I’ve got to admit I’m quite partial to the original Saab Sonett III colour palette. The bright citrus type colours from the early 1970’s suited the Sonett to a ‘T’ so I always have to have a good hard look when someone does something non-standard. I didn’t like the black Sonett that got auctioned in Europe a few months ago. […]
Salacious Saab Sonett Selling (its soul) in Silver Read Post »
Petrolicious makes some of my favourite online car films. You can imagine the anticipation, then, when I saw that this week’s film featured a Saab Sonett II. And it’s not any old Saab Sonett II (if there is such a thing). It’s a two-stroke Saab Sonett II, which is among the rarest of Swedes. Here’s the film…. —— To be
[hr] I’ve been watching Sonett III prices for a while now. Quite a few of them are reaching five-figures these days, but there are usually some available for four figures if you look around. In fact, here’s a chart plotting the advertised sale prices for Sonetts, from SaabSonett.org. As you can see, there’s a growth trend apparent but still plenty
There have been plenty of Saab stories doing the rounds in the last few days and despite the current climate surrounding the company, the overwhelming majority of them have made for some very pleasant reading. —— I’ve got two Must Read stories for you this week. The first is a quick writeup about Bud Clark on Car and Driver. US
We have the best people here at Saab. Readers of this website will know that I’ve been talking about why their is so much belief here in what we do. It’s why we continue to fight for this company’s future when the “experts” out there tell us we should give up. But it’s not about tough circumstances, it’s about the
Saabosphere – "The Best" edition – links we liked this week Read Post »
I wrote about Bertil’s experience at Bonneville Speed Week last week. Bertil set a new record in the J-PRO class in his two-stroke Saab 96. Bertil wasn’t the only person running a Saab at Bonneville this year. He wasn’t the only guy to set a new land speed record in a Saab, either. Tom Donney was there, too, with his
