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All cars that race at Bonneville have specially prepared engines. So did
SAAB. Basically, though, the engine is the same. It is a 2-stroke engine
with no valves and only 7 basic moving parts. That's hundreds fewer
than conventional engines have; and hundreds fewer sources of friction,
wear and potential trouble.
And because SAAB's 3-cylinder engine delivers a power stroke for
every revolution, it is comparable to a 6-cylinder engine in torque, pickup
and hill climb. But unlike a "6", it gets 28 to 38 mpg. It also grows old
gracefully, with a minimum of maintenance. Strange powerplant. But
very sensible.
With a SAAB, you put oil right in the gas tank (there is no crankcase). And no problem. The engine likes it that way because it continually receives a fresh bath of uncontaminated oil. There are fewer things to worry about: No oil pump. No oil filter. No clogged oil lines. No acids. No sludge. And, of course, no oil change. Strange powerplant? Ingenious powerplant! If you've never driven a car with a 2-stroke engine, see your SAAB dealer. And test-drive a 1964 SAAB. Only $1895, P.O.E. Shopping imports? Write for full descriptive literature on SAAB. SAAB Overseas, Inc., Department 111, 405 Park Ave., New York, N.Y.
*Engine, transmission and differential warranted for 2 years or 24,000 miles.
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