRST MET HER,SOME YEARS AGO,WHEN WE NEEDED SOMEWHERE TO STAY WHILST WE WERE FIRST OVER FOR THE 'RALLYE SWEDEN'.........? WE HAVE BEEN BACK TO STAY WITH HER FOUR OR FIVE TIMES NOW....

TIRED OF LIFE IN THE NETHERLAND'S,SHE HAD DECIDED TO MAKE THE 'MOVE' PERMANENTLY TO SWEDEN SOME TEN YEARS AGO......SO, NOT ONLY HAVING THE BENEFIT OF HER KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LIFE IN SWEDEN,HERSELF BEING AN 'IMMIGRANT'..? WE ALSO ENJOY HER HOME COOKING,AND LAVISH SWEDISH STYLE BREAKFAST......WHICH IS GOOD,BECAUSE SHE LIVES IN A TINY VILLAGE,AND THE NEAREST EATERY.....IS LONG,LONG WAY AWAY...?

IT HAD BEEN A LONG DAY......WE HAD BEEN UP SINCE 04.00,CRASHED INTO BED 21.30,IN THE LUXURY OF 'RUM&FRUKOST',FOR THE ONE AND ONLY NIGHT.....!!

FOR THE NEXT 11 NIGHTS,WE WOULD BE IN THE CITROEN 'MOTORHOME'......LIKE IT,OR NOT?
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Re: BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE..

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Mon Aug 29, 2016 4:04 am

THE NEXT MORNING,WE HAD DECIDED TO TRY AND MAKE IT TO 'OREBRO' (STIGS BIRTHPLACE?)...

WE HIT THE OREBRO 'CAMPSITE', AFTER A GOOD TWO AND HALF HOUR DRIVE......WITH A RUDE AWAKENING.....

I HAD ALSO MANAGED TO BORROW A COUPLE OF BICYCLES,FROM A NORWEGIAN FRIEND OF MINE LONG THE WAY,WHICH HAD STOWED INSIDE THE CAMPERVAN....THE WIFE THOUGHT I WAS VERY CONSIDERATE DOING THIS? I DON'T THINK SHE REALISED,THAT I LOOKED AT THE BICYCLES,AS MORE OF A MEAN'S OF TRANSPORT,TO RIDE TO THE NEAREST GARAGE/WORKSHOP IF ? AND WHEN WE BROKE DOWN....? RATHER THAN,TO GO DOWN THE SHOPS ON THEM..... :lol:


ALL SET UP,WITH ELECTRIC HOOK UP....WE ALSO MANAGED TO GET THE FRIDGE LIT ON PROPANE GAS,SO IT COULD COOL DOWN PRETTY QUICK,AS WE HAD JUST STUFFED IT FULL OF SUPPLIES....?

WE HAD ALSO BOUGHT SOME CHAIRS,TO ENJOY THE SUNSHINE...AND MORE IMPORTANTLY SOME SWEDISH BEER AND CIDER..... :yay:

THE CAMPSITE RESTRAUNT,WAS THE NEXT DESTINATION,WITH SOME RATHER GOOD STEAK'S ,WASHED DOWN WITH A NICE COLD PINT OF BEER.....ALTHOUGH AT '79 SEK' (OVER £7 A PINT) ,THIS WAS NOT EXACTLY CHEAP !!
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Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Mon Aug 29, 2016 4:16 am

AS IF ? WE THOUGHT WE WERE COMPLETLEY NUTS?

AFTER A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP,I OPENED THE MOTORHOME DOOR,TO THIS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING....? :-O

PARKED UP ALONGSIDE US......

A 1978 HAND PAINTED, DOUBLE-DECKER BUS,THESE LUNATIC'S HAD BEEN DRIVING THROUGH EUROPE, FOR MONTH'S ON END......

MORE HERE...

http://membus.memrise.com/

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE JOURNEY....... :crazy:
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Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Mon Aug 29, 2016 4:36 am

I HAD ALWAY'S WANTED TO VISIT OREBRO,SO WITH THE SUN SHINING,WE COLLECTED THE BUS, FROM OUTSIDE THE CAMPSITE FOR THE SHORT RIDE INTO TOWN.....

NO CASH TAKEN ON THE BUS,TICKETS ARE VIA CREDIT/DEBIT CARD ONLY.....AND THIS GAVE ME CHANCE TO TRY OUT MY LIMITED SWEDISH VOCABULARY,WHICH STEADILY IMPROVED THROUGHOUT THE TRIP(WELL,I THOUGHT SO !)

OREBRO,HAS AN OUTSTANDING CASTLE JUST ON THE EDGE OF THE MAIN STREET....WITH A GOOD SELECTION OF OPEN AIR CAFE'S AND KONDITORI....GOOD QUALITY STORE'S....

THERE IS NOTHING QUITE LIKE A GOOD BIT OF HISTORY,SWEDISH HISTORY...?

SO,IN THE AFTERNOON WE SET OFF,JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN.....

'WADKOPING'

http://www.orebro.se/5998.html

IT IS DEFINITELY, WORTH A VISIT....

EVEN IF THE HOME BREWED 'OREBRO' ALE IS £10 A BOTTLE :thumbsup:

THIS OLD 'OVLOV' SEEMED TO BE STILL IN USE :yay:
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Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:43 am

IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT THE 'SAAB INTERNATIONAL' MEETING WEEKEND WAS TAKING PLACE,AROUND AN HOUR AND HALF DRIVE, SOUTH OF 'OREBRO'...?

OF COURSE I HADN'T PLANNED THIS :yay: IN THE ITINERARY...?

THE MAIN CAMPSITE(WHICH IS NOT REALLY THAT BIG) IS IN AN OUTSTANDING LOCATION,RIGHT ON THE SHORE OF LAKE VATTERN,AROUND HALF WAY UP,ON THE EAST SIDE.....

VATTERN,IS VAST.....135 KM(80 MILES)LONG,31KM WIDE AND 128M DEEP,IT IS THE SIXTH LARGEST LAKE IN EUROPE...

SITUATED 3.3 KM NORTH OF 'VADSTENA',A SMALL IDYLLIC TOWN.....

WE ROLLED UP HERE,AROUND 16.00.....PARKED UP,AND WANDERED DOWN TO THE SHORE 20 METRES,FROM THE MOTORHOME.....ER,WOW :thumbsup:

THE CAMPSITE HAD BEEN FLOODED WITH SAAB'S,ALL WEEKEND......THE RINGING OF TWO STROKE'S,AND OIL SMOKE HANGING IN THE AIR...

AND WHAT THE HELL? WAS THAT BLOODY RATTLE FROM UNDERNEATH THE MOTORHOME...?

THE SWEDES TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THEIR CAMPSITE'S.....

SOME OF THE MORE 'PERMANENT' PITCHES,HAD WOODEN DECKING,FLOWERS,FULL OUTSIDE DINING SET'S,INFRA-RED HEATERS........AND SERIOUSLY,WE SAW A COUPLE OF THEM MOWING THE LAWN,AROUND THE CARAVAN..... :-O

THEY SEEM, TO HAVE A GREAT 'LIFE BALANCE' BETWEEN WORK,AND LEISURE.....?
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Re: BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE..

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:49 am

PLENTY OF SWIMMING AND FISHING GOING ON IN THE LAKE......

IT WAS TIME TO GET SET UP,AND GET SOME FOOD GOING....SWEDISH STYLE !

THEN MAKE UP THE BED'S....SIT OUTSIDE,AND WATCH THE SUNSET...
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Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:52 am

IT'S THE WEEKEND,EVEN WAGON'S TURNED UP.......TO ENJOY THE NATURE?
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Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:13 pm

EARLY SUNDAY MORNING,IT WAS TIME TO GET ON THE BIKE'S AND HEAD DOWN THE CYCLE PATH, THE 3.3 KM TOWARD'S 'VADSTENA'......

THERE WAS A HUGE SAAB PART'S SALE ON,RIGHT NEXT TO THE CASTLE......

THIS AREA OF SWEDEN,IS VERY MUCH AGRICULTURAL LAND.....YOU REALLY DO FEEL THE NATURE ,OUT HERE... :thumbsup:

ANYWAY,FIRST THING TO TAKE MY EYE WAS A CARDINAL RED 'BARN FIND' 99 TURBO FOR SALE....

THIS ONE WOULDN'T DRIVE HOME THOUGH,AND NEEDED EXTENSIVE WELDING ON THE UNDERSIDE....AND LOT'S,AND LOT'S OF WORK...

THERE SEEM'S TO BE A 'MYTH' THAT SWEDISH ROAD'S ARE KIND TO THEIR MOTOR CAR'S....?

I AM AFRAID THE CAR'S IN SWEDEN,ROT JUST AS MUCH AS IN THE UK.......SOMETIME'S WORSE !
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Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:22 pm

WHERE WE HAD LEFT THE BIKES TIED TO A LAMPOST, IT SOON FILLED UP WITH OLD SAAB'S,ON SHOW....

AND MORE,AND MORE ARRIVED BY THE MINUTE.... :yay:


ANYHOW,AFTER AN HOUR OR TWO OF SEARCHING THROUGHOUT THE PART'S,I ONLY BOUGHT TWO ITEMS FOR THE '96 PROJECT' OVER ON 'UK SAABS'.......
http://www.uksaabs.co.uk/UKS/viewtopic. ... &start=880

IT IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE APPARENT,THAT THE PART'S SUPPLY....ESPECIALLY OF NOS STUFF,HAS ALMOST DRIED UP....
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Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:29 pm

I MET A FRIEND OF MINE 'DANISH ERIK',WHOM USUALLY BRINGS A LARGE AMOUNT OF PART'S FROM DENMARK IN HIS OLD VAN......

A GOOD CONDITION BONNET NOSE TRIM,WAS HAD......AND FURTHER ALONG,I PICKED UP A NOS REAR WING STONEGUARD TRIM...

THEN IT WAS TIME,TO GO AND ENJOY THE SAAB'S ON SHOW.......AND WHAT A BACKDROP !!
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Re: BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE..

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:35 pm

SOME QUITE OBSCURE,MAYBE AN EARLY PROTOTYPE 'TOPPOLA'.... :P


QUITE A FEW RALLY SPEC V4'S.....ONE BEING DRIVEN ORIGINALLY, BY 'STIG' HIMSELF,AT ONE POINT :thumbsup:
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Re: BIRDIE'S NATIONAL LAMPOONS 1000 SCANDINAVIAN ADVENTURE..

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:40 pm

NOW,I HAD HOPED AT SOME POINT DURING THE TRIP,TO DIVERT TOWARD'S 'TROLLHATTAN',AND BACK TO THE SAAB MUSEUM TO GET SOME MORE DETAIL PHOTO'S OF 'PER EKLUND'S' WORK'S 96........?

HOWEVER,TROLLHATTAN WAS A LONG,LONG WAY IN THE 'WRONG' DIRECTION..........?

BUT THEN,THIS TURNED UP......... :-O

AND I WAN'T TO DO A 'REVERSE' COLOUR SCHEME ON MY YELLOW 96,OF THIS EXACT LIVERY.....
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