1947, The First Saab Automobile, "Born From Jets"

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A team of 16 aircraft designers from a Swedish company called Saab AB, only one of whom had a driver’s license, decided to apply the design and engineering concepts they had mastered in building jet aircraft to the automobile. The result was the first Saab automobile prototype, hand-built and now considered a classic for its aerodynamic lines, functionality, and efficiency.

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Project 92(92.001), the Ursaab, was led by Stylist Sixten Sason and Engineer Gunnar Ljungström





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