Date: 29 Sep 2004 22:13:28 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: This may real bad news, and truly the end of Saab as we know it.
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:00:27 GMT, Bengt ÷sterdahl <bengt.osterdahlTA”–BORTnospama.com> wrote: > On 7 Sep 2004 14:55:35 GMT, Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote: > >>Belgium I am positive about, and Norway I thought was the source of at least >>some of the bodies. > > SAAB has never produced any cars in Belgium. You're thinking of Volvo that > has had an assembly plant there for many years. From http://www.saabmuseum.com/milestones/ "1973 The Saab 99 Combi Coupe is presented in August, but does not go on sale until January 1974. A new assembly plant is opened at Mechelen in Belgium in the autumn." ...and... "1978 The Saab 95 goes out of production in February. The Saab 900 is presented in May and goes on sale as the 1979 model. Assembly in Belgium ceases. In October, Saab concludes a collaboration agreement with Fiat/Lancia on the development of a new car project." A VIN decoder will show you that the format of, for instance, 9771500900 ...is a model 97, made in '71, in location "5" (1 being Trollhatten, 5 being Arlov, 7 being Belgium), chassis number 00900 in this case. > And I think you're wrong about Norway also. Not sure there. But Belgium is pretty definate, a friend had one and they had a (deserved) reputation for having rust problems. Dave Hinz
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