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Saab Museum – Trollhättan, Sweden
June 15th, 2007, 9:22pm by Ryan - 5 Comments
Photo Credits: Saab History
On Friday, June 8th, 2007 I toured the newly renovated in 2005, Saab Museum in Trollhättan, Sweden. At the Saab Museum, you will see everything from the first Saab prototype Ursaab 92001 to the Aero-X and this time, just about every vehicle was on display.
At this years Saab Festival, I managed to take a number of photos of the vehicles with particular attention paid to the written descriptions displayed in the windshields of many of the models being showcased. In the near future, you should expect to see more photographs of these vehicles along with some good descriptions about them and why they were important to Saab’s history and continue to be while being held in the safe confines of the Saab Car Museum in Trollhättan, Sweden.
The Saab Museum’s curator is Peter Backström, whom is responsible for the organization and managing of the Saab Festivals. Peter Backstrom has his work cut out for him with the events, records and archives that need to be managed while also continuously maintaining and preserving all of the vintage Saab models at a high standard and ensuring that all Saabs are mechanically and electrically sound at all times.
The Saab Museum is an incredible and somewhat overwhelming experience that I suggest you visit if you have not done so already.
For more information on the Saab Museum, here is some important contact information.
Location:
The Saab Car Museum is located at Akersjovagen 10, at the Innovatum area. Just follow the “Saab Bilmuseum” signs from the main road (Rv 45).
Telephone: +46 (0)520 84344
Fax: +46 (0)520 320 51
E-mail : saab.carmuseum@saab.com
Hours of Operation:
Until July 31st:
Daily 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
August 1st through August 14:
Daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
August 15th and after:
Daily 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saab Museum may change opening hours on short term notice. Please contact the museum for latest information.
Entrance Fees
Entrance fees are 60 SEK for adults, 30 SEK for children and seniors, 120 SEK for a family. Free for Saab employees with an ID card.
Åkerssjövägen 10
Trollhhättan, Sweden
Categories: 2000-2009, Trollhättan, Sweden
5 Comments
[...] An ideal solution presented itself – an exchange with the Saab Car Museum in Trollhättan, Sweden. Sinclair explained, “With the blessings of Felix Bosshart of Charles River Saab in Massachusetts, who was chairman of the council at the time of my retirement, I worked out a swap with museum curator Peter Bäckström. Now the museum has a much more desirable car for display, and I have a more practical car for my own particular uses.” The Saab 93B was shipped from Sweden to Sinclair’s home in Santa Barbara, Calif., arriving on May 2, 1996. [...]
Hi In the early 1980s i was working for Saab GB and built the James Bond 900 Turbo, do you still have it in the museum
regards
Ian Jones,
Thank you for your contribution. I think they still have it, but I have not seen it in quite some time. Do you have any photos from when you put it together? Your contribution here to Saab History would be very nice to see. Please e-mail me any photographs you have from your time working on this rare vehicle.
Best,
Ryan
HI,
Please can you tell me if SAAB museum is open this summer ?
Info at http://www.saabhistory.com/2007/06/15/saab-museum-trollhattan-sweden/ is upgraded?
Best SAAB regards,
Alexandre Sousa
Lisbon – Portugal
96 2 stroke – 1963
900 Gls – 1983
900 GLE – 1983 (ripped)
900 T16S – 1991
9-5 SE 1998
It will be open this summer. I would suggest you contact Peter Backstrom.
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