P4 West: Saab Museum Saved!
January 24, 2012 in News
Saab 9-3 SS Racing edition is Saab Car Museum driven by Peter "Poker" Wallenberg, part in saving the museum now. Photo by Jörgen Trued
P4 West reports: The city of Trollhättan, SAAB AB and The Wallenberg foundations – those are the ones who make sure that the Saab Museum will stay in Trollhättan. Together they have paid 28 million SEK for the whole collection.
A lot has happened since Saab filed for bankruptcy in december. Two bankruptcy administrators were appointed and later on a third joined in.
They quickly realized that more money was needed to keep the bankruptcy proceedings alive and quickly it was established that the Saab Cars Museum could bring in the first millions.
And now it’s a done deal, the museum will remain in Trollhättan. The running costs of the museum, will be handled by the city of Trollhättan and Västragötalandsregionen (regional government). P4 West have previous reported that the region, the city and a collection of Saab-veterans wanted to take over the running of the museum.
SaabsUnited trivia: Jörgen Trued contacted Peter “Poker” Wallenberg some weeks ago, letting him know what was about to happen. Seams like the Wallenbergs acted in a very nice way. “Poker” is a true racing fan and active in KAK Royal Automobile Club of Sweden. He has/had a Turbo X and raced a Saab 9-5 SC as well as a Saab 9-3 SS in track racing. The 9-3 is in the museum but lacks the engine. Interesting enough “Poker” asked me some years ago if I wanted to buy that car without the engine.
karl said on January 24, 2012
YES !!!!!!!!!
saabtec said on January 24, 2012
This is great news. Thank You to all involved.
TurboLamko said on January 24, 2012
YEEESSS!!!!
Marino from Belgium said on January 24, 2012
Yes yes yes , the first real positive item in a long time !!!
Swizzy said on January 24, 2012
That’s great! I’m looking forward to visit the Museum once more in June this year…wow
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Quijote said on January 24, 2012
The first of concrete good news to come I’m hoping!
Kudos to SAAB AB for stepping in!
Eric said on January 24, 2012
Indeed for SAAB AB, City of Trollhattan & Wallenberg Foundations!
maybe in the future, SAAB AB will buyout the City’s & Wallenberg’s “shares” of the museum & keep it fully under the SAAB embrella.
It would be cool if SAAB AB would put in a bid for SAAB Automobile.
saim said on January 24, 2012
Wonderful!!
I look forward to visit the museum soon again…!
RobinM said on January 24, 2012
This is fantastic news, very very happy.
JH said on January 24, 2012
If this is true, it is the best news so far this year!!!
A lot of kudos to all of the parties involved!
Eric said on January 24, 2012
Yaay!
This is great!
Trued said on January 24, 2012
This is such good news. I contacted “Poker” Wallenberg some weeks ago, letting him know what was about to happen. Seams like the Wallenbergs acted in a very nice way. “Poker” is a true racing fan and active in KAK Royal Automobile Club of Sweden. He has/had a Turbo X and raced a Saab 9-5 SC as well as a SAAb 9-3 SS in track racing. The 9-3 is in the museum but lacks the engine. Interesting enough “Poker” asked me some years ago if I wanted to buy that car without the engine.
aZuL2001 said on January 24, 2012
Well done
Good move.
Black Arrow said on January 25, 2012
Just curious, why are there different wheels on the 9-3 racer?
Smithy said on January 24, 2012
There’s still some goodness in this world!
Great, now I will certainly bring my family to the museum in a foreseeable future in , hopefully, a Saab MY ’20 or something like that…
Christof Rytz said on January 24, 2012
First great news. Hope some others will follow.
Turboladdade said on January 24, 2012
Wow, this just shows that sometimes corporations can do wonderful things too. Saab Defense has no obligation to get involved with any of this, yet they’ve elected to do so.
MariusGTV said on January 24, 2012
Thank goodness. Finally after all the bad news a bit of really great news!! Well done to all those involved. You have possibly made the first important step in Saabs resurgence!
Hopefully now the momentum will grow. You have saved a truly historic part of Saab and Swedish history.
Griffin Up! Cuore Sportivo!
lensaffair said on January 24, 2012
Win!
PJPHughes said on January 24, 2012
Fantastic news! Can’t wait to visit it again!
LV Saab said on January 24, 2012
Next summer I will vacation is Sweden. Fantastic news.
Oskar Malmgren said on January 24, 2012
I just say one thing: OH YES!!!!! GRIFFIN UP!!!!
Tobbe said on January 24, 2012
YYYYYYEEEEEES!!!!
DUTCH900C said on January 24, 2012
What a wonderfull news!
The song which comes as first in my mind is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us3dQ0nnlHY .
Cheers!
Saab 900 Convertible 1989, white said on January 24, 2012
good news!
Dominique LOUVEGNY said on January 24, 2012
Great news, I hope I will be able to visit it in the future as well as a working Saab plant…
SaabMan said on January 24, 2012
What a great outcome. Finally some very good news. I am particularly glad to see that Saab AB is a partner in this new ownership structure as most of the vehicles were developed by them and are part of their proud heritage. This now lays the important foundation and groundwork for Saab Automobile to be resuscitated by a Prince Charming (probably Chinese, Indian, or Turkish).
OH said on January 24, 2012
Saab museun! Check!
Yes!!!
DUTCH900C said on January 24, 2012
Next is the brand to be sold and then the factory to run again as never before.
TurboLamko said on January 24, 2012
+1000000
kochje said on January 24, 2012
Fantastic; what a good news.
So the whole collection will stay together.
Hope there will be new cars added by the new owners of Saab in the coming years and beyond.
Let this be the first step in the saving of Saab.
Saabo said on January 24, 2012
Yes! Finally some good news. Now we can look forward to visit this wonderful museum again!
Saab_Lurker said on January 24, 2012
I think the museum will have a busy year… we all appreciate the museum a bit more now after almost losing it.
Oskar Malmgren said on January 24, 2012
It is fantastic and warming to read that also Saab AB, airplane Saab, cared about the museum!
Skipper said on January 24, 2012
Good news indeed! Let’s hope there will be more good news very soon!
saabista63 said on January 24, 2012
Encouraging news!
This is a great day for the SAAB heritage.
Tilley said on January 24, 2012
Well done to everyone! And a big THANK YOU!
Carlo A said on January 24, 2012
Fantastic news ….. now let’s wait for the BIG news …..
griffin up !!!
bpsorrel said on January 24, 2012
Wonderful news!! I’m so happy about it!!
Must visit as soon as it’s back and open! 
Dzmitry said on January 24, 2012
well done, guys! thanks for this excellent evening news!
Bergtor Moltu said on January 24, 2012
Fantastic news!!! I’m already looking forward to my next trip to Trollhättan. And I’m sure that it will not take very long before The really BIG news happens……
Ralph said on January 24, 2012
Awesome news…the importance was always there, but now there’s money to underline it and keep it shining on !
Henrik said on January 24, 2012
Yeeeeeesss! Thank you Trollhättan, thank you Saab AB and thank you Wallenberg!
Troels, Denmark said on January 24, 2012
GREAT! Really good news!
belgian_roadster from Eupen, DG said on January 24, 2012
YOUPIE !!!!
bender said on January 24, 2012
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
I am extremely pleased to hear this great piece of news, and what I hope to be the first of many.
I look forward to being able to visit the museum for my first time, and hopefully the Saab manufacturing plant as well.
Thank you to all who were involved.
lilla said on January 24, 2012
Wow!!!!! That’s great!!! I’ll be there in june….
Saablime said on January 24, 2012
AWESOME NEWS!!!
That’s Saab Winning!
saabyurk said on January 24, 2012
Finally, something to cheer me (and many others) up! I am so glad that I double checked SU before heading outside for the day. Thank you Wallenbergs, SAAB AB and Trollhättan!
terry9000k said on January 24, 2012
Very well done & thank you all @ The city of Trollhättan, SAAB AB and The Wallenberg foundations.
You really have done us all, proud………
Saabim said on January 24, 2012
That’s great. Thanks to the Mayor of Trollhattan. Happy evening to all.
ArchDandy said on January 24, 2012
Awesome! Hope this is the start of more good news.
Redders said on January 24, 2012
Fantastic news, having never been to the museum it really saddened me that I’d never get a chance to see the collection. It’s brilliant that it is now saved for future generations of Saab fans to enjoy.
Well done to all those involved.
autoscribe74 said on January 24, 2012
Hear, hear!!
Martin T16s said on January 24, 2012
I think a big pat on the back for Trued for his foresight and perception!
Trued said on January 24, 2012
Thanks Martin, I just tried all the possible options to hopefully push it a little towards success! What would my birth town of Trollhättan be without the Museum!
Martin T16s said on January 24, 2012
Well as long as you get some credit for your intuition. I do realise however that any credit is very much in the knowledge this magnificent museum is safe. Well done, at least you can say you contributed to it in some way.
Juvakka said on January 24, 2012
Great news, as charlire sheen would have said: Winning !!
MrTinkertrain said on January 24, 2012
This was rather a Chuck Norris action