Saab 96.

[peter96]

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Another spectators car a rather tidy chrome bumper BGT.

[peter96]

Out and about in the 96 this morning. As it was such a nice morning I decided to head out towards Tardree Forest. It sits on a hill above Antrim town. It's in an absolutely lovely part of the world with views over Lough Neagh and on a clear day view of the Sperrin Mountains. Today was a bit hazy but views were still good. Over the years the tarmac roads that border the forest have been used as a stage of the Ulster rally. In fact it's here that I witnessed my first night stage about fifteen years ago. It was a fantastic experience. The gravel roads within the forest are also used by the. Mid Antrim Motor Club for gravel rallies. The last time I had been around here was in my Marlin Roadster about five years ago so I was well overdue a drive round the stage. The roads are seriously bumpy in places. Even at 30mph my head bounced off the roof a couple of times. What it must be like at full pelt in a fire breathing rally car I don't know. Anyhow a few photos.

[peter96]

[peter96]

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[peter96]

Bit of an update. The 96 hasn't been used much since about June time. Missed loads of runs and shows as had a severe lack of car fettling mojo over the last while. It only needed the brakes rebuilding and a few spots of welding sorted but left it lanquishing in my lock up until the MOT ran out. Ended up leaving it with my tame mechanic who sorted all the bits and pieces. Now MOTs in the North of Ireland are government run and the car either passes or fails. No such a thing as an advisory. Think German TUV but with an Ulster accent. Anyhow the cat failed as the driver's side headlight was pointing out to the right. The tester then stated in a rather forcefull tone that he had told me about it last year and why hadn't I gotit fixed. Of course he hadn't tested my car last year and it hadn't been mentioned by the previous tester. It ended up as neither of us would back down so my car was failed. Anyhow left it with my mechanic and a tenner later the light was sorted. Should have got them checked first though. I'll know in future. That was November and the car hadn't moved since the retest. Of course dragged it outof the garage a few Sundays ago and the car was running awful. Back to Mr trusty mechanic and turns out a hose was split at the bach of the carb which was letting in too much air. Running perfectly now.

[madwelshman]

Glad to hear it's all sorted and running well too.

I've gotta get my ar5e into gear and get my 99 EMS on the road. It was mot'd when I bought it (over 12 months ago) and I still heaven't had it on the road yet. Determined to change that in the coming months and do some events with the Owners club this year.

[peter96]

You definitely need to get the 99 on the road.

[madwelshman]

Yeh, it will definitely be on the road in the next 2-3 months and used for about 6 months or so, then it'll be back in the lockup and possibly a full strip down and rebuild. It will all depend on how busy we are at the time as to whether I start that this year or next year though, but it will at some point in the near future have a full rebuild.

The Saab National meeting is only about 45 miles away from me this year, so I want it on the road for then at least.

[peter96]

Bye bye Saab. Off to Nottingham on the Liverpool Ferry with its new owner. Sad day but onwards and upwards.

[shielsy68]

friend alan has one here in derry fully restored sorry he has 2 doh

[peter96]

Any pictures. There are another three in East Antrim that I know of and one in North Down so there's a few about Northern Ireland.

[guz]

I'll keep an eye out for it if its coming my way

[peter96]

I found this on the Triumph Club NI site from the Ballyclare run in 2015. It was a scorcher of a day and even though it got caught in a snarl up it didn't overheat.

[miaspa]

That's a nice 96 cant remember the last time I saw one, any idea of what it's replacement is going to be?

Edit, sold Feb 16 we are now in 17

[peter96]

Oops sorry should have changed the title. I think I'm on my fifth car since the V4. None as old as the 96 but I still have one Saab, a 9-3 lpt convertible.