What do you do with a good Saab that has terrible paintwork and is just too good to scrap? If you’re the team at GT. Paxton Motor Co. you have a bit of fun and turn it into the ‘Ratatouille Special’.

Specialising in Volvo and Saab cars, the company had mechanically maintained this 1.9 TiD convertible for a number of years, but when it came in as a part exchange, flew through an MOT and only had 85,000 miles, it left them with a bit of a dilemma.

Rather than breaking it for parts, or even attempting to fix the paintwork issues, they decided to give the car a bit of Rat Look treatment. The entire car has been sanded down to reveal the various layers of bare metal, undercoat and topcoat paints, and then given a satin seal to prevent further change, plastic trim has been removed and left bare, headlights and foglights given a Euro tint, and even a single spotlight added for detail. The clean, cream leather interior, has been ‘enhanced’ with vinyl graphics to the door caps dashboard and gear surround, whilst an aftermarket gear knob has replaced the standard black leather one.

It might only appeal to a few people, but it’s a well maintained, clean Saab convertible, has a new service, six months warranty and for a 2006, is a great price at just £1695.00. I personally couldn’t live with the interior transformation, but would happily enjoy the carefree ‘f**k it’ attitude the exterior exudes. As the ad says “a bit of fun in an all too serious world”

More photos and full ad here (until sold).