Tag: saab

Bill is looking for a Saab GT750 dashboard

Bill from US is looking for a 58/59 Saab GT750 Dashboard (similar to the one below). If you can help him out send him a message: bill@billfrenette.com Bill also has a really nice looking V4 of which he sent me some photos. Check it out:

Saab V4 Rally – Some new paint

The North State team color scheme was well known in Finland in the seventies. It inspired a ton of private cars and replicas with the same colors.

The V4 “Rally” is proggressing at a more or less steady pace. I got around to painting a few bits and pieces. The paint scheme is pretty close to the one the car had in the early seventies when racing.

Saab-Club Of Finland track day with Simo Lampinen – video

The Saab-Club Of Finland organized the customary end-of-summer track day at Ahvenisto Race Circuit in Hämeenlinna today. There were some rally legends present, such as Simo Lampinen, Jyrki Ahava, Juhani Markkanen, Eikka Malm and Antti Mäkeläinen. Simo drove a two-stroke Saab Monte-Carlo and a Saab 96 V4 hill climb / rallycross car. The second half… Continue reading Saab-Club Of Finland track day with Simo Lampinen – video

Saab 9000 Turbo M prototype

The whole rear compartment was modified to accept the subframe and McPhersson suspension.

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 in total (according to some… Continue reading Saab 9000 Turbo M prototype

SAAB production has started in Trollhättan

According to saabsunited.com pre-production of new Saabs has begun in Trollhättan. That’s great news or should I say NEVS… 😀 More here: http://www.saabsunited.com/2013/09/production-has-started.html

96 Rally – Mexico brackets and some paint

And the left hand side bracket from behind.

We made a little progress on the 96 “Rally” over the weekend. We needed to fit an engine block and gearbox to make the so-called Mexico brackets for extra support. I also modified the dash by cutting away the corners, to make it fit behind the vertical rollcage tubes. And I painted a few bits… Continue reading 96 Rally – Mexico brackets and some paint

Triboron nano boron two-stroke lubricant

Triboron två takts koncentrat. Nano boron lubrication.

This is a semi-sponsored story in the sense that I got a free sample of the Triboron 2-takts koncentrat on the condition that I would test it and write about it in my blog. But I also think that this is something that would interest other two-stroke enthusiasts. Triboron is a Swedish company and had… Continue reading Triboron nano boron two-stroke lubricant

Saab 96 Rally – Fitting the roll cage and painting the interior

Aluminium side panels make it look nice and clean.

I have not had too much time to work on the 96 “Rally”, but there is some progress. The rollcage was test fitted. Coming from a different Saab 96 it was not a straightforward bolt-on, but took some hammering, drilling, and welding… But all in all it went in easier than I thought it would.… Continue reading Saab 96 Rally – Fitting the roll cage and painting the interior