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“The Super Swedes”: SAAB, Björn Borg and Stig Blomqvist

The Superswedes

In 1980, Saab made a promotional film “The Super Swedes” with tennis star Björn Borg and rally champion Stig Blomqvist.

In this promo film Björn Borg teaches Stig Blomqvist tennis, and Blomqvist instructs Borg in the secrets of rally driving.

Bjorn Borg & Stig Blomqvist in Saab 900 Turbo
Bjorn Borg & Stig Blomqvist in Saab 900 Turbo

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Björn admitted afterwards that it was for him one of the most stressful experiences.

Although, Borghas proven to be much better at rally driving than his colleague Stig on the tennis court :)

Goran Aničić
the authorGoran Aničić
For over 15 years, Goran Aničić has been passionately focused on Saab automobiles and everything related to them. His initial encounter with Saab cars took place back in 2003 when the first Saab 9-3 and sedan version were introduced. At that moment, he was captivated by the car's Scandinavian design logic and top-notch engineering, and everything that followed stemmed from that first encounter. Later on, through his work at the editorial team of the Serbian automotive magazines "Autostart" and later "AutoBild," he had the opportunity to engage more closely with Saab vehicles. In 2008, he tested the latest Saab cars of that time, such as the Saab 9-3 TTiD Aero and Saab 9-3 Turbo X. In 2010, as the sole blogger from the region, he participated in the Saab 9-5ng presentation in Trollhättan, Sweden. Alongside journalists from around the world, he got a firsthand experience of the pinnacle of technological offerings from Saab at that time. Currently, Goran owns two Saabs: a 2008 Saab 9-3 Vector Sportcombi with a manual transmission, and a Saab 9-3 Aero Griffin Sport Sedan from the last generation, which rolled off the production line in Trollhättan in December 2011.

5 Comments

  • The last SAAB build like a SAAB. Next came the FIATs then the Opels and finally a badge engineered Subaru.
    Imagine if SAAB had teamed up with Subaru to begin with. Two rather excentric automakers. Could have ended really bad. And perhaps not?

  • What did the second vent go to on the early 900s hood? Seems like it would just leak water onto the brake master in the rain. Never seen one in person

  • Minns en annan sportis i Sverige som körde fort. Det var målvakten i svenska hockeylaget Lindberg. Han hade visst en specialbeställd och vråltrimmad Porsche 930S som egnetligen inte var tillåten på allmän väg. Efter en krogrunda körde han ihjäl sig, promillehalten var 2.4

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