I realize that for some car people Saab is an acquired taste, but I have always liked them; especially the rather/very unusual looking late 40s thru early 60s models. Easy to see the Saab aircraft influence isn't it? I have only ever owned one, a platinum blue (silver- light blue metallic) 1988 900S sedan, which I liked very much; such build quality. Here are a number of Saabs I bought in recent months, in 1:43.
Black 1947 coupe by Atlas (looks like someone grabbed it by the tail end and squeezed; surprising it...a homely little bugger but irresistible...lol); dark green 1954 coupe, blue 1961 96 wagon and beige 1964 96 coupe...all by Premium X; dark red 1972 99 coupe and black 1969 96 coupe by IXO.
What a Saab story! I do love those 50-60s Saabs, esp. your blue 96 wagon! Have you seen the Saabs from contemporary times from Tekno Denmark? They were all over their streets at the time being so close to Sweden. 93 - 96 - 99
@karl The wagon is actually my favorite of the bunch. I am a big fan of station wagons in general; European or American.
I am not very familiar with the Tekno brand Karl. As a rule I only collect car models up to around 1972; my interest fades after that point styling wise.
What a wonderful cross section and display of the Swedish SAAB everyone. Love that wagon too Jack. I have the Dinky displayed here but not much else at this point.
I am not very familiar with the Tekno brand Karl. As a rule I only collect car models up to around 1972; my interest fades after that point styling wise.
By coincidence, Tekno Toys went out of business in 1972. They were a contemporary of Corgi and Dinky in England but were made in Denmark. Tekno was started by a Danish plumber making tinplate toys in his basement before the war. He grew the company to have several factories and to make diecast cars, buses, trucks, and airplanes. The Tekno brand lives on today as a 1:50 scale tractor truck manufacturer in the Netherlands!
I am not very familiar with the Tekno brand Karl. As a rule I only collect car models up to around 1972; my interest fades after that point styling wise.
By coincidence, Tekno Toys went out of business in 1972. They were a contemporary of Corgi and Dinky in England but were made in Denmark. Tekno was started by a Danish plumber making tinplate toys in his basement before the war. He grew the company to have several factories and to make diecast cars, buses, trucks, and airplanes. The Tekno brand lives on today as a 1:50 scale tractor truck manufacturer in the Netherlands!
I have just checked my records Karl and guess what I found? I have just one Tekno model packed away at this point, which I completely forgot about; it is an MGA coupe.
All these SAAB's look great ! Quite streamlined and having a reputation of being very well made ..... much like their various jet aircraft counterparts from that Swedish company.
