SAAB

A Saab Story from Texas

Saab 96 from Texas

Here’s another nice Saab story, and comes to us from Texas.

In the center of the story are 1967 Saab 96 and owner of this nice little car Phil Auldridge. He drives and talks about his Saab 96 in this video, and he says – “This car has a character, it’s got story to tell…It has been a year now since I was introduced to “Sven” our 1967 Saab model 96.

“Keep Austin Weird” is the motto in these parts, and I feel I am making my contribution by driving this quirky vehicle, a car that has quickly become my hands-down personal driving favorite.

Continue reading after the ad

“Weird” is perhaps too kind a descriptive term for “Sven”. 

Everything about this car stands out in stark contrast to any other “conventional” vehicle of mention.  Its bullet proof 3 cylinder, 2 stroke, 848 cc engine is decidedly unlike anything that has ever made it to America’s shores, before or after.”

Continue reading after the ad

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.

2 Comments

  • Made in Trollhaten by Trolls. Entire passenger compartment is a roll cage. Horizontal bar behind engine to drive engine under instead of into passenger compartment. Oil injection. Pull T-lever on floor to engage engine. Rear seats fold flat to have storage and access from trunk. Snow tires really not needed.

    Vroooom, ding, ding, ding!

    Bought a blue one new in 1967. Got talked into a 1968 red one (becoming pink with oxidation quickly) with a V-four Ford of Germany engine. Blue one was much more fun.

    I really would love to have another.!

Leave a Reply