I posted earlier the “Saab V8 Engine – The Complete Story” article. It was originally written for the IntSaab2011 magazine. I have a few more short articles from that magazine and I decided post them also. So – here’s the first and more to follow in the next few days: Saab 99 Petro The 1970’s… Continue reading Saab 99 Petro – dual fuel system
Category: Miscellanea
Saab 99 Finlandia (limousine) for sale
There is a Saab 99 GLE Finlandia with the small window for sale here: www.nettiauto.com And asking price is very reasonable. Automatic with fuel injection. It does require a lot of work to restore, but there was only 23 made of this 1977 model (Yep – no zeros missing!).
NOS Classic Saab Parts for sale
The President of the Saab Club of Finland – Juha Lehtonen – is selling some of his classic Saab parts. There’s a lot of hard to find NOS parts available for two-stroke / 96 / 99 / 900 / 9000, and a few parts for newer Saabs also. Check the listing here: www.vesapohjalainen.com You can… Continue reading NOS Classic Saab Parts for sale
Social media functionality
I have added some more social media sharing options for the site. You can follow the site here at www.saabisti.fi or subscribe by email (form in the right sidebar). Twitter profile: /Saabisti YouTube: /tommiv4 Facebook: /Saabistifi/378141898960170 Facebook is the newest addition and in the future all posts will be added there automatically. I hope there’s… Continue reading Social media functionality
Saabfestival in Trollhättan – May 31 to June 2nd 2013
I am seriously thinking about going to the Saabfestival in Trollhättan (http://www.saabfestival.se/) this year. And driving there with the ’64 stroker. It’s not a bad trip, 200 km drive in Finland, ferry over to Sweden, and then some 400-500 km drive (depending on the route) from Stockholm to Trollhättan. Tikkis is planning on bringing his… Continue reading Saabfestival in Trollhättan – May 31 to June 2nd 2013
GoPro Hero 3 Action Camera
I’ve been thinking about buying an action camera for a while now. Just so I could make some nice Saab-videos 😀 I finally decided to buy the new GoPro Hero 3 White Edition. There’s a few different versions of the Hero 3 camera for different uses. I could have gotten the MotorSport Black Edition which… Continue reading GoPro Hero 3 Action Camera
Something to do for Christmas…
Well, I certainly know what I’ll be doing through the Christmas holidays 😀 Two awesome Saab-magazines – the Bakrutan of Saab Club Sweden and Saabisti of the Saab Club Of Finland – arrived on my doorstep just in time for the holidays. A total of 148 pages of Saaby stuff to read through! Merry Christmas… Continue reading Something to do for Christmas…
The winter is here…
I have finally realised a dream of mine… Until now I have rented a small garage space for my Saabs. It had no heating which pretty much meant that all projects were on hold during the winter (for about 4 to 5 months a year!). This fall I decided to fix that issue once and… Continue reading The winter is here…
For Sale – Rally Collector Cards (Non-Saab)
For sale: GTV Rally Cards – Collector cards of international and Finnish rally drivers and their cars. No Saabs left. Short Finnish or English (depending on the card) description text on the other side of cards. Good condition – see photos (what you see is what you get). 2€ / card + postage OR trade… Continue reading For Sale – Rally Collector Cards (Non-Saab)
The last police Saab 900 retires
I previously wrote about the very last Saab 900 that the Finnish police still has. Yesterday username “saamu” posted a link on the Saab Club Finland discussion board of a news article where it was stated that the very last 1993 model Saab 900 has finally retired from police service. What will happen to the… Continue reading The last police Saab 900 retires