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Bruce Turk has contributed the majority of following index of SAAB advertisements, road tests and recent articles found in his collection of magazines over the years. Thanks, Bruce! If anyone can fill in some of the blanks for us, please send in an e-mail!
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Information provided by Bruce Turk
Advertisements
| Year | Model | Page | Magazine | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 93 | ? | January, Road & Track | SAAB Recommends Castrol |
| 1957 | 93 | 5 | February, Motor Trend | SAAB Wins G.A.M.R. |
| 1959 | 93B | 85 | December, Road & Track | Little LeMans at Lime Rock |
| 1959 | 93B | ? |
? |
Even More Terrific for 59 |
| 1960 | 93F | 25 | August, Sports Car Illustrated | First in Competition |
| 1960 | 93F | 5 | Road & Track | Sister Ships From Sweden |
| 1960 | 93F | 57 | June, Sports Car Illustrated | First by Comparison |
| 1960 | 93F | 84 | August, Science & Mechanics | Front-Drive SAAB |
| 1960 | 93F | 62 | February, Road & Track | SAAB Wins 8-hour Endurance |
| 1960 | 96 | 33 | November 18, Autocar | In Britain at Last! |
| 1961 | 96 | 19 | May, Car & Driver | Why SAAB Uses Structural Steel |
| 1961 | 96 | 9 | January, Road & Track | The New SAAB for '61 |
| 1961 | 96 | 97 | November, Road & Track | Announcing the '61 SAAB |
| 1961 | 96 | 21 | April, Car & Driver | A Letter to the Motoring Public |
| 1961 | 96 | 71 | May 19, Autocar | The SAAB 96 Saloon |
| 1961 | 96 | 48 | May 19, Autocar | SAAB 96 |
| 1961 | 96 | 45 | October 6, Autocar | How's this for Versatility? |
| 1962 | 96 | 59 | April 6, Autocar | Five-Upmanship |
| 1962 | 96 | 109 | October 24, The Motor | SAAB Five-Upmanship |
| 1962 | 95/96 | 7 | Road & Track | Gets You There Without a Care |
| 1962 | 96 | 46 | May, Car & Driver | Tricky Corners of Alpine Roads |
| 1962 | 96 | 50 | July, Road & Track | The Agile SAAB |
| 1962 | 96 | ? | May 11, Auto Car | Five Upmanship |
| 1962 | 96 | 900 | January 3, The Motor | Swedish Giant Killer |
| 1963 | 96 | ? | May, Road & Track | Only One Car Won the Monte Carlo Rally |
| 1963 | 96 | 25 | February 1, AutoCar | Our Cars Won the Monte Again |
| 1963 | 96 | 26 | February, Road & Track | SAAB Engineers Don't Take Safety Lightly |
| 1963 | 96 | 1 | February 1, Autocar | Monte Carlo Rally |
| 1963 | GT850 | 9 | October, Car & Driver | The New Granturismo 850 |
| 1963 | 95 / 96 | 70 |
? |
See SAAB: Sturdy, Stylish, Swedish |
| 1964 | GT850 | 21 | April, Road & Track | SAAB Beats Seven Fords |
| 1964 | GT850 | 109 | May, Car & Driver | SAAB Monte Carlo GT850 |
| 1964 | 96 | E6 | January 24, Time | If There's Such a Thing as a Winter Car |
| 1965 | 96 | ? |
? |
Longer, Lovelier, Livelier |
| 1965 | 96 | A7 | January 16, Motor | If You've Ever Thought of Owning a SAAB |
| 1965 | 96 | E8 | Time | I'm No Grand Prix Driver |
| 1965 | 96 | 49 |
? |
Nothing Sticks to Winter's Slick Surfaces |
| 1965 | 96 | E2 | July 23, Time | SAAB Sails Through When Others Slow Up |
| 1965 | 96 | 15 |
? |
Drive it Through When the Road Throws You a Curve |
| 1966 | 95 | ER2 | Time | Seven Seat SAAB With F.W.D. |
| 1967 | 96 | 64 | March, Road & Track | The One In The Middle |
| 1967 | 96 | 15 | Road & Track | The One In The Middle |
| 1967 | 96 | 5 | Sunset | The One In The Middle |
| 1968 | 96 | 7 | October, Road & Track | It Faces Weather Other Cars Shouldn't Face |
| 1968 | 96 | 7 | June, Road & Track | It Takes Trips Other Cars Shouldn't Take |
| 1968 | 95 | 85 | Sunset | It Goes Places Other Small... |
| 1969 | All | ? |
October ? |
A Well Built Swede For Every Need |
| 1969 | 96 | 11 | February, Road & Track | The R.A.C. Rally |
| 1970 | Sonett III | ? | June, Motor Trend | Our Ideas Are Meant to be Driven |
| 1970 | Sonett III | 38 |
? |
A Beautiful Body Isn't Everything |
| 1970 | 96 | 7 | February, Road & Track | You're Not Likely to Hear About the Baja |
| 1970 | 96 | 51 | April, Sunset | The Cars of Sweden |
| 1971 | 96 | 7 | February, Road & Track | What Made SAABs Third Straight |
| 1971 | 99 | 103 | May, Motor Trend | Today, If Your Car Doesn't Pull You Out of a Curve, You May Have to be Towed Out |
| 1972 | Sonett III | 94 | August | Why a Sports Car |
| 1972 | 99 | 198 | May, Sunset | There Are Two Cars Built in Sweden |
| 1972 | 99 | 225 | Sunset | There Are Two Cars Built in Sweden |
| 1972 | 99 | 113 | September, Motor Trend | SAAB vs. Audi |
| 1973 | Sonett III | 87 | April, Car & Driver | It Has Features That Even The Most Expensive Sports Cars in the World Don't Have |
| 1973 | 99 | 207 | Sunset | Bored People Build Bad Cars |
| 1973 | 99 | 7 | January, Motor Trend | We Think Form Should Follow Function |
| 1974 | Sonett III | 102 | June, Motor Trend | Our Car, A Definite Advantage |
| 1974 | 99 | 13 | Car & Driver | After We Put Them Together |
| 1974 | 99 | 97 | Sunset | The Cost of Gasoline Going Up |
| 1975 | 99 | 37 | June, Car & Driver | For Those Who Find That Performance, Durability, Economy and Quality Aren't Enough |
| 1975 | 99 | 6 | August Sunset | The 1975 SAAB |
| 1975 | 99 | 7 | February Car & Driver | We'd Like You to Test Drive Our Car Last |
Road Tests
| Year | Model | Page | Magazine | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 92 | ? | August 24, The Motor | Sweden Develops a Small Car |
| 1949 | 92 | 1195 | October 28, The Autocar | The SAAB 92: Small Car With a Difference |
| 1950 | 92 | ? | April 12, The Motor | The SAAB 92 Saloon |
| 1953 | 92 | 34 | October, Motor Trend | SAAB vs. Volvo |
| 1953 | 92 | 42 | December, Auto Age | SAAB Story |
| 1955 | 92 | 38 | March, Road & Track | Sweden's Popular SAAB |
| 1956 | 93 | 20 | September, Sports Car Illustrated | Road Test: SAAB |
| 1956 | 93 | 36 | July, Motor Trend | SAAB 93 |
| 1956 | Sonett I | 48 | November, Sports Car Illustrated | Sweden Brews a Storm |
| 1957 | Sonett I | 22 | September, Wheels (Australian) | The Svelte New SAAB Sonett |
| 1957 | 93 | 36 | May, Road & Track | Road Test: SAAB 93 |
| 1957 | 93 | 19 | April, Motor Trend | Car Comparison Test |
| 1957 | 93 | 20 | July, Speed Age | John Bentley Tests the SAAB and Volvo |
| 1957 | 93 | 782 | The Auto Car | SAAB 93 Saloon |
| 1959 | GT750 | 20 | March, Small Cars Illustrated | Readers Drive 'em |
| 1957 | 93 | 70 | December, Motor Life | SAAB Road Test |
| 1957 | 93 | 62 | Road Test Annual, Road & Track | SAAB 93 |
| 1958 | Sonett I | 73 | Sports Car Directory | Sonett SuperSport |
| 1958 | 93B | 10 | June, Foreign Car Illustrated | SAAB 93B |
| 1958 | GT750 | 35 | September, Road & Track | SAAB Granturismo |
| 1958 | GT750 | 40 | September, Sports Car Illustrated | Road Test 750GT |
| 1958 | 93B | 30 | May, Sports Car Illustrated | Road Test 93B |
| 1959 | 93B | 4 | January, Foreign Car Illustrated | Little LeMans |
| 1959 | 93B | 37 | May, Sports Car Illustrated | 93 SAAB |
| 1959 | 93B | 51 | October, Sports Car Wheel | Safest Small Car |
| 1959 | GT750 | 11 | Foreign Cars Illus. and Auto Sport | SAAB 750GT |
| 1959 | GT750 | 18 | March, Sports Car Wheel | SAAB Granturismo 750 |
| 1960 | 93F | 27 | July, Motor Guide | SAAB |
| 1960 | 93F | 84 | August, Science & Mechanics | Front-Drive SAAB |
| 1960 | 96 | 805 | November 4, The Auto Car | SAAB 96 |
| 1961 | 96 | 38 | January, Road & Track | SAAB 96 Sedan |
| 1961 | 96 | 44 | February, Foreign Car Guide | Driving the 1961 SAAB |
| 1961 | 95 / 96 | 50 | February, Sports Car Illustrated | 96 Sedan & 95 Station Wagon |
| 1961 | GT750 | 50 | May, Motor Life | SAAB GT-750 Road Test |
| 1962 | 96 | ? | April, Car & Driver | SAAB 96 |
| 1962 | GT850 | 47 | May, Car & Driver | SAAB Has Lead in '62 Rallying |
| 1963 | 95 | 61 | July 12, Auto Car | SAAB 95 841cc |
| 1963 | 95 | 78 | Science & Mechanics | S&M Tests SAAB |
| 1963 | GT850 | 68 | July, Car & Driver | SAAB GT850 |
| 1963 | GT850 | 72 | November, Road & Track | Erik Carlsson: Genial Giant of Rallying |
| 1963 | GT850 | 60 | July, Sports Car Graphic | SAAB Gran Turismo |
| 1964 | GT850 | 29 | April, Road & Track | SAAB GT850 |
| 1965 | 850cc | 92 | February, Road & Track | More Power for the SAAB Engine |
| 1965 | 96 | 82 | February, Road & Track | A New SAAB |
| 1965 | Sonett (prototype) | 87 | May, Road & Track | A New & Special SAAB |
| 1966 | Sonett II | 22 | August Foreign Car Guide | Sonett II Fun & Games |
| 1966 | 96 | 328 | February 18, Auto Car | SAAB 96 841cc |
| 1966 | 96 | 62 | Car & Driver | SAAB Special |
| 1966 | 96 | 66 | Sports Car Graphic | SAAB |
| 1967 | Sonett | 12 | October, Foreign Car Guide | Sonett II |
| 1967 | 96 | 44 | June, Sports Car Graphic | SAAB V4 |
| 1967 | 96 | 20 | July, Popular Imported Cars | SAAB V4 |
| 1967 | 96 | 81 | October, Car & Driver | SAAB V4 |
| 1968 | Sonett | 22 | Popular Mechanics | In the Driver's Seat |
| 1968 | 95 / 96 | 10 | January, Foreign Car Guide | New SAABs |
| 1968 | Sonett | 72 | Road & Track | SAAB Sonett V4 |
| 1968 | Sonett V4 | 24 | August, Sports Car Graphic | The Sad SAAB Story (urghh!) |
| 1968 | Sonett V4 | 16 | November, Popular Imported Cars | The Front Wheel Drive Sportster |
| 1969 | 96 & 99 | 14 & 30 | April, Foreign Car Guide | SAAB V4 & SAAB 99 |
| 1969 | 96 | 18 | May, Popular Imported Cars | SAAB 96 Wintertime Car |
| 1970 | Sonett III | 56 | August, Sports Car Graphic | Some Stanzas on a Sonett |
| 1970 | Sonett III | 20 | Sept, Popular Imported Cars | Sonett III |
| 1972 | Sonett III | 55 | February, Road & Track | The Sonett III |
| 1972 | Sonett III | 73 | July, Road & Track | SAAB Sonett III |
| 1972 | Sonett III | 20 | July, Popular Imported Cars | SAAB Sonett III |
| 1972 | 99 | 77 | Road & Track | 1.85 SAAB 99E |
| 2000 | 96 | 69 | July, Thoroughbred & Classic Cars | North Star |
Articles
|
Year |
Model | Page |
Magazine |
Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | GT750 | 40 | November, Sports Car Illustrated | Le Petit Le Mans |
| 1959 | 93B | 8 | January, Small Cars Illustrated | What Was Learned at Lime Rock |
| 1960 | 93F, GT750 | ? | December, On the Grid | How to Modify the SAAB |
| 1961 | 96 | 717 | June 2, Autosport | The IX Acropolis Rally |
| 1961 | Strokers | 56 | August, Car & Driver | How to Hop Up Your Two-Stroke SAAB |
| 1961 | 93, 96 | 58 | October, Sports Car Graphic | Competition Tuning SAAB |
| 1963 | 96 | 1020 | January 20, The Motor | Carlsson Drives it Home |
| 1965 | Sonett II | 87 | May, Road & Track | A New & Special SAAB |
| 1971 | 95, 96 | 70 | High Performance Imported Cars | More Soup for SAAB |
| 1973 | Sonett III | 34 | July, Road & Track | Engine and Drive, Where Should They Go? |
|
1976 |
All |
96 |
May, Motortrend |
Twenty five years of SAAB |
|
1983 |
Sonett III |
10 |
February, Car Collectors and Car Classics |
The SAAB Sonett: So Neat |
|
1985 |
93B |
42 |
September, Car Collector and Car Classics |
SAAB 93B VS. 900 Turbo |
| 1986 | Sonett II | 60 |
June 9, Auto Week |
Different Strokes From Swedish Folks |
| 1987 | MFI 13 | 88 |
July, Thoroughbred and Classic Cars |
Unlucky Number |
| 1988 |
96 |
76 |
June, Thoroughbred and Classic Cars |
Freewheeling |
| 1990 | All | 120 |
April, Thoroughbred and Classic Cars |
SAAB Story |
| 1991 | 96 Sport | 56 |
July 22, Autoweek |
SAAB 96 Sport and Rally |
| 1993 | 96 | 18&48 |
August 23, Autoweek |
1950 SAAB 92 |
| 1994 | Quantum | 48 |
February 14, Autoweek |
1962 SAAB Quantum |
| 1994 | 96 | 4 |
August, European Car |
Profile: Erik Carlsson |
| 1995 | 95 & 96 | 96 |
December, Practical Classics |
SAAB 95 & 96 |
| 1995 | Sonett II | 42 |
February, European Car |
Northern White |
| 1995 | Sonett II | 54 |
February, Special Interest Autos |
A Short Journey for a Sporty Swede |
| 1995 | 96 GT850 | 17 |
May 29, Autoweek |
Erik The Lucky |
| 1995 | 93 GT750 | 44 |
July, European Car |
SAAB GT750 |
| 1995 | 93B | 114 |
August, European Car |
SAAB 93B |
| 1995 | 93, 95, 96 | 66 |
August, Popular Classics |
Buyers Guide |
| 1995 | Sonett III | ? |
Nov/Dec, Grassroots Motorsport |
SAAB Story (submitted by Steve Church) |
| 1996 | Sonett III | 6 |
March, Popular Classics |
Sporting Swansong |
| 1996 | 96 | 126 |
May, Classic and Sportscar |
SAAB 96 V4 |
| 1996 | 96 Special | 19 |
August 26, Autoweek |
1966 SAAB 96 Special |
| 1997 | All | 122 |
March, European Car |
SAAB Time Line |
| 1997 | 93 GT750 | 20 |
April 14, Autoweek |
Swedish Intrigue |
| 1997 | 96 | 94 |
December, Motorsport |
Erik Carlsson |
| 1998 | 95 | 27 |
January 3, Autoweek |
1963 SAAB 95 |
| 1999 | All | 54 |
March, Practical Classics |
Rule of Nine |
| 1999 | 93 | 52 |
July/August, Grassroots Motorsport |
Vintage Views: SAAB Sedans |
| 1999 | Monster | 29 |
July 19, Autoweek |
The Monster |
| 1999 | 96 | 40 |
October, Special Interest Autos |
Aero Dynamic |
| 2000 | 93 | 104 | September, Car & Driver | Across New Zealand in a Can Opener |
| 2000 | 92001 | 62 | July, Thoroughbred & Classic Cars | Smooth Take Off |
| 2001 | 96 | 136 | April, Thoroughbred & Classic Cars | Buying Guide, SAAB 96 1960-80 |
| 2001 | All | 124 | October, Classic & Sports Car | Eric the Viking |
| 2002 | 96 Rally Car | 67 | June, Grassroots Motorsport | Hidden Treasure |
| 2003 | Sonett III | 104 | March, Thoroughbred & Classic | SAAB Sonett III |
| 2003 | 93F | 14 | March, Auto Restorer | 1960 SAAB 93F |
| 2003 | 96 2tak & V4 | 32 | April, Practical Classics | Two Strokes of Genius |
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