Saab History

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…

Saab Performance Team
Saab History

Rare video: Saab Performance Team

Motoring TV has hosted its fair share of cool car stuff over the last 29 years, but there's perhaps nothing cooler than what the Saab Performance Team brought to the table in 1996. With a handful of Saab 900 Turbos (NG)...

Saab V8 engine
Saab History

Saab V8 Engine

Unfortunately, this is another Saab product that never went into production. Here's a real tour de force of Finnish know-how, the rare Saab V8 engine now located at the Uusikaupunki Valmet Automotive plant. Tootal, only 5 SAAB V8 engines were made, one...

Cozy Powell drummer for Black Sabbath and Saab fan
Saab History

How did Cozy Powell die in Saab 9000?

Colin Trevor "Cozy" Powell (29 December 1947 – 5 April 1998) was an English rock drummer, who made his name with many major rock bands and artists like The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Robert Plant, Whitesnake and Black Sabbath. On this...

Saab convertible
Saab History

Saab Convertible that never reached production

Here's another interesting and unknown story from the history of Saab, which reveals Valmet Automotive. This is Another great find from the Valmet Automotive archives: a sporty looking design for a Saab cabriolet that never reached production. Could this have sold...

Saab 99 drop test - after falling from a height of 2.4 meters
Saab HistorySAAB Safety

Saab 99 Drop test

Saab has always shown an extraordinary dedication to safety, and many lives have been saved by its designs. According to all international crash safety organisations, drivers and passengers are much more likely to survive a crash in a Saab than in...

Saab 96 / The last one
Saab History

Saab 96 – The Last One

Saab 96 - The last one. On January 8, 1980 the very last Saab 96 was completed at the Valmet Automotive plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland! Off the production line, the car was driven by the late great Erik Carlsson directly...

1 19 20 21 23
Page 20 of 23