This article is about the rally driver nicknamed Carlsson-on-the-Roof. For the fictional character, see Karlsson-on-the-Roof.
For the Swedish Olympic weightlifter, see Erik Carlsson (weightlifter).
For other people with similar names, see Eric Karlsson (disambiguation).
Erik Carlsson
Erik Carlsson and a Saab 96 pictured in 1999, Keystone Resort, USA
Born
(1929-03-05)5 March 1929
Trollhättan, Sweden
Died
27 May 2015(2015-05-27) (aged 86)
Erik Hilding Carlsson (5 March 1929 – 27 May 2015) was a Swedish rally driver for Saab. He was nicknamed "Carlsson på taket" ("Carlsson on the roof" in reference to Astrid Lindgren's children's book character) as well as Mr. Saab (due to his public relations work for the company).
Erik Hilding Carlsson (5 March 1929 – 27 May 2015) was a Swedish rally driver for Saab. He was nicknamed "Carlsson på taket" ("Carlsson on the roof" in...
the 1950s. From 1963 until her death in 2008, Swedish rally driver ErikCarlsson was both her driving-partner and her husband. She is the author of a...
Swedish politician ErikCarlsson (1929–2015), Swedish rally driver Gabriel Carlsson (born 1997), Swedish ice hockey player Göran Carlsson (born 1963), Swedish...
musician, composer and artist. Carlsson was born on 12 March 1937 in Katarina Parish, Stockholm, the son of ErikCarlsson (1893–1953) and Tyra Törnkvist...
fitted with front disc brakes. The Saab 96 was driven most famously by ErikCarlsson, in many international rallies. His most famous successes were first...
1953, when an outright winner was first declared. However, in 1960 ErikCarlsson of Sweden drove his Saab 96 to a hat-trick of victories in 1960–1962...
modern race vehicles that tend to dominate the car and truck classes, ErikCarlsson drove a basically stock front wheel drive Saab 96 V4, finishing third...
with the fuel), a freewheel device was fitted. Swedish rally champion, ErikCarlsson, won three Royal Automobile Club rallies in a 1960 Saab 96, which became...
ErikCarlsson Boheman (19 January 1895 – 18 September 1979), was a Swedish diplomat and politician for the Liberal People's Party. Boheman was born in...
Eric Carlsén, Eric Carlson, Eric Carlsson or Erik Karlsson may refer to: Eric Carlsén (born 1982), Swedish curler Erik Carlsen (1911–1999), Danish equestrian...
Rolls-Royce of another participant while changing a tyre (p118/119) Hamberg, Erik (1998). "Rileys svenska Monte Carlo-historia" [Riley's Swedish Monte Carlo...
Värmland sportsman was Volvo's counterpart to Saab's ErikCarlsson ("Carlsson på taket" - "Carlsson on the roof"). It has been said that he had to drive...
and county of Kexholm Governors-General ErikCarlsson Gyllenstierna (1642–1645) Carl Mörner (1645–1651) Erik Stenbock (1651–1654) Gustaf Evertsson Horn...
Heritage Car Museum USA in South Dakota. In September 1996, rally driver ErikCarlsson broke the Swedish record for the under–750-cc engine class with a speed...
not part of the original limited run. The Carlsson was a special edition 900 produced in honour of ErikCarlsson, of which only 600 examples were sold in...
or "Carlsson" (UK), both models available as CC and CD saloon versions. The "Carlsson" takes its name from legendary Swedish rally ace ErikCarlsson, who...
Modifications were carried out at Saab (GB) Ltd, in Slough. In the early 1960s, ErikCarlsson and his Saab 96 two-stroke achieved a legendary series of victories...
to the traditional Finland-Sweden athletics international. Sweden's ErikCarlsson drove his Saab 93 to victory as the first non-Finn. In the 1958 1000...
November, and was replaced by a single special stage (won by Swede ErikCarlsson in a Saab 96 V4) for the sake of the disappointed television companies...
Scania unopposed. On 1 June 1677, Juel defeated the Swedish admiral ErikCarlsson Sjöblad (1647–1725) during the Battle of Møn. On 30 June 1677 he won...
Union 1000 1960 Walter Shock Rolf Moll Mercedes-Benz 220 SE ERC 1961 ErikCarlsson Walter Karlsson Saab 96 ERC 1962 Eugen Böhringer Peter Lang Mercedes-Benz...