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2011 Mille Miglia complete – all three Saabs finish the journey

Peter Backstrom, the director of the Saab Museum here in Trollhattan, oversaw the engine builds for the three Saab 93A’s competing in the 2011 Mille Miglia. Those engines were built not to be outstandingly fast, but to be very, very reliable (whilst still being quite quick for such a small engine). That strategy has worked for the second consecutive year, […]

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Mille Miglia photo and video update

News from the Mille Miglia has been difficult to come by as we only have a very small team in Italy for the event and they’re almost all involved in either competition or support. It doesn’t help that I’ve been flying between Australia and Sweden for the last few days. We will get a more complete story in the coming

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Saab photo update from 2011 Mille Miglia

I don’t have any details or stories to share, but it certainly looks like the team at Mille Miglia is having a good time. The cars and the scenery both look breathtaking. The following photos just arrived in my inbox, directly from Italy….. Peter Backstrom (left) and Mats Fagerhag talk to the crowd. Mats is driving the Saab 93A that

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Mille Miglia Revisited: Classic Saabs Pay Homage to Historic Success

Saab Automobile team commemorates 1957 Mille Miglia class win Driver line-up includes Saab Automobile’s Vice President of Vehicle Product Development and Spyker Cars’ Chairman of the Board Trollhättan, Sweden. A trio of historic Saab 93s will take part in this year’s Mille Miglia, starting Thursday 12 May, revisiting the scene of one of Saab’s first successes in international motor sport.

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Events – Saabs United Days and Saabs @ Carlisle

THere are a number of Saab enthusiast events coming up to start the northern spring/summer Saabing season. Here are some details on a couple that you may want to attend if they’re in your neck of the woods. Swedish Day UK (late addition) When: 8th May (tomorrow, as I site here writing this) Where: Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford It’s

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Saabs at Elmia 2011

The Bilsport Magazine Custom and Performance Motor Show was on at Elmia, in Jönköping, Sweden on the Easter weekend. This is an annual event that attracts huge crowds, with plenty of exciting metal on display for the visitors to peruse. Brands like Saab typically have enthusiasts at their core. It’s one of the reasons this website exists. Some enthusiasts show

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