Saab 92 is an automobile from Saab. The design was very aerodynamic, especially for its time, and the cw value (drag coefficient) was only 0.30. Full-scale production started 12 December 1949, based on the prototype Saab 92001. All of them were of the De Luxe version. A standard version was advertised, but nobody was interested in buying it so not a single standard version was produced.
The engine was a transverse, water-cooled two-cylinder, two-stroke 764 cc, 25 hp (19 kW) thermo siphon engine based on a DKW design giving a top speed of 105 km/h. The gearbox had three gears, the first unsynchronised. All Saabs made were green, according to some sources because they had a surplus of green paint from the wartime production of aeroplanes.
Saab's rally history started already two weeks after the 92 was released when Saab's head engineer Rolf Mellde entered the Swedish Rally and came second in his class.
Only 700 of the model year 1950 were made. In 1951 the German VDO instruments were replaced by American Stewart-Warner components.
In 1952 Greta Molander won the 'Coupe des Dames' of the Monte Carlo Rally in a 92, tuned to a whopping 35 hp (26 kW).
In 1953 it evolved into 92B with much larger rear window and larger luggage space (with an opening lid!). It was now available in grey, blue-grey, black and green. In 1954 the Saab 92 got the new Solex 32BI carburettor and a new ignition coil giving 28 hp (21 kW). The US headlights were replaced with Hella units. Another novelty was that a textile roof (semi-cab) was offered as an option. The colour maroon was also introduced this year. In 1955 it got an electric fuel pump and square rear lamps installed in the rear wings. The colours were grey, maroon and the new moss green.
The Saab 93 was introduced in December 1955, but both the 92 and 93 were produced at the same time. The last 92 was assembled in late 1956/early 1957. Two new colours, grey-green and beige, were available. A total of 20128 Saab 92 were made.
The Saab 92 appears on a Swedish postage stamp.
Should not be confused with Saab 9-2.
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