Clean Saab 99

[penth2o]

Pretty clean/cheap close to original Saab 99.

Funky carpet though.

http://bringatrailer.com/2010/01/03/52k-mile-survivor-blue-plate-1979-saab-99-gl/

[Harv]

Yea I was giving that the old eyeball....

Cool old 99.

John

[Delia]

Reminded me of my '78 99 Turbo -- the only car I ever blew up the motor in.

D

[Harv]

I have always wanted a maroon 99 Turbo with Inca wheels.

But of course it would have to have a Turbo 16V motor in it.

John

[Delia]

This one belongs to Gary Stottler.

I helped to prep this one for paint. I did the door jambs...don't they look nice???

[914Driver]

That's the only car in the world that can get away with that carpet color. =~)

I used to ice race a 96. Fun stuff.

Dan

[SteveJ]

I can appreciate it, but if I were going to get another car, it's going to have to be pre-1975. (Smog exempt and vintage event eligible).

I started to browse the related links for all the 96's in the BAT article. Had to stop myself. I need to fix the issues with the 02, then get the M3 done and out of the garage before I bring home any other 4 wheel projects.

[#73]

Sigh... Reminiscing...

I hope an innovative and enthusiast-minded company winds up with the SAAB brand and remnants...

My very first car (in the early 90's) was a 1980 Turbo, Black, Inca Wheels, with a Metal; flip-up Louvre on the rear window. To this day I miss those Maroon heated velour seats!

Also had the pleasure of driving my father's 99 much like in the 1st picture, but semi-full restore in Blue and Yellow (originally brown), yellow Shelby Wheels, with the Jack from MotorSports exhaust. To this day one of the most droolworthy exhaust tones I've heard from a non forced induction 4 cylinder. After a few track runs (PCA Driver Schools) at Sebring, a record NY to New Orleans jaunt (including the infamous Stinky Creek Road, Tennesee incident), and many a daily trip, the vehicle wound up decomissioned. Last seen with it's 5,400 mile transmission split in 2 and all 4 wheels in the style of 90 degree 'Back to the Future' horizontal angles. Another person borrowing the vehicle fell asleep at the wheel and drove off of a 17 foot sheer embankment (with not a scratch tp said driver, no passengers thankfully/miraculously).

Digging for pics (pre-digital) with no luck so far...

To the Swedes!,