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Car Forum / Saab Cars / April 2007Two SAAB family again?
Oh boy! I have said in the past that the way to ruin is not through drink, or loose women, but by owning more than one SAAB :) I picked my car up from my mechanics this evening, following a mini-service, and my wife took a particular liking to a shabby black C900 convertible that they have tucked away in the corner ready for doing up. The car was imported from Singapore a few years ago, so has not suffered the relentless winters of road salt that we get here in the UK and they're going to fit an Aero body kit, give it a re-spray and damn good "doing up". The price seemed right, for the finished job, so I think we're going to have to buy it. She's talked about nothing else and even named it :) I'll have to ring tomorrow and give a more solid confirmation. They said they'd give us first refusal, anyway ... Ho-hum! Back to no money and two SAABs ... Bliss!!! Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/ > Oh boy! I have said in the past that the way to ruin is not through drink, > or loose women, but by owning more than one SAAB :) [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > 1989 900 Turbo S > http://saab.go.dyndns.org/ Congratulations Paul, sorry Debs! We've been running two (of various flavours) for 4 years now, and I can confirm your thoughts. It doesn't help we've got a couple of ankle biters too!! Obviously if times were tough I'd get rid of the Saabs first... Al >> Oh boy! I have said in the past that the way to ruin is not through drink, >> or loose women, but by owning more than one SAAB :) [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> >> Ho-hum! Back to no money and two SAABs ... Bliss!!! > Congratulations Paul, sorry Debs! Think of my reputation! A black car and a 16V at that! Urgh! It's definitely hers :) Nah, I think it will be loads of fun. It's an auto, but if that gets too problematic, we'll swap the box out for a manual. > We've been running two (of various flavours) for 4 years now, and I can > confirm your thoughts. It doesn't help we've got a couple of ankle biters > too!! This is when we had two ... Happy days :) Happy, impoverished days :) <http://www.pjgh.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/saab/orca/images_slide/020420_orca_bac k.jpg> Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/ > Oh boy! I have said in the past that the way to ruin is not through drink, > or loose women, but by owning more than one SAAB :) [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > 1989 900 Turbo S > http://saab.go.dyndns.org/ well what did she name it? rod >> Oh boy! I have said in the past that the way to ruin is not through drink, >> or loose women, but by owning more than one SAAB :) [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> >> Ho-hum! Back to no money and two SAABs ... Bliss!!! > well what did she name it? Tabitha, since you asked :) I'm not sure the car has a feline character, apart from being black and we have some black cats ... But she likes the name. Here's some pictures I got today: <http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/Tabitha> ... Before the re-spray and the Aero kit fitting. It was very damp and wet today, so a good test for the convertible roof. It was absolutely bone dry inside. Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/ >>> Oh boy! I have said in the past that the way to ruin is not through >>> drink, [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > 1989 900 Turbo S > http://saab.go.dyndns.org/ what year is tabitha? I have a boss that sez he wants a saab just like mine. but it has to be a convertible. I don't know if I have seen a 1985 convertible. (there is not that many cars of my era driving around in my neck of the woods). does anyone know the history of saab convertible. I know that for a while there were no american companys producing convertible. I thought it was in the 80's. rod >>>> Oh boy! I have said in the past that the way to ruin is not through >>>> drink, [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > rod Rod, you just managed to inadvertently ask exactly the right guy! Over to you Paul! Al > I have a boss that sez he wants a saab just like > mine. but it has to be a convertible. I don't know if I have seen a 1985 > convertible. (there is not that many cars of my era driving around in my > neck of the woods). does anyone know the history of saab convertible. I > know that for a while there were no american companys producing convertible. > I thought it was in the 80's. I take it that your drive a 1985 model? "Tabitha" is a 1992 model year, BTW. Okay ... Here goes ... Before the SAAB 900 convertible existed, Lynx Engineering (based in the UK) built two conversions; a red one and a blue one. I know the whereabouts of the blue one, but the red one continues to elude me. <http://www.pjgh.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/saab/specials/pages/1984_900i_lynx_con vertible.html> Inspired, SAAB cooked up a production model convertible: <http://www.pjgh.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/saab/specials/pages/1986_my_convertibl e.html> These "flat nose" convertibles are rare ... Very rare. I have seen one or two come up on eBay now and again, but don't expect to find one easily. That said, they were in full production from late 1986, so finding one of the early ones and retro-fitting a flat front - headlamps, grille, bumpers, side stripes - would give the same effect. I have seen an odd looking convertible that had the flat front bumpers and side stripes fitted, but the sloped headlamps were left on. That was a custom job and actually it looked pretty sharp. Where are you from? Certain markets got particularly desirable convertibles, as special editions. Springtime in Sweden (1988) US Market: <http://www.pjgh.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/saab/specials/pages/1988_sis.html> Monte Carlo (1991) US ... The European Markets: <http://www.pjgh.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/saab/specials/pages/1991_monte_carlo.h tml> 900S Aero (1993) UK Market (part of "The Classic Collection): <http://www.pjgh.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/saab/specials/pages/1993_900s_aero_con vertible_uk_special.html> 900 T16S Aero (1993) UK Market (again, part of "The Classic Collection"): <http://www.pjgh.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/saab/specials/pages/1993_t16s_converti ble_uk_special.html> Commemorative Edition (CET) (1994) US Market: <http://www.pjgh.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/saab/specials/pages/1994_cet_convertib le.html> 1994 was the final model year for the classic 900 convertible. It overran the production of the hard top by one year, while the new GM/SAAB 900 convertible was prepared. Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/ >> I have a boss that sez he wants a saab just like >> mine. but it has to be a convertible. I don't know if I have seen a 1985 [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > the production of the hard top by one year, while the new GM/SAAB 900 > convertible was prepared. Oh duh! Yes ... Valmet cooked up the prototype for SAAB, who put it into production. I have yet to write the page for Valmet's contribution to the classic 900, but in the meantime: <http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/Orca_C900SE/Valmet_Convertible_001> <http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/Orca_C900SE/Valmet_Convertible_002> ... at the little Valmet museum in Finland. They made up a full C900 limousine (as distinct from the CD model) and experimented with a twin B202 engine V8 ... And ... A 1600CC B201 (8V) engine!!! There's also some talk of a Dutch edition, known as the "Royal Viking", but I have yet to confirm that one. I think it was a dealer edition: <http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/albums/Orca_C900SE/11515852_2_big_gen.jpg <http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/albums/Orca_C900SE/11515852_4_big_gen.jpg Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/ >>> I have a boss that sez he wants a saab just like >>> mine. but it has to be a convertible. I don't know if I have seen a [quoted text clipped - 84 lines] > 1989 900 Turbo S > http://saab.go.dyndns.org/ thanks for the information. could not get some of your links to work the .pigh.pwp links did not work for me. (with the exception of springtime in sweden) my saab is living with me in nebraska u.s.a. Sally was indeed born in 1985. my wife caught me looking at you pictures. she thinks i am a geek I can just hear her conversations at the water cooler at her work. others are saying "I caught my husband looking at porn on the internet" then my wife pipes in "well I caught myyy husband looking at pix of saabs on the internet" http://nebraskahotrod.spaces.live.com pix of my car last summer. I wanted to take pix with a different setting but my wife would not agree. wanted to have her in car with cornfield behind car. I figure if you live near ocean you have pix of ocean. If you live near mountains you have pix of mountains. desert pix of desert. I live near cornfields. http://www.iowafarmertoday.com/corn_cam/ doesn't take much to entertain us in the midwest of usa. rod >>>> I have a boss that sez he wants a saab just like >>>> mine. but it has to be a convertible. I don't know if I have seen a [quoted text clipped - 87 lines] > thanks for the information. could not get some of your links to work the > .pigh.pwp links did not work for me. (with the exception of springtime in Ah :( I see they're wrapped badly ... Copy and paste the full link from the http:// to the .html and paste into your browser. Essentially, everything inside the < and the >, but not the >> :) > sweden) > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > pipes in "well I caught myyy husband looking at pix of saabs on the > internet" :) > http://nebraskahotrod.spaces.live.com pix of my car last summer. I wanted > to take pix with a different setting but my wife would not agree. wanted to > have her in car with cornfield behind car. I figure if you live near ocean > you have pix of ocean. If you live near mountains you have pix of > mountains. desert pix of desert. > I live near cornfields. Looking good! Love the "manhole cover" alloy wheels ... We didn't get them over here in the UK. > http://www.iowafarmertoday.com/corn_cam/ doesn't take much to entertain > us in the midwest of usa. I live on top of a hill ... All I see it clouds ... Sideways :) Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/ >>>> in article 5ShPh.114089$Ko5.32258@newsfe08.phx, Rod H at >>>> rodhogg@cox.net [quoted text clipped - 141 lines] > 1989 900 Turbo S > http://saab.go.dyndns.org/ thanks again paul. i enjoyed viewing pix of older saabs that you posted. and enjoyed reading about history of saab convertibles. if i get some better photos of my car with a better background i will repost. rod |
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