This next car really tugs at my heartstrings…because no matter how terrible a vintage Saab might be on paper with regards to acceleration, handling, reliability, parts availability…etc…it is still a sweet car, I do miss the ole Draken DT project car. And those soccer ball alloys…hrrrnnngggg…me gusta mucho!! And with Bosch fogs? Welp…I wonder if […]
The Saab 99 was released in 1968, some 20 years after the release of Saab’s first production automobile, the funky looking Saab 92. Oddly enough, one of the original contributors to the design of the 92 was a Swedish born designer named Sixten Sason, who lead the design of the Saab 99 but unfortunately did […]
The Saab 99 was first released for public consumption in 1967 for the 1968 model year as a somewhat up-market replacement for the aging Saab 96, which continued production alongside the 99 for many years. Today’s version is a EMS notchback — Electronic Manual Special and covered in the single year Sunset orange paint, but […]
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 […]
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 […]