On The Pegs July 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 7 | Page 157

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 7 - July 2019
157
In the summer of 1962, a reluctant board took the decision to manufacture
a series of one hundred 250cc machines, to be sold in early 1963. These were
motocross machines but could also be used for enduro with a little modifica-
tion. As it happened, Torsten Hallman won his first 250cc title in the world
championship then, which of course led to great interest in the purchase of
a replica model. The orders kept coming to race manager Bror Jaurén and it
turned out that more than 30 reservations surprisingly came from Norway and
Finland while a single unit went to USA. The new 250 machine cost twice as
much as the Silver Arrow and was sold at 4,500 Swedish Kronor (approx. 600 US
dollars). The 1965 Novemberkasan winner was Olle Pettersson – a strong 250cc
factory world championship contender for Husqvarna, who always did well also
in enduro events. He fought hard with Tibblin, who finally had to give in to Olle
at the end of this super-chilly “Kasa”. In 1966, Sweden hosted the International
Six Days Trial event. It was run in mid-Sweden over 1,660 km with 287 start-
ers in the “Blue Mountains” of Kilsbergen around the city of Örebro. The U.S.
team was successfully represented by Bud Ekins and Malcolm Smith, both on
Husqvarna. Swedes Hans Hansson won a gold medal on his 250cc while Curt
Öberg managed to conquer in the half-litre class with his new 360cc Husky.
Two years later, the same Hans Hansson was hired by Husqvarna to help