About

“It’s all about being united…..”

OK, so we’re not going to the moon. But we are chasing the Midnight Sun and we are facing a tight time frame.

We are the Saabs United Historic Rally Team. My name is Jörgen Trued and along with my co-driver and partner in this adventure, Bo Janzon, I’d like to welcome you to our website and our challenge. We have just begun our journey and invite you join us. Our plan is to build either one, maybe even two, Saab 99 Turbos to compete in the Rally of the Midnight Sun, the historic Swedish Rally, in 2010. You can read more about the event here, and more about the car we are building here.

What we’d like to do is give the SAAB enthusiast community around the world an opportunity to unite in a common project to show some pride and strength in the Saab brand. We’d like you to be part of re-creating a lost piece of history.

Bo and I will put in the big physical workload and bring this project together, but to ease our burden we will need some support. We invite the whole Saab world to participate in, and support this project – from the nuts and bolts to bigger pieces of equipment or with finance. We promise that You will have Your name on the cars somewhere.

The time schedule is tough – less then a year. We plan to run the team in next year’s Rally to the Midnight Sun and hopefully an International Saab Festival in Trollhättan.

We are pleased that Swade and Eggs at SaabsUnited.com have agreed to participate in the project. Using the great name SaabsUnited is appropriate as that is what it is all about – being united towards a common goal. Lets make the car/cars an everlasting reminder of the energy that Saab people posess, even if we face hard times.

We look forward to providing you with a great story over the next 10-12 months. The story of building a few fantastic cars, and running them in the greatest Swedish historic rally of them all. And maybe a little more.

I hope we capture your imagination and look forward to your support.

Jörgen Trued

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About the drivers:

Jörgen Trued

• Gearhead Saab enthusiast born in Trollhättan, Sweden.
• Swedish & US High School educated.
• Federal Traffic Safety Expert with experience of Swedish DOT as well as Oregon DOT
• Currently working as Human Factors and Man-Machine-Interaction Reseacher
• Chairman for the Academic Union at Swedish Defence Research Agency.
• 3-times competitor in the Midnatssolsrallyt in a Saab 96 Monte Carlo V4
• Future winner of the Midnatssolsrallyt and the Historic Monte Carlo rally!

Member of:

• The Swedish SAAB Club
• SAAB Turbo Club of Sweden
• The Swedish Royal Automobile Club Member of the Experts Council

Other interests:

• Co-organizer and founder of The Swedish CabrioChallenge
• PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, having seen and photographed all the oceans of the world
• Accomplished slalom skiier, skiied all over the world.

Ond of course, what Saab nut would be without a brag-book of his cars? My collection of Saabs can be seen at Garaget

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Bo Janzon

• Born in Stockholm. Scientist, engineer and research manager by profession. M. Sc. in eng. physics, Ph.D. in medicine (surgery). Now CEO of own company – SECRAB Security Research – www.secrab.eu.
• Built and rallied Saab V4s 1971-1985, mostly as driver, also as co-driver. Never reached World class, since Blomquist and Eklund were always ahead!
• Functionary of the International Swedish Rally 1966-85, organiser (route manager, secretary, dep. clerk of the course) 1970-75 (World championship).
• Chaired KAK’s (Royal Automobile Club of Sweden) competition board 1972-85. Vast experience of International rallies, been to the Monte Carlo Rally around 25 times. Still top level licensed rally organiser and steward.
• Organised, in companionship with renowned co-driver Fergus Sager, numerous local rally and car orienteering competitions, introduced modern PR and sponsorship to Rally sports in Sweden, Gave advanced courses for rally drivers, navigators and mechanics, courses of advanced driving skill, and of car dynamics and technologies, plus over 20 years of practical traffic safety work.
• Drove a Saab 9000i in Australia (courtesy Saab AB) 1991-93! Now drives a Subaru Impreza (since Saab lacks a rally car).
• Participated in World Orienteering Championships (for veterans, on foot, successfully) 1994 and 97.
• Scientific approach to navigation in regularity events!
• More modest than Jörgen!

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Below is our preliminary list of parts that we need to find, in either new or repairable condition. If you provide/assist with any parts from this list, then please do contact us.

SU Historic Rally Team Requirements

Part	Description	Other remarks	Provider	Supporter
Engine	Porsche 928 feul head	Bosch K-Jetronic
15941	Engine Cushions	99 original
23673	Camshaft	Saab 99 Std A
15362	Final gear 6:31	Daldi, Saab 99
15552	Differential brake assy.	ZF-Lamell
	Weber OHCE manifolds	2pcs originally for carbs
Custom	Garrett Turbocharger	Modified
	Exhaust manifold	Modified aks "snakepit"
	Oil cooler	Setrab make
	Radiator	Big size
	Electric fans
	Rally exhaust system	Stainless		Ferrita
Brakes	Porsche 914-4 rear calipers	Rear handbrake
Custom	Saab 87 front calipers	To be modified for 22mm rotors
	22mm rotors	Dual air cooled
Chassis	Rear door gas dampers	Hold up the big hatch
	Front doors	Rust free in good cond
Custom	Rear axle	Mod'd 4 Porsche brakes	HRRS
Exterior	US spec headlamps	+ grille assembly	EOS?
	Rear bumper assembly	1979 Saab 900 model
15040	Protection plate - eng	Saab 99
15792	Protection plate - tank	Saab 99
	Fender extenders	Glasfiber		RPGlasfiber
	Front spoiler	Glasfibre		RPGlasfiber
14621	Modificaton set	Saab 99
Custom	Bosch Extra lights	Rally Knick model
	Roof antenna	1 meter high
	Turn signals	front assembly
	Turn signals	rear assembly
	Chrome piece	rear ventilators
	Key and lock kit	all doors
	Outside mirrors	uh....outside
	Chrome strip	windscreen
Interior	Steering wheel	S&R Motolita w/holes
	VDO oil pressure meter	with sensor
	VDO oil temp meter	with sensor
	Seats	Recaro FIA approved
	6 point harness	FIA approved
	Fire extinguishers
Custom	Rollcage
	Intercom system	Peltot FMT 200		Peltor AB
22376	Minilite alloys	Competition model
	Rally tires
10793	Tripmaster	Saab 99
10785	Map Box	Saab 99
11957	Crash helmet holder
Driver eq	Crash helmets	Peltor Performance		Peltor AB