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Saab 900 Convertible “Nashville” Prototype

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Just yesterday we were reminded of the beautiful anniversary – The 30th anniversary of the Saab Convertible, and today here’s a very interesting image taken just thirty years ago.

It was the time of creation of the Saab Convertible cars,  later – a real icon of the whole auto industry. This is a unique image (photos published for the first time): a Saab 900 cabrio prototype – most likely the “Nashville” – under construction. At least the doors need some finishing touches…

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Maybe you did not know, Nashville was a Saab 900 prototype that was used for the model assessment. Why it was called Nashville, According to information from Valmet’s – nobody seems to remember anymore…

Saab 900 Cabrio prototype called “Nashville”
Saab 900 Cabrio prototype called “Nashville”
Goran Aničić
the authorGoran Aničić
For over 15 years, Goran Aničić has been passionately focused on Saab automobiles and everything related to them. His initial encounter with Saab cars took place back in 2003 when the first Saab 9-3 and sedan version were introduced. At that moment, he was captivated by the car's Scandinavian design logic and top-notch engineering, and everything that followed stemmed from that first encounter. Later on, through his work at the editorial team of the Serbian automotive magazines "Autostart" and later "AutoBild," he had the opportunity to engage more closely with Saab vehicles. In 2008, he tested the latest Saab cars of that time, such as the Saab 9-3 TTiD Aero and Saab 9-3 Turbo X. In 2010, as the sole blogger from the region, he participated in the Saab 9-5ng presentation in Trollhättan, Sweden. Alongside journalists from around the world, he got a firsthand experience of the pinnacle of technological offerings from Saab at that time. Currently, Goran owns two Saabs: a 2008 Saab 9-3 Vector Sportcombi with a manual transmission, and a Saab 9-3 Aero Griffin Sport Sedan from the last generation, which rolled off the production line in Trollhättan in December 2011.

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