"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
09/09/2016 at 17:01 • Filed to: Saab, 99
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"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
09/09/2016 at 17:01 • Filed to: Saab, 99 | 5
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No matter where you are, it’s 9/9.
Including Sweden, så ha en 99 (I’m going to Stockholm next week, so better get with the lingo). Note the intriguing lineup behind it - Mk1 Cortina, Toyota Cressida and an S60.
The 99 was in production a long time, so it later became like this with rubbery bumpers, headlight wipers, less chrome, fancy alloys and a turbo. Saab were big into turbos.
The 99 had a peculiarity. No matter where you bought it, you got RHD wipers. This was good.
In power news, the Turbo was launched with 145 bhp from a 2.0 engine, quite a thing at the time. Thirty years later the 9-3 TTiD had 175 bhp from a 1.9 diesel.
In more power news, the Turbo was introduced in preference to a V8 using the engine from the Triumph Stag of which Saab made 48.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Cé hé sin
09/09/2016 at 17:09 |
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But it’s 6/6 in Australia because upside down ha ha
InFierority Complex
> Cé hé sin
09/09/2016 at 17:35 |
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I know I don’t star every post, but I love this series of yours.
NostalgicCarLife
> Cé hé sin
09/09/2016 at 17:37 |
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and it looked good inside too.
kanadanmajava1
> Cé hé sin
09/09/2016 at 17:41 |
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Porsche 909 Bergspider is another alternative. It had a 2 liter flat 8 and it weighed ridiculously low 385 kg. It was pretty fast car and it had very sophisticated and expensive tricks to keep the weight down.
Edit: I just remembered that you had the 909 in the last year...