Photo Credit: Dimitri Baumgartner & Frederic Demaret Saabhuy.Net

2 March 2010

Saab at Geneva Motor Show 2010

Historic Saab 93 on Show at Geneva en route to Mille Miglia

· Unique heritage: Saab celebrates first major international rally success
· Historic recreation: Saab and Spyker CEOs to run Saab 93s in 2010 Mille Miglia

Saab is celebrating its first major victory in international motor sport by showing a replica of the Saab 93 sedan which won the Finnish 1,000 Lakes Rally in 1957.

With Erik ‘Mr Saab’ Carlsson at the wheel, this historic victory brought international recognition for the Saab brand. It also presaged back-to-back Monte Carlo and a hat-trick of RAC Rally victories that Carlsson would achieve in the early 1960s.

Powered by a 748 cc, three cylinder engine, but weighing only 810 kilos, the Saab 93’s agile handling enabled it to embarrass far more powerful, larger cars. It established a winning ‘David beats Goliath’ formula that was to be a cornerstone of Saab’s rallying success.

The Saab 93 is now about to see competition action again. The car on show – from Saab’s car museum in Trollhättan, Sweden – will be driven by Spyker Cars CEO Victor Muller on Italy’s historic Mille Miglia road race in May. He will be joined by Saab Automobile CEO Jan Åke Jonsson at the wheel of another Saab 93. Both will be following, at a more leisurely pace, in the wheel tracks of the 1000 Lakes winner, which won its class on the same event back in 1957.

“Unique cars like the 93 are a key part of the Saab brand’s wonderful heritage,” said Victor Muller “I shall enjoy driving it and being able to share in some of Saab’s history.”

Between 1955 and 1960, 52.731 Saab 93s were built at Trollhättan. Its frontal styling introduced a new face for Saab, carried forward by the 96 sedan and 95 station wagon which stayed in production until 1980.

Technical data: Saab 93, 1957, Group 2 competition regulations:

Engine: 3-cylinder, 2-stroke engine, 748cc Solex 40 AI carburetor

Power: 55 hp/ DIN / 5.500 rpm (Standard 33 hp/ DIN / 4200 rpm)

Transmission: Front wheel drive, 3/4-spd manual gearbox, freewheel, steering column shift

Body/chassis: Unitary. Front suspension: double A-arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar
Rear suspension: rigid, U-shaped rear axle, coil springs. Drum brakes all-round

Dimensions (mm): Length 4.010, Width 1.570, Height 1450 mm, Wheelbase 2.488
Track front/ rear 1,220

Weight: 810 kg

Performance: 0-100 km/h: 13 secs. Top speed: 150 km/h

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile AB

Peter Bäckström, manager of the Saab Car Museum, has just notified Saab History that a beautiful 1957 SAAB 93 will be participating in the Mille Miglia which takes place in Brescia, Italy.

It’s nice to see the Saab Car Museum getting involved in a nice road races as throwback to the past, done in the present.

A thank you to Peter for providing it and managing the effort and initiative!

Hello there!

A Saab 93 1957 is participating in Mille Miglia this year driven by the former Saab executives Hans-Göran Persson and Sten-Åke Aronsson. The car itself, owned by Lars-Göran, is in a beautiful original condition and the 750cc engine is tuned by the 2-stroke supremo Bengt-Erik Ström, earlier engine mechanic at the Saab Competitions Department.

The enclosed picture shows the car loaded before departure to Brescia, Italy, after some final adjustments in the Saab Car Museums workshop:

from left to right: Rolf Ebefors, Saab Car Museum
Ture Stam, Saab Car Museum
Lars-Göran Persson, Driver & Owner
Sten-Ã…ke Aronsson, Navigator

Best Regards
Peter Bäckström
Manager Saab Car Museum
Brand & Product Communications
Saab Automobile AB

A thank you to the company for sharing their material and coverage. It’s not often we get coverage of this vintage, combined with enthusiasts vehicles in such pristine order celebrated like they are brand new!

Evidently, this film will be also available in English in April, later this year, so stay tuned!

Click here to watch the film.

This must be the first time EVER, that I have heard someone using this technological medium to discuss a vintage vehicle like this within the Saab community. I am so utterly impressed that they remembered their experience in Massachusetts with the SAAB 93 with such detail.

I am also pleased that this memory was trigged from listening to one of my favorite shows on National Public Radio, Click & Clack’s “Car Talk”, which is also based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

I wonder if they ever ran into Kurt Vonnegut at SAAB Cape Cod given that they referenced that region?

Anyways, here is their full account of the SAAB 93 republished with permission from author:

I was listening to Click and Clack (a car repair talk show) on public radio last Saturday and one of their comments made me think about a car I once owned. A 1957 SAAB 93.

For those of you who are not familiar with this classic car from Sweden, the SAAB 93 was a two stroke, three cylinder contraption that was made with left over engines from light aircraft.
When you filled up the gas tank you also poured a quart of oil in with the gas.

It did have a few quirks. One being the engine could run in either direction, and one being when you coasted you could disconnect the engine from the drive train altogether, put the shift in reverse and engage the engine. The car still ran forward, but with only one speed, reverse gear. It would back up with three speeds however. For someone not familiar with this quirk it could get mighty confusing.

When I had my SAAB 93 it was pretty much a beater already. Ran good, well as good as any other SAAB 93 ran, and the heater worked! You had two heat settings, off and on. When it was off you froze. When it was on your feet caught fire.

I had taken the car to Massachusetts to visit my cousin. It was mid winter and I found the Saab handled pretty good in the snow. After being there for a day or so I discovered that there were several SAAB 93 in that town. What gives with that?

My cousin said that during the winter they race SAAB 93s on the frozen lake. Cool! I would be there and couldn’t wait to get entered.

The day of the race came and I was excited. Twelve laps around about a hundred acre lake that had been plowed clean of snow. We lined up and took off. Well, that was the intent. The car did actually advance forward, but the tires were going around at a great rate. By the time I learned that slow starts were good, the rest of the pack was far ahead. When I did reach the first hard left turn I noticed that a goodly portion of the Saabs were mushed together in the snow bank. As I slid into the pack I realized that this was not just a race, but all body parts of the vehicle were expected to be demolished somewhere along the line.

It was a fun time. My car looked like it had already been run through the car compactor at the junk yard. I didn’t win, did not even come close, but what a time I had.
That three cylinder two stroke Saab got me back to Chicago where I sold it for $150.

I’m sure that vehicle would not have passed any of the engine emissions tests these days, but wouldn’t it be nice if they produced a newer version of that vehicle. Eight gallons of gas and a quart of oil and you could take off on a 300 mile jaunt.

But power was in the works for the auto makers back then and the little three cylinder Saab gave way to muscle cars with 500 HP engines and eight miles to the gallon.
Now the auto makers are telling us that they are getting excited with their new vehicles that get 35 miles to the gallon. Saab did that back in 1957, although somewhat noisier than the cars of today and without all the refinements we seem to must have these days.

I owned several Saabs over the years. Another favorite was a 99 that an old lady gave to me when she got her new 9000. And although that 99 had over one hundred and fifty thousand miles on it, I think she would liked to have had it back after driving her new one for a week.

The cars back then looked cool. You had cars with the British styling, fins, unique grills and fun shapes. You could tell the make and model of a car coming at you from a half mile away.
Maybe I don’t see things the same, but most of the cars on the road all look alike to me now. I couldn’t tell a Rolls Royce from a Oldsmobile, a Jaguar from a Buick. They have lost all their uniqueness. Even the new Porsche no longer looks like a catfish, which has been it’s trademark for as long as I can remember, but some Chrysler product.
The world has gone and lost its sense of style.

In April of 1958, the Saab 93 GT750 (Gran Turismo) was introduced as a celebration to SAAB’s rally history.

The 93 GT750 was outfitted in both 93B and 93F models while featuring extra rally lights, chrome plated hubcaps as well as side moldings and GranTurismo emblems all around.

This model was the second production vehicle for SAAB and came equipped with the following specifications:

Exterior: 2-door body with front hinged doors, single windscreen, larger rear window, larger luggage space with opening lid, option for textile roof, four seats, 810kg/1,786 lbs, painted in Torreador Red, Gray, White, Black with red trim, Blue and Blue-Grey including mudguards on rear wheels.

Interior: Four Seats.

Chassis: Unitary, independent front & rear suspension, coil and wishbones, anti-roll bar, shock absorbers, hydraulic drum brakes, single circuit braking, rack and pinion steering and a 36.4 liter tank with tires of 5.20 x 15 with 4″ rim.

Engine: Transverse three-cylinder, 786cc 45hp with aluminum cylinder head and cast iron block, 4-bearing crankshaft, Solex 40AIC downdraught carburettor fan, thermostat and circulating cooling pump and larger capacity cooling system with freewheel.

Transmission: Front-Wheel Drive, 3 Geared on the column manual shifter with saxomat clutch.

Dimensions:

Wheelbase 248.8cm
Front Track 122cm
Rear Track 122cm
Ground Clearance 15cm/6″
Turning Circle (L) 10.8m/35.5′, (R) 10.5m/34′
Length 401cm/158″
Width 157cm/62″
Height 147cm/58″
Performance Max Speed 75mph/120kph
14.1mph@1,000 rpm
Acceleration 0-60mph 33.9secs
Standing Mile 24.9secs
Average Fuel Consumption 32.4mpg (test)

Global Production:

Model Year – Units

1958 – ?
1959 – ?
1960 – ?

605 Built, 546 delivered to the United States.

A total of 52,731 Saab 93s were made from 1955-1960.

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile AB

In late 1959 the 93F was introduced, following the 93B which featured front-hinged doors hence the designation of ‘F’ for front hinged doors.

The 93F marked the final year of production for the 93 and included the ability for SAAB to sell the remaining parts inventory prior to the new model launch.

This model was the second production vehicle for SAAB and came equipped with the following specifications:

Exterior: 2-door body with front hinged doors, single windscreen, larger rear window, larger luggage space with opening lid, option for textile roof, four seats, 810kg/1,786 lbs, painted in Torreador Red, Gray, White, Black with red trim, Blue and Blue-Grey including mudguards on rear wheels.

Interior: Four Seats.

Chassis: Unitary, independent front & rear suspension, coil and wishbones, anti-roll bar, shock absorbers, hydraulic drum brakes, single circuit braking, rack and pinion steering and a 36.4 liter tank with tires of 5.20 x 15 with 4″ rim.

Engine: Transverse three-cylinder, 786cc 33hp with aluminum cylinder head and cast iron block, 4-bearing crankshaft, Solex 40AIC downdraught carburettor fan, thermostat and circulating cooling pump and larger capacity cooling system.

Transmission: Front-Wheel Drive, 3 Geared on the column manual shifter with saxomat clutch.

Dimensions:

Wheelbase 244.8cm/97″
Front Track 122cm/48″
Rear Track 122cm/48″
Ground Clearance 15cm/6″
Turning Circle (L) 10.8m/35.5′, (R) 10.5m/34′
Length 401cm/158″
Width 157cm/62″
Height 147cm/58″
Performance Max Speed 75mph/120kph
14.1mph@1,000 rpm
Acceleration 0-60mph 33.9secs
Standing Mile 24.9secs
Average Fuel Consumption 32.4mpg (test)

Global Production:

Model Year – Units

1959 – ?
1959 – ?

A total of 52,731 Saab 93s were made from 1955-1960.

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile AB

On September 2, 1957 the 93B as the successor to the SAAB 93 (ninety three). One of the most noticeable changes in this model included the former two-piece windshield being replaced with a one-piece windshield.

The SAAB 92b also began with an option of a two-point seatbelt.

This model was the second production vehicle for SAAB and came equipped with the following specifications:

Exterior: 2-door body with suicide doors, single windscreen, larger rear window, larger luggage space with opening lid, option for textile roof, four seats, 810kg/1,786 lbs, painted in Torreador Red, Gray, White, Black, Blue and Blue-Grey.

Interior: Four Seats.

Chassis: Unitary, independent front & rear suspension, coil and wishbones, anti-roll bar, shock absorbers, hydraulic drum brakes, single circuit braking, rack and pinion steering and a 36.4 liter tank with tires of 5.20 x 15 with 4″ rim.

Engine: Transverse three-cylinder, 786cc 33hp with aluminum cylinder head and cast iron block, 4-bearing crankshaft, Solex 40AIC downdraught carburettor fan, thermostat and circulating cooling pump.

Transmission: Front-Wheel Drive, 3 Geared on the column manual shifter with saxomat clutch.

Dimensions:

Wheelbase 244.8cm/97″
Front Track 122cm/48″
Rear Track 122cm/48″
Ground Clearance 15cm/6″
Turning Circle (L) 10.8m/35.5′, (R) 10.5m/34′
Length 401cm/158″
Width 157cm/62″
Height 147cm/58″
Performance Max Speed 75mph/120kph
14.1mph@1,000 rpm
Acceleration 0-60mph 33.9secs
Standing Mile 24.9secs
Average Fuel Consumption 32.4mpg (test)

Global Production:

Model Year – Units

1957 – ?
1958 – ?
1959 – ?

A total of 52,731 Saab 93s were made from 1955-1960.

Photo Credit: SAAB Motors Inc. – 93 Promotional Photo, New York, NY, 1956.

The SAAB 93 (ninety three), is the successor to the 92B and was produced in 1955.

This was also the first SAAB ever to be imported into the United States a year later in 1956 to the port of Hingham, Massachusetts, as well as Portugal, Spain and other countries.

The final year of this early model, it had the option of a two-point seatbelt by 1957.

This model was the second production vehicle for SAAB and came equipped with the following specifications:

Exterior: 2-door body with suicide doors, split-windscreen, larger rear window, larger luggage space with opening lid, option for textile roof, four seats, 810kg/1,786 lbs, painted in Torreador Red, Gray, White, Black, Blue and Blue-Grey.

Interior: Four Seats.

Chassis: Unitary, independent front & rear suspension, coil and wishbones, anti-roll bar, shock absorbers, hydraulic drum brakes, single circuit braking, rack and pinion steering and a 36.4 liter tank with tires of 5.20 x 15 with 4″ rim.

Engine: Transverse three-cylinder, 786cc 33hp with aluminum cylinder head and cast iron block, 4-bearing crankshaft, Solex 40AIC downdraught carburettor fan, thermostat and circulating cooling pump.

Transmission: Front-Wheel Drive, 3 Geared on the column manual shifter with saxomat clutch.

Dimensions:

Wheelbase 244.8cm/97″
Front Track 122cm/48″
Rear Track 122cm/48″
Ground Clearance 15cm/6″
Turning Circle (L) 10.8m/35.5′, (R) 10.5m/34′
Length 401cm/158″
Width 157cm/62″
Height 147cm/58″
Performance Max Speed 75mph/120kph
14.1mph@1,000 rpm
Acceleration 0-60mph 33.9secs
Standing Mile 24.9secs
Average Fuel Consumption 32.4mpg (test)

Global Production:

Model Year – Units

1955 – ?
1956 – ?
1957 – ?

A total of 52,731 Saab 93s were made from 1955-1960.

As a follow-up to the previous writeup on the past and present Saab designers and their achievements, it was necessary to include a chronological up-to-date listing of Saab projects both production and concepts.

This listing includes each Saab project, year introduced along with each designer and/or engineer that contributed to the given project.

This list is a work-in-progress, so any additions and/or modifications that you see necessary below, please add your comments to ensure correctness and accuracy.

Photo Credits: Saab Automobile

Design Contributions by Model

SAAB Scandia 90 (1946-1958)

Bror Bjurströmer

SAAB 91 (1947-1966)

A.J. Andersson

SAAB 92001 (Prototype) (1946/1947)

Sixten Sason

Gunnar Ljungström

SAAB 92 (1948-1956)

Sixten Sason

Gunnar Ljungström

SAAB 93 (1956-1959)

Sixten Sason

SAAB 94 (1956)

Sixten Sason

SAAB 95 (1959-1978)

Sixten Sason

SAAB 96 (1960-1980)

Sixten Sason

SAAB-SCANIA 97 (SonettII/V4 1966-1969) (SonettIII 1970-1974)

Björn Karlström

Sergio Coggiola

Gunnar A. Sjögren

SAAB-SCANIA 98 (Prototype, Cancelled) (1974)

Björn Envall

SAAB-SCANIA 99 (1969-1984)

Sixten Sason

Björn Envall

Saab 90 (1984-1987)

Björn Envall

SAAB-SCANIA 900 (1979-1993/94)

Björn Envall

SAAB-SCANIA EV-1 (1985)

Björn Envall

Saab 900 (NG) (1994-1998)

Björn Envall

Einar Hareide

SAAB-SCANIA 9000 (1985-1998)

Björn Envall

Giorgetto Giugiaro

Saab 9-1 (Speculative Design)

Saab 9-3 (1999-2002)

Einar Hareide

Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan (2003- )

Einar Hareide

Saab 9-3 Hybrid BioPower Convertible (2006 – )

Kjell ac Bergström

Saab 9-5 (1999- )

Einar Hareide (1999-2001)

Tony Catignani (1999-2001)

Magnus Jonsson (1999-2001)

Simon Padian (2002- )

Tomas Ostlund (2006 – )

Saab 9-5 BioPower E85 (2005 – )

Kjell ac Bergström

Saab 9-5 BioPower E100 (2007 – )

Kjell ac Bergström

Saab 9-X (2001)

Michael Mauer

Anthony Lo

Ola Granlund

Simon Padian

Saab 9-X BioHybrid (2008)

Anthony Lo

Andrew Dyson

Bryan Nesbitt

Saab 9-2X (2005-2006)

Michael Mauer

Anthony Lo

Ola Granlund

Per Jansson

Bengt Persson

Kjell-Ake Eriksson

Saab 9-3X (2002)

Michael Mauer

Anthony Lo

Simon Padian

Saab 9-3 SportHatch (2003)

Michael Mauer

Anthony Lo

Simon Padian

Saab 9-4X BioPower Concept (2008)

Anthony Lo

Andrew Dyson

Bryan Nesbitt

Kaj Zackrisson (Skier)

Saab 9-6X (Cancelled)

Saab 9-7X (2005-2009)

Per Janssan

Aero-X(2006)

Anthony Lo

Alex Daniel

Erik Rokke

Simon Padian

Since “Uncle Bob” Sinclair, the former President of Saab-Scania of America, has been living and enjoying the great weather out in California over the years, he has participated in a number of events since that time. I think it is important to not only highlight all of the recognizable accomplishments he has involved in, but to also showcase all of the “other” activities that he has been involved during and after his time with Saab.

I want to begin by including a wonderful writeup of his participation in an event in that region, called the “California Mile”, where he drove a 1959 SAAB 93b, which he donated and is on display at Sports Car Service in Wilmington, Delaware. This article was originally posted in the 1996 issue of Saab Soundings magazine (Vol 34 Number 2 — Winter 1996). Enjoy.

The 65 vintage cars parked in front of San Francisco’s elegant Fairmont Hotel awaiting the start of the sixth annual California Mille were drawing an admiring crowd. Amid the collection of “egregiously expensive” machinery, including a few Ferraris and rare Alfa Romeos that were valued at well over a million dollars, was a humble ’59 Saab 93B and its new owner, Bob Sinclair. Few of the passersby knew the significance of this little robin’s-egg blue Saab to the cordial bearded man who was performing last-minute preparations.

Bob Sinclair, former Saab president (below), and Dick Lague of Petersen Publishing, look forward to driving a 1958 Saab 93B in the 1996 California Mille. The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, provides an appropriately international backdrop for the start of the event.

In March of 1958, Bob Sinclair started his automotive career as a regional sales manager for the fledgling company, Saab Motors, in the Northeastern U.S. His first company car: a light-blue Saab 93B. Now, almost four decades later, Sinclair has a flash of deja vu every time he opens his garage. A snub-nosed 93B, in the exact shade of blue as the one he drove as a field rep, is a newly acquired treasure in Sinclair’s household. The two-stroke Saab, model year 1959, was imported from Saab’s headquarters museum in May, 1996, and is completely original, right down to the paint, three-cylinder powerplant and interior. The car was driven in Sweden for the first couple years of its life, before retiring to Saab’s historical collection in 1961. “It has normal wear for a two-year-old car,” Sinclair said. “The car is absolutely superb!”

Sinclair was an integral part of Saab’s growth and success in the U.S. market. In 1979, Sinclair was appointed president of Saab-Scania of America, until his retirement in 1991. The Saab National Dealer Advisory Council presented him with one of the first production Saab Sonetts, one of only 258 two-stroke models produced in 1967, as a retirement gift. “As much as I admired the car as an objet d’art, I soon realized that the Sonett really wasn’t the ideal toy for me,” Sinclair said. “It was, shall we say, a bit too ‘quirky’ and demanding for use as a transportation device, and too new for most of the vintage tours being run around the country.”

After receiving helpful technical advice via telephone from Sweden, Lague (left) and Sinclair have the Saab’s two-stroke engine running beautifully.

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.

What does one do with a mint-condition 36-year-old car? “Drive it,” Sinclair stated emphatically. “It’s a shame to hide classic cars in a private garage. It’s much more satisfying to use the cars as they are meant to be used.”

Sinclair is one of many collectable car owners who share the same attitude. The California Mille 1,300-mile vintage car tour, and other similar events such as Arizona’s Copper State 1000, the Colorado Grand, and New England 1000, each attract 50 to 75 auto enthusiasts with a taste for adventure and motoring in authentic examples of automotive history.

Organized by Martin Swig, owner of Saab San Francisco, a dealership established in 1976, the annual California Mille is more a social and cultural event than a competition. Styled after the historic Mille Miglia endurance race in Italy, today’s events place more emphasis on history, scenery and camaraderie than speeding. “The highest form of this car hobby is to drive these things,” Swig commented. “To be alive, they have to be driven.” Rules are designed to emulate the Mille Miglia and therefore stipulate that entries must have been in production in 1957 or prior. The Saab 93 began production in 1955; Sinclair’s ’59 model was one of the newest cars in the event.

The Mille started at the Fairmont on Nob Hill, crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and headed east on scenic two-lane highways into the Sierra Nevadas. The Saab, with its stock 33-hp, three-cylinder motor, struggled up the mountains and had to be stopped several times because of overheating. Sinclair called Peter Bäckström at the Saab Museum in Sweden the first night. “I had three different thermostats, three different carburetor jets and three heat ranges of spark plugs,” Sinclair explained. “The only problem was, not having driven a 93B since 1961, and never on such steep grades at such high altitudes, I had not the foggiest notion which combination would be right. Peter soon put us straight on that, and after Day One, the car ran beautifully!”

Sinclair’s 1958 Saab 93B is powered by a 750cc three-cylinder, two-stroke engine, rated at 33hp, with a three-speed manual transmission with steering column-mounted shifter. Front-hinged doors were not available until the following model year.

Sinclair’s co-driver/navigator was Dick Lague, senior publisher at Petersen Publishing’s Motorcycle Group of magazines, including Motorcyclist, Dirt Rider and Sport Rider. Both men share a common interest in motorcycles and Saab cars; Lague learned to drive in a 93B in Providence, RI, and took his driver’s test in it. Sinclair, who owns several vintage motorcyles, first met Lague in 1974 at a motorcycling event hosted by Cycle World magazine.

From the Mille’s starting announce-ment, “Gentlemen, try to start your engines,” to each of three overnight stopovers, the atmosphere was light-hearted, even jovial. The route skirted Lake Tahoe, wound through the forests of Northern California to Eureka and came back south along the coast and through Napa Valley. Other entrants included superb examples of Maserati, Aston Martin, Cord, Jaguar, Bugatti and a host of others. Each was a historic gem of its era, and each received admiring glances from fans along the way, and only a handful failed to reach the finish after 1,300 miles.

“We might have to push this little car up the mountain, but it sure goes like hell down the other side!” – Sinclair

After driving 1,300 miles through Northern California, Sinclair and his Saab catch their breaths overlooking the Pacific Ocean

“Along the way, the Saab’s pop-pop-pop exhaust note from the two-stroke engine made people look twice,” Sinclair commented, “and then look again when I dumped a can of oil in the gas tank at each fill-up.”

At the Victory Banquet in Corte Madera, just north of San Francisco, Sinclair was awarded a trophy as the “Driver Who Had the Most Fun on California Highway 88,” which was the first mountainous section encountered prior to Lake Tahoe. Several drivers commented to Sinclair: “Bob, are you aware that your inside rear wheel was inches off the pavement on hard downhill bends?”

“Of course I knew that,” he replied. “It’s part of the fun of driving a 93 ‘vigorously’ through the mountains. We might have to push this little car up the mountain, but it sure goes like hell down the other side!”

Image Credit: Saab History

As a follow-up to the posting I made back in November of 2006 on the logo history, it is about time that I compliment this information with the following on the correct capitalization and nomenclature of the models of the Saab Automobile brand. I hope this sheds some more light in our dialog about Saabs, SAABs and all of the great products that have been developed over the years.

I have provided a fairly well written piece already done on Wikipedia that I would like to articulate if I may regarding the correct capitalization and model nomenclature as a guide.

It is my hope that as a result of this posting, others will be able to better articulate their writing and speaking when referring to all of Saab’s products from 1947 until present. I also think that this posting will help to end search criteria that is typically entered in Google as follows: (SAAB 93 XWD, SAAB 92 ABS, Saab 94 Ski Rack, 2001 SAAB 95, 1999 93, etc.) If this search criteria was taken literally, as it should as google can only do just that, we would have had Cross Wheel Drive available in the late 1950′s, ABS in the late forties, and two long production runs for the SAAB Ninety Five and Ninety Three. Let’s hope that this clarifies this naming and model nomenclature once and for all.

1947-1969 (Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget)

The Company: When referring to the company in both written and oral communication where the products were produced between 1947 and 1969, it is proper to use SAAB in all capital letters to refer to these vehicles.

The Models: When referring to vehicles model nomenclature in both written and oral communication that were produced during this time, they are written and pronounced as 92 (Pronounced: Ninety Two), 92 (Pronounced: Ninety Three), 94 (Pronounced: Ninety Four), 95 (Pronounced: Ninety Five), 96 (Pronounced: Ninety Six), 97 (Pronounced: Ninety Seven)

1970-2000 (Saab-Scania)

* Note: Although the merger took place in 1990, the original products continued. (excluding NG900, 9-3 & 9-5)

The Company: When referring to the company in both written and oral communication where the products were produced between 1970 and 1990, it is proper & acceptable to refer to them as Saabs in lower case letters or Saab-Scania vehicles, also in lower case letters.

The Models: When referring to vehicles model nomenclature in both written and oral communication that were produced during this time, they are written and produced as 97 (Pronounced: Ninety Seven), 98 (Pronounced: Ninety Eight), 99 (Pronounced: Ninety Nine), 90 (Pronounced: Ninety), 900 (Pronounced: Nine Hundred), 9000 (Pronounced: Nine Thousand), 9-5 (Pronounced: Nine Five), NG900 (Pronounced: New Generation 900), 9-3 (Pronounced: Nine Three).

2001 – Present (Saab Automobile / General Motors)

The Company: When referring to the company in both written and oral communication where the products were produced between 2001 and the Present, it is proper & acceptable to refer to them as Saab in lower case letters and/or Saab Automobile / GM vehicles.

The Models: When referring to vehicles model nomenclature in both written and oral communication that were produced during this time, they are written and produced as 9-X (Pronounced: Nine X), 9-2x (Pronounced: Nine Two X), 9-3x (Pronounced: Nine Three X), 9-3 (Pronounced: Nine Three), 9-4x (Pronounced: Nine Four X), 9-5 (Pronounced: Nine Five), 9-7x (Pronounced: Nine Seven X)

I leave you with a brief summary from Saab Automobile’s entry from Wikipedia.

Saab / SAAB Correct Capitalization and Model Nomenclature:

While Saab is in fact an acronym, and, as with many other manufacturers, the word “SAAB” appears in all-capitals within the corporate emblem and in on-vehicle badging, the current correct capitalization of Saab when in print is “Saab,” and not “SAAB.”[citation needed] Other manufacturers such as Volvo, Toyota, Lexus, Acura, and Chevrolet employ the use of all-capitalized vehicle badging, but they are still considered proper names and capitalized as such when written. Likewise, Saab is treated as a proper name and not an acronym, despite its origins..”[citation needed]

Furthermore, all current Saab vehicles are badged with a large 9 and a smaller 3, 5, or 7x following the 9, such as “9³”. However, the digits are considered separate, and are spoken as, for example, “nine three,” and written as “9-3.” Nearly every Saab model ever produced has begun with the number 9 (Saab 600 being an exception), and Saab’s two models became 9-3 and 9-5 in the late 1990s, which was likely a marketing attempt at positioning the vehicles as direct competitors to the BMW 3-series and 5-series, respectively.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_Automobile

This Saab enthusiast also wanted to share with us a photograph of his and his friend’s SAAB 93 taken back in 1971.

An extended thank you goes to this individual who clearly sees value in this website as well as the Saab Film Project. It’s the donations like yours that help this site continue.

Today, Jay Leno, a native of Boston, Massachusetts introduces the public to his 1958 SAAB 93b that was the first SAAB introduced to the United States in Boston, Massachusetts in 1956. Jay Leno acquired his SAAB 93b from Tom Donney just a few years ago who has also been very supportive of Saab History recently with his time and resources. A true SAAB enthusiast with a passion for the two-stroke.

In this video, you can now enjoy a nice video tour directly on his website www.jaylenosgarage.com or below, that in great detail, describes the mechanics and design of the car while also giving us a real-world test drive of him driving the car with footage from inside and out.

Also, don’t forget to take a look at the more than twenty photographs of this vintage SAAB 93b available on Jay Leno’s online photo album as well.

*It is interesting to see that Leno’s SAAB 93b has a nice Vintage Saab Club of North America grille badge proudly attached.

I think that you will thoroughly enjoy the video as well as the photographs, so please pass it onto your friends!

Source: http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/

Photo Credit: Saab History

The Saab Factory in Trollhättan, Sweden began production in December of December of 1949 of the SAAB 92. At that time, the factory still exhibited it’s aircraft heritage with an air traffic control tower and wind sock elements that were built back in 1937 when they were manufacturing airplanes. From 1947 until 1949, SAAB built automobiles such as the 92001 prototype (URSAAB) and the SAAB 92 in Linköping, Sweden.

At the time of completion of the SAAB factory in 1949, the space available for automobile production covered approximately 190,000 square feet (17,700 sq. meters). This space consisted of the press, body and assembly, engine & transmission construction, upholstery and paint shops and lastly final assembly and adjustment areas. The SAABs built per day at the time were three to four which resulted in 1,246 SAAB 92 cars built in the first year, model year 1950.

In the 10 years of airplane production and 57 years of automobile production that have taken place at the SAAB factory in Trollhättan, the classic Saab 900 that began production in 1979 and ended in 1993 and 1994 with the convertible still remains the leader in units producted with nearly 1 million (908, 810)

Today, the Saab Automobile factory has increased dramatically over the years to include a number of enhancements, additions and expansions to the press, body assembly and most recently the paint shop in 2000. The inventory system the factory uses today is referred to as “Just In Time” or JIT where all materials and supplies are made available only for what is being produced at the present time, therefore there will be no overstock or wasted materials.

It is also worth mentioning that all vehicles produced in the Saab Automobile factory in Trollhättan, Sweden are all built on specific demand from Saab Automobile dealerships worldwide.

The Saab Automobile cars that are produced at the factory today include the Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan, Saab 9-3 SportCombi, Saab 9-5 Sedan and the Saab 9-5 SportCombi.

At the recent Saab Festival celebrating 60 years of an automobile manufacturer (3 years in Linköping, and 57 in Trollhättan), I had along with many, the opportunity to tour the factory. Factory tours are available year-round with advanced notice. While there are no opportunities for photos nor videos to be taken during the tours, I have been able to provide you some of the most recent footage of the Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan being manufactured in the factory from the first model year, 2003.

Sources:

* Saab Automobile AB
* Sjogren, Gunnar A. The SAAB Way, the first 35 years of Saab cars, 1949-1984 Nyköping, Sweden Österbergs Tryckeri AB, 1984.

I am extremely pleased to have received this information today and look forward to any other information that Dick Karl can provide Saabhistory for the record and our learning about the SAAB landscape in that era.

Update: Dick Karl has provided a wonderful historical writeup for our enjoyment and here it is in his own words:

1st at Karl Buick, Inc.,145 Elm Street, New Canaan, CT. . and later at SAAB of New Canaan, Inc.,43 Vitti St. New Canaan, CT Karl Brothers, Inc. was started in 1914 by Brothers John M., Stephen
E., and Joseph A. Karl. and was in the Buick business. After WW II John’s 3 sons, John B., Dick and Larry came into the Buick business. In 1957 we began thinking of adding a small car to the Buick line.

Lighthouse Motors, Inc in Brewster NY (20 miles to the north) signed on with SAAB in February of 1957 and ran adds in our local paper for this small car whose engine had only 7 moving parts. Soon there were sightings of this cute little car running about New Canaan so we called Merwin Dickens, our friend at Lighthouse Motors about SAABs. This led to a meeting with J. Bruce MacWilliams the Sales Manager of

SAAB Motors, Inc. whose office was in Manhattan. Karl Buick signed with SAAB and became official dealers on Nov. 19th, 1957. When Karl Buick went out of business at the end of 1970 Dick Karl and Anthony Mazzola ( the Karl Buick’s SAAB service specialist) were able to renew the SAAB franchise as SAAB of New Canaan, Inc.

SAAB of New Canaan, Inc. had ten good years with SAAB until our leased premises became unavailable for renewal. We closed in December of 1981.

I want to thank you for your interest.
Richard J. Karl

A special thank you for this vintage photography.

What: SAAB dealership

Who: Karl Brothers, Inc.

Where: 145 Elm Street, New Canaan, CT, USA

When: February 1957 – December 1981

In an effort to uncover more information about the SAAB dealership known as SAAB Cape Cod, an individual in the West Barnstable area of Cape Cod, Massacchusetts has recently provided some wonderful present day photographs for us to enjoy.

I also understand that some vintage photography will be coming our way shortly, so please check back often.

Thank you Mark for your investigative photo journalism.

What: SAAB Cape Cod

Who: Kurt Vonnegut, Sales Manager

When: 1957 – 1961

Where: Route 6A- Main Street- in West Barnstable, Massachusetts (USA) near the intersection with Parker Street (and Plum Street).

Photo Credit: Mark

Photo Credit: Mark

Photo Credit: Mark

Photo Credit: Mark

Image Credit: Google Earth

My father, an artist and friend of Vonnegut’s at the time, worked with him in the Saab Dealership. It was a shoestring operation, and only lasted a short time, but was located in what I think was the old West Barnstable fire station on Route 6A, which is still there

It also appears from the letterhead that is illustrated in Vonnegut’s “A Man Without A Face” novel, that SAAB Cape Cod was located on Route 6A, W. Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Now all we need are some original vintage photographs and in the meantime, a photograph showing this location at this fire station.

I am currently looking for the years he ran SAAB Cape Cod along with any photographs of that dealership.

Update: With a few quick calls to Hyannis Saab and the local West Barnstable Library, both in Cape Cod, Massacchusetts, I have heard that no one was familiar with a dealership in that area at that time. If someone could shed some more light on this, I would appreciate it.

Millet, a graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology founded SAAB Motors, Inc. in 1956 in New York City. Mr. Millet’s first import into the United States was the SAAB model 93 and it first debuted at the New York Auto Show with the Sonett “Super Sport” (94). A year after the 93 was introduced, it was showcased at the Great American Mountain Rallye in Northern New England in 1957.

The SAAB 93 hauled off ships from Gothenburg, Sweden into the port of Hingham, Massachusetts (near the old location of the Shaw Saab dealership). As a result of Mr. Millet’s work and diligence, SAAB Motors grew and eventually moved to New Haven, Connecticut in 1961. In the the 1970′s the heavy harbour traffic in New Haven’s ports rerouted automobile transport boats to full operating ports across the United States and as a result, SAAB Motors, Inc. moved to Orange, Connecticut in 1972. During this time, Ralph Millet retired SAAB Motor’s Inc. became SAAB-SCANIA of America, Inc. Following retirement, Mr. Millet served on the Board of Directors of Saab-Scania of America from 1979 until 1987. While serving on the Board, he also became an industry relations export on government related issues in Washington, D.C.

Ralph T. Millet continued his support of the Saab community by his participation in numerous Saab Owners Conventions and other events. Mr. Millet passed on December 20th, 2002 in Middletown, Connecticut and I have provided you his obit written by longtime friend and colleague, Lennart Lonnegren.

Ralph T. Millet, 85, of Old Saybrook, CT., the man who brought the Swedish Saab cars into the United States, and was president of the Saab importing company, and who became a highly respected spokesman for the imported car business in the United States, as President and Chairman of the Automobile Importers of America, a group representing most of the companies importing automobiles to the United States, died Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, CT.

When the Saab automobile was first introduced into this country in 1956, it was a quite different automobile from those generally sold here. The car’s origin and the management of its importing company, were also somewhat different than what is common in the US auto business.

The first Saab cars were powered by an unorthodox two-cycle engine that required the addition of oil to the gasoline every time the fuel tank was filled; and in difference to most other cars the engine propelled the front wheels, instead of the rear wheels, As to its origin: it was manufactured by a company called Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (abbreviated Saab), that had previously been solely engaged in the manufacture of military aircraft.

Heading the US operation was not exactly your usual “car guy” but an aircraft expert. Ralph Turner Millet had had no previous experience in the automotive field, but would eventually become the representative for almost all of this country’s automobile importers, and steer his adopted company and its unorthodox product through more than 15 years of business ups and downs.

Ralph T. Millet, as a matter of fact, saw the little Saab car become something of a cult car, as well as one of the leaders in the field of automotive safety, before he relinquished his position as head of the importing company, to become a consultant to the company, and its spokesman in safety and environmental matters.

As Mr. Millet recalled it, the actual origin of the entry of the Saab into the US auto market, came at a dinner in Minneapolis, Minn., where the head of Saab, after a meeting with aircraft component suppliers, turned to Mr. Millet, at the time, a purchasing agent for Saab, and said that since Americans were buying Volkswagens, maybe they would also buy Saabs. Mr. Millet said that he seriously doubted the viability of selling a car with a two-cycle engine in the US, but the next day, back in New York, the Saab president persisted.

“He told me to reserve some space at the next New York Auto Show. He would send some cars over, and we would see what reaction they got. Then we would decide about selling the cars.”

A few months later four Saab 93 sedans and a prototype sports car arrived in New York, just in time for the 1956 New York International Auto Show. At the show itself, the reaction of both public and press was quite positive, and several auto dealers expressed their interest in representing the new Swedish make. One even bought a car for resale. Ralph T. Millet was about to change careers, from a specialist in procurement for the aircraft industry, to the job as head of the country’s newest imported car company.

That dinner meeting in Minneapolis was not really Ralph T. Millet’s first encounter with the Saab cars. Born in Boston on August 21,1917, Mr. Millet was educated at the Boston Latin School and received a degree in aeronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1940, just in time to join the US Army Air Corps, where he reached the rank of lieutenant colonel. After the war he started a firm handling procurements for different corporations, one of them Swedish Saab. During his first visit to Sweden, in 1946, he heard of the company’s plans for a small car, and one of his earlier assignments for Saab involved the purchase of body presses for the new car. In 1948, he recalled, an early prototype car was sent to the US, and Mr. Millet had some discussions with the Willys Overland company about building the car. One early problem for Saab, however, was the shortage of suitable steel for the car bodies, It wasn’t until 1950 that the first Saab car was built sold, and not much was thought of exporting it until production reached adequate levels.

But after the 1956 New York Auto Show, Saab Motors Inc. was ready for business. The fist shipment of cars for sale to dealers arrived just before Christmas 1956 at the port of Hingham, Mass., where Saab had established a warehouse and make-ready facility. Fifteen dealers were signed the first year, and sales reached all of 2,200 units in 1958. “We made money in 1959,” recalled Mr. Millet, “but the next year the bottom fell out, when Detroit’s big three introduced their own small cars.”

In 1961 Saab Motors moved all of its operations to New Haven, Conn., leaving only a small aviation purchasing office – the operations Mr. Millet had originally started – in New York City.

The safety reputation of the Saab car has helped sell Saabs throughout the years, as the cars have gradually evolved, first by replacing the original two-stroke engine with a more acceptable four-stroke, and later with newer and larger model cars. Today the company, now Saab Cars USA Inc., and owned by General Motors, sells two distinct lines of cars, the 9-5 and the 9-3.

Safety has always been a major feature in Saab’s marketing efforts, and is something that has been the subject of Mr. Millet’s interest for many years. When the government stepped into the field of auto safety in the late 1960’s, Mr. Millet was one of the first representatives of the auto industry to be appointed to the new Highway Traffic Safety Advisory Council of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. At about the same time, the first trade organization for the imported car industry was founded and Mr. Millet, after originally just representing Saab, eventually became president and chairman of the Automobile Importers of America. As spokesman for the imported auto industry, Mr. Millet was for many years a frequent testifier before congressional and other legislative bodies on matters relating to imported cars, remaining the Saab representative with the trade group, today called the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, until quite recently.

In 1982 Mr. Millet was named to the Board of Directors of the successor company to Saab Motors Inc., Saab-Scania of America, Inc., which by then was involved not just in Saab automobiles, but also built and marketed Scania trucks and buses. Mr. Millet was heavily involved in establishing the Scania business in the US, initially in assessing the market possibilities for the Scania products, and later in helping set up marketing and manufacturing operations in the US. During the 1980’s, Scania operated a complete assembly operation in Orange, Conn. making city busses for a number of different US municipalities.

Always interested in Saab doings even after his retirement, Mr. Millet has been a frequent visitor at Saab dealer functions, as well as at Saab owner conventions, both in this country and overseas. Most recently he and his wife, Gunlog, attended the dealer preview of the all-new Saab 9-3 cars in Sweden this past summer, and the August Saab owner convention in Cincinnati, Ohio.

An active churchman, Mr. Millet was a life-long Episcopalian, and was Senior Warden Emeritus, as well as treasurer of the Grace Memorial Church in Old Saybrook, CT.

Ralph T. Millet resided in Old Saybrook Connecticut. Besides his wife, he leaves four children, Francis N. Millet of Clinton, CT; Charles G. Millet, of Dedham, Mass.; Mrs. Ronald Bearse of Alexandria, VA; and Miss Kristine R. Millet, of Dedham, Mass. He was predeceased by another son, Ralph Millet, Jr., and by his first wife, Elsie Johnston, who died in 1959.

A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, December 26, 2002, at 11 a.m. at the Grace Episcopal Church, 338 Main Street., Old Saybrook, CT. Contributions in the memory of Ralph T. Millet may be given to the Grace Church Memorial Fund, care of Grace Episcopal Church, 338 Main Street., Old Saybrook, CT 06475.

Some of the first work that Sixten Sason was responsible for included the drawing of airplanes and other material during the Second World War while employed at SAAB. When the War was coming to an end, the company began shifting their strategies with the addition of automobile manufacturing. During this time of transition for the company, Sixten Sason was asked to contribute to the “Project 92″, that was introduced in 1947 as the first prototype for SAAB, the automobile manufacturer. This Prototype was known officially as the 92001 and later production model “92″ ,were inspired by the SAAB J21 plane. Sixten Sason contributed to a number of projects over the years including the 93, 94, 95, 96 and finally the 99 in 1967 until he passed away later that year.

The Saab 99 model went onto become a classic which saw the introduction to a number of industry leading technologies and design features including the wrap-around windshield, disc brakes, heated seats, introduction of the turbocharger and the first installment of the hatchback feature.

Sixten Sason is historically referred to as Saab Automobile’s first designer and had a major impact with his career at SAAB by the design elements that he first implemented that have now become key to Saab’s uniqueness in an increasingly complex and fast-paced industry.

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile

As a follow-up to the previous posting on Saab’s drag coefficients as early as 1947 with the Saab model 92, I have decided to provide information that covers the approaches that Saab has integrated to also successfully minimize lift.

This list is to provide additional lift-minimizing elements “outside of” the actual body design of the Saab models that I mentioned earlier on aerodynamics and drag coefficients.

If you have any additions, please post your comments to this post along with your e-mail address if you have photographs and any other relevant information.

Photo Credits: Saab Automobile

Saab 92 (1947-1956) –

Saab 93 (1956-1959) –

Saab 94 (1956 Sonett I) -

Saab 95 (1959-1978)
*Rear Roof spoiler

Saab 96 (1960-1980)
* spoiler added what year and were there variations successful or not?
* Front air dam

Saab 97(SonettII/V4 1966-1969) (SonettIII 1970-1974) –

Saab 99 (1969-1984)
* Rear spoilers for coupe and sedan respectively.

* Front Air Dam

Saab 900 (1979-1993/94)
* Rear Rubber Spoiler for Hatch, Sedan & Convertible models respectively.

* Rear Rubber tipped fiberglass Whale-Tail Spoiler for hatch models.

* Air-Flow Kit

* Front lower air dam

Saab 9000CC (1985-1992)
* Full wrap-around rear rubber spoiler 1985 only

* Standard rear-deck rubber spoiler

* Fiberglass Bridge Spoiler

* Front Spoiler

* Air Flow Kit


Saab 9000CD (1988-1993)
* Air Flow Kit

* Fiberglass spoiler

Saab 9000CS (1993-1998)
* Fiberglass Standard spoiler

* Fiberglass Bridge spoiler

Saab NG 900 (1994-1998)
* Rear Rubber Spoiler

* Rear Fiberglass spoiler with rubber tip

* Rubber Spoiler (Convertible)

* Front Spoiler

Saab 9-3 (1999-2002)
*Rear Spoiler

* Rear Fiberglass pedestal Spoiler
*Rising Spoiler (Viggen only)

Saab 9-3 Convertible (1999 – 2003, 2004- )
* Rear Spoiler

Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan (2003 -
*Rear Spoiler

*Rear Aero Spoiler

Saab 9-3 SportCombi (2005 -
* Rear Roof Spoiler

Saab 9-5 (1999 –
* Front Lip Spoiler

* Rear Bridge Spoiler

* Rear Pedestal Spoiler

Saab 9-5 SportCombi (2000-
* Rear Roof Spoiler

Saab 9-2x (2005-2006)

Saab 9-7x (2005 -

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

Erik Carlsson at the RAC_Rally

Erik “On the Roof” Carlsson at the East African Safari Rally in 1962

Erik Carlsson with his SAAB 96 at the 1961 Swedish Rally, victory went to Carl-Magnus Skogh”

Erik Carlsson at the Monte-Carlo Rally in 1964

Here are some photographs from the Saab 60th Anniversary media kit of SAAB Motors Inc at Lime Rock, Connecticut during their racing days.

SAAB Motors Inc. – SAAB 93 Racing Photo, Lime Rock, CT 1956.

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile USA

SAAB Motors Inc. – SAAB 93 Racing Photo, Lime Rock, CT 1956.

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile USA

SAAB Motors Inc. – SAAB 93 Racing Photo, Lime Rock, CT 1956.

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile USA

SAAB Motors Inc. – SAAB 93 Racing Photo, Lime Rock, CT 1956.

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile USA

Here are some photographs including additional photos outside of the media kit of SAAB Motors Inc’s promotional photography done in New York City in 1956.

SAAB Motors Inc. – 93 Promotional Photo, New York, NY, 1956.

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile USA

SAAB Motors Inc. – 93 Promotional Photo, New York, NY (United Nations Building, 1956.

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile USA

SAAB Motors Inc. – 93 Promotional Photo, New York, NY (United Nations Building, 1956.

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile USA

Here are some photographs including additional photos outside of the media kit from SAAB Motors Inc in New Haven, Connecticut.

SAAB Motors Inc. 100 Waterfront Street, New Haven, Connecticut – front office, year unknown.

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile USA

SAAB Motors Inc. 100 Waterfront Street, New Haven, Connecticut – workshop , 1962.

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile USA

SAAB Motors Inc. 100 Waterfront Street, New Haven, Connecticut – dock , 1960.

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile USA