Ashcraft's Sketchbook

Jack has always managed to included ideas for small city cars throughout his books. This one is simply tagged as the "SL." There i...

Many moons ago, Jack had sketched up some ideas for a modern version of the Saab 96. This was when the rumor mill was suggesting Saab would...

Many years ago, we took possession of a rusty little shell of a Saab 93B, we called Black Olga. The bottom 4-inches of the doors and fender...

When Fast Freddy got a winter's worth of work, one of the jobs was to lighten the hood, build a front valance with a wing for added down...

The earliest version of the Topo was powered by a Saab V4. Since Jack has built a couple hundred of these little engines, it made perfect s...

These are a few of the various mechanical sketches Jack did for the Topolino project in Sketchbook #4. Fiat 124 Spider front suspension and ...

Starting in 1996, Jack began a series of sketch's on his new Fiat Topolino project. Unlike most of his skethbook pages, this project i...

Yet another Saab based sketch, this time featuring a 99 that gets converted into a pickup truck. Long rear sail panels like on Maserati Mera...

Another idea for your damaged Sonett II would be to create a station wagon, or shooting brake, such as this design Jack sketched up:

What would you do if you had a Sonett II with rear damage, including a busted rear glass? Well, if you're like Jack, you'll sketch...

One of several ultra-aero coupes that Jack has sketched, this time featuring a rear mounted Saab 99/900 engine/trans power unit, gull wings ...

It was 1985, and Jack decided that Saab needed a smaller, fuel efficient coupe/sedan. As it happens, he also predicted a joint venture betw...