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And as per a funny coincidence that was exactly the same color on mine. ;)
SAAB
The last remaining fleet of SAAB's are being sold off in a historic liquidation. The sale consists of 8 cars and the auction period has now begun and will be completed May 30 at a special event in Trollhättan factory. It is possible to attend via the web....
I will try to have an eye on that. Sad news. They made some great cars.
1969 Saab Sonett V4 1,5 Ford Taunus: And the 96: Best, Nicolas ...
Thanks for your great pictures
A great opportunity for some reminiscing. My first job after school and military service was at Saab. Togheter with a senior technician we worked on cars that needed manual adjustments. For example police cars and taxis. But also for VIP's who wanted extr...
Agree!
Two nice movies where a Saab 900 Convertible plays a significant part are Sideways & As Good as it Gets.
I was always surprised that somebody didn't revive the brand...
I didn't realize they were hanging on somehow like this.
It has been discussed a lot why things went wrong with Saab
Most experts agree that GM was about the worst owner Saab could get. On the other hand a lot of Swedes was skeptical when Geelay (China) bought Volvo. However they knew how to get the best out for themselves as a smart investment and at the same time supp...
You are so right!
Looking back many years one thing (among many) that Volvo did right was focusing on Estate Cars. (One reason is that Sweden is the country were most people vs population has a summer house) Volvo was ahead of their main competitors such as BMW, MB & Audi ...
I Always loved the Volvo 780 Bertone Coupe also...
Source: Various from Google Images ...
Not many Saab in my folder but Volvo 👍
My Sonnet Dates to Days before Digital With Volvo I had many more, both cars + pictures Old ‘66 122S XC70 Ocean Race ...
Very, very sad. They made really cool cars
Great design, great technology and quality throughout. My family have all been driving SAABs at some point. I even had a 96 in my youth.
Ha ha I have sometimes heard the americans talk about stupid Swedes now I know why!
Or as an international businessman once said "Swedes are competent and well organized but all they can talk about is golf & money!"