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…
In the middle of January, ten years ago, an estimated 10,000 enthusiasts, in some 70 convoys around the world, showed their support for Saab. "Despite the cold outside, there was tremendous heat", recalls Michael Törnos in a statement to a...
Arguably, these days front wheel drive technology allows really serious performance for those on a real-world budget, rear wheel drive generally being found in more expensive cars. There are some great FWD cars but from a performance standpoint it's only...
The first decade will soon be over when there are no new Saab cars, but this does not bother us enthusiasts to continue to have strong feelings for this car brand and to be reminded of some of the brand's...
About ten years ago, a Philadelphia-based local American acr journalist of "Philadelphia Examiner" John Matras was impressed with his visit to Saab Museum in Trollhattan. After the visit, Matras wrote an interesting report for his newspaper on visiting the Saab...
The SAAB Grand Turismo 750, a luxurious sports version o f the standard SAAB 96 and 93. At the New York Automobile Show of April 1958, Saab exhibited a car that they called the Gran Turismo 750 – a sporty...
Gatherings of Saab enthusiasts around the world are not big news. The rallies of Saab car owners and fans are still relevant today, but they were 20, 30, 40 or more years ago. Saab cars have always been attention-grabbing and...
Like the Saab Automobile company itself, the vast majority of Saab car dealerships have experienced the same fate - shutting down and closing after many years of business. Some of them have switched to representing other car brands, and some...
Exactly 60 years ago, on February 17, 1960, the Saab 96 was presented. It was the successor of the 93 and was produced until January 1980, in a total of 547,221 units. February 17, 1960 - a cold, windy, and...
Formula Junior, which ran from 1958 to 1963, was an entry-level series where young F1 drivers could earn their stripes. The cars had basic chassis designs with production-based engines (known as 'screamers')of no more than 1100cc. Many manufactuers built Formula...
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,...
