Here is the second part of the Sakari Parikka 8mm film archive to be published. This film is of the 1962 Jyväskylän Suurajot – Rally Of The Thousand Lakes (17-19.8.1962). Events on the film: – Preparing for the rally / last minute checks 01:25 – Some special stage footage – unfortunately the film is not… Continue reading Rally Of The 1000 Lakes – Jyväskylän Suurajot 1962
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Ice Racing in Finland, 1960ies
I have received some pretty cool “home videos” from Mikko Parikka (check the earlier post). As I told before his father Sakari Parikka was a rally driver and mechanic. But he was also interested in filming home movies. As it happens – Sakari filmed a bunch of 8 mm films in 1960ies. And in color!… Continue reading Ice Racing in Finland, 1960ies
Rally Of The 1000 Lakes 1976 – Video
I came upon this really cool rally video of the Rally Of The 1000 Lakes 1976. Very nice footage. A lot about Saabs in there. Unfortunately it’s all in Finnish. So I wrote down short descriptions of key moments below. The video is basically an advertising piece for the Saab Finland dealership Scan-Auto. (It is… Continue reading Rally Of The 1000 Lakes 1976 – Video
Saab Festival, Trollhättan, Sweden – the video
I returned yesterday from the Saab Festival in Trollhättan. Simply an amazing event – so many beautifully restored / orginal / rare / new / custom Saabs to see! The drive from Stockholm went fine and we visited some Swedish enthusiasts on the way to Trollhättan. The event lasted three days and the weather was… Continue reading Saab Festival, Trollhättan, Sweden – the video
The winter is here…
I have finally realised a dream of mine… Until now I have rented a small garage space for my Saabs. It had no heating which pretty much meant that all projects were on hold during the winter (for about 4 to 5 months a year!). This fall I decided to fix that issue once and… Continue reading The winter is here…
Saab 96 1964 two stroke on the road video
It was a very nice sunny day today – a prefect day for taking the two-stroke for a little drive… Here’s some video:
National Classic Car Day 2012 Finland – Saab 95 1961
A fellow Saab Club member Vesa brought in his 1961 two stroke Saab 95 Wagon – a seven seater. The car is in original unrestored condition except for some touch up paint in the engine room. Very nice patina for a 50+ year old Saab! Vesa has owned the car for several years waiting for… Continue reading National Classic Car Day 2012 Finland – Saab 95 1961
Saab Club Finland – Winter Fun 2012
Saabs on ice! Here’s some footage from ice track today. The red Saab 96 is a V4 Rally and the yellow one is V4 Rallycross edition (Power steering, extremely lightened body, used to have injection engine but now has carburettors).
Saab two stroke head milling
I just stumbled upon the “donneysaab” channel – apparently Tom Donney of Tom Donney Motors – on Youtube. The channel has a few quite interesting Saab videos. Check these out: Saab two stroke head milling. How to properly relieve the Saab two stroke head for over sized pistons or to restore the correct “crush area”… Continue reading Saab two stroke head milling
Saab Press Event at Premier Park – Winter In Finland
A Saab Test Drive Event held at Premier Park, Porvoo, Finland on December 9 2010. New Saabs availlable to testdrvie on the track or on road. I took these clips to test my Canon EOS 7D video mode (first time) – so no great action stuff here. I have to say I really liked throwing… Continue reading Saab Press Event at Premier Park – Winter In Finland