SAABO
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SAABO was a caravan produced from 1964 to 1968, by Saab. The SAABO caravan (camper/travel trailer) was manufactured in Ljunga, outside Norrköping. The project was started by Bo Bjernekull of the Ljunga plant and Birger Lindberg at SAAB in Linköping. Officially they were working on a project called MEFAN that was supposed to produce hovercrafts for the military. After making a model in 1:10 scale they received the OK for production. The first prototypes were made without brakes, but these were soon added. It was important to keep the weight down as the caravan would be used with automobiles with as little as 25 hp, like the two stroke Saab 96. Despite the small size they were designed to accommodate a family of four. The design was made with two half shells of fibreglass enclosing an insulation of folded cardboard. The SAABO had large, low set front and rear windows so the driver of the towing vehicle could look right through it in the rear view mirror. At least 438 SAABOs were made.
External link
- Östgöta SAABO Träff (http://hem.passagen.se/ostgota_saabklubb/saabotraff.htm)