RE: Saab sells off museum pieces
Discussion
ReaperCushions said:
I dont suppose it would be too much of a stretch for an existing museum (im thinking the one in coventry) to buy as many as they can?
Swedish Technical Museum : http://tinyurl.com/78dh3ndThe Swedish government should be given first refusal on this methinks.
As an aside, when Norway realised it was on to something with all this oil malarkey, they offered 40% of whatever was found in exchange for a slice of Volvo. Sweden said no.
Mermaid said:
Pistonheads
We form a group called PH Saab Revival or some such name listed as a charity.. then everyone donates. How many active members on here? I would guess that at least 100,000 people that are members and like cars? If we all pitched in £20 that would be enough to buy the cars and should be able to store them too. If you kept them for 10 years how much would they be worth? Has to be better than shares and the outlay is a score. Is this at all viable?
Really is shocking that this is happening...
Does anyone have any more info about the "Saab 94 Sonett"
Certainly interesting...
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Does anyone have any more info about the "Saab 94 Sonett"
Stew2000 said:
Priceless...
They really do look awesome don't they...Certainly interesting...
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Wiki said:
In the 1950s, Rolf Mellde—a Saab engine developer and race enthusiast—along with Lars Olov Olsson, Olle Linkdvist, and Gotta Svensson, designed a two-seat roadster prototype in a barn in Åsaka, near Trollhättan (the site of the main Saab manufacturing facility). The limited research-and-development project, with a total budget of only 75,000 Swedish kronor, became known as the Sonett, a name derived from the Swedish phrase Så nätt den är ("how neat it is", or more literally "so neat they are").
The Saab Sonett, also called the Super Sport or Saab 94, was introduced on 16 March 1956 at Stockholm's Bilsalong (motor show). Boasting a three-cylinder 748 cc two-stroke engine generating 57.5 horsepower (42.9 kW) and a 70 kilograms (150 lb) aluminium box-style chassis from Swedish designer Sixten Sason, the Sonett I was an advanced low-weight 600 kg (1,323 lb) racer based on aircraft design concepts.[1]
With a projected top speed of 120 mph (190 km/h), the Sonett I had the prospect of success on the European race circuit, and a production run of 2,000 units was planned for 1957. However, race competition rules changed, permitting modified production cars into race classes that Saab had envisioned for its purpose-built Sonett, and the economic and marketing viability of the project faded.
Only six Sonett I vehicles were made, between 1955 and early 1957. The original prototype, known as "#1" and built with a manually crafted glass-reinforced plastic (GRP, or "fiberglass") body, served as the reference model for the other five cars. An extremely rare vehicle, only two Sonetts I exist in the United States;[2] one is in the GM Heritage Center collection.[3][not in citation given]
In September 1996, rally driver Erik Carlsson broke the Swedish record for the under–750-cc engine class with a speed of 159.4 km/h (99.0 mph) in the restored Sonett I original prototype "#1"."
Only 6 made!The Saab Sonett, also called the Super Sport or Saab 94, was introduced on 16 March 1956 at Stockholm's Bilsalong (motor show). Boasting a three-cylinder 748 cc two-stroke engine generating 57.5 horsepower (42.9 kW) and a 70 kilograms (150 lb) aluminium box-style chassis from Swedish designer Sixten Sason, the Sonett I was an advanced low-weight 600 kg (1,323 lb) racer based on aircraft design concepts.[1]
With a projected top speed of 120 mph (190 km/h), the Sonett I had the prospect of success on the European race circuit, and a production run of 2,000 units was planned for 1957. However, race competition rules changed, permitting modified production cars into race classes that Saab had envisioned for its purpose-built Sonett, and the economic and marketing viability of the project faded.
Only six Sonett I vehicles were made, between 1955 and early 1957. The original prototype, known as "#1" and built with a manually crafted glass-reinforced plastic (GRP, or "fiberglass") body, served as the reference model for the other five cars. An extremely rare vehicle, only two Sonetts I exist in the United States;[2] one is in the GM Heritage Center collection.[3][not in citation given]
In September 1996, rally driver Erik Carlsson broke the Swedish record for the under–750-cc engine class with a speed of 159.4 km/h (99.0 mph) in the restored Sonett I original prototype "#1"."
Edited by Or888t on Tuesday 17th January 20:09
cptsideways said:
Cadillac on P85 is a bit random unless there was some GM skulduggery that the Swedes didn't entertain after the Yanks sending them a nice new Caddy. Other than that, I'll take P54 please with P122 for the ride home.P109 =
= wonder what was happening in the design department that day 
I think Lord Flathead has it right. Speed (ironically) is against us though - organising the collection to buy the collection would probably take too long.
sneijder's thought is workable though - the Government has (I hope) a duty to preserve heritage and if the collection is broken up quickly it will be regretted at leisure.
That said I wonder how the Swedes feel about it? I imagine there are some on here somewhere...
A sad day
sneijder's thought is workable though - the Government has (I hope) a duty to preserve heritage and if the collection is broken up quickly it will be regretted at leisure.
That said I wonder how the Swedes feel about it? I imagine there are some on here somewhere...
A sad day
Really is a shame especially when you see what interesting metal there is in that collection.
Some of the concept cars show the real SAAB was struggling to get out under GM ownership.
Bet there's a few of those cars end up going for stupidly little cash, a small bid on the right one might just pay off.
Some of the concept cars show the real SAAB was struggling to get out under GM ownership.
Bet there's a few of those cars end up going for stupidly little cash, a small bid on the right one might just pay off.
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