Saab - Collectible or Orphan?

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by GasoLane

Have they got any 96V4's?

A what now ? They just look like rusty old SAABs to me.

EDIT......just googled it, nothing that nice. Didn't they rebuild one of those on Wheeler Dealer, Ed China.

[roKWiz]

Yeah they did this 72 with Ed and a 73 later without Ed.

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by GasoLane

I did the same thing here. Our first Rally was the 1970 Ampol trial............jump in the deep end eh

This wouldn't be you would it?

[anobserver]

Top gear did an interesting tribute to Saab...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk5CTRu_Pzw

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk5CTRu_Pzw

I wonder if Saabs niche brand appeal meant subsequent owners (after the dentists and architects leases) werent really invested in their cars.

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by DJR-351

This wouldn't be you would it?

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Guilty yer honour


Edit.............

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Yeah they did this 72 with Ed and a 73 later without Ed.

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I had the earlier round headlight one.

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by GasoLane

Guilty yer honour


Edit.............I had the earlier round headlight one.

I read somewhere ages ago that one of the things drivers liked about them was there shape, easy to roll back on their wheels

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by DJR-351

I read somewhere ages ago that one of the things drivers liked about them was there shape, easy to roll back on their wheels

Does that also mean they were easier to roll.

[aussiblue]

I read somewhere ages ago that one of the things drivers liked about them was there shape, easy to roll back on their wheels

You're thinking of Stirling Moss' brother-in-law, Erik Carlsson, know as "Carlsson on the roof" per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Carlsson

The expression "Carlsson on the roof" originated from the children's story Karlsson på taket by Astrid Lindgren, in which a Karlsson character lived on the roof of an apartment building. The name was given to Carlsson as a result of his habit of occasionally rolling a rally car onto its roof. In the Safari Rally, he even rolled the car intentionally, to escape from a mud pool. When journalists later doubted his story, he proved it by rolling the car again. The Ford factory team then tried the same stunt with their Ford Cortina, causing more damage to the car than had occurred during the entire rally.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by aussiblue

You're thinking of Stirling Moss' brother-in-law, Erik Carlsson, know as "Carlsson on the roof" per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Carlsson

Love the bit, where he is caught pinching bits off a SAAB owners car mid rally.

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by aussiblue

You're thinking of Stirling Moss' brother-in-law, Erik Carlsson, know as "Carlsson on the roof" per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Carlsson

That's probably the one, i was only a kid but it stuck.....

Here he is rolling one and putting it back on it's wheels.