kanonloppet BrännkyrkagataThe Kanonloppet was arranged for the first time on June 4, 1950 in Karlskoga, on a course that measured 1,550 meters. The race was a hit with the public already in the first year, when 15,000 people came to see the race. In the picture we see the start of the 1959 edition, there would be a big bet for that year's Kanonlopp. The main attraction was undoubtedly Stirling Moss, who was also victorious in a Cooper Monaco sports car with a time of 1. 34. 1.
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the Venus Bilo was Sweden's most talked about car
Sager-Nelson chose in 1887 to train as an artist
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The locomotive belonged to the Rock Island railroad company in Chicago
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and is today the seat of the Supreme Court
A TV series will soon be launched to recreate this mysterious event
year 1952 in Gothenburg