The Saab 96 is an automobile made by Saab. It was introduced in 1960 and it was produced until January 1980. First it had a 841 cc, 38 hp (28 kW) three cylinder two-stroke engine. The front was taken from the Saab 93, but the rear was new and gave the 96 more space and a larger rear window. In 1967 the 96V4 with a Ford four stroke 1498 cc V4 engine, originally developed for the 1962 Ford Taunus 12M, replaced the two stroke 96. The V4 engine produced 65 hp (48 kW) and the car made 0-100 km/h in 16 seconds.
The Saab 96 was driven in several rallies by Erik Carlsson where he finished 1st: the 1960, 1961 and 1962 RAC Rally, and the 1962 and 1963 Monte Carlo Rally.
The Saab 96 is on several postage stamps. A Monte Carlo Rally Saab 96, driven by Erik Carlsson, appears on a Swedish stamp.
Also pictured here, a Saab 96 on a Grenada stamp:
This is one of the last Saab 96s produced; a 1979 model in a limited edition for the Dutch market, to commemorate 25 years of Saab import into The Netherlands (1954-1979).
The last production date for the Saab 96 was January 11, 1980 (VIN 96806002814),
the last VIN (96806002820) was produced on January 3, 1980 [1]. These cars were built by Valmet in Uusikaupunki, Finland.
The Saab 96 was replaced with the Saab 99.
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