Hope & Glory

August 7, 2019 Eleven

Being an old fashioned Petrolhead, i’m constantly drawn to a vast array of car gatherings, I love the culture and communities they inspire, I love wandering around looking for inspiration and I love taking photos - win.

Last weekend I visited the Rollhard gathering at Bicester Heritage, my Porsche 964 had been accepted as one of the show cars which was a privilege amongst some pretty awesome builds. But above all, from what seemed like the entire European stance tribe I hoped and prayed there would be a Saab amongst them.

After wandering through endless BMW, VeeDubs, Mercedes, Audi, Nissan and the odd Volvo, I came across just 1 Saab, a decent looking black 93 with serious stance and a rather nice interior featuring a set of front Recaros.

From what I know of Saabs and how beautifully they tune, I’m always surprised more folks don’t jump on them, they’re affordable and unique enough to really stand out at these gatherings, I might just take the 95 Aero along next time.

Saabs United GB Gathering 2019

April 30, 2019 Eleven

Whilst the Swedish SU sadly falls into complete ruin, a group of Saab folks here in the UK have taken up the gauntlet and seem to be raising the griffin from the flames so to speak. Saabs United GB have organised a second gathering to bring us all together, and this year it’s got the spectacular backdrop of the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre.

The inaugural gathering saw nearly fifty Saabs come together, but imagine it’ll attract plenty more this time around, there will be a number of our favourite Saab specialists including Raw Saab, Noobtune, Nordic and AP Tuning together with some decent food and coffee and plenty of gorgeous aviation stuff to explore too.

Not only is the entrance fee stupid cheap (£6 per person) but all funds will be going to a great charity, Pilgrim Bandits.

Saturday 8th June between 10am and 4pm at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Spilsby PE23 4DE, UK

HEJ, SEE YOU THERE

Turbo Godfather

November 14, 2018 Eleven

I felt that this Saab really deserved an entire post of its own, after all it can easily be described as the undisputed Godfather of Turbos. Launched in the hedonistic 1970’s, the 99 Turbo was literally one of the first cars to combine safety and exhilarating turbo performance, it singlehandedly put Saab on a legendary pedestal, which still holds strong today.

This one, in the only acceptable Turbo colour - black, was quite rightly getting a lot of attention at SaabFestUK, a perfect example, unmolested and seemingly unchanged since the day it drove out of the Saab showroom, paintwork immaculate, all accessories intact including some super cool spotlights and an interior that screamed ‘jump in and drive me’.

I felt myself gravitating to this car over and over again, it’s owner should be hugely proud and also feel just a little bit privileged to be the guardian of such a legendary car.