The Saab Museum in Trollhattan is re-opening this weekend. Hurrah!!! I figured it might be a good time to share this little story. My own bit of mischievous Saab Spirit in action…. —— I went back to Sweden in January. My main aim was to clean up my flat, sell my car, and most importantly, catch up with friends and […]
This is a long one. 3000 words. Settle in. —— I got a Kindle for Christmas. The first book I bought was one that was difficult to get in bookshops here in Australia: Bob Lutz’s Car Guys and Beancounters. Bob Lutz, for those who are unfamiliar, was one of GM’s Vice Presidents during much of the time when they owned
It’s been interesting (and more than just a little bit sad) to observe the movements of some of the people I used to work with at Saab. Many of them are still looking for new jobs but I’ve been pleased to hear about others who have landed good positions at other car companies, or other automotive-related companies. One of the
This is one of the saddest things I’ve read about the demise of Saab Automobile in recent times. Many of you would know that some of Saab’s classic vehicles from the US were sold recently. Thankfully, those cars ended up in good hands and should be preserved for years to come. You can read more on the collection and it’s
I haven’t seen it yet – I’ll employ some trickery and watch it within the next few days – but Top Gear’s Saab special has just been shown on the BBC. J Fan has already written the following in comments here: Well, I enjoyed that. It was never going to be a straightforward praise for Saab, but, by Top Gear
Wonderful ponderance of a button that has stumped more than one 99 owner over the years….. —— PLUS……. from the Saab Owners Club GB: Earlier this week and at the last minute I was contacted by the Top Gear producers to ask me if it was possible to attend the studio filming along with my car and one other. We
As some of you may have already heard, there will be a Saab feature story on Top Gear this weekend. It’s not a Saab vehicle review, of course. Instead, Messrs Clarkson and May drive a number of historic and modern Saabs, and I assume they then proceed to analyse the company’s recent demise. It might not be nice in parts,
I’ve just read over at Saabs United that “an automaker from Munich” might be sniffing around Saab with a view to buying the company. Munich, of course, means BMW. Let me assert straight away that this is the first I’ve heard of this. I no longer have regular correspondence with the goings-on at Saab and I can’t speak to the
Pierre from Charles River Saab has posted a wonderful story on the CRS weblog today. Having been the recipient of a similar favour in the last few years, I found myself smiling non-stop as I read this. And as a post-script, if I’m guessing the dates correctly, this might well have happened on my last day in Trollhattan, too. It’s
I haven’t even scratched the surface of everything that’s happened on this trip. It’s been one highlight after the other and I’ve been so busy that I’ve hardly had any time to update the site. I’ll get around to sharing (almost) all of it here in due course. I had to take a little time out, though, to share some
I’ve been in Holland for a few days now but I’ve spent so much time chatting and looking around – which has been fantastic – that I haven’t had a chance to wrap things up from Sweden. It’s always a difficult thing to say farewell to a place that means a great deal to you. I left Melbourne to go
