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This podcast is a celebration of all things Saab from the perspective of ex-Saab corporate employees who witnessed the day-to-day operations of one of the best company environments in the automotive business. It is an insider’s look at the mostly good times at Saab shared through the stories of those that lived them.

My time at Saab started in December 1984 and lasted just shy of 39 years with my retirement in October 2023. It was a great run and I look back with fond and fun memories as do most of my fellow “ex-Saabies” who I will be chatting with in the weeks and months ahead.

Thank you for joining me on this “road trip” as we look in the rearview mirror at Saab.

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