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  Saab Catherina history at The SaabMuseum.com - a comprehensive and up-to-date history of Saab cars
Like the Saab Formula Junior and the Saab Sonett Super Sport (Sonett I) the Catherina began life as the personal sports car project of Sixten Sason.
The Catherina had a number of features that were ahead of their time, such as the targa top that was the correct shape to be neatly stowed in the boot.
A comparison of the two cars led to the MFI13 being chosen as the basis for a new model, the Saab Sonett II.
www.saabmuseum.com /catherina   (253 words)

  
  Saab Automobile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some of the early cars such as the two-strokers, V4s and Saab 99 were quite successful in rally sport, notably the 96 in the 1960s RAC Rally and Monte Carlo Rally, driven by Erik Carlsson.
Saab also introduced asbestos-free brake pads in 1983.
Saab cars are also subjected to the moose test.
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 Saab Catherina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Saab Catherina was a 1964 prototype automobile designed by Sixten Sason and made by the Aktiebolaget Svenska Järnvägsverkstäderna (the Swedish Railroad Works - ASJ) in Arlöv, commissioned by Saab.
Only one car was made although some of the design ideas later appeared in the Saab 99.
The car is on display in the SAAB museum in Trollhättan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saab_Catherina   (106 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Saab Automobile   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Saab 9000 hatchback The 9000, an automobile made by Saab, was released in 1984 for the 1985 model year (it was released in 1985 for the 1986 model year for North America).
Saab MFI 13 prototype The MFI 13 was a February 1965 prototype for the Saab 97, later known as Sonett II.
Saab 9000 Saab 92 Saab 92 is an automobile from Saab.
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 Station Information - Saab
SAAB (originally an acronym for "Svenska Aeroplan AB") was founded as a Swedish aircraft industry in 1937 in the city of Linköping in Sweden.
Saab has been making airplanes since the 1930s, and predecessors to the Gripen were among others the Lansen, the Draken and the Viggen.
Saab Ericsson Space is a joint venture with Ericsson, designing the on board computers used in the Ariane 5 rockets used by the European Space Agency.
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 Saab 92 - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Saab 92   (Site not responding. Last check: )
All Saabs made were green, according to some sources because they had a surplus of green paint from the wartime production of aeroplanes.
Saab's rally history started already two weeks after the 92 was released when Saab's head engineer Rolf Mellde entered the Swedish Rally and came second in his class.
The Saab 93 was introduced in December 1955, but both the 92 and 93 were produced at the same time.
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 Saab Automobile
Saab Automobile is a Swedish automobile maker, now owned by General Motors.
Some of the early cars such as the two-strokersrs, V4s and Saab 99 were quite successful in rally sport, notably the 96 in the 1960s RAC Rally and Monte Carlo Rally, driven by Erik Carlsson.
1980 Saab withdraws from all competition activities because of the high cost and that it's no longer possible to win with standard cars and competition cars have too little in common with production cars to be of value to the development.
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 Saab 9-3 - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Saab 9-3   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Saab 9-3 is a midsize luxury-sport car made by Saab of Sweden.
This was the last small Saab to use the company's H engine, and all models were turbocharged.
Power in the 9-3 is delivered through the front wheels only, in the tradition of all Saabs that came before it.
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 Saab History » Catherina
The SAAB ‘Catherina’ Prototype project was one of two projects that was designed to be chosen as the design that is used for the next production model which was the Sonett II.
This vehicle was named ‘Catherina’ from a play on a popular song at the time and also because of the factory it was built at which was the ASJ factory in Katrineholm, Sweden.
The Catherina was designed by Sixten Sason and began conceptual drawings in January of 1963.
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 Saab : QuicklyFind Info   (Site not responding. Last check: )
General Motors bought half of Saab Automobile in 1990 and acquired the rest a decade later.
Some of the early cars such as the two-strokers, V4s and Saab 99 were quite successful in rally sport.
Saab was also the first manufacturer to put turbochargers in production cars.
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 saab mfi13   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The MFI 13 was a February 1965 prototype for the Saab 97, later known as Sonett II.
Both cars were brought to Trollhättan for examination and the MFI car was determined to be the most suitable for further development.
Both cars had the two stroke Saab Sport engine of 60 hp (45 kW) and were capable of 160 km/h.
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 Saab Sonett   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the 1950s Rolf Mellde suggested that Saab should make a small number of open-top two seater sport cars as racing regulations did not allow Saab to tune their cars as much as was needed to be competitive.
On March 16, 1956 the Saab Sonett Super Sport or Saab 94 (later known as Sonett I) was displayed at Stockholms Bilsalong.
In the 1960s Björn Karlström suggested that Saab should develop a new two seater sports car with a two stroke engine, but this time it would be a coupe and not a convertible.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/Saab-Sonett.htm   (881 words)

  
 Saab 95 history at The SaabMuseum.com - a comprehensive and up-to-date history of Saab cars
Saab unveiled the Saab 95 Station Wagon in May 1959.
The model that is preserved in the Saab museum at Trollhättan is a 1959 with shiny metal panels on the rear pillars.
The last Saab 95 was manufactured in 1978, the very last one off the production line now on show in the museum.
www.saabmuseum.com /95   (212 words)

  
 About The Saab Sonett 1967-74 at Thesaabsite.com
Saabs second attempt at building a sports car came in 1966 with the advent of the Sonett II and would eventually progress to the Sonett III.
Saab Sonett is the name of a series of automobiles from Saab.
In the 1950s Rolf Mellde suggested that Saab should make a small number of open-top two seater sport cars as racing regulations did not allow Saab to tune their cars as much as was needed to be competitive.
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 Saab 96 history at The SaabMuseum.com - a comprehensive and up-to-date history of Saab cars
Project 93C, as it was known within Saab, culminated in the announcement of the new Saab 96 at a Stockholm press conference on 17 February 1960.
The Saab 96, featuring a new 841cc, 38hp three-cylinder two-stroke, was well received and proved popular.
The 96 was not completely new - the front was relatively unchanged from its predecessor, the 93, but the rear was extensively redesigned to incorporate a 117% larger rear screen, a wider backseat, larger baggage compartment, a new fuel tank and larger rear lights.
www.saabmuseum.com /96   (117 words)

  
 SaabTrader - The History of Saab
The engineers at Saab constructed an advanced monocoque car in contrast to the space frame designs of their competitors.
The Saab Formula Junior was not fully competitive and after a couple of seasons the racing of the car was discontinued.
The Catherina had a number of features that were ahead of their time, such as the targa top that was the correct shape to be neatly stowed in the boot.
www.saabtrader.co.uk /history6.htm   (488 words)

  
 The_Gudmund
For the purposes of testing a Saab 96 body, widened by 20cm, was mounted on the floorpan of the forthcoming Saab 99.
The Saab 99 was revealed to the press and public on 22 November 1967.
The 99 lived on in the form of the Saab 90 which was basically a 99 with a 900 sedan rear up until 1987.
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 Art Fresh : Article 'Saab 94'   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Saab94.jpg Saab 94 Saab 94 was the model number Saab unofficially used for the first generation Saab Sonett.
In the 1960s Bjýrn Karlstrým suggested that SAAB should develop a new two seater sports car with two stroke engine, but this time a coupe and not a cabriolet.
Originally the key was located to the right of the steering wheel, but when SAAB changed from column shift to floor shift the ignition key followed along.
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 Saab Catherina -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It had two seats and a (additional info and facts about targa) targa (additional info and facts about body style) body style.
Only one car was made although some of the design ideas later appeared in the (additional info and facts about Saab 99) Saab 99.
The car is on display in the SAAB (A depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value) museum in (additional info and facts about Trollhättan) Trollhättan.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/saab_catherina.htm   (98 words)

  
 NTU Info Centre: Saab Automobile   (Site not responding. Last check: )
All modern Saabs (except the 9000 and 9-2X) have the ignition key hole located behind the transmission selector lever - believing it is a safer position in case of an accident.
Ten years later, in 1996, three standard Saab 900 Turbos driven by factory test drivers and two standard naturally aspirated Saab 900s driven by journalists set new World Records on the same speedway.
In this film stunt drivers shows incredible driving with stock cars, such as one-wheeled burnouts, bumper-to-bumper driving through a slalom, cars slaloming from opposite directions on the same course, two-wheel driving, sliding in full speed, and jumping over passing car—all on a closed airport runway with classic music on background.
www.nowtryus.com /article:Saab_Automobile   (954 words)

  
 Welcome to The SaabMuseum.com - a comprehensive and up-to-date history of Saab cars
Saabmuseum.com, at over 200 pages of Saab information, is the most comprehensive history of the Saab marque that is currently available, in one place, on the internet.
Browse the pages and learn how the marque has evolved from the experimental Ursaab of 1947 to the similarly shaped 96 that was still in production some 33 years later.
Discover Saab's long list of innovations, many of which have since become industry standard.
www.saabmuseum.com   (101 words)

  
 Saab - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
General_Motors bought half of Saab_Automobile in 1990 and acquired the rest a decade later.
Some of the early cars such as the two-strokers, V4s and Saab_99 were quite successful in rally sport.
From 2003 Saab no longer manufactures any cars in Finland, the production of the ''9-3 Cabriolet'' was moved to Graz, Austria.
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 Saab Catherina history at The SaabMuseum.com - a comprehensive and up-to-date history of Saab cars
Like the Saab Formula Junior and the Saab Sonett Super Sport (Sonett I) the Catherina began life as the personal sports car project of Sixten Sason.
In the meantime a competitor in the form of MFI13 had appeared on the scene.
A comparison of the two cars led to the MFI13 being chosen as the basis for a new model, the Saab Sonett II.
saabmuseum.com /catherina   (273 words)

  
 The_Quantum_Series
Perhaps the most notable of these is the Saab sports car known as the Quantum, which ultimately would lead to the development and production of the Saab Sonett.
A handful of attendees at the 2000 Saab Owner's Convention in Kerhonkson, New York were lucky enough to see Bud Clark, Dave Hosmer, and Ralph Millet present a history of the Quantum, complete with with home movies of the road tests performed at Lime Rock Race Park back in the 60's.
However, Saab executives in Sweden balked at the idea, asserting that Saab could develop its own sports car if needed, and as a result, the Swedish-designed Catherina, MFI 13, and ultimately Sonett came into being, while Walter's Quantums went into private hands back here in the states.
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 The world's top saab sonett websites   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the 1950s Rolf Mellde suggested that Saab should make a small number of open two seater sport cars as the racing regulations did not allow Saab to tune their cars as much as was needed to be competative.
When Saab started using the Ford V4 engine in their other models, they also wanted to use it in the Sonett II.
On April 6 2004 AutoWeek wrote that a new Saab will be based on General Motors' Kappa small-car platform.
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 Saabnet.com: Vintage Models BB Post: Re: Ninetytwo or ninetysix.....................n/m   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Saab crossword puzzle, Jonathan Dennis, Sat, 27 Nov 2004 09:24:33
To promote your own Saab site here, you must have a link back to The Saab Network (or your posting will be deleted).
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable.
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 » Saab Monster :: India Auto Blog :: Automobie Industry News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The construction of the 98 was based on the Saab 95 floorpan and the design was made by Björn Envall.
Saab 94 was the model number Saab unofficially used for the first generation Saab Sonett.
The 93 was the first Saab to be exported outside of Sweden, with most exports going to the United States.
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 Untitled Document
Saabs designer Sixten Sason who a the time was working on a freelance basis, drew some sketcehes resembeling a small sports coupé for himself.
But when the test drives were caried out it showed that quite a lot ofimprovment work still had to be done, before she was ready for production.
A comparison of the two prototypes showed that the MFI 13 was more sutible for production and later ti became the basis of the new Saab Sonett II.
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 Saab Catherina technical specifications at The SaabMuseum.com - a comprehensive and up-to-date history of Saab cars
Saab Catherina technical specifications at The SaabMuseum.com - a comprehensive and up-to-date history of Saab cars
Technical specifications are not currently available for the Catherina.
If you know the technical specifications for this Saab, or you know the whereabouts of such specifications, please contact us so that we may update this information.
www.saabmuseum.com /catherina/techspec.html   (65 words)

  
 Saab Catherina - Wikicars
92001 · Quantum · 98 · EV-1 · 9-X · 9-3X · Aero-X · 9-3 SportHatch · Monster · 60 · Catherina
Saab two-stroke · Ford Taunus V4 engine · Triumph Slant-4 · Saab B engine · Saab H engine · Saab V8
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