Saturday 9th August 2025, The old Saab factory in Trollhättan hosted a huge sale of Saab assets, including thousands of rare parts, merchandise, concept designs, blueprints, interiors and general paraphernalia from the factory’s hallowed grounds.
I sadly couldn't work out the logistics to attend in person, but together with my friend and fellow Saabist; Ward, we luckily had a man on the ground with instructions to search and buy.
Although he arrived an hour early, it was immediately obvious that many, many people had the same idea. Sadly as it turned out, it wasn't in the calm and friendly Saab spirit we'd all hoped it would have been, and we didn't manage to get any of the items we'd have liked, and especially sad that none of the colour frogs were available.
Before the event, I'd noticed in the NEVS pictures, that there appeared to be a few interesting items I'd have loved to know more about; the odd wheels for instance, were these test wheels for new models? Interior samples, again, were these concept pieces?
I imagine it was an exciting day, but also a rather sad one too, Saab's precious assets sold off in a madding crowd. I hoped that certain, important items like concept samples, rare blueprints and merchandise, find their way to the museum so that we can all enjoy them in the future.
