Tagarchief: 900

Those old photographs…

Do you, as an owner of a Fabulous Flatnose, ever wonder if that car on – for example – this press photo or that one with Bob Sinclair in it is yours  now?     Well, to be honest I … Lees verder

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The White Wonder: 021807

For years, rumor has it that not all the 379 production cars were silver. Allegedly, some of the cars were white and some were red. I have heard the stories and I have read wild guesses and misinterpreted information about … Lees verder

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The earliest, the 015003

On the Saabnet.com website, the depicted advertisement for ‘parts & rims’ was posted on January 23rd, 2015 in the Classified Parts section. Amongst some parts, a 1986 900 convertible project car is offered. Curious for details, I contacted the seller. … Lees verder

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Fabulous Finnish Flatnose

A poor quality screen capture of a 1989 video advertising a research institute shows a flatnose convertible in a wind tunnel with Finnish dealer tags. Tommi Aihkisalo, who works for that institute, posted this picture, which is remarkable, since apparently this Fabulous Flatnose … Lees verder

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Vincent’s slantnose

With registration number 011, Vincent Van Der Meulen’s 1991 900 Monte Carlo look-a-like is an impressive car in the Register! This 900, with serial number 027216, was converted to a post-86 ‘slantnose’ Monte Carlo Special Edition back in 1991, shortly after … Lees verder

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Hardtop trials

Enigmatic pictures of a fabulous flatnose with a hardtop appeared on the internet after a presentation among SAAB enthousiasts. SAAB never produced a hardtop in the end…

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Smashing convertible…

This not for the faint hearted. As with all production cars, the crash impact has to be measured to make a car roadworthy and safe. Likewise, this fate did not indulge this flatnose convertible: As Valmet wrote: “It should also … Lees verder

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Monte Carlo Yellow fellow

A 12/16/2011 posting on Saabnet.com stated: “1986 Saab 900 Turbo Convertible | SOLD | Color: yellow | Trans: Manual | Mileage: 37,000 | Price: $4000 | 1986 5 speed Manual Convertible, always garaged. Drives great, turbo strong, good tires, brakes redone. Has … Lees verder

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379 – The magic number

Although on the internet various production numbers can be found, 379 is the best reasoned number of produced ‘production cars’, which excludes the prototypes and the pre-production cars. Production is devided by month as follows: January 1986: 6 February 1986: … Lees verder

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At the 1983 Frankfurt Motor Show IAA

Here is a rare fragment of the 1983 IAA as reported by Top Gear, where the second SAAB 900 convertible prototype is presented – and well conceived! This car is now in the SAAB Museum in Trollhättan, Sweden, alongside the Mellberg … Lees verder

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