RAC Honour Erik Carlsson on 50th Anniversary
Erik Carlsson celebrated the first of three consecutive RAC Rally wins in 1960. He was driving a three-cylinder 750cc Saab 96 in that event and it was the beginning of a golden era in rallying for Saab...
View ArticleSaab 96 rally video – this will make you smile
With many thanks to Jose N for the tip…… There are a lot of magazines, etc, carrying the news of the week, about the 50th Anniversary of Erik Carlsson’s first RAC Rally win and the launch of the new...
View ArticlePer Eklund driving US rallycross event in November
Per Eklund is still driving competitively after all these years, though he’s also turning his hand to mentoring younger drivers as well, which I personally think is the greatest gift he can give. When...
View ArticleSaab Historic Rally Team racing in RAC Rally this weekend
No, it’s not that RAC Rally. It’s the Roger Albert Clark Rally, which is one of the bigger events on the historic rallying calendar in England. And no, it’s not the Saab Historic Rally Team that I’m...
View ArticleReport: Saabs at the 2010 RAC Rally
The following report has come through from the guys in the Saab Historic Rally Team, who participated in the 2010 Roger Albert Clark Rally on the weekend. My thanks to Steve W for passing it on and...
View ArticleSAAB returning to Rally racing?
Not exactly. But an exact replica of Erik Carlsson’s car from 1963 will start at this week’s XIVth Monte Carlo Historique. The press-release from Saab reads as follows: The classic Saab 96 has been...
View ArticleVideo: 50 years sideways
I was going to wait for the weekend before I posted this on site, but now that Autoblog’s got hold of it, I’m getting emails left, right and centre. Here’s a bit of weekend entertainment for you. It’s...
View ArticleFriday Snippets – Red J edition
This is my first snippets edition, let’s see what I found. – For the Canadian Saab fans: The first Saab to arrive in Edmonton is expected to arrive next week. It will be an Independence Day...
View ArticleSUHRT: Petroleum and straight pipes
SaabsUnited Historic Rally Team: Here we go again! Tomorrow, Wednesday 13´th of July to the 17´th of July the Midnightsun Rally will take place in Västerås, Sweden. In light of this and the fact that...
View ArticleSUHRT – More photos
The guys at SUHRT have had a very good time at the midnightsun rally. Jörgen has sent me even more photos, enjoy!
View ArticleEtienne chasing 96′s
Our good friend Etienne from Huy has been on his travels againn looking for Saabs in action. Last week he did not have to go too far as the 12 hours rally of Huy was in his home town. This weekend he...
View ArticlePer Eklund driving US rallycross event in November
Per Eklund is still driving competitively after all these years, though he’s also turning his hand to mentoring younger drivers as well, which I personally think is the greatest gift he can give. When...
View ArticleSaab Historic Rally Team racing in RAC Rally this weekend
No, it’s not that RAC Rally. It’s the Roger Albert Clark Rally, which is one of the bigger events on the historic rallying calendar in England. And no, it’s not the Saab Historic Rally Team that I’m...
View ArticleReport: Saabs at the 2010 RAC Rally
The following report has come through from the guys in the Saab Historic Rally Team, who participated in the 2010 Roger Albert Clark Rally on the weekend. My thanks to Steve W for passing it on and...
View ArticleSAAB returning to Rally racing?
Not exactly. But an exact replica of Erik Carlsson’s car from 1963 will start at this week’s XIVth Monte Carlo Historique. The press-release from Saab reads as follows: The classic Saab 96 has been...
View ArticleVideo: 50 years sideways
I was going to wait for the weekend before I posted this on site, but now that Autoblog’s got hold of it, I’m getting emails left, right and centre. Here’s a bit of weekend entertainment for you. It’s...
View ArticleFriday Snippets – Red J edition
This is my first snippets edition, let’s see what I found. — For the Canadian Saab fans: The first Saab to arrive in Edmonton is expected to arrive next week. It will be an Independence Day...
View ArticleSUHRT: Petroleum and straight pipes
SaabsUnited Historic Rally Team: Here we go again! Tomorrow, Wednesday 13´th of July to the 17´th of July the Midnightsun Rally will take place in Västerås, Sweden. In light of this and the fact that...
View ArticleEtienne chasing 96’s
Our good friend Etienne from Huy has been on his travels againn looking for Saabs in action. Last week he did not have to go too far as the 12 hours rally of Huy was in his home town. This weekend he...
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