Date: 4 Oct 2004 19:35:39 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: Possibly the end of Saab - In Trollhattan...
On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 20:16:11 +0200, MH <nomailnospamere.no> wrote: >> > Yet the 900C is something of a hybrid. > >> Not a dissimilar change as the bull-nose >> to long-nose change in 1964/1965. > > Or the change from 96 to 99 through the 'Paddan' (Toad - badged 'Daihatsu'), > a 96 cut in half lengthwise and widened 20 cm (8"). Well, that's a totally different thing. A 96 is _very_ dissimilar from a 99, structurally speaking. Total redesign, really the first in Saab's history to that date. Until the 99, they re-did one half of the car at a time: 92 to 92b - new back 92b to 93 - new front 93 to 96 - new back 96 bullnose to 96 longnose - new front The 99 has neither the front nor the back of the 96. It's a totally different car, altogether. The 99 to 900 transition is trivial in comparison. The Paddan was still a 96, just a bit more than half of each side of two of 'em, welded together. The welds in the hood, to keep the lines looking good, look like it came from about 4 hoods though. The Daihatsu-logo'd car you're thinking of (made from letters cut from Saab Sport emblems) was one of the first 99 chassis cars given road testing in Northern Sweden to get some road time on the design. The Saab Museum in Trollhatten has one of the Toads, and I think the "Daihatsu" car is there as well but I'd have to look at my pictures to be sure. Dave Hinz
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