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SAABs

Saskia - 1988 SAAB 900 Turbo

Saskia was my first SAAB. She was a bit of a wreck from the beginning, but after a bath she looked just fine :)

She died at 14 years old and 157,000 miles of a head gasket failure, cracked piston and a leaking radiator.

It was here that I got addicted ...

Inga - 1985 SAAB 900i

After about, oh... all of, 30 seconds of grieving the loss of Saskia, Inga was on the scene.

At 18 years old and 150,000 miles (45,000 and more of those mine) she's now gone to a new owner. I bade her a fond farewell.

Orca - 1989 SAAB 900 Turbo S

My Aero.

She was 14 years old and not yet 100,000 miles driven when she came to us ... now one external re-build and engine/gearbox rebuild, she's around 150,000 miles.

Orca - The Resurrection

" All the King's horses and all the King's men ..."
Nah, she'll be fine :)

Episode 1 - The Incident
Episode 2 - The Road to Repair
Episode 3 - Back on the Road

Orca - More fiddles and fixes ...

"Run Orca ... Run"

Orca - Cosmetic Surgery

As the years go by, the elements and a little neglect can really have a bad effect on your car. The solution? Respray, I'm afraid. Yes, costly, but well worth every penny ... not to mention, taking the opportunity to adopt some '80s styling hints. What next? Louvre? Anti-static straps? :)

Gallery - Part Un ... cosmetc surgery :o
Gallery - Part Deux ... powdering her nose :)

New ... Shiny ... Things ...

OMG ... Having said what I did above, I'm going to have to install the anti-static straps now because I have secured a ...

Rear Window Louvre

... the exterior looks great, but the interior is sorely lacking :(
That's an easy one to change ... it just takes some time and it's a bit fiddly ... here goes:

New front grilles ... his, and her's:

TBA: Anti-Static Straps
TBA: Front Fog Lights

Fun with 'Gloom' ...

Tabitha - 1992 SAAB 900S Convertible

Debo's new car!

See: saabphotos.com gallery.

Restoring an imported SAAB 900 convertible

Accessorising :)

Auxiliary Gauge Cluster
Nardi Steering Wheel
Leather Door Cards
Mitsubishi TE05 Turbocharger & SAAB Intercooler
TBA: SAAB APC System Installation

Fun with 'Gloom' ...

SAAB Related
Journeys, Holidays, Visits and Meetings

UK SOC National 2008 - Croston 25/07/2008 - 27/07/2008

A few favourites from the UK SOC National 2008 gathering at the Royal Umpire Caravan Park at Croston, near Preston.

UK SOC National 2005 - Stafford 29/07/2005 - 31/07/2005

A few favourites from the UK SOC National 2005 gathering at the Staffordshire County Showground.

UK SOC Gripen SAAB Chapter - Duxford 12/09/2004

A few favourites from the Gripen SAAB Chapter of the UK SOC meeting at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford 12/09/2004.

This was also the first AGM of the "Cirrus white SAAB 900 T8s owned by Paul" Chapter of the UK SOC (Unofficial) :)

UK SOC National 2004 - Keswick 18/06/2004 - 20/06/2004

A few favourites from the UK SOC National 2004 gathering in Keswick, Cumbria. The first six are of Orca after giving her a pre-meet wash, wax & polish :)

Trip to the SAAB Museum 2003

There are an increasing number of web sites on the internet showing people's photographs of the cars at the SAAB Museum in Trollhättan. These photographs are from our holiday to Sweden and Norway. The set commences with a couple of memorable images from Stockholm and then continue onto Trollhättan and finally a couple from Oslo in Norway.

The photographs at the SAAB Museum do not constitute a full catalogue of the cars there. They are a rather limited, but personal set of my favourites :)

In 2004, members of the SAAB Scene forum made a visit to the museum and pictures from their visit are avalable in this gallery page.