vintage EMS shots

paulh · Postby **paulh** » Thu May 31, 2007 12:44 am

well if its at the museum, ill try and get some better pictures for you next week!

Paul

Geoff · Postby **Geoff** » Thu May 31, 2007 7:47 am

I was thinking that I took those photos but I don't think I ever scanned the ones I took.
I don't remember much about the gearbox... it was 9 years ago!
What I do remember:
- Webers with custom intake manifold for the head
- Peter Bakstrom was very excited about it, though he used starter fluid to get it running :-)

- Belt driven cams
- Dual masters, no booster
- H engine distributor
- Peter did say the car was re-shelled after a roll
- Period cage and other internal bits
- Sounded great

After the car was shipped off I was at the training center in CT and John Moss showed a bunch of us the spare gearbox that came with the car. I think he was rebuilding it and cleaning it up to go to the museum. I seem to remember there being a spare 16V head too.
All of this could have been yours for Buffum's asking price of... I think it was $10K. Back then the cage would have been legal to run too :-)

Postby **Luke** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:00 am

I am wondering if they didnt just save the motor from this car and junk the shell... I've seen lots of pictures from the museum and never seen this car pictured. Since it was reshelled maybe its "lineage was tainted"

I would have been so cool to have been able to keep that thing out on the stages.

Postby **Luke** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:25 am

Ok I know this is the "ems" thread but heres a couple turbo shots (Courtesy of Stefan Vapaa) for reference purposes. Rich Kushners factory turbo at the Hershey convention.

Edit: MONGO LIKE!

Postby **Luke** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:21 pm

Found some more neat photos:

Postby **Jordan** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:38 pm

So is that the new paint scheme?

Postby **Luke** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:05 pm

This will be the new one:

http://members.tripod.com/~saabv4/rally/3.jpg

Postby **max** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:28 pm

We're sponsored by tripod now?

Postby **Jordan** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:17 pm

He meant

Geoff · Postby **Geoff** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:52 pm

Luke wrote:Found some more neat photos:

Some say The Stig gets a marriage proposal before each rally. If one is not available it is the duty of The Stig's co-driver.

Postby **Luke** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:01 am

Was cruising around and saw these vintage shots, figured I'd revive this thread:

Geoff · Postby **Geoff** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:39 am

The picture of the crunched 96 is pretty scary!

sonett · Postby **sonett** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 3:38 am

A few official Saab pics of the 3 door 99T

A live rally shot...Ola flying

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