Saab Car Museum

Automobile museum

58°16′18″N 12°16′34″E / 58.27167°N 12.27611°E / 58.27167; 12.27611TypeAutomobile museumCollection size120 vehiclesCuratorPeter BäckströmWebsiteSaab Car Museum (in English)

The Saab Car Museum (Swedish: Saab Bilmuseum) is an automobile museum in Trollhättan, Sweden. It covers the history of the Saab brand of automobiles manufactured by Saab under various owners since 1947.^[1]

The museum is housed within one of the old factory buildings at Innovatum [se], a science and technology centre on the former NOHAB industrial estate in Trollhättan.^[2]

The museum's collection of about 120 vehicles was scheduled to be publicly auctioned off on January 20, 2012 by Swedish law firm, Delphi, to cover Saab's debts following the company's bankruptcy proceedings.^[3] However, the collection was preserved in its entirety by a bid of $4.15 million made by the city of Trollhättan, Saab AB, and the Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation.^[4]

The museum is curated by Peter Bäckström, remains open to the public, and hosts festivals regularly.

Cars on display

The vehicles on display in the museum include:^[5]

UrSaab, Saab's first vehicle, a prototype of the Saab 92.
Saab 92, the first production vehicle produced by Saab.
Saab 93, and variants based on this model.
Saab GT750
Saab Monster, an experimental variation of the Saab 93.
Saab Sonett, also known as the Saab 94 or Super Sport
Saab 95
Saab 96
Saab 98
Saab Catherina
Saab MFI 13
Saab 97 Sonett II
Saab 97 Sonett III
Saab 99, and several variations of the vehicle.
Saab 90
Saab 900, both the original Saab 900 and the NG900.
Saab 9000, including cars number one and two from "The Long Run" endurance test held in Talladega, Alabama, in October 1986.
Saab 9-3, various years and body styles.
Saab Aero-X
Saab 9-1X Biohybrid
Saab 9-1X Air
Saab 9-X

Many newer models are also on display.

References

Notes

^ Adams, Keith (March 23, 2012). "Sweden's Saab Museum re-opens this weekend". Hemmings website. Hemmings. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
^ "Trollhättan - Vänersborg". West Sweden website. West Sweden Tourist Board. Retrieved 27 October 2013.^{[dead link]}
^ Riley, Sharon (January 18, 2012). "Saab bankruptcy: Museum car collection to be auctioned off on Friday". ConsumerReports.org. Consumer Reports. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
^ Singha Roy, Nabanita (January 25, 2012). "Saab car museum saved: Trollhattan municipality, The Wallenberg Foundation and SAAB AB shell out $4.15 million". RUSHLANE Daily Auto news. RUSHLANE. Retrieved November 12, 2014.^{[dead link]}
^ Swade, Steven (January 17, 2012). "For sale - the cars at the Saab Museum". Swadeology. Wordpress. Retrieved November 11, 2014.