
Saab 92-1950
Founded in 1937, Saab AB, “Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget” (Swedish for “Swedish Aeroplane Corporation”), made aircraft for Sweden’s air force during World War II, as the country defended its neutrality....
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Founded in 1937, Saab AB, “Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget” (Swedish for “Swedish Aeroplane Corporation”), made aircraft for Sweden’s air force during World War II, as the country defended its neutrality....
Beginning in the early 1950s, many amateur race cars were nothing more than a street car with some limited modifications. Competitors often drove their cars to the track, raced,...
Saab’s Model 93, introduced Dec. 1, 1955, was only the company’s second automotive model, and was the first to be exported in significant numbers – most came to the...
Saab began as developers of airplanes. After World War II, it was obvious that air transportation might not become commercially viable for decades. Saab began looking for an alternative...
The Saab 96 was presented at a Stockholm press conference on February 17, 1960. It was well received and proved popular. In 1967, Saab considered making the 96 model...
The Saab 96 was presented at a Stockholm press conference on February 17, 1960. It was well received and proved popular. The 96 was not completely new–you will notice...
Introduced as the Sonett II in 1966 with a comparatively different-looking fiberglass body, the Saab 97, or Sonett III, seen here was redesigned for the 1972 model year. The...
The Sonett was originally designed as a race car. The Sonett I was produced from 1955 to 1957, and only six were built. In 1966 Saab resurrected the...
The Sabra Sport was Israel’s first foray into the world of sports cars; parent company Autocars Co. Ltd. had been established as Israel’s first auto and light commercial vehicle...
Entreposto Comercial SA was founded in Portugal in 1967 with the aim of importing, assembling, and retailing Datsun vehicles (now Nissan), marking its entry into Portugal’s automotive industry. However,...
In 1935 Californian E. Foster Salsbury, an innovative businessman, was impressed when he saw pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart using an old small motorized two-wheeler Motoped around Burbank’s Lockheed Airport....
Marian Kotlicki, an airplane mechanic and an aviation enthusiast who lived in Poland, owned five cars in his lifetime. He built each one himself. His creations ranged from a...
Envisioned by Louis Bertetto, president of the Automobile Club Milano, and Romulus Tavoni, former sporting director for Ferrari, as an entry-level racing formula in 1964, Formula Monza 875 was...
Parisian racer and auto enthusiast Jean-Claude Hrubon created this shortened version of the Mini Moke. Mr. Hrubon started production in 1980, but quickly sold the manufacturing rights in 1981...
For the first half of the 20th century, an “American bicycle” had balloon tires, a single speed, a rear coaster brake, and was designed to appeal to children too...
Tandem bicycles have been around since before the turn of the last century. The great advantage of a tandem is that it allows riders of different skills and abilities...