All welding on the body is now done! The final pieces that went on: Stone guard on the left hand side. And the right. The two piece mounting bracket and the bottom half of the stone guard were practically corroded away, so they have been fabricated from sheet metal. The …
Finnish Police had very few Saab 96 as patrol cars in the old days and none of them have survived to this day. I have had this really sad looking Tekno Saab 96 a while and I was going to restore it to it’s former glory. But then I got …
Proggress:
Our Saabs (Well, some of them). Here’s some of the Saabs my family has owned. All in all, my father had three 96’s, at least two 99 Combi Coupes and one or two Sedans, and two 900 Multi Coupes. In so far I have had three V4 96’s, one ’64 …
John Pape from UK sent me photos of his very nice 1962 two-stroke Saab. Here’s John’s comments: I own a 1962 96. It is a standard right hand drive car with the single carb engine. It was completely rebuilt by a Saab dealership in the early 70’s and has lead …
During the winter the parts for the original motor of the car (the origial 1964 bullnose motor, not the longnose motor I’m actually going to use in the car) has been restored also. It looked so nice I decided to take more pictures than usual 🙂 Here goes:
Getting ready to clean and paint the underside of the car: Honestly. It is a lot safer than it looks 😉 (Yes it is properly supported and the center of gravity is actually on the roof side, so no danger of falling over). – – – – – – – …
Image gallery from the Classic Motor Show 2008 – no Saabs here, check the other post.
CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW 2008 (Lahti, Finland) A few weeks back I was at the Classic Motor Show promoting the Saab Club Of Finland. I had only a little bit of time to wander around, so this is not a comprehensive report on the happening. But all in all, great event, …
Fixing the waterpump-generator-combo. The waterpump-generator-system of the bullnose is now fixed even though it will not be used on the car (as it will have the 1966 engine with separate waterpump and alternator). The best parts from two or three combos were used to make one that works fully. Also …
