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Showing off the Saab for Canadians, Swedish rally driver Eric Carlsson test-drove a new model over a tire-cutter at 60 miles an hour. He kept the car (...)
Showing off the Saab for Canadians, Swedish rally driver Eric Carlsson test-drove a new model over a tire-cutter at 60 miles an hour. He kept the car (...)

Showing off the Saab for Canadians, Swedish rally driver Eric Carlsson test-drove a new model over a tire-cutter at 60 miles an hour. He kept the car (...)

Date10/16/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Showing off the Saab for Canadians; Swedish rally driver Eric Carlsson test-drove a new model over a tire-cutter at 60 miles an hour. He kept the car under control - but several hotel guests were unhappy at having thir cars cleared from the hotel lot for the demonstration.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010211F
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