Saab's fiberglass Sonett was its first and only sports car, produced in three generations. It marked a different look for Saab, if one that eventually lost out to the more square; higher-profile, more staid look of the company's sedans.

1956 sees the debut of the Sonett Super Sport, Saab's first sports car. With 47.5 brake horsepower (@ 5,000 rpm) from its 3-cylinder, two-stroke engine, and weighing 500 kilograms, Sonett boasts a top speed of 160 km/h. Yet it is solely an experiment; just six are built.

In 1962 and 1963, the Saab 96 wins the Monte Carlo Rally in the hands of Erik Carlsson. One man has won the event twice in a row for the first time since the '30s. To capitalize, Saab produces a second sports car, the Sonett II (Saab 97). With a fiberglass-reinforced plastic body, Sonett II delivers adequate performance from even its two-stroke, 3-cylinder engine, but after just 258 cars built the Sonett - like all Saabs by 1967 - is equipped with a V4.

Sonett is totally redesigned for 1970, reemerging as the Sonett III, with a new body designed in Italy.

1974 is the last model year of the Sonett. The final car is preserved at Saab's Trollhattan museum.