Per “Pekka” Eklund has turned 80. For Saab enthusiasts, his career is not a nostalgic footnote but a long technical thread: Saab 96 V4, Saab 99 Turbo, 9-3 T16 rallycross, and the Viggen-based Pikes Peak machine.
A newly rediscovered Saab factory documentary traces the brand’s rally journey from two-strokes to turbo history. With subtitles now available, it reveals how Saab learned to win without power - and why that mindset still defines the brand today.
Rediscovered dealer-only footage from Palm Springs 1998 reveals the dramatic launch of the Saab 9-5 - complete with an airplane stunt, Chuck Yeager, and Saab’s bold vision for the future.
Pikes Peak is arguably the most iconic hill climb ever. So when said that, it means that almost every rally driver dreams at least once in their career, of participating. However, that was the case for Per Eklund, European Rallycross...
Per Eklund is a famous Rally and Rallycross driver and Champion of course. He has competed in a number of different Motorsport disciplines, and perhaps the longest in European Rallycross Championship. Also, in this competition, he became the champion of 1999 years, and is also known...
Exactly a month ago in Karlstad started this year's Swedish Rally - Rally Sweden. It is the biggest annually recurring event in Sweden, with around 200,000 spectators over four days and almost 100 million TV viewers worldwide Nowadays, on this rally...
Most Saab enthusiasts have already heard of record-breaker Saab.This Super-Saab Viggen driven by the famous rally driver Per Eklund, an he achieved numerous speed records. But in this case, it is super-tuned Saab 9-5, a car that is currently sold on ads in...
This 1982 Saab 99 Turbo (55,000€~$64,840) is described as an ex-Per Eklund works style Group A rally car, its German language ad seeming to suggest the car has been partially prepared with help from both the famed factory driver and his...
Much has been said about the great success of Per Eklund and Saab, but of course never enough. By the way, did you all know Per Eklund was born in 1946 and set his record in the pikes peak race in 2000. Did...
The Saab 96 was driven most famously by Erik Carlsson, in many international rallies. His most famous successes were first in the 1960, 1961 and 1962 RAC Rallies and first in the 1962 and 1963 Monte Carlo Rallies. It was...
