AZach Posted March 30, 2021 Share #14981 Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) By location I mean manufacturing location that was one specific for the two last vintages (discontinued Jan 1980), so Philip - you just almost got it. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! (Photo not taken is Scotland - and it is not a dustbin 😉. Edited March 30, 2021 by AZach 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! (Photo not taken is Scotland - and it is not a dustbin 😉. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4170782'>More sharing options...
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NigelG Posted March 30, 2021 Share #14982 Posted March 30, 2021 Parked outside Nervanderinkatu 10, Helsinki 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZach Posted March 30, 2021 Share #14983 Posted March 30, 2021 Yes, and I was standing opposite side in front of my old school... but Saab was not manufactured there 😊 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted March 30, 2021 Share #14984 Posted March 30, 2021 You can't give this to Philip - more than half of his answer was wrong! 😉 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZach Posted March 30, 2021 Share #14985 Posted March 30, 2021 36 minutes ago, a.j.z said: You can't give this to Philip Still waiting for the manufacturing location.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 30, 2021 Share #14986 Posted March 30, 2021 Trollhatten or Antwerp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZach Posted March 30, 2021 Share #14987 Posted March 30, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) Sorry Stuart, neither. After this Saab was discontinued the factory started to produce Talbot Horizon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 30, 2021 Share #14988 Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, AZach said: By location I mean manufacturing location that was one specific for the two last vintages (discontinued Jan 1980), so Philip - you just almost got it....(Photo not taken is Scotland)... Ah! That would explain the lack of rain on both the road and the pavement. I had no idea that the last two years' production was anywhere different but Wiki is my friend and I now know the cars' swansong was courtesy of Valmet Automotive in Uusikaupunki, Finland. Always thought the SAAB was a lovely design. As usual the more modern the production date the uglier the car but still; the essential form is rather wonderful. Philip. Edited March 30, 2021 by pippy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZach Posted March 30, 2021 Share #14989 Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) 28 minutes ago, pippy said: Always thought the SAAB was a lovely design In addition it used to be kind of forerunner in introducing safety features as standard equipment. So as my first serious car 1982 as a fresh family man (first job, married, baby child) a Saab 99 ticked all boxes. 45 minutes ago, stuny said: Trollhatten or Antwerp The sales pitch used to be: “made in Trollhättan by trolls” 🙂 4 hours ago, a.j.z said: You can't give this to Philip - more than half of his answer was wrong! Over to You Philip (hope Andreas approves...) Edited March 30, 2021 by AZach 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 30, 2021 Share #14990 Posted March 30, 2021 4 hours ago, a.j.z said: You can't give this to Philip - more than half of his answer was wrong! 😉 The car bit or the location?... Philip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 30, 2021 Share #14991 Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, AZach said: ...The sales pitch used to be: “made in Trollhättan by trolls” 🙂... What a great strap-line! Thank you AZach! I'll sort something out in a wee while. Philip. Edited March 30, 2021 by pippy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 30, 2021 Share #14992 Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, AZach said: Sorry Stuart, neither. After this Saab was discontinued the factory started to produce Talbot Horizon. Why???? The Saab 95/96 were great cars, whereas the Talbot was not. My wife had a V4 95 7 seater estate, which we gave to our elderly neighbour at 100,000 miles and he ran it for another 50,000 miles. The only repairs required other than consumables, were two new exhausts and a new set of shock absorbers. It always started and always ran well, if noisily. My 99 Turbo, was equally reliable over 70,000 miles, only needing an exhaust system and a water pump but lots and lots of front tyres. When the front tyres were worn, pulling away smartly from a T junction the torque steer could pull the steering wheel out of your hands unless you were gripping it really tightly. This was one of the very early turbo cars without power steering. Wilson Another great company wrecked by the idiots at General Motors, trying to sell badge engineered Vauxhall Cavaliers as Saabs. Edited March 30, 2021 by wlaidlaw 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 30, 2021 Share #14993 Posted March 30, 2021 1 hour ago, wlaidlaw said: ...Another great company wrecked by the idiots at General Motors, trying to sell badge engineered Vauxhall Cavaliers as Saabs... +1. For your delectation here's something slightly more exotic. Hopefully it will be a fun - but rapid - exercise as I only managed to grab one shot of the thing so "numerous crops until solved" will be the order of the day!... Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4171097'>More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted March 31, 2021 Share #14994 Posted March 31, 2021 15 hours ago, pippy said: Always thought the SAAB was a lovely design. As usual the more modern the production date the uglier the car but still; the essential form is rather wonderful. Philip. I rather like my 9-3 convertible (Post GM era! ). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 31, 2021 Share #14995 Posted March 31, 2021 21 minutes ago, Graham (G4FUJ) said: I rather like my 9-3 convertible (Post GM era! ). Yes; nice car; a friend of mine also has one. Thinking about it a bit quite a few of my friends have been SAAB owners over the years and some of them have owned more than one. Such a shame - almost criminal - that the company was left to die. They had such a history of producing innovative cars with true individualism. Sadly missed. Philip. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 31, 2021 Share #14996 Posted March 31, 2021 The strong red cast (under a red tent on a bright day?) does a pretty good job of obscuring what detail is there. So far, all I can say for certain is it's not the Goodyear blimp. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 31, 2021 Share #14997 Posted March 31, 2021 1 hour ago, stuny said: The strong red cast (under a red tent on a bright day?) does a pretty good job of obscuring what detail is there. So far, all I can say for certain is it's not the Goodyear blimp. Hmmm....you might well be on the right tack there, Stuart! OK; some of the colours in one of these images has been 'tampered with' and the other is pretty accurate - but just to keep you guessing about the parentage of the car I won't be drawn on which is which! I've also removed the numerals within the roundels just in case Wilson actually owns it and they would have been a bit of a giveaway... One clue is that the marque ends in an 'i'...so it might well be a Bugatti! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4171335'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 31, 2021 Share #14998 Posted March 31, 2021 I suspect the red is more correct, largely based on the HSCC red having been replaced by blue, and dark blue by green in #2. what we see here in both images suggests a racing specific roadster that makes me think of the Can-Am series. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 31, 2021 Share #14999 Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) 39 minutes ago, stuny said: I suspect the red is more correct, largely based on the HSCC red having been replaced by blue, and dark blue by green in #2. what we see here in both images suggests a racing specific roadster that makes me think of the Can-Am series. Yes as to red being the correct colour. Yes to it being a specialist racing car. This particular example is a Spyder and, as such, does have an open roof area although there were also fully-closed versions made. Some of these cars did end up on the Can-Am circuit (excuse the pun) but only a few years after their 'prime' days had passed and only in the hands of one or two privateers so it's probably best not to go too far down that route as it might not be too instructive...but you never know! Philip. Edited March 31, 2021 by pippy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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