Category: SAAB

1959 SAAB Ice Racer Special

November 25, 2018 SAAB 4 Comments

In 1959, some racers in the Wilmington Delaware (USA) area built one of the wildest ice racing specials ever seen up until that time. It was known simply as “The…

Lotus 23 with a SAAB V4

November 23, 2018 SAAB 2 Comments

In the 60’s, John “Jake” Jacobson and his friends took a Lotus 23 and fitted it with a SAAB V4 engine. He said it wasn’t really competitive due to the…

1984 New England Sonett Club at SAAB USA HQ

November 6, 2018 SAAB 3 Comments

It was the summer of 1984. SAAB headquarters was in Orange, Connecticut and the New England Sonett Club held a meeting there on July 28th. I was 10 years old…

SAABSA

November 5, 2018 SAAB No Comments

I have a special affinity for SAAB specials and this is one of the most… Special. I’ve even been lucky enough to ride it once. It wasn’t the easiest bike…