Bjorn at the start of a special stage on the Swedish rally 1969.
Story and Photos by Graham Gauld
It always comes as a shock when you hear of the death of a friend, but the death of Swedish champion rally driver Bjorn Waldegard really hit home. I have known Bjorn for the past forty-five years and met up with him at various rallies in Europe and particularly in his native Sweden.
Bjorn was the typical tall blond Swede who didn’t say very much, but put him in a car and he really could make it sing. For most of his rallying life he was involved with the Porsche and Volkswagen importers to Sweden and it was in Volkswagens and Porsches that he is best known. [Read more…] about Gauld Remembers Bjorn Waldegard (1943-2014)