[hr] This car popped up on Bring-a-Trailer today and I couldn’t resist sharing it here. I’m all for preserving the beauty of the Saab Sonett but I don’t mind the odd journey into the unknown, either. The Sonabusa is testimony to that. So here’s a Saab Sonett that was modified by a previous owner, some time in the 1980’s, and […]
[hr] This is the first part of a series that I started writing last year. Most of the second part is written, too. Let’s see if I get to the third part. [hr] A full-service car company is a busy, busy place. Technical development, engineering, engine development, refinement testing, crash testing, safety labs, exterior and interior design, marketing, public relations
[hr] Ah, youth! What do they say? Youth is wasted on the young? When I was a 14 year old kid, there was no hotter car than the Lamborghini Countach that adorned bedroom walls all over the country. The Countach was made from unobtanium, though. The hottest car you could see on the street and dream about owning was the
[hr] We’re a month-and-a-half into a new year and I haven’t done my automotive bucket list yet. C’est Terrible! The list is just a self-indulgent indication of the cars that interest me most from year to year. Car’s that I’d like to own before I die (according to this year’s thought processes, at least). If I had spare cash and
[hr] Who doesn’t love Lego? OK, maybe parents who step on stray bricks in bare feet on a regular basis? But apart from them, who doesn’t love Lego? I don’t know why I got to thinking about it, but I decided to look around the net for cars made from Lego….. and there are tons of them. Here are some
[hr] How to tackle this one? If anyone arrives on this page after searching “Best Car Names” then let me explain. This page is frequented by a large number of Saab enthusiasts. The results of my Best Car Names poll therefore – rather predictably – place a few Saab models high in the standings. Very high. Definitely higher than what
[hr] The video below goes for 26 minutes. It features some of the worst sound mixing I’ve ever heard and I’m amazed it was allowed to go public with an international company’s name on it. But I’m so glad it did. This video gives a brief history of Alpine and a longer history of one of the most beautiful little
[hr] Five Saabs were offered at auction overnight at Bonhams auction house in Paris. Four of them were owned by the former Saab importer to Belgium – Behermans. The first to go under the hammer was a Saab 96L from 1976. The estimated sale price was between €8,000 and €12,000. Some thought that optimistic and it turns out they were
[hr] It’s one of motoring’s dirty little open-air secrets, isn’t it? Parts made in China. It’s not a problem for 90% of the cars sold around the world today. Those cars are automotive appliances and their owners don’t particularly care where they’re made or who makes the parts that go in them. It’s not a problem because a huge proportion
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[hr] I’m not sure we’ll ever be able to claim that this list is definitive – we’d need a few more votes than what we’ll get here to make a claim like that – but I do want a chance to draft a peer-reviewed list of the best car names of all time (it sounds much more credible if you
[hr] My favourite motoring-related reads for the last few days. Well, mostly motoring related. —— Vale Philip Seymour Hoffman. It feels selfish to say this but it’s the nature of things when a great actor with a large public profile passes away – I’m really going to miss all the performances we’ll never get to see. Is there a cause
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