Author Archives: Swade

Images from Swedish Car Day 2011 (Boston, MA)

September 5, 2011 20:17 Line

By: Swade

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These are the first images that have come through to me from Swedish Car Day 2011, hosted by Charles River Saab in Boston, MA. I was so sad to miss this event and I’m really pleased to see that it …
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Saab Sonett sets Bonneville land speed record

September 5, 2011 11:35 Line

By: Swade

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I wrote about Bertil’s experience at Bonneville Speed Week last week. Bertil set a new record in the J-PRO class in his two-stroke Saab 96. Bertil wasn’t the only person running a Saab at Bonneville this year. He wasn’t the …
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Events (GB) – Nomad roaming cinema, driven by Saab

September 2, 2011 16:27 Line

By: Swade

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How do you make a cinema pop up in the middle of…… anywhere? —— This is the Nomad. A roaming cinema, the first of its type in Great Britain and it’s playing at locations around London and the South East. …
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Saabosphere – things we liked this week

September 2, 2011 11:59 Line

By: Swade

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Greetings all. Sorry for the lack of posting in the last few days but I had one or two things outside of Inside Saab that needed finishing in quick time. Back on deck now. – The hardest working man I’ve …
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Press Release: SWEDISH AUTOMOBILE N.V. including SAAB AUTOMOBILE AB REPORTS ITS SEMI-ANNUAL RESULTS 2011

August 31, 2011 19:38 Line

By: Swade

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Management working on different scenarios to secure funding and ensure longer term continuity of Saab and Group Zeewolde, the Netherlands, 31 August 2011 – Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan), a holding company that owns subsidiaries which produce and sell premium automobiles …
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Comment: Life at Saab this week

August 31, 2011 15:37 Line

By: Swade

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One thing’s for sure around here: Life next week is not going to be the same as life this week. Over the last four months, and especially in the last few weeks, I have come to develop an even deeper …
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Saab Monte Carlo takes record at Bonneville Speed Week

August 30, 2011 16:23 Line

By: Swade

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This is pretty exciting stuff for a Saab nut. I’m always keen to see how people run their older Saabs and it always puts a smile on my face when I see something like this. My first correspondence with Bertil …
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Saab Family Gathering – Suzhou, China

August 30, 2011 9:35 Line

By: Swade

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Here in Trollhattan (and in San Francisco, and in Minnesota), October 1st will see the Saabs United Octoberfest events happening. Coincidentally, there will also be a significant gathering happening in China, with some attendees driving around 1,000km from Beijing to …
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Saab Club Austria – 25th Anniversary Fall Meeting

August 29, 2011 14:40 Line

By: Swade

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The Saab Club of Austria is celebrating its 25th birthday this year! They have invited the Saab Club of Slovakia along for the celebrations and together, they will take in what sounds like a fantastic meet-n-drive event in the region. …
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Events – Saabs United Octoberfest

August 29, 2011 14:09 Line

By: Swade

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It’s great to see the guys over at Saabs United organising an event to bring together Saab fans from around Europe right here at the company’s home in Trollhattan. (disclosure – I seem to recall having some connections to the …
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