Erik “On The Roof” Carlsson & The SAAB 96 – Photography
Posted on 08. Mar, 2007 by Ryan in 1950-1959, 1960-1969, 2000-2009, 93, 96, Personalities
Earlier this week I had provided you a photo of Erik Carlsson’s 1966 SAAB 96 RAC Rally car that is part of the Saab Automobile USA Heritage Collection. As a follow up to that piece as well as the rally video footage following that, I thought I should provide you a number of pieces of vintage photography that covers some of Erik “On the roof” Carlsson’s glory days in the rally scene.
These photos cover Erik Carlsson at rallies such as the RAC Rally, the Safari Rally & Monte-Carlo.
Here is also a link once again for more information on the legendary Erik “on the roof” Carlsson and his rally history.
Photo Credits: Saab Automobile

Erik Carlsson at the 1964 Monte-Carlo Rally

Erik Carlsson & Pat Moss at the 1964 Monte-Carlo Rally
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Erik Carlsson at the RAC_Rally
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Erik “On the Roof” Carlsson at the East African Safari Rally in 1962
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Erik Carlsson with his SAAB 96 at the 1961 Swedish Rally, victory went to Carl-Magnus Skogh”

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July 18, 2008
[...] On Saturday, August 25th at the 2007 Saab Owners Convention in Troy, Michigan, Peter Backström, curator of the Saab Car Museum in Trollhättan, Sweden had a presentation that showcased cars in the museum’s collection. This presentation was quite informative and spectacular, especially knowing that there are 108 cars that currently exist in the collection. I hope to obtain a master list so that I can share that with everyone here in the near future. One of my favorite parts of the presentation took place early on with the “surprise” phonecall made early on by lengendary Saab rally champion, Erik “On “On the Roof” Carlsson, via speakerphone to Peter Backström. Well done! I invite you to enjoy this presentation that I filmed thanks to Tom Nelson of the Rocky Mountain Saab Club for sharing his video equipment to make this possible. I encourage you to post your feedback below after watching it. [...]
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July 18, 2008
[...] These photos include a number of great photographs including close-ups of Erik Carlsson as well as Bob Sinclair and Lennart Lonnegren. [...]
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May 27, 2009
[...] Saab History Erik On The Roof Carlsson amp The SAAB 96 Photography Posted by root 1 day 9 minutes ago (http://www.saabhistory.com) Erik on the roof carlsson at the east african safari rally in 1962 comment from daniel gonz lez time december 23 2007 1 01 am that i filmed thanks to tom nelson of the rocky mountain saab club for sharing his video equipment to make this possible 2009 saa Discuss | Bury | News | saab history erik on the roof carlsson amp the saab 96 photography [...]
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Daniel González
23. Dec, 2007
Very nice photos!!!
Only minor errors:
The first picture is not in 1964, it´s in 1962 Monte Rally and the third and last are in the same rally but in 1963.
Regards
Daniel González