Wolverine Can Am car
#1
Posted 11 March 2008 - 15:59
Wolverine Can Am Car and Jerry Hansen
My friend Mogens Christensen has the Wolverine Can Am car of Jerry Hansen.
Can anyone help him with history and photos of this very special racecar ?, PLEASE !
Kind regards Vagn. DENMARK
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#2
Posted 11 March 2008 - 18:08
http://lynndalefarms...om/photos2.html
http://www.tamsoldra...2Mystery44.html
http://www.racingspo...6-04-photo.html
#3
Posted 11 March 2008 - 18:29
I believe the car in your photo is Jerry Hansen in the ex-Jerry Grant Lotus 19-Chev, same car as in the photo in the second link Rosemayer gave you. And I don't see a photo of the Wolverine in Rosemayers' third link.
Vince H.
#4
Posted 12 March 2008 - 00:40
Vagn: On the second link, provided by Rosemayer, the Tam's site, there is a brief history of Hansen's cars in the sixties. The Dykstra designed Wolverine was used by Hansen only for part of 1966. While waiting for the Dykstra designed car to be built, Jerry drove the Lotus 19-Chev, ex-Jerry Grant, that is pictured in the first post and also in the second link.
After Hansen the Wolverine was driven by Frank Opalka of Chicago, and then later by Jim Place. What happened to it after that, I am afraid that I do not know.
Tom
#5
Posted 12 March 2008 - 08:00
Please look after Jerry Hansen in " Search BB " . all the historie of Wolverine is there.
We did got all the historie and we also have contact whit Lee Dykstra and George Anderson some built the car in 1966.
Kind regards
Martin Borch-Christensen
#6
Posted 08 February 2009 - 04:07
Tom
#7
Posted 09 February 2009 - 03:57
#8
Posted 09 February 2009 - 04:43
#9
Posted 11 February 2009 - 06:37
#10
Posted 11 February 2009 - 12:46
Wolverine as raced by forum member Frank Opalka
This was of course before the snakes were painted on it.
photo Tom Schultz - copyright 2007 Tom Schultz.
#11
Posted 11 February 2009 - 14:58
Ah, look at all that smoke coming from the bratwurst stand on the hill overlooking turn seven! My mouth is watering now in anticipation of the coming season when I can pop a couple of those babies down my gullet each day I'm at the track! (picture smiley face icon with drool..... )Originally posted by Jerry Entin
Wolverine as raced by forum member Frank Opalka
This was of course before the snakes were painted on it.
photo Tom Schultz - copyright 2007 Tom Schultz.
Tom
#12
Posted 11 February 2009 - 17:31
#13
Posted 23 April 2009 - 02:42
Wolverine as it looks now.
Front view of Wolverine.
Car is currently owned by Matin Borch-Christensen of Copenhagen, Denmark.
photos - Martin Borch-Christensen collection
#14
Posted 23 April 2009 - 02:50
#15
Posted 23 April 2009 - 13:04
Rear view of Wolverine
Chassis of Wolverine
Martin Borch is currently trying to secure his FIA Papers. They are asking for, Evidence of period specification:
For chassis, bodywork, suspension, engine, gearbox, final drive, brakes, fuel feed, ignition, wheel size, wheelbase, and track, and what the weight was.
photos- Martin Borch-Christensen collection
#16
Posted 23 April 2009 - 13:32
Seating area of Wolverine
Engine and gearbox of Wolverine
photos- Martin Borch-Christensen collection
#17
Posted 27 June 2010 - 09:58
There's a big problem with the car, we hope that some of you can help?
One of the shafts in the McKee gearbox broke, this saturday, and the car needs to ready for a race, next weekend.
We are in a bit of hurry, the car ships wednesday, if it's ready to race.
In danish, the shaft is named high level gear shaft, I can't find the correct english word, but I hope that you know what I mean.
Can we replace it with some kind of a standard part from a common car?
McKee gearboxes are NOT that simple to find parts for.
As a machinist, I can make the axle, but the splines and the hardening can not be made in 3 days :-(
Martin is looking forward to any reply we might get on this.
Regards, on behalf of Martin, from Kai.
Edited by Osteguf, 27 June 2010 - 10:25.
#18
Posted 27 June 2010 - 15:36
He used to have a complete spare box but not sure if he still does.
#19
Posted 09 August 2013 - 10:17
Seems odd Jerry won with the Wolverine first time out SCCA National Greenwood, then went to St Jovite finished 20th from 25th on the grid and then nothing is heard of the Wolverine until 1968 when Frank Opaika acquired the car.
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#20
Posted 09 August 2013 - 14:59
#21
Posted 09 August 2013 - 18:25
#22
Posted 09 August 2013 - 21:11
The Lola T-165 was a 1970 car so it did not figure into the Wolverine sale at all.
For the 1967 season Hansen bought a new McLaren Elva MK III (M1C) which he raced all season until the year end Runoffs, where he ran a Lola T-70.
#23
Posted 10 August 2013 - 18:37
#24
Posted 08 August 2015 - 19:47
this thread has been dormant for some time, but I just came across two images of the Wolverine from either the '68 or '69 Chicago auto show. about half way down the page in the link, click the photo to enlarge.
http://www.curbsidec...-show-part-1-3/
Mike (group7) in Canada
Edited by group7, 08 August 2015 - 22:12.
#25
Posted 18 December 2015 - 01:28
I have just come across this image at the 2:11-2:22 range in the link. this is Pete Dawson (builder of the Ferret specials) in the PMD Special-Hemi, which ran in A-sports. to me it resembles the Wolverine, which is the subject of this thread. I could not find any mention of this car in a search of the net, and going through my reference materials. if this is a Wolverine, is this a part of the cars history that is unknown (by me) maybe Jerry Entin or Pete Lyons might have more information ? could someone grab the photo from the link and post it here ? I can't do so
Mike (group7) in Canada
Edited by group7, 18 December 2015 - 01:57.
#26
Posted 18 December 2015 - 11:55
As Wolverine was a big Can-Am car credited to Lee Dykstra and Ferret was an earlier front-engined car reputedly built by Peter Dawson and Chris Kennedy and powered by 1-litre McCulloch outboard engine, I find it difficult to see a connection.
Or am I misinterpreting something here?
Edited by proviz, 18 December 2015 - 11:57.
#27
Posted 18 December 2015 - 13:36
proviz,click the link and go to the 2:11-2:22 spot in the video, the Wolverine, or its look alike is there. in hindsight I do think it is the Wolverine. perhaps a missing link in the cars history ? I think there was only 1 chassis built, I have heard rumours of as many as three, but have nothing to back that up.
group7
#28
Posted 18 December 2015 - 14:47
I agree with Proviz. No connection whatsoever between these two cars.
Only one Wolverine built.
Tom
#29
Posted 18 December 2015 - 16:46
proviz,click the link and go to the 2:11-2:22 spot in the video, the Wolverine, or its look alike is there. in hindsight I do think it is the Wolverine. perhaps a missing link in the cars history ? I think there was only 1 chassis built, I have heard rumours of as many as three, but have nothing to back that up.
group7
Ahh, yes, absolutely! Don't know what was wrong with my screen at the first time of looking, but I didn't even realize it was video clip - it just appeared like a regular still photo! That car definitely seems to have the same bodywork as Wolverine, at the very least.
#30
Posted 19 December 2015 - 14:52
Assuming we are looking at the same photos, the white car at the Chicago Auto Show is the Wolverine as liveried and raced by Frank Opalka.
#31
Posted 05 March 2016 - 17:02
My Wolverine is now in US and it is for sale. I have make the entry for CanAm ReUnion in Road Atlanta, Mont Tremblant, Road America and Laguna Seca. You shall be welcome in my Pit, I will enjoy that. Please take a look here: Ultimatecarpage.com and search Wolverine.
See You
Mogens Christensen
#32
Posted 06 March 2016 - 14:18
Hi Mogens, we talked last July at Road America. At that time I confessed to having been around long enough to have seen the Wolverine race in the 1960s with Jerry Hansen, Frank Opalka, and James Place. Have a couple photos that I took in my collection..See you this July.
Tom
Edited by RA Historian, 06 March 2016 - 14:18.
#33
Posted 22 April 2016 - 23:12
My Wolverine is now in US and it is for sale. I have make the entry for CanAm ReUnion in Road Atlanta, Mont Tremblant, Road America and Laguna Seca. You shall be welcome in my Pit, I will enjoy that. Please take a look here: Ultimatecarpage.com and search Wolverine.
See You
Mogens Christensen
It was nice to meet you today but not to hear of you engine trouble.