Tag: rally

Classic Motor Show 2012

I participated in the Classic Motor Show at Lahti as part of the saabworks.fi team. Here’s a short reportage with photos: The show was just great. I talked to so many people I almost lost my voice towards Sunday evening. Learnt a lot too – there’s still many many people in Finland that just keep… Continue reading Classic Motor Show 2012

Juha Kankkunen’s Car Collection – Pure Rally Awesomeness

Ok, this has absolutely nothing to do with Saabs, but I’ll post it anyway. Juha Kankkunen has opened the doors of his amazing collection of Rally Cars to Edmuns Inside Line. The collection spans Kankkunen’s career. On display there are some of the most iconic Group B and Group A cars, as well as a… Continue reading Juha Kankkunen’s Car Collection – Pure Rally Awesomeness

www.saabworks.fi – Blue&White Saab rallycars

Me and my friend Tomi “Tikkis” Tikanmäki have a new project. We are collecting info and pictures of the Finnish Saab Works Team of 1970’s. Saab Works Finland built 19 full specs Saab 96 rally cars and 2 Saab 99 16 valve cars from 1970 onwards and brought home many international and scandinavian victories for… Continue reading www.saabworks.fi – Blue&White Saab rallycars

Champion Rally Cars – Saab 96 V4

A “collector series” of classic rally cars has been published here in Finland this year. It looks like it’s a British company behind the series (www.eaglemoss.co.uk), the international marketing name appears to be “Champion Rally Cars” and in Finland “Mestareiden ralliautot” (Cars Of The Rally Champions). The packaging looks nice and the model comes with… Continue reading Champion Rally Cars – Saab 96 V4

Kummeli Stories – Saab 96 V6 “Rally”

A few pictures of a pretty wild Saab 96 V6 “rallycar” made for a movie called “Kummeli Stories”. There were two cars made, one that could be blown to bits and then reassembled again (and blown to bits again) and this “hero” version for the driving scenes.