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Re: Portugal Saabs
Posted by David E. Ralph (more from David E. Ralph) on Fri, 30 Nov 2001 00:37:49
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

>My father also has a 96 two stroke year 1963.

I also had a 1963 model 96 two stroke, white, with a three speed 
transmission, which I purchased in about 1971, while a college student.  It 
had over 100,000 miles on it at the time.  Unfortunately, where I live, in 
Horseheads, New York State, USA, road salt is placed on the highways in the 
winter time.  By 1973 and 1974, the leading arms of the rear axle assembly 
were rusting at the point where the leading arms attach to the underbody of 
the Saab, forward of the rear axle.  I had them welded back on twice, each 
time with a larger piece of sheet metal welded to the bottom pan of the 
car.  The second set of steel plates began to rust around the edges about a 
year later, and to make a familiar high pitched noise from the flexing of 
the metal.  I decided then that the car was becoming a death trap which had 
to be disposed of.  It is too bad since in all other respects it was a very 
strong and durable car.  It was very easy to work on.  I remember changing 
the rubber inserts for the paddles in the universal joints on the drive 
shaft, outdoors under the proverbial tree, with a just a few simple 
wrenches.  I kept spare spark plugs and a spark plug socket wrench on a 
ratchet handle in the car at all times since the plugs could easily foul 
up, especially in damp weather.  I got very good (and very fast) at 
cleaning up oiled spark plugs and using them again.  Almost everything on 
the car could be changed, including the engine, with very simple tools and 
limited mechanical skills.  Try to do that on a modern Saab!

Your father's 1963 has had the advantage of a climate which does not 
require ice to be removed from the roads for several months of the 
year.  The local Saab dealer tells me that he would love to get his hands 
on model 96 in good condition.  There are very few of them left here.  I 
feel a certain amount of nostalgia for the beast.
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