(Update Draken is sold. Thanks for the interest!) It has been a great year with the Draken, I really can’t say enough nice things about this car. It has never left me stranded…well…there was a time that the key snapped off in the door, but that was my fault and not the electromechanical failures you’d […]
Many Saab enthusiasts have called and talked with me about buying the Draken, but none have pulled the trigger on a purchase. Time for a price drop — now asking $3000 for this 1978 Saab 99 EMS– click here for the details.
Nothing better to do this Saturday morning than gawk at other people’s cars? Yeah, us neither. That’s why we’ll be heading down to the 2nd-ever Coffee & Cars with Pelican Parts, a low-stress gathering of SoCal’s finest Euro Trash. Come join us, have a brew (of the hot caffeinated morning variety), let us gawk at […]
It isn’t often that a car leaves me stranded. Problems are common with the junkers I’ve driven over the years, but with the exception of a totally grenaded clutch, I can’t recall a time that I’ve needed to call a tow truck in the past decade or two…but that was before I purchased a ’70s […]
When we had last left the Draken, it had come home with me and it still needed a few things fixed before it could be used on a regular basis. First and foremost was the a malfunctioning blinker/hazard light system and second was the noxious odors of gasoline whenever the the Draken was topped up […]
Another day, another Daily Turismo Project Car — time to introduce everyone to Draken (Dragon in Swedish). I decided it was time to pick up something inexpensive to use as a part time driver while fixing up a few of my other cars. The criteria was simple, just a car that has seating for two […]
If you’ve paid close attention to the posts on this site, you may have seen a failed attempt for this writer to pick up a classic Citroën DS wagon — it didn’t work out and I still harbor homicidal feelings towards the low down son-of-a-gun who bought that from under me…ANYWAY…I am still in the […]