TROLLHATTAN 5-7 JUNI 2015

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Re: TROLLHATTAN 5-7 JUNI 2015

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Sat Jun 20, 2015 3:26 am

HELLO GM REIDER,THE 900 HAD THE MOTOR SHOVED UP BACK.......REALLY WELL FINISHED!!
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Re: TROLLHATTAN 5-7 JUNI 2015

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Sat Jun 20, 2015 3:33 am

SOME PHOTOS FROM THE 'FORDONS MUSUEM' ARVIKA.......AND A COMBI-COUPE FOR SALE
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Re: TROLLHATTAN 5-7 JUNI 2015

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Sat Jun 20, 2015 3:40 am

BACK AT KINNEKULLE,IT WAS GOOD TO SEE SO MUCH OF THE 96...IN ALL FORMS
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Re: TROLLHATTAN 5-7 JUNI 2015

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Sat Jun 20, 2015 3:55 am

WE ENDED UP BACK AT THE FARM ONCE AGAIN,ON SATURDAY NIGHT.....

I SOMETIMES GET AN ECHO OF 'JOHN DENVER' WHEN WE,ARE BACK IN SVERIGE......?

FRIDAY EVENING,WE WERE TREATED TO A TRIP IN THE 'HAGGLUND',FORD V6 GASOLINE POWERED WITH AUTO TRANSMISSION......WEIGHING 4 TONS...IT GOES,ANYWHERE :-O

THE PHOTO ACROSS THE LAKE CAPTURES THE WEATHER,MUCH COLDER THAN PREVIOUS TRIPS IN JUNE....... :huh:
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Re: TROLLHATTAN 5-7 JUNI 2015

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Sun Jun 21, 2015 2:23 pm

BACK IN TROLLHATTAN ON THE SUNDAY PARTS SALE....
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Re: TROLLHATTAN 5-7 JUNI 2015

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Sun Jun 21, 2015 2:25 pm

900 CLASSIC...
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Re: TROLLHATTAN 5-7 JUNI 2015

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Sun Jun 21, 2015 2:32 pm

DIFFICULT DESCISION BETWEEN THE SONETT SUPER SPORT,AND THE 96 TURBO CIRCUIT RACER IN THE MUSUEM.........WHICH ONE WAS THE STAR? OF THE FESTIVAL..... :yay:
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Re: TROLLHATTAN 5-7 JUNI 2015

Postby Geoff » Mon Jun 22, 2015 12:19 pm

I enjoy reading about all of your adventures to Sweden. I just looked through the UKSAABs thread too. Now I want to go back! So are you going to buy a place before the 70th anniversary in 2017?

That rear engine C900 was in the US at one point. I think this article dates from the '80s or early '90s?
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Re: TROLLHATTAN 5-7 JUNI 2015

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Jun 23, 2015 1:31 am

MORNING GEOFF,

IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE MUSEUM PHOTOS YOU CAN JUST SEE A BLACK 5 DOOR 900 TURBO......?

IT WAS QUITE SCRUFFY LOOKING,BUT HAD SPORT&RALLY WHEEL ARCHES FITTED,WITH '79 STEEL WHEELS...... :dunno:

IT JUST CAUGHT MY EYE.....? TURN'S OUT TO BE A TEST VEHICLE WITH THE 9000 DRIVETRAIN UNDER THE BONNET..... :-O

PARTS OF THE THE ENGINE BAY FLOOR WERE CUT AWAY,AND SECTIONS OF A 9000 SUBFRAME HAD BEEN WELDED IN,TO MAKE IT ALL FIT......OF COURSE,THE ARCHES WERE NEEDED FOR THE WIDER TRACK....

EITHER THE BONNET HAD BEEN SHORTENED,OR THE FRONT LENGTHENED,AS SMALL FILLET PLATES HAD BEEN WELDED IN FROM THE FRONT WINGS TO THE WINDSCREEN SCUTTLE,IN THE SAME CURVATURE AS THE BONNET....PRESUMABLY TO AID STIFFNESS?

I WAS FIRST ABLE TO MAKE THE TRIP IN 2007 TO TROLLHATTAN,AND HAVE BEEN BACK TO SWEDEN AT LEAST 9 OR 10 TIMES,NOT JUST 'SAAB' RELATED..... :huh:

OF COURSE,I MAY FIND THE CLIMATE INTOLERABLE,OR THE WAY OF LIFE TOO FAST PACED.........MAYBE EVEN? MY EXPERIENCE OF MY 'PERCIEVED' SIMPLICITY OF LIFE, TOO MUCH TO TAKE IN....?

A HUGE SACRIFICE,WILL BE TO GIVE UP 'SAAB MOTORSPORT',HERE IN THE UK ANYHOW.... :huh:

BUT THEN, THERE REALLY IS ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.....
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