Simo Lampinen - a Finnish rally icon celebrates his 80th birthday
Saab has a long rally history. If you look at the brand and its history in motorsport, you come across Erik Carlsson and Stig Blomqvist…
Read more ...Saab has a long rally history. If you look at the brand and its history in motorsport, you come across Erik Carlsson and Stig Blomqvist…
Read more ...Manufacturers always tried to convert successes in motorsport into increasing sales. Alfa Romeo was long considered a particularly sporty brand, BMW is today...
Read more ...It's been 11 years since the Saab Troll celebrated a comeback here. The previous story was that a Saab workshop that no longer exists today...
Read more ...The 1980s were exciting at Saab. The 9000 became a high-flyer and the most modern research facilities in the industry were built in the Stallbacka. A little…
Read more ...If you want to understand Saab, you have to know the brand's motorsport history. It was the year 1989. In Trollhättan they were thinking about the glorious rally years...
Read more ...In the 90s, Saab Germany published several videos for the showroom. One of them is resurrecting Saab's rally time. Erik Carlsson flies...
Read more ...The official name is Saab 97 Sonett. But no one says that, not even dedicated fans. The small Swedish sports car from Saab is very exclusive, especially…
Read more ...It took a while for summer to get going here in Sweden but the weather finally turned a few weeks ago, with clear blue skies,…
Read more ...The Saab family mourns Erik Carlsson, and everyone does it in their own way. Today emails from fans came to my inbox; they talked about...
Read more ...It was at the Saab Festival 2010. And I was excited. Erik Carlsson was out at the Bilmuseum with his friends, and I plucked up the courage to...
Read more ...A Saab festival in Trollhättan is always a special event. The small town on the Göta Älv has its own flair, and when Saabs from all over the world are guests, it reveals a lot of charm. At the traffic lights there are souped-up Saab two-stroke engines next to bubbling 900 Turbo 16S. Then, when the road is clear, they rush off with loud, excited squeals and show the turbo what a classic car can do. The Saab heart is happy and thinks of the good old days.
Read more ...Everyone who deals with the automotive hobby knows this. A few years ago, it happened to me the last time. With a friend I was traveling to buy a Saab 900 Turbo sedan. The pictures were promising, the seller overoptimistic. Locally, the Saab proved to be a non-salvageable scrap object, the pictures turned out to be 10 years old.
Read more ...SAAB News: Erik Carlsson visits the Air Force Museum. In Belgium, at the international Saab meeting, people often asked about the Saab rally legend. “Where's Eric…” was the most frequently asked question in Spa. Because usually he doesn't miss a big Saab event. His heart is still beating “Saab”.
Read more ...Last Saturday was the reopening of the Saab Museum in Trollhättan. Saab friends who were there live report an emotional atmosphere. Erik Carlsson...
Read more ...Actually, we don't need many words today. The Saab Museum in Trollhättan, the Mecca of all Saab fans, is open again. We have months around…
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