The Story Of Koenigsegg (Part 1-2 Swedish)

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-KOENIGSEGG- The history of Koenigsegg car company started in 1994, when Christian von Koenigsegg decided it was time for him to create the perfect sports car. This was Christian's dream, born after he watched the Norwegian puppet movie "Pinchcliffe Grand Prix" back when he was five.At the age of 22, he stopped running the "Alpraaz" trading company, and focused on his recently founded "Koenigsegg" car company. The success of his first experience gave von Koenigsegg the necessary financial standing to launch his chosen career as a car manufacturer.The Koenigsegg workshop was initially founded in Olofström, but in 1997 the company needed larger facilities and moved to Margretetorp.After one of the production halls was destroyed during a fire in February 2003, the workshop moved to a 4000 sqare meters land, which had previously been home to the Swedish Air Force. The initial technical layout of the first Koenigsegg car was drawn by Christian himself, after which Industrial Designer David Crafoord scaled the sketch into a 1:5 model. He also added a personal touch to the initial design.After the drawing was completed, the production of the Koenigsegg prototype got under way. Miraculously enough, the car was fully built by 1996. It had a unique fabricated monocoque chassis with specially designed suspension, brakes, wishbones and uprights. The prototype went through extensive testing in the first few years, and several new cars were manufactured. In 1997, the Koenigsegg CC <b>...</b>

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