Greta Molander
Greta Molander (23 August 1908 – 20 March 2002) was a Swedish/Norwegian rally driver and writer. Molander entered her first rally in 1929. Her Monte Carlo Rally debut came in 1933, and she won the Coupes des Dames in 1937 and in 1952.
Greta Molander
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- Name
- Greta Molander
- Born
- 23 August 1908
- Birthplace
- Ystad, Sweden
- Died
- 20 March 2002
- Place of death
- Sandefjord, Norway
- Occupation
- Rally driver Writer
- Nationality
- Norway · Sweden
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Greta Molander (23 August 1908 – 20 March 2002) was a Swedish/Norwegian rally driver and writer. Molander entered her first rally in 1929. Her Monte Carlo Rally debut came in 1933, and she won the Coupes des Dames in 1937 and in 1952.
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She competed in the first European Rally Championship in 1953, where she won the women's class. Molander was born in Ystad, and grew up in Nyköping and Stockholm. She married in 1938, and the couple settled in Sandefjord. She published several books from her travel expeditions, in the United States, Mexico, the African continent, and China.
![Entry #336 in the 1956 Rallye Monte Carlo was Mercedes-Benz 220 (swedish license "...5165") entered by norwegians Greta Moland (left in picture) and co-driver Helga Lindberg (judging by some other pictures, Lindberg is to the right; the one in the middle would be unknown). [1] [2].](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Deelnemers_Rally_Monte_Carlo_passeren_Amsterdam%2C_Bestanddeelnr_907-5464.jpg/800px-Deelnemers_Rally_Monte_Carlo_passeren_Amsterdam%2C_Bestanddeelnr_907-5464.jpg)
Entry #336 in the 1956 Rallye Monte Carlo was Mercedes-Benz 220 (swedish license "...5165") entered by norwegians Greta Moland (left in picture) and co-driver Helga Lindberg (judging by some other pictures, Lindberg is to the right; the one in the middle would be unknown). [1] [2].
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• Name — Greta Molander • Born — 23 August 1908 • Birthplace — Ystad, Sweden • Died — 20 March 2002 • Place of death — Sandefjord, Norway • Occupation — Rally driver Writer
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Greta Molander is recorded as writer, rally driver, translator and illustrator.
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1908
Greta Molander born at Ystad.
2002
Greta Molander died at Sandefjord.
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