SAAB Automobile was founded in Sweden in 1945 when its parent company, Saab AB, began a project to design a small automobile. The first production model, the Saab 92, was launched in 1949. In 1968 the parent company merged with Scania-Vabis, and ten years later the Saab 900 was launched, in time becoming Saab’s best-selling model…
By the early 1920s, when it was technically possible to build a practical front drive car, automotive design was, in general, so frozen that there was little interest in any radical departure from front mounted engines driving rear wheels. Therefore,...
The Finnish automotive industry was born 50 years ago, when the first Saab (Saab 96) was completed at the Saab-Valmet factory in Uusikaupunki. The first Saab 96 was handed over to President Urho Kekkonen the following day. But, this choice...
Many Saab car owners (especially older models) have never heard of Valmet Automotive, and many don't know that their favorite Saab car - is a car made in Finland. Also, you may not have known, 99 was also manufactured in...
"Safer Motoring" independent british magazine was publication was a publication aimed at VW (Audi) car owners and enthusiasts, and the magazine's editions often found articles about notable cars of other brands. The editor wasn't afraid to feature other, rival, cars...
This week we remember Per Sune Evaldsson Gillbrand, called Turbopelle or Mr Turbo. Per was successful in controlling the boost pressure, which made Saab the first car manufacturer to offer turbocharged engines in passenger cars on a large scale. Per...
Way way back on the 27th of October 1986, Saab embarked on an endurance challenge to show the world just how good their new Saab 9000 Turbo was. As with any new car produced by a manufacturer, the buying public...
Which is your favourite color on a Saab? A rarer and very interesting the exterior color is Odoardo Grey, as they call it in Europe, but in the US it's known as Edwardian Grey. And even more interesting is the background...
Last week a commemorative 50th Anniversary ceremony was held in the Finnish city of Uusikuaupunki. The first Saab car to come off the production lane in Finland was the Saab 96, with an EKA-96 license plate, and this car was...
"Swangas" is a part of Slab Culture that show real love the American-made cars. Slab car can be made through extensive modification of Cadillacs, Buicks, Oldsmobiles or certain Lincolns/Chryslers. Yes there is a definition of a Slab it has to...
50 years ago today, on November 13, the first car – a Saab 96 – was completed at the Uusikaupunki car plant (Valmet Automotive). The Saab 96 is an automobile manufactured from 1960 to January 1980, replacing the Saab 93. From 1969 – 1980 were produced 65,887...
