Weekend Programme

Weekend Programme Content Welcome to SAAB country ��3 1.1 Dear SAAB enthusiasts, ��3 1.2 Vadstena History - More than half a millennium of lively occupations ��4 1.3 Linköping History ��4 1.4 SAAB Sweden - The East Side Story ��5 Maps ��6 2.1 Parking Map Vadstena Castle ��6 2.2 Vadstena Map ��7 2.3 Linköping Maps �� 8 Programme and Time Schedule �� 10 3.1 Friday ��10 3.2 Saturday ��10 3.3 Sunday ��10 Roadtrip Vadstena - Linköping �� 11 4.1 Southern Route ��11 4.2 Middle Route �� 12 4.3 Northern Route �� 12 Activities in Linköping �� 13 5.1 Three Groups �� 13 5.2 Transport Within Linköping �� 14 5.3 Swedish Air force Museum (Flygvapenmuseum) �� 15 5.4 Restaurant Terrassen Exhibition ��16 5.5 Saab Arena Exhibition ��16 5.6 Lunch Food �� 17 5.7 Other Tourist Activities in Linköping �� 17 Other Information �� 18 6.1 Web Links, Email and Hashtag ��18 6.2 Service Unit and Official Telephone Number ��18 6.3 Swedish National Emergency Number ��18 6.4 Usage of IntSAAB Passport ��18 6.5 Swedish Alcohol Law and Policy Vs. Traffic ��18 6.6 Chairmans Meeting ��19 6.7 Transport Vadstena Castle to/from Vadstena Camping ��19 Post Tour Info and Attractions in the Area �� 20 7.1 Gränna �� 20 7.2 Jönköping/Husqvarna �� 20 7.3 Kolmården Zoo, Norrköping �� 21 7.4 Places Worth to Visit in the Area Vadstena - Linköping �� 21

Graphics & Layout Jonatan Victor (jonatanvictor.se) 2 and Anton Björklund Welcome to SAAB country 1.1 Dear SAAB enthusiasts,

It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to Sweden and the Vadstena – Linköping area in the region of Östergötland. This will be a once in a lifetime opportunity for all of us. Never before (and probably never again) will all the guests of the IntSAAB community, the members of the Swedish SAAB Club and the citizens of Sweden have such a full attention about the early SAAB cars in Linköping.

This has been a long time dream to make possible and there are so many hours of preparation that finally will boom at one single occasion to our common joy. Together with the IntSAAB 2016 event there are also several anniversaries to respect; The Ur-SAAB internal premiere (1946) and the official SAAB 92 premiere the year after (10th of june 1947), the launch of the Sonett (1956), the SAAB 96 V4 presentation (1966), the Swedish SAAB Club 40 years anniversary (1976), the 9000 Talladega Run (1986), and so on. And of course it is the SAAB 95’s hometown.

We have tried to give all of them a piece of attention during this event, but we have also worked hard on finding things to display that are a little extra and different from our ordinary knowledge of SAAB. But the main ingredient of an IntSAAB event is always the participants themselves and their vehicles. So please enjoy your stay and be proud to show your cars In the city of Linköping the citizens are while entering the birth place of many special SAAB vehicles. used to see lot of SAAB on the streets. But The cities of Vadstena and Linköping welcome us all to a very maybe a little bit different compared to special weekend. the SAABs of Trollhättan….

Dick Ström IntSaab 2016 Event Organizer Karl Ask Chairman Swedish SAAB Club Martin Bergstrand International Liasion Swedish SAAB Club Bo Lindman Linköping Activities Coordinator

...and the IntSAAB 2016 Team 3 1.2 Vadstena History - More than half a millennium of lively occupations

By Matthias Roswall

Through many centuries Vadstena has played an important role in Swedens politics and religion. Sin- ce the 13th century Royal dynasties has acted here. Read, walk around, discover and look! It will be an exciting journey we have in front of us those three days.

S:t Bridget (1303-1373) and the king Gustav Vasa(1496-1560) acted considerable parts of their lifes here in Vadstena. Bridget, established her monastic order here in Vadstena which through the times have given Vadstena a role of a ecclesiastical centre of Sweden. It has been, and still is, a very well known goal for pilgrims. Two monasteries are nowadays situated here, one of them close the origin medieval monastery area. Then King Gustav Vasa started to build the castle of Vadstena in 1545. It is the base from our meeting and you will have several opportunities to see it from outside and inside during those days. But please don´t think that this castle is our only one with royal origin and connections—behind the huge monastery church you will find the Palace of the Bjälbo strain, from about 1250.

Many business activities have taken place in Vadstena—and takes place today too. The agricultural sector has always been huge—the fields around Vadstena belongs to the most fertile areas in Sweden. In the past fishing on the lake Vättern had an important role, then sugar production and later on textile industry. The transport was done by lively harbor traffic over the channels and the lake, connected with the narrow-gauge railway from 1860 from which 10 kilometers still is operated today by enthusiasts. Don’t miss the railway area and why not take a trip with the museum train? Vadstena has also become a national centre for the textile-art lace making—you will find several small shops specialized on this. And so on…

Take your time. We recommend the monastery church (one of the biggest medieval churches in Sweden from the year of 1430, daily open), the castle, the old town centre of Vadstena, the museum railway and all the medieval palaces, connected with the oldest parts of the monastery area.

1.3 Linköping History

By Bo Lindman

All the way back to the Vikings, Linköping area has been an important Swedish centre for trading, religion and culture. In the year 1104 Linköping was mentioned in writings together with all the Christian epis- copate in the country. The first cathedral was built at the very beginning of the 12th century along with the first Swedish monastery in Vreta Kloster, 10km from Linköping. The current cathedral (the second largest in Sweden) construction was initiated in 1230. This became not only one of the most important religious centre’s, there was also a cathedral school founded in year 1232 that still brings traditions to today’s university.

At 1528 there was a bloody battle at Stångebro between Catholic’s and Protestants. The Protestants won under the leadership of Duke Karl and ever sense Linköping has been an important military town with at most four military units at the same time during the early 20th century. In 1911 Baron Carl Ceder- sköld made the first official airplane flight here, so when the Swedish Air force was declared active in 1926 as an independent branch, “Malmen”-area was the natural choice of the air activity centre. 4 1.4 SAAB Sweden - The East Side Story

By Bo Lindman

With the historical background of Linköping it is not surprising that it also became the base of the Swedish airplane manufacturing industry. In 1937 there was a strategic need for military aircraft production inside the country, so it was decided from government direction that heavy industry and locomo- tive manufacturer company Nohab (who had a minor airplane manufacturing site in Trollhättan) should be merged with vehicle manufacturer ASJ airplane division in Linköping to ensure full capability of all joined resources.

Together they formed SAAB – Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget. Headquarter and design department were placed in Linköping, while manufacturing was held in Trollhättan at Stallbacka site until the end of WWII. The first in house design and construction was the SAAB B17, a single engine dive bomber that made its maiden flight in 1940. When WWII came to an end, SAAB started to look at other markets that could fill up the gap from the military product line. Several areas were investigated, such as kitchen equipment, leisure boats, prefabricated houses and motorcycles. At the end it was decided that a small modern car for the common people should be the best choice, since there seemed to be an increasing demand of those products in the post war time.

The prototype (Ur-SAAB) was built in 1946 in Linköping at the airplane workshop and used for harsh test drives around Sweden. That experience was used to develop the SAAB 92, and later on a unit from the test series was shown official for press and specially invited guests at the SAAB staff cantina Restau- rant Terrassen on the 10th of june 1947. Serial production of the car was placed in Trollhättan for several reasons, but one obvious aspect was the fact that the buildings of Trollhättan site soon needed costly investments as they gradually had come to the limit for airplane manufacturing when the planes rapidly grow bigger in size.

Later on, the station wagon SAAB 95 was also assembled and manufactured in Linköping, all the way from the first test production in 1959 (with early body prototype tools made in wood that where put in the hydraulic expanding die, the Quintus press that was used for airplane development) up until normal production year 1963, when all the available capacity again was needed for airplane production.

Another car that was built in prototype series was five of the six SAAB 94 Sonett 1 (a k a “Super Sport”). Also test series of other civilian products, like small boats and hovercrafts were built in Linköping, and not far from Linköping in its neighboring city of Norrköping the small caravan SAABO was built. But then there is also the important and well known trademark for SAAB GT, Sport and Monte Carlo for us to highlight; The wooden steering wheel manufacturing.

So even if Linköping is mostly known from SAABs world leading airplane designs, all the way to the new SAAB Gripen E presented this year, the airplane builders and designers in Linköping has had a significant impact on the SAAB cars.

5 Maps 2.1 Parking Map Vadstena Castle

2.1.1 (Thursday) - Friday - Saturday

Please use the south-west area of the castle on Thursday, Friday and Saturday for free parking.

Arrival registration office will open at 11.00 on the stage at the front of the castle and be open until 16.00. Late arrivals will get their registration card inside the castle at 18.00 and on.

2.1.2 Sunday

On Sunday there will be a different setup for parking. Note: Weather conditions will deci- de if the area in front of the castle is available for us to use, since we don’t want to ruin the grass in the park if it gets really wet from rain, etc. Please follow official’s instructions on site.

1. External daytime visitors 2. IntSAAB participants 3. Swap meet area 4. Official stage1.

6 2.2 Vadstena Map

7 2.3 Linköping Maps

8 9 Reservation for minor changes in schedule if organizational reasons requires. Programme and Time Schedule 3.1 Friday 11:00-16:00 Arrival registration office opens outside Vadstena castle entrance at the small stage Whole day Vadstena and surroundings tourist attractions, Motala etc 18:00- Registration office re-opens for late arrivals inside the castle 18:00 Barbeque drop-in-party opens at castle 18:00-20:30 Kitchen open and food available for IntSAAB participants 19:00- Official welcome with small talk, interviews, information from the stage ~23:00 Pub closes 3.2 Saturday 08:00-09:30 Recommended departure Vadstena, See separate information on roadtrip, chapter [4] 10:00 SAAB Arena, Terrassen exhibition and Swedish Air force Museum opens See separate program, chapter[5] 16:00 SAAB Arena and Terrassen exhibition closes and officials leaving Swedish Air force Museum 16:00 Recommended latest departure Linköping 17:00 Swedish Air force Museum closes 18:45 Doors to castle opens 19:30 Guests to be seated. Dinner with speeches and international club exchange. ~21:15 A short break ~21:45- Entertainment and dance 00:30 Bar closes 01:00 Castle closes

3.3 Sunday 07:30-08:30 Swap meet sellers arrive 09:00 Swap meet opens 09:00 Car exhibition area opens 10:00 International Chairmen’s meeting at the castle 12:00 Official celebration of Swedish SAAB Club 40 years together with IntSAAB visitors at the small stage outside castle entrance. 14:00 IntSAAB officially closed 16:00 Car exhibition and market closes 10 Roadtrip Vadstena - Linköping

These are our suggested roads, but you are free to travel any combination you like in the area. Time estimations in maps are based on non-stop travel with reasonable modern car, you have to take in consideration your own stops and car performance.

If you want to spend more time on the small country roads, there is a multiple opportunity for your own trip on the real country side roads on the map between the cities of Vadstena and Linköping. But then estimate at least two hours to of nice drive between Vadstena and Linköping. Most of the roads have tarmac and a few can be old gravel roads Ask the organizers if you want some tips.

4.1 Southern Route Vadstena-Skänninge-Mantorp-Vikingstad-Linköping (Malmslätt)

Easy to navigate and fast. You will pass Mantorp Park, one of Sweden’s most popular race tracks. On the way from Mantorp towards Linköping you will be traveling on the old ”Riksettan” (= Road #1), the 50’s and 60’s well known highway across Sweden.

11 4.2 Middle Route Vadstena-Skänninge-Fornåsa-Klockrike-Ljungsbro-Linköping

Minor roads that is easy to navigate across the country side. You could stop at Kornettgården (nostalgic museeum, http://www.kornettgarden.se/) on the road between Klockrike and Ljungsbro to have a look at the huge collection of old things.

Another impressive place to visit is Bergs Slussar (sluice/floodgate) with the highest flight of locks (28m difference in height) at the Göta Canal.

4.3 Northern Route Vadstena-Österstad-Klockrike-Ljungsbro-Linköping

Small nice scenic country roads over the farmers landscape and trough small villages. After the village Klockrike, same route as the middle route. 12 Activities in Linköping 5.1 Three Groups

We want all participants to enjoy the activities in Linköping as much as possible during the day. To avoid queues and hot spots there will be three (3) groups traveling in different order to our activities; Red , Blue and Yellow (which by the way are the Air Force Saab flight squadrons colors of Swedish Air force). You will get a small sticker for your front window to Museum Arena show what group you belong.

Times are not fixed, but indicated as recommended time slots to visit each activity to help us per- form the best parking solutions, event display, etc. Of course you can drive back and forward again between the activities as you please. We know that the Air force Museum will take a lot of time, so please take that in consideration for your traveling. Terrassen

Red Group

Time slot Activity Place 10.00 – 12.00 FVM (Airforce Museeum) Malmslätt 12.00 – 14.00 SAAB Arena Stångebrofältet 14.00 – 16.00 Terrassen / SAAB Factory Tannefors

Blue Group

Time slot Activity Place 10.00 – 12.00 SAAB Arena Stångebrofältet 12.00 – 14.00 Terrassen / SAAB Factory Tannefors 14.00 – 16.00 FVM (Airforce Museeum) Malmslätt

Yellow Group

Time slot Activity Place 10.00 – 12.00 Terrassen / SAAB Factory Tannefors 12.00 – 14.00 FVM (Airforce Museeum) Malmslätt 14.00 – 16.00 SAAB Arena Stångebrofältet

Note: The signposts and maps towards the Swedish Air force Museum is written in Swedish as “Flygvapenmuseum” or as a short “FVM” 13 5.2 Transport Within Linköping

Moving around in the city of Linköping is fairly easy, no need to rush. Maps are based on a route through town centre to display our cars as much as possible to the citizens. You can always go another route if you find it more suitable.

From/To Distance Approx Time (with old car) Air force Museum – SAAB Arena ~8km 20min Terrassen –Air force Museum ~8km 20min Terrassen – SAAB Arena ~3,5km 10min

5.2.1 Air Force Museum - Terrassen

14 5.2.3 Saab Arena - Terrassen

This road will give you a view over the old SAAB related workshops.

5.3 Swedish Air force Museum (Flygvapenmuseum)

At the Air force Museum there will be a special parking for IntSAAB visitors in front of the museum. Follow the officer’s instructions on site. Museum is open for the public but we have our own entrance to the museum, a door just at the left of the main gate. There you will find our officials and also a cup of coffee and a small cake to keep the spirit up. 15 5.4 Restaurant Terrassen Exhibition

At Restaurant Terrassen we have got the privilege to park on SAABs own staff parking, just beneath the pole with the SAAB J35 Draken. This gives you an opportunity to take photos with the Draken as a background. Please follow official’s instructions to ensure smooth passage in and out of area. The road and area next to Terrassen will be held for SAAB 92 parking – the king of the day.

The Terrassen exhibition is open for IntSAAB participants and Swedish Saab Club members.

Note that there is a restricted area around the Terrassen/SAAB factory site! NO photos allowed towards the SAAB factory cite due to security reasons! Please respect these rules, otherwise cameras can be confiscated and we might miss you at dinner while you are sitting in a small narrow room without windows…

5.5 Saab Arena Exhibition

Here you will find an exhibition of all kinds of SAAB Linköping related things, as well as a surprise or two…

At the parking lot there will be a car precision driving test if you like to test your skills on driving.

The SAAB Arena also hosts a café where you can buy coffee, soft drinks, sandwiches and other refresh- ments.

The Saab Arena exhibition is open for IntSAAB participants and Swedish Saab Club members and parti- ally open to Linköping citizens and employees from Saab.

16 5.6 Lunch Food

There is plenty of food to choose among in Lin- köping. However, the Restaurant Terrasen at the SAAB Factory will have extra open just for us on Saturday between 11.00-14.00. There will be a special lunch offer for us during the day for approx 90 SEK. They serve the Swedish traditional dish “Pytt- i-Panna”, a hash of fried diced meat, potatoes and onion, sometimes served with egg and beetroot. It is often humorous explained to SAAB-visiting foreigners as “Aircraft accident”  . There are also other alternatives available from an a la carte menu, burgers etc.

5.7 Other Tourist Activities in Linköping

There will be a tourist guide present at the SAAB Arena that will give special guidance about Linköping to IntSAAB visitors.

If you are interested in architecture there is the Old Town Linköping with houses from 18-19th century. There is also the Linköping Cathedral, the second largest in Sweden with roots from 12th century.

» Go to www.visitlinkoping.se for more information

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There is a service unit prepared to help if you have a car breakdown or other troubles while your stay in Sweden. During the pre-tours (Monday 8th - Thursday 11th) the phone number is open to get “distance help” with local SAAB contacts in Sweden. From Friday 12th - Sunday 14th service unit will have local presence in Vadstena and Linköping. The service cars will have Saab - Scania stickers on the sides.

Official IntSaab 2016 Service Units Number: +46(0) 729 84 88 08

6.3 Swedish National Emergency Number

Only to use in real emergency situation (fire, ambulance, police matter, etc).

Dial 112 on any phone and be prepared to answer questions of who you are, where you’re located and what happened.

6.4 Usage of IntSAAB Passport

Please note that on all occasions you should be prepared to show your IntSAAB passport visible, since some of the activities are pre-ordered and organized just for IntSAAB participants.

6.5 Swedish Alcohol Law and Policy Vs. Traffic

Limit is 0,2‰ measured in blood, approx 0.1‰ in one liter breathing air. That makes it possible to drink soft drink beer or soft drink cider and drive direct after. Stronger drinks will give recordings on Police measurement instruments. Please take in consideration your consumption during Friday and Saturday to avoid any trouble with Swedish regulations.

Don’t drink and drive, keep Sweden safe. Oh, and remember to drive on the right/correct side of the road ;-) 18 6.6 Chairmans Meeting

International chairmen’s meeting will be held on Sunday 10.00 at Vadstena castle. Follow signs from the castles tourist office entrance.

6.7 Transport Vadstena Castle to/from Vadstena

There is a small train for approx 50 persons that will traffic the path between the camping site and Vadstena town. On Friday evening and Saturday evening it will be available for the IntSAAB camping guest for transport to and from the castle. A ticket costs 50 SEK for both ways (two rides) and can be bought in the camping office. Time to travel is approx 10-15 minutes in each direction. There are approx 250 IntSAAB guest living at the camping site, so you can do your math…

If you feel that appetite should go up before, or if food needs to ”get down” a little after the barbeque or dinner you can always walk the path, approx 4km beautiful surroundings.

19 Post Tour Info and Attractions in the Area

If you are leaving Sweden the southern route, we recommend some stops on your way.

7.1 Gränna

The small town at lake Vättern with the very special candy “Polkagris” (Peppermint rock candy) and the old beautiful houses with the mag- nificent view. Gränna is famous for another kind of aircraft, Salomon August Andrée’s attempt with a north pole expedition using a balloon.

7.2 Jönköping/Husqvarna

The two towns of Husqvarna and Jönköping have melted together and are now impossible to separate.

In Jönköping some of SAABs avionic equipment has been manufactured at SAAB Combitech.

Husqvarna is also a major industry brand in Sweden that has a long history building wea- pons, motorcycles, sewing machines, bicycles, household equipment etc. Today the brand is known for small efficient hand held outdoor power tools, like professional chainsaws, trim- mers, lawn mowers and garden equipment.

Sixten Sason was a famous Swedish industri- al designer as you all know. Not only did he contribute to SAAB, he also worked at several important Swedish companies. At Elektrolux he worked with refrigerators and at Hasselblad he designed the famous camera. During his time at Husqvarna he designed a lot of interesting everyday items that still is used in the Swedish homes today.

The Husqvarna museum is open May – September on Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun 12-4pm. We guarantee you will find something interesting there.

» Read more at http://husqvarnamuseum.se/en/home/ 20 7.3 Kolmården Zoo, Norrköping

The 1.5 square kilometres (370 acres) Wildlife Park is among the most popular tourist attractions in the Nordic countries. Home to 600 animals from all over the world and lots of activities for the entire family. Dolphin show, safari gondola, tiger world, etc.

7.4 Places Worth to Visit in the Area Vadstena - Linköping

Skänninge car just outside your room. A small town on the main road between Vadstena and Linköping. In the early growth of the Swedish Mantorp Park; Mantorp state an important place. One of Sweden biggest and most renowned ra- cing circuits, several times the place of European Bjälbo Championship for Formula 2 cars. A small nice village with an old church. The home of the Bjälbo dynasty with Birger Jarl, who was the Museihuset; Ljung at the side of road #34 person who take the first step of build the country between Ljungsbro and Borensberg of Sweden and also was the founding father of The museum of all small motorboats is placed Stockholm. just beside the Göta kanal, The history of motorboats with outboard and inboard engines, as well Bergs Slussar / Göta kanal as a huge collection of model cars. Don’t miss the Sweden biggest construction project of all time, Saab models there. And if you ask the staff, you 1832a channel from coast to coast with 58 locks. may be can see a full scale Saab boat waiting for Build between 1810 and In the village Berg, the- restoration. re is a spectacular step of 11 locks who take the ships and boats nearly 30 meters up from the sea Motala Motormuseum; Motala Harbour Roxen. Sweden biggest car museum is situated in the habor of the town Motala. A must see for every Vreta Kloster, Berg enthusiast of classic cars. All from T-Ford and Not far from the Göta Kanal, you will find one of Saab 92 to Formula One and Indy car is on display, the very first and early christ monastery from the together with lot of motorcycles. Radio and TV formative period of the Sweden. Wonderful sight from the Luxor factory in Motala and much more. out over the country landscape and the town of Linköping. Grahns Bilmuseum; Kisa A small classic car museum with focus on Saab Göta Hotell; Borensberg and Opel in the nice small town of Kisa in the A nice an famous restaurant and hotel in typical south parts of the Östergötland county. Swedish country side style, just beside the Göta Kanal in the village Borensberg. Old BP Gas station; Björksfors Not so far from Kisa you can drive on very sce- Kornettgården Nostalgia Museum; The country nic routes to the small Village Björksfors. Here road between Klockrike and Ljungsbro villages you will find a genuine gas station typical for the A very nice and various museum the life at the Swedish country side at 50-60;ies. Branded as a Swedish country side of yesterdays. old BP-station, then and now… Carpenters and bicycle workshop, the wedding, the music, the early phones and radios, the model Motala Radio Museum, Motala railroad and many many more to see. Also a nice The first Swedish radio station for national bro- oldstyle café there you can have a Swedish “fika”. adcast. Completly unique facility with the whole original transmitter equipment left. Sjögestad Motell; Sjögestad Everyday during summer 11-16. One of the first motels in Sweden back in 1953. Classic restaurant and traditional stay with your 21 #intsaab2016