I see plenty of Saab 900s in self-service wrecking yards these days, but Saabs older than that have all but disappeared from the U-Wrench-It ecosystem. I did see a truly ancient Saab 92 at a yard over the summer, but that was in the heart of Saab's homeland. So, it came as a big surprise to spot this Saab 96 three weeks ago in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Yes, Rust Belt residents, this California car isn't rusty at all.
This car has the four-stroke Ford Taunus V4 engine instead of the two-stroke three-banger used in earlier 96s.
The interior has been stripped pretty thoroughly, but a few pieces remain.
My racer grandfather had one of these cars, which he ice-raced in Minnesota and Wisconsin in the 1970s. Rust killed it, of course.
I have informed the Freewheelin' Pikers Saab 96-racing 24 Hours of LeMons team about this car, and I hope they have sent their Bay Area-based minions to grab parts off this car before The Crusher eats it.
The Swedish car with aircraft quality!
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