Author Archives: Swade

Brief notes from IntSaab 2011

August 7, 2011 22:45 Line

By: Swade

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The slow rate of entries from IntSaab was due to the vast amount of activity. Right now I’m sitting on a ship, heading away from Turku, Finland, towards Stockholm. The Saab 9-4x is tucked away safely in the belly of …
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Quick Video – Saab Performance Team at IntSaab 2011

August 6, 2011 23:52 Line

By: Swade

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Just a quick teaser for you all……. and yes, I was wearing my brown underpants…… –

IntSaab 2011 video – making some winter tyres at Nokian

August 6, 2011 16:32 Line

By: Swade

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Part of today’s program saw us stop in at a warehouse for Nokian Tyres. The Finnish company has around 5,000,000 or so tyres come through this warehouse every year. It can hold up to 900,000 tyres at any one time. …
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Greetings from IntSaab 2011

August 6, 2011 0:01 Line

By: Swade

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Finland! What a place. The language is from another planet, but the countryside and the people are magnificent and I’m soooooo very happy that I’ve finally made it to an IntSaab event. IntSaab is the gathering of international Saab fans, …
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Yeah, Sam’s a believer, too…..

August 4, 2011 22:52 Line

By: Swade

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Yesterday, I published an editorial where I spoke about my belief in, and passion for this industry and in particular, for Saab. The following morning, I got this in the mail. Sam had written to me a few days before, …
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Sixten Sason’s concept Saab – Catharina

August 4, 2011 21:44 Line

By: Swade

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We had a poll recently, on Twitter and Facebook. It posed the Saab Catharina against the Saab 9x concept car. The voters wish was for detailed photos of Catharina. Here she is….. The story of Catharina is pretty well known, …
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Driving a legend – Saab 900 Turbo

August 4, 2011 7:27 Line

By: Swade

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You’ve all most likely seen this image before. It’s one of the better known images of the Saab 900 Turbo. The photo was taken for Saab’s 50th Anniversary marketing campaign, back in 1997. A calendar was made featuring this image …
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Yeah, I’m a believer….

August 4, 2011 0:23 Line

By: Swade

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There was an interesting quote in one of the Swedish newspapers today. This is just a Google translation so you’ll have to forgive me if part of the context is lost, but I believe it should come through OK. Wickelgren …
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Saab wins design poll at Auto Express

August 3, 2011 14:55 Line

By: Swade

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Auto Express magazine (UK) has just handed out it’s 2011 New Car Awards, and the award for Best Design goes to …… [drumroll] …… the Saab PhoeniX Concept. The award for Best Design was decided by public poll. The PhoeniX …
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At the Saab Owners Club GB annual meet – Part 3

August 3, 2011 14:37 Line

By: Swade

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Finally, some of the arty, interesting and funny images from the Saab Owners Club GB annual meeting I attended last week in Haydock. If you haven’t seen them already, you can also view: Part 1 – the older Saabs Part …
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