Comments on: EnG out for a while, too http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/09/eng-out-for-a-while-too.html Saab 9-1, 9-3, 9-4x, 9-5, 9-7x News Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:34:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: 1985 Gripen http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/09/eng-out-for-a-while-too.html#comment-53206 1985 Gripen Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:12:00 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/?p=8182#comment-53206 I noticed some familiar names in the list of SaabCentral people who helped with that 007 Saab article. I'm surprised to read about that weird comment about there being a "special edition 900" in 1998. I read those books when they came out as I was a huge James Bond fan, though I was only around 9 or 10 years old at the time. I thought it was really cool 007 had a Saab 900 because at the time my grandfather had a 1978 99 Turbo. Then he traded it in for the 1985 900T I now own! One of my favorite features of the 007 Saab which wasn't mentioned in the linked article was a dimmer switch attached to his taillights. When he was being pursued at night he could slowly dim the taillights to give the impression he was pulling further and further away from the pursuers. At the Saab 60th Anniversary Media Event in San Diego which Swade was so kind to get me into I spent the day with Erik Carlsson. I had him sign my hardcover copies of <i>License Renewed</i> and <i>Icebreaker</i> and I asked him about his time spent with John Gardner while he was researching the book. Erik went into great detail about it. I found this a great crossover of two of my favorite things: James Bond and Saab! I noticed some familiar names in the list of SaabCentral people who helped with that 007 Saab article. I’m surprised to read about that weird comment about there being a “special edition 900″ in 1998.

I read those books when they came out as I was a huge James Bond fan, though I was only around 9 or 10 years old at the time. I thought it was really cool 007 had a Saab 900 because at the time my grandfather had a 1978 99 Turbo. Then he traded it in for the 1985 900T I now own!

One of my favorite features of the 007 Saab which wasn’t mentioned in the linked article was a dimmer switch attached to his taillights. When he was being pursued at night he could slowly dim the taillights to give the impression he was pulling further and further away from the pursuers.

At the Saab 60th Anniversary Media Event in San Diego which Swade was so kind to get me into I spent the day with Erik Carlsson. I had him sign my hardcover copies of License Renewed and Icebreaker and I asked him about his time spent with John Gardner while he was researching the book. Erik went into great detail about it.

I found this a great crossover of two of my favorite things: James Bond and Saab!

]]> By: turbin http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/09/eng-out-for-a-while-too.html#comment-53189 turbin Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:51:18 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/?p=8182#comment-53189 Eggs, love all three links. The authoring in the Time list is top notch. Heavily overlaps with the books 'Lemon!' and 'Extra Lemon!' by Aussie Tony Davis. WIth an Aussie bias it has many more Italian, French, Aussie and of course Leyland atrocities ( a company that made a vertitable country's worth of crappers). Eggs, love all three links. The authoring in the Time list is top notch. Heavily overlaps with the books ‘Lemon!’ and ‘Extra Lemon!’ by Aussie Tony Davis. WIth an Aussie bias it has many more Italian, French, Aussie and of course Leyland atrocities ( a company that made a vertitable country’s worth of crappers).

]]> By: Robin M http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/09/eng-out-for-a-while-too.html#comment-53170 Robin M Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:31:08 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/?p=8182#comment-53170 I would like to say well done to you both for the snippits we get everyday. Dont stress too much Eggs, and Swade, have a good flight back. I would like to say well done to you both for the snippits we get everyday. Dont stress too much Eggs, and Swade, have a good flight back.

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