Events – SAABSUNITED

Saab CabrioChallenge 2018 – Halland – from forest and sea via beech woods to the ocean

January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 by Hjelle

The 2018 edition Saab CabrioChallenge was driven for the 11th time in a row, and even this year we got a report and great photos from our old friend Mioh! Thanks for sharing this with us! 🙂

The 2018 edition of Saab CabrioChallenge took place 10th-12th of August. This event has been driven annually since 2008 and even this year it attracted a large number of happy and pleasant Saab-enthusiasts. The meeting started lightly on Friday evening på “Två Skyttlar” with a common dinner for those who were in place the day before the start of the rally.
Saturday morning we all gathered at breakfast, and after that set up for this years group image. (This year the theme was “Organized Chaos”). After the photosession, welcome greeting and distribution of roadbooks the roofless Saabs rolled out on the roads through beautiful Halland. Along the way to the final destination Tylösand trees, churches, radio-station with thunder and seafood-lunch, meadows, ice cream-shops and waterways were passed. After many lovely miles, our final destination Tylösands Tylö Sun was reached. In the evening we all gathered in the hotel’s large hall where dinner was served to us. Here we enjoyed the whole evening of good food and a nice atmosphere in a true “Saabanda”.
Sunday morning started with a hearty breakfast before checkout. Sundays activity consisted of a visit to Svedinos aviation and car museum. We was all very happy and thanked eachother for a nice weekend and the organizers welcomed us all to the Saab CabrioChallenge 2019!

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Many thanks to the organizers and others for a really nice weekend! 😁

Saab CabrioChallenge 2017 – a journey in Södermanland

September 15, 2017 by Hjelle

Saab CabrioChallenge celebrated this year 10 years, and even this year we got a report and great photos from our old friend Mioh! Thanks for sharing this with us! 🙂

This years Saab CabrioChallenge took place 7th-9th September, and we started from Vidbynäs (Nykvarn) and ended up in Trosa. This event has been run annually since 2008 and attracted even this year a large number of happy Saabers. Friday evening there was arranged a common dinner at Vidbynäs Castle for those who were in place the day before the start of the rally. Saturday morning all gathered at the castle for a welcome greeting and distribution of the roadbook and a great looking Saab CabrioChallenge cap, we rolled in to central Nykvarn for the mandatory group-photo.
After the group-photo was taken the rain stop for the day, so we was able to cab down before we hit the road through Södermanland. Along the road towards the final goal of Trosa, trees, churches, lunch restaurants, meadows, ice-cream stands and watercourses were passed, before we after many wonderful miles hit our final destination – Bomans Hotel. In the evening everyone was gathered in the hotels large hall where a fine dinner was served for us, and we enjoyed the whole evening with good food and good atmosphere in true Saab-spirit.
Sunday morning started with breakfast and after we checked out we took a drive to Sparreholm Castle to visit their museum and retro cafe. Satisfied and happy we all thanked everyone for a nice weekend and the organizers wished all welcome to Saab CabrioChallenge 2018.
For more info about Saab CabrioChallenge, visit www.cabriochallenge.se
And now, the pictures!

2017 SAAB Museum Festival, a recap.

June 12, 2017June 12, 2017 by Red J

The festival was worth going there, not only because of the cars and the talks with other “saabisti”, but because you learn lots of things of the past and maybe the future.

For example, by checking the VIN of the very last 9-5 wagon in the museum I’ve learned that my car “Redna” is one of the last 20 cars with the 2.3L engine. The ones with the 2.0L engine have a different serial number.

The last day of the 2017 Saabmuseum festival.

June 11, 2017 by Red J

It feels a little bit melancholic to write about the last day, as I could also write about the third day of the festival, but today was a gray day, and not only because the sky had just that colour.

After two days of meeting people you haven’t seen for a long tima a having great talks with them about our beloved cars and how the future could turn out, today was the day for good byes, but I prefer to say see you at the next festival .

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Todays main event was the flee market.

Saabmuseum festival fleemarket. Photo: RedJ

Saabfestival, the second day.

June 10, 2017 by Red J

Today it was the second day of the Saabmuseum festival. It was a day that meet all those people that you want NLG meet every second year at the festival and enjoy all those cars.

For those that can’t be there here are some impressions.

Mysterious Car [Update]

June 9, 2017June 10, 2017 by Red J

At the Saabmuseum there is a covered car. I think that this is the birthday present from NEVS.

I thought it would be somewhere else !!

April 20, 2017April 19, 2017 by Red J

On my last post, I wrote about the new head of communication, Fredirk Fryklund, not being in Trollhättan during the Saab Car Museum Festival on the second weekend in June. So, why can I say so?

During the last weeks the guy in charge of the social media accounts at NEVS has been repeating that they soon will show to the public what they have been working on.

nevsofficial Sharing a photo from the Swedish Minister of Enterprise and Innovation Mikael Damberg @sverigesregering who paid NEVS a visit today. He got a tour of our test labs as well as a sneak-peak of what’s coming next… Don’t worry, we’ll share with the rest of you soon too.

From NEVS’ official instagram account.

I talked to somebody with a little bit more insight at NEVS, and he thought about the Auto Shanghai 2017, which will start on Friday, and media days are already ongoing, but after going through the floor plans, I wasn’t able to see NEVS anywhere.

Saab Car Museum Festival 2017 (June 9th)

April 17, 2017 by Rune Moberg

Next generation Saab fan in front of previous generation Saabs. “Black Saab rules!”

As most of you already know (judging by the scarcity of available hotel rooms in the area), the bi-annual festival is starting on June 9th. For three whole days Trollhättan will be filled with Saab aficionados and fans.
This year’s highlights:

Saab cars – 70 years
40 years of turbo
A tribute to Per Gillbrand
Saab 9-5 – 20 years during the weekend

I thought it would be the 9000 Talladega run in focus this year, but I guess I was wrong.

If you have not attended before, what you can expect is thousands of fans gathered in and around the museum (the main hub of this event). At other locations in Trollhättan spare parts can be found (and/or harvested for more vintage models). Tip: Get there early! There are even some professional vendors trying to get in on the action so they can sell you the same parts at a significant markup later. I.e. good bargains can be struck.

Various Saab veterans are milling about the event as well. Lots of great stories straight from the horse’s mouth! Incidentally, the museum usually staffs a veteran outside these events as well, but it is rare to get so many in the same spot. The festival’s biggest “problem” is that some events take place simultaneously so it is difficult to cover it all. There is usually something of interest for everyone.