The Ursaab is one of the Saab Automobile entries the open record knows by name, and by little else. That is not nothing: a name in the catalogue is where a car's story starts to be recoverable.
The background
Ursaab (lit. Proto-Saab), also known as 92001 and X9248, was the first of four prototype cars made by Saab AB, which at that time was solely an aeroplane manufacturer, leading to production of the first Saab car, the Saab 92 in 1949. The car is now in the Saab Car Museum in Trollhättan. The name "Ursaab" means "original Saab". The model was developed by a 16-person team led by engineer Gunnar Ljungström and designer Sixten Sason.
Where it sits
In the Saab Automobile line-up the Ursaab has a clear place: the factory was Linköping. Its Saab Automobile stablemates include the Saab 60 and the Saab 600.