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"SAABO
was a caravan produced from 1964 to 1968, by Saab. The SAABO caravan was
manufactured in Ljunga, outside Norrköping. The project was started by Bo
Bjernekull of the Ljunga plant and Birger Lindberg at SAAB in Linköping.
Officially they were working on a project called MEFAN that was supposed to
produce hovercrafts for the military. After making a model in 1:10 scale they
received the OK for production. The first prototypes were made without brakes,
but these were soon added. It was important to keep the weight down as the
caravan would be used with automobiles with as little as 25 hp, like the two
stroke Saab 96. Despite the small size they were designed to accommodate a
family of four. The design was made with two half shells of fiiberglass
enclosing an insulation of folded cardboard. The SAABO had large, low set front
and rear windows so the driver of the towing vehicle could look right through it
in the rear view mirror."
Total length:
3,60 m Width: 1,84 m
Height: 2,10 m Inner
height: 1,80 m Weight:
230 kg
1967
260 SAABO
Yet another
addition to the SAAB family...I
picked up this Saabo in Iowa this summer.
You can read
more about my trip here...
1 of 2 on this
continent.... 1 of
about 30? left in the world...
The
only other SAABO in the USA
is at Tom Donney's ..
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Picking
up the Saabo. |
Almost
ready to go. |
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Driving
home...
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Made
it home!
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Camping
with the SAABO
I recently took
OLBLUE and the SAABO for a 3 day weekend camping trip to Cape Cod, on the coast
of MA. The weather was what we hope for in September in New England ! I had many
people approach me to ask about the SAABO and the car. Some people actually knew
the car was a Saab, but no one knew the camper was a Saab too! Everyone
commented on how good a match they are together.
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| Ready to tow. |
Aerodynamic ! |
Arrival ! |
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| Setting up... |
The camp site. |
All set up. |
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| Relaxing ... |
JP in the Saabo |
Nice day ! |
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| Some gulls. |
Not too crowded. |
Little waves. |
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| At the beach. |
Look at that sky! |
Late in the day. |
SAABO at SCD04
These
pictures are from Swedish Car Day 5. The event was a great success, with a large
turnout and great weather! I won the "Best in Show" award, and the
"Best Vintage Entry" awards with the Saabo and OLBLUE!
More
SAABO pictures These
pictures are from the Saab Musuem in Trollhattan, Sweden. They were taken in
July '03. This was the first SABBO I was ever in !
SAABO Link at
the Ostgota Saab Club: SAABO
Legal bit:
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All information given out is strictly my opinion and based on my
experience working on Saab automobiles. Advice is given freely
and no responsibility is taken whatsoever. In no way
connected with Saab AB, Saab Cars USA or any other person, business or entity.
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