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Saab Sonett Sweden

Saab Sonett II - a two stroker 1966 - 1967

In the early sixties, Björn Karlström suggested that Saab should develop a new two-seater sports car with two-stroke engine, but unlike Sonett I. His prototype MFI 13, produced by Malmö Flygindustri, won over the competing prototype Catherina designed by Sixten Sason. The production cars, which began to be assembled in 1966 at ASJ in Arlöv, were further developed from MFI 13, but the basic features remained. These cars were produced in significantly greater numbers than I, and they also helped to make the name Saab known. In the 60s, Saab was still a young car factory and it was important to profile in different ways. Showing a Sonett II in the shop window attracted many to buy. If it wasn't a Sonett then maybe you bought a Saab 95 or 96 anyway.

The main market for the Sonets was United States.