Erik Carlsson

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).

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
Died27 May 2015(2015-05-27) (aged 86)
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