There seems to be a five door Saab 900 Finlandia for sale here: http://www.nettiauto.com/saab/900/6429464 These are extremely rare. There can’t be much more than a handful (one or two most likely) ever made. The engine has been replaced with 16 valve Turbo, and the condition is not that nice, but …
I have written previously about the Saab 900 Turbo M racing series here in Finland: http://www.saabisti.fi/miscellanea/rare-saabs-the-finnish-specials/ (end of the page) And there’s also the post on Saabworks.fi with some more photos: http://www.saabworks.fi/car/saab-900-merkkiluokka/ The Turbo M racing series was quite popular back in the eighties. There were about 45 cars made …
The SAAB 99 Finlandia prototype was made in the Uusikaupunki car factory in 1976. It was based on the standard SAAB 99 Combi-Coupé. The body was lengthened some 25 centimetres by adding an extension piece in the middle. The model quickly got the nickname “saunanikkuna” (“sauna window”) because of the …
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 …
Rare stuff: There´s a Taiyo Saab 900 RC car for sale at a Finnish auction site. Looks to be in great condition too. Link here
The International Saab Club Meeting of 2012 is over and we returned home yesterday. The trip went very well and we had great fun at Spa. Thanks to Saab Club Belgium for organizing the meeting! There was some “extra programme” for us on the way back home. Simo Lampinen had …
We have arrived in Spa, Belgium! The drive from Odense through Germany was pretty un-eventful. The only noteworthy event was when a pigeon hit the car on the motorway, did a somersault, and continued flying on its merry way. …and we did manage to see a few Saabs also! We …
Here we are – in Odense, Denmark! Yesterday we boarded Silja Europa in Turku, Finland and it arrived today 6 am at Stockholm, Sweden. We pretty much took to the roads straight away, starting the 811 kilometer drive to Odense, Denmark. The drive went very well except for a little …
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. …
We are participating in the IntSaab2012 in Spa, Belgium. Since we are driving to the event from Finland there was some basic maintenance to be done on the car. We’ll be using my daily driver – a 1988 Saab 900i Combi (8 valve). Here’s our route: The driving distance is …
