Bonniers 6c3000cm - Page 2

FBoekman · #16 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 03:02 PM

John
In Hedemora 1954, Jo drove his Alfa Romeo 1900 SS
Startnumber 44, Standardsportcars 1601-2600 cc.
I think he finished 3rd
I know Thomas O Karlsson or Biz surely knows more details.
I have seen a picture rather recently of Bonnier from this race, I think it was in the Swedish magazine "Classic Car" (or maybe "Nostalgia"...) I think Per-Arne Johansson provided the photo.
I have not my copy of "Fort, Fortare, Fortast" at home (I do think my brother have lended it), but I recall Jo writing rather much about this race in it, ie selecting reverse at the "le Mans" type start.

Fredrik, Sweden

iicarJohn · #17 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 03:57 PM

Here is a hasty edit of the Bonnier research notes that I've compiled thus far on the time period 1954-56. Maybe it will serve to place us all on the same page as to what we think we know of those early times and how they relate to the 3000CM N. 00125. I'm sure there are details on threads here on the Alfa BB that I've not noted yet. I've not made a thorough study of online references either.

Enjoy! And please share what you know ... when you can.

John

**biz5300** · #18 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 04:52 PM

PHEWW.. I just translated 3 pages from the Bonnier book and BAAAM I lost it.... I do it again tomorrow... Cheers Nik

He entered a 1900 TI at hedemora.. no SS
Seriously.. Send me the questions you want to ask Boessen to osca1600gt@gmail.com and I will compile them and visit him in the 2 weeks that I have agreed with him.. Will also be looking CLOSELY at his archive again..

Nik

FBoekman · #19 (**permalink**) 08-16-2008, 05:51 AM

Yes Nik, obviously it was the TI, I do not know why I wrote something else. Sorry.
Fredrik

**biz5300** · #20 (**permalink**) 08-16-2008, 07:29 AM

something strange here...... The car pictures at Bari(we think) also has a different front from the car pictured by wessels. Looking at John's listing says ref Tomas Karlsson, crashed into hay and damaged nose... So we have lots of looks o this car.
1. Colli body
2. Original Zagato spider body 1955
3. Different windscreen and slight changes to grille
4. New front at Bari
5. Yet ANOTHER front when sold.

**biz5300** · #21 (**permalink**) 08-17-2008, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by biz5300

something strange here...... The car pictures at Bari(we think) also has a different front from the car pictured by wessels. Looking at John's listing says ref Tomas Karlsson, crashed into hay and damaged nose... So we have lots of looks o this car.
1. Colli body
2. Original Zagato spider body 1955
3. Different windscreen and slight changes to grille
4. New front at Bari
5. Yet ANOTHER front when sold.

**biz5300** · #22 (**permalink**) 02-23-2009, 05:56 PM

Back to this old thread about bonnier and the 6cm etc.. There was some doubt what Alfa he entered and won Oulton park with in 1956.. I just found this picture in an old Autosport issue showing Jo Bo in the 1900 SS Zagato winning the under 2000cc race..

Also in the main race Bonnier did not drive his 6 CM but Ken Wharton did...

**biz5300** · #23 (**permalink**) 02-23-2009, 07:11 PM

a pic a the CM on snow I havnt seen before..

CarterHendricks · #24 (**permalink**) 02-24-2009, 09:51 AM

...and one more, from Messina, Bonnier [and Piper]...

--Carter

Superleggera · #25 (**permalink**) 02-24-2009, 02:18 PM

Any ideas of where and when ?

According to what I´ve heard Bonnier could have done the Djurgårdsloppet 1954 in Helsinki (Helsingfors) Finland in a 1900 Super Sprint, anyone who can confirm or denie.

Björn in Sweden

dretceterini · #26 (**permalink**) 02-24-2009, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Superleggera

Any ideas of where and when ?

According to what I´ve heard Bonnier could have done the Djurgårdsloppet 1954 in Helsinki (Helsingfors) Finland in a 1900 Super Sprint, anyone who can confirm or denie.

Björn in Sweden

**biz5300** · #27 (**permalink**) 02-24-2009, 04:27 PM

hej där..

Yes indeed.. but I have the it down as in 1955..
I have this picture from a finnish site of Jo Bos 1900 SS Touring... a car I never have seen hem compete in before or later.... here it is.. Maybe he had a delivery to a finnish customer?

**biz5300** · #28 (**permalink**) 02-24-2009, 04:33 PM

mostly fun for us swedes this :-) we never had too many great drivers... I also found a few pics going through most autosport issues from the 50s yesterday.. These pics of Bonnier in the Centro sud 250 F and his black/gold 150S

The first one is the 150 S at Silverstone 1956

**biz5300** · #29 (**permalink**) 02-24-2009, 04:38 PM

these 2 are from Aintree 1956

**biz5300** · #30 (**permalink**) 02-24-2009, 04:43 PM

This I believe is Ken Wharton in at Oulton park.. borrowing JoBo's 6CM