Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 14:58:38 +0200 From: "Jonas Bergh" <bullheadnopsampassagen.se> Subject: Re: What is "Scania?"
You can read more about Scania here.... http://www.scania.se/ -- Mvh Jonas Bergh "saab bloke" <j.winternopsamorld.com.nospam.com> wrote in message news:ktjL6.14677$po.1771335nopsam6-win.server.ntlworld.com... > dennis cathey <dennis.catheynopsamle.com> wrote in message > news:3AF71838.58D55794nopsamle.com... > > Ladies & gentlemen, > > What, or who, is Scania? > > Thx, > > DC > > > > The name Vabis is derived from the name Vagnfabriksaktiebolaget i S–dertelge > or S–dert”lje Coachbuilding Company which was founded in 1891. The name > Scania is derived from ScÂne a competitor truck company from the south of > Sweden. The two companies merged in Spring 1911 and became known as > Aktiebolaget Scania-Vabis until 1969. > > The AB Scania-Vabis corporate symbol featured the crowned head of a mythical > beast, the Gripen, or Griffin. Though this symbol was not actually used on > any Saab car, it is important in the respect that it is the forerunner of > the Saab-Scania corporate symbol that was used between 1984 and 2000, and > the new Scania corporate symbol that reverts to the three pointed star of > the original symbol. > > More info at http://www.saabmuseum.com/marque/ > >
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