The SAAB 93F GT 750 – Saab USA Heritage Collection

Posted on 26. Feb, 2007 by Ryan in 1950-1959, 2000-2009, 93, Detroit, Michigan

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile USA

This posting is the third in a series spanning the entire fleet of the Saab Automobile USA Heritage Collection located outside of Detroit, Michigan. It is important to note once again that this entire collection will be publicly accessible at the 25th Annual Saab Owners Convention that is taking place between August 23-26 2007 also outside of the Detroit, Michigan area.

Below is the official Press Release from Saab Automobile of the 1960 93F Gran Turismo 750.

1960 SAAB 93F GT 750

At the New York Automobile Show in April 1958, Saab debuted the 93 “GranTurismo” 750. Surrounded by an impressive collection of rally trophies and plaques, it took obvious cues from the increasingly successful competition cars.

As an early precursor of today’s Saabs, the GT 750 was not just sporty, but also impressively luxurious. The exterior featured extra headlamps, chrome-plated hubcaps, bright side moldings and smart, “GranTurismo” emblems.

The interior was beautifully detailed. The dashboard included chrome-surrounded black dials, and in front of the passenger was a Halda Speed Pilot rally instrument. The classic steering wheel had three aluminum spokes and a wooden rim. The driver seat could be finely adjusted for an optimum position, and the passenger seat, which included a headrest, could be tilted all the way back.

Thanks to twin carburetors, the 45-horsepower engine had an increase of 12 horsepower over the standard Saab 93 – which could be dialed up even further by using a special tuning kit. The three-cylinder, 748-cc two-stroke engine required that one quart of oil be added to the gas tank along with seven to eight gallons of gasoline.

Approximately 605 Saab 93 GT 750s were built from 1958-1960, with 546 delivered to the US. The 93 “F” in the Saab Automobile USA Heritage Collection is one of the final series, recognizable by its front-hinged doors. They were new for 1960, preceding the arrival of the thoroughly modernized Saab 96.

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