[quote="timetravel"][quote="jaytee"]I always thought Priddle bought the car for the engine which was used in the Hot Wheels fueler although all the pictures I've seen of the car when Millar had owned it showed a blown small block,did Pete Millar race the car in Sweden[/quote] You're right John, when Priddle found the car in Sweden in 1970 it had a 354 Hemi in it which he used in his "Quartermaster" fueler. The car never ran in Sweden as it was damaged while being shipped over there.[/quote]
According to a write up in Steve Reyes latest book Slingshot Spectacular, Millar took the car to tour Sweden.When the tour ended the car,spares and tools were put in a shipping container to return home but the container was dropped into the water,the container was raised and returned to the USA,upon opening the container he discovered the salt water had damaged everything,and that was the end of the Chicken Coupe,if this is true how did the car end up back in Sweden or as you say Nick the accident happened while being shipped over there.