Saab Car Museum, Automobile museum in Trollhättan, Sweden.
The Saab Car Museum displays about 70 vehicles from a collection of 120 automobiles, including standard models, prototypes, and competition cars from various periods. The exhibition covers the full span of the company's production, from its early experiments to its later designs.
Saab began building cars in 1947, applying engineering experience from its aircraft production. When Saab Automobile went bankrupt in December 2011, the museum's vehicles became part of the bankruptcy estate. In January 2012 the city of Trollhättan and Saab AB won the bidding at 28 million kronor, with six million from the Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Memorial Fund. The museum is now 70% owned by the city and 30% by Saab AB.
The first Saab 92001 prototype from 1947 marks the company's shift from aircraft manufacturing to car building, a turning point in Swedish industrial life. You can see how this change shaped the region and influenced people's relationship with engineering and innovation.
The museum is located in the Innovatum District and offers guided tours, many led by former Saab employees who share direct experience. An on-site restaurant lets you take a break and spend time comfortably during your visit.
The museum keeps the first two Saab 9000 cars built, numbered one and two, from "The Long Run" endurance test at Talladega, Alabama, in October 1986. Both cars are displayed together, a detail visitors often walk past on the way to the rally models.
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