Greg A has just posted me a link to some great photos of a recent Swedish car meet in Issaquah, Washington. Plenty of Saabs there and a few nice Ovlovs too.
There’s two groups of photos for you to view. The first is on this thread over at Saablink and the second is a nifty slideshow hosted at Saabphotos.
Here’s a coupe of samples. I’ve chosen some Saab 99s to show as March will be the unofficial month of Saab 99 lovin.
Get yer photos out!
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Yes, that’s a red Saab 99 ute!!
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This is what I’m thinking of for a TS project in 2008. A 2-door 99 with an engine transplant. It’s a lot of work though, so maybe a tidy stock EMS will do the trick just as nice.
What a great photo!
What’s the deal with that “99 ute”? That wasn’t an official model released by SAAB, was it? I’ve never heard of such a thing. Then again, I’ve never heard of a SAABO until recently…
Did someone chop and customize a 99 Turbo to come up with that thing? Throw an old Toyota pickup rear window on it or something? What’s the story? Do tell!
I don’t care the how and why, I just want it!!!
As the unofficial Tasmanian SAAB 99 museum, I say NO to the ute.
I know someone with a ’76 EMS for sale though Swade. Justs needs paint and a general tidy up. No it’s not mine! If you want a transplant I also know of a ’80 900T wreck with a good motor, but honestly a good stock EMS is the way to go. Come and do the Tas-Home-of-99 hillclimb in mine.
I ran across this car a few times when I used to run TSD rallies in the Seattle area back in the mid-90s. Last time I saw it was at Saab Summit 96 (the SOC at Kirkwood, CA).
As I recall, it was built in the earlyish nineties by a guy that worked at Strouds Body Shop in Tacoma, WA. The bed and rear window are Ford Ranger bits that were grafted on to a rear-ended 99 shell. It has a 16valve turbo, 5speed transmission and 900 seats, doors and other interior bits and pieces.