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Car Forum / Saab Cars / August 2005Which year is this SAAB model 96?
Which year is this SAAB model 96? http://www.securearchitecture.com/saab/saab_model_96.jpg Year giveaways I am guessing - Grill (that must narrow the years down here) Headlamps must narrow down the year? What about the color? What about the hubcaps? It looks a lot like this '71 on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6438&item=4565587704&rd=1# ebayphotohosting or http://tinyurl.com/bryk7 Cheers > Which year is this SAAB model 96? > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > What about the hubcaps? > Which year is this SAAB model 96? > http://www.securearchitecture.com/saab/saab_model_96.jpg Year > giveaways I am guessing - Grill (that must narrow the years down > here) This grille was a first in 1969 1972 had all rubber bumper stops > Headlamps must narrow down the year? Round sealed beam for US market > What about the color? ''middle blue'', only 1970 - 1972. so the car must be 1970 or 1971  SignatureMH '72 97 '77 96 '78 95 '79 96 '91 900i MH, Excellent and thanks! So could you show me a grill to compare to in 1972 that has "rubber stops"? I'm not sure what that is compared to this one. > This grille was a first in 1969 > 1972 had all rubber bumper stops > > > Headlamps must narrow down the year? > Round sealed beam for US market This car was in the U.S. at the time of the photo, and bought here, yep. > > What about the color? > ''middle blue'', only 1970 - 1972. so the car must be 1970 or 1971 This color is called "middle blue"? Interesting, I was thinking "cloud" or something cool! So it must be 1970 or 71 huh? > Excellent and thanks! So could you show me a grill to compare to in > 1972 that has "rubber stops"? I'm not sure what that is compared to > this one. These are like your pic, with rubber inserts in the bumper 'horns' but with European H4 headlights http://home.hetnet.nl/~Saab96V4/images/69.jpg http://home.hetnet.nl/~Saab96V4/images/71.jpg These have all rubber 'horns' http://home.hetnet.nl/~Saab96V4/images/70.jpg and a later grille (1974+) http://home.hetnet.nl/~Saab96V4/images/66.jpg This is the 1978+ front (rubber bumper, large turn indicators) http://home.hetnet.nl/~Saab96V4/images/64.jpg SignatureMH '72 97 '77 96 '78 95 '79 96 '91 900i MH, So it's either a 1970 or 1971. I wonder how I can tell the difference? SaabGuy > > Excellent and thanks! So could you show me a grill to compare to in > > 1972 that has "rubber stops"? I'm not sure what that is compared to [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > This is the 1978+ front (rubber bumper, large turn indicators) > http://home.hetnet.nl/~Saab96V4/images/64.jpg Saab Guy How many strips did the 71 have on the side? I don't have a 71 brochure, but the 70s all seemed to have two chrome strips. > Saab Guy > How many strips did the 71 have on the side? I don't have a 71 > brochure, but the 70s all seemed to have two chrome strips. Saabyurk, All I have is that one photo, if you look closely, it looks like 1 big strip, can you see it? I am going to google for 1971 Saab 96s to see what they look like on the side. SaabGuy > Saab Guy > How many strips did the 71 have on the side? I don't have a 71 > brochure, but the 70s all seemed to have two chrome strips. This one looks like it has the black rubber cap on the rear fender at the stripe, and probably the rubber and SAAB logo on the bottom of the front fenders...71, then? > > Saab Guy > > How many strips did the 71 have on the side? I don't have a 71 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the stripe, and probably the rubber and SAAB logo on the bottom of the > front fenders...71, then? Dave, I asked my Father who owned it, just in case because he originally said he did not know so before I gave him clues that it was either a 1970 or 1971, I just asked him if it was a 1969-1974, and he said it was a 1971 so that confirms it. :) Now if I can get the VIN from my Father and somehow track that thing down, probably 99 out of 100 it's been in a scrap yard for the last 10-15 years, or crushed and turned into a Toyota or Washing Machine by now, but it would be cool if it was "together" and "somewhere"! Can't I just contact the DMV to see? Do they have records that go back that long? I'll ask my Father to check his records to see if he might have the VIN somewhere. Thank you. - Ryan > Now if I can get the VIN from my Father and somehow track that thing > down, probably 99 out of 100 it's been in a scrap yard for the last > 10-15 years, or crushed and turned into a Toyota or Washing Machine > by now, but it would be cool if it was "together" and "somewhere"! Subscribe to the mailing lists at http://www.vsaab.com and http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vSAAB/ and ask. Maybe somebody knows about the car. SignatureMH '72 97 '77 96 '78 95 '79 96 '91 900i >How many strips did the 71 have on the side? I don't have a 71 >brochure, but the 70s all seemed to have two chrome strips. Up to 1970 they had one short trim strip over the wheel openings. http://saab.abto.bg/the-saab-way/story/picz/42_2.jpg In 1971 this was changed to one strip low on the side, extending to a SAAB badge on the fender http://saab.abto.bg/the-saab-way/story/picz/46_1.jpg 1971 was also the first year of the 1700 cc engine for the US market (vs earlier 1500 cc, and still for the rest of the world, up to 1980) Looks like your dad's old car was of model year 1971, that means it was actually built between August 1970 and July 1971 SignatureMH '72 97 '77 96 '78 95 '79 96 '91 900i >>How many strips did the 71 have on the side? I don't have a 71 >>brochure, but the 70s all seemed to have two chrome strips. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > SAAB badge on the fender > http://saab.abto.bg/the-saab-way/story/picz/46_1.jpg Right, which is what I think I see on that one? > >How many strips did the 71 have on the side? I don't have a 71 > >brochure, but the 70s all seemed to have two chrome strips. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Looks like your dad's old car was of model year 1971, that means it was > actually built between August 1970 and July 1971 MH, Thank you, I wonder if I could get the VIN from the DMV and some history on it? That is of course, if I cannot obtain the VIN otherwise (which presumably I cannot) SaabGuy > So it's either a 1970 or 1971. > I wonder how I can tell the difference? By checking the VIN: 1970: Swedish: 96 560 001 - 96 592 844 Finnish: 60 60 0001 - 60 60 1540 1971: Swedish: 96 60 0001 - 96 627 413 Finnish: 61 60 0001 - 61 60 2639 From 1972 on the VIN was like this: 96 72 20 00001 - 96 72 20 21567 where type:- 95/96/97... year: 72 - 80 production line: Trollhättan, Sweden = 20 Uusikaupunki, Finland = 60 Arlöv, Sweden (for Sonett) = 50 car serial number See also "The Saab Way": http://saab.abto.bg/the-saab-way/story/story.htm SignatureMH '72 97 '77 96 '78 95 '79 96 '91 900i MH, We don't own the car any longer, we apparently sold it back in the early eightees. I believe that's the last photo we had of it. Thanks for the info, I wish I could get the VIN to perhaps track where it went. - Ryan > > So it's either a 1970 or 1971. > > I wonder how I can tell the difference? [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > See also "The Saab Way": http://saab.abto.bg/the-saab-way/story/story.htm Saab Guy Here's a 72 brochure front page showing the rubber bumper stops: http://gtyurkon.com/SaabVintage/jpg/Brochures/72p01.jpg |
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