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1970 71 Saab 9-5 95 2 Door Station Wagon Az Survivor Paint A/c W. Sonett Rims on 2040-cars

Year:1971 Mileage:127753 Color: As mentioned
Location:

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Tucson, Arizona, United States
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1971 SAAB 9-5 2dr Wagon

Up for auction, a great RARE classic Swedish 2 dr wagon thats lived probably 80% of
its whole life here in the Arizona desert. I listed as a 1970/71  because
the underhood tag says August of 1970, but the title says 1971.  Great & RARE color combination
from the factory (RB1B)  As you can see, its sort of an Robin-eggshell blue. 90% of the paint is original.
WIth a black and dk red interior. Both are wonderful for a daily driver and really I wouldnt redo
either one. More people appreciate SURVIVOR cars like this at car shows and events then restored
examples.
RECENT work done to get the car roadworthy was: changed most all the fluids, drained the gastank,
cleaned out the carb some, New fuel filter, battery and, the car runs nice. So nice, the last owner
drove the car on a 100 mile round trip from Tucson to a neighboring town and back and the
car ran great. The only thing really holding the car back from being a daily driver that I can see
would be the tires. The Sonnet Alloy rims fit the wagon pretty well and look good, but the car
does come with the original steel wheels and wheel covers, which is a plus for the buyer.
Read on for more info on this cool wagon !

OUR 100% feedback speaks for itself 
and many of our feedback are from about 15 cars we sold just this past
year here on EBay. We put more time and effort into our ads making it much
easier for the potential buyers to bid with confidence.
NOT MANY OF THESE CARS WHERE MADE BACK IN THE DAY and we all know
NOT MANY ARE EVEN LEFT ON THE ROAD ANYMORE.

IF YOU ARE A FAN OF SNL (Saturday Night Live) maybe you can tell me, didnt
TOONCES the Driving CAT drive one of these in their skits before the car went
off the cliff ??? Ill have to google it and find out !
Would make a great Christmas gift for yourself or your family !!

DRIVETRAIN:
the V4 runs and sounds good. It starts up easily every time and I believe
the drivetrain to be all the orginal components. No smoke or weird noises
other then the normal stuff for a 40+ yr old car. Clutch and column
mounted shifter works well and easy to use. The car has what was probably
dealer installed A/C at one time. Compressor and bracket included, just
not currently installed. But its a great plus for a car like this. As is its 
easily a daily driver for in town driving around. Choke may not be working
because it doesnt idle great when its cold, but once warmed up its fine.
You get thumbs up from everybody and eveytime you park it it draws a
little crowd even just stopping for gas. Its not fast, but its smooth and
cool to drive around. Ive taken it to a few local cruise nites and it got
more attention then most cars around it, including a Tesla coupe !
I would put a Petronix electronic conversion in it if I was going to keep
it and probably a set of plugs in it next.

INTERIOR: 
being that this cars been in a garage most of its life and tinted
windows, the interior is in very nice shape for its age. Pass seat
I see a small split starting, but the car is essentially like a car
time capsule and the way it sits you could easily drive it around
and enjoy it as is. The Az heats been a little hard on the rubber
and vinyl, but everything for its age is very usable and all seems
functional. Except the windshield wipers, Im missing one of them.
But they work and even come with an extra wiper motor.
I didnt see a 5th stock spare steel wheel or jack under the back 
seat.



EXTERIOR: As mentioned, original paint and color
A few minor dings on the car and paints a little faded.
I hadnt tried buffing it out fully yet, but Im sure the paint would
buff out pretty nicely with an afternoon of a little rubbing
compound and a nice coat of wax. Windows where tinted, typical
for Az cars, many yrs ago and all the glass looks. The chrome is
in pretty nice shape on the bumpers and all the stainless brightwork
still looks nice. Missing is the original gas cap :( . The driving/fog lites
on the front bumper are cool. You may notice the little wiper cowl
cover is missing in the pics. It does come with the car, we just had
it off planning on r&r-ing the wiper motor.
This is NOT A RESTORED or even mildly restored car. Its just one
of those cars the previous owners where meticulous and tried to
keep what they had in good nick. And Id say the wear and tear
is not near as obvious as most cars this age.
As anyone who knows these cars knows rust on these cars are their
worse enemy. But luckily this cars never snow or salted roads.
This car has mild rust issues compared to most cars out there
this age. 
It has rust in the typical areas but not NEAR as bad as one may
expect. Bottom of the front doors and hatch door is most apparent.
And what looks to be a little paint touch up in those areas.
(not all that well either) but again, its not a show car or restored
Saab 9-5. Please take the time to let all 150+ pics load and check
out the areas mentioned, youll be amazed about the LACK of rust
in those areas.  
So if you are planning on buying the car and restoring
it, those areas in question would be Much Easier less costly to 
repair then youd expect. I even pulled up the carpet some under
both front floorboards. Pass side very clean, drivers side has some
small rust to mention, but the floors are not soft and you could
leave them alone if you chose to. One may choose to put some 
Por15 on one or both to prevent them from getting any worse.
But again, its not bad enough to even worry about it as a daily
driver or weekend cruiser.

Suspension:
Overall again, the car feels good for a daily driver or for a road
trip. About the only thing I would report is the rear shocks on these
cars are unique, and the ones on this car should probably be
rebuilt as far as what this car needs in the near future. Its a little
mushy back there, but again for its age, to be expected. No noticeable
leaks for excessive fluids leaking under the car anywhere.
Brakes feel great too and stop the car well.

This car is 90% rust free Arizona car

These cars rarely even come up for sale anymore 
9-5s in this shape at what we consider a low fair reserve
are even more rare. 
When we bought it, it was planned on to be a keeper
but things changed and Im going to have to pass it on to
someone else to enjoy, and there are alot of SAAB
enthusiast out there !! AND wagon lovers too !!


Check out ALL the pics below ----->

it may take a full minute for them all to load if you have a
slow connection, so be patient AND looks for the extra schroll
bar on the right side.
Az gets maybe 12" a yr of rain and Az very dry climate.
more info AFTER the pics etc. There are 100 large pics.
































































































































































































Heres a great chance to buy the Saab 9-5 youve been wanting.
A well kept car, marketed well for all ebay bidders and buyers
Being sold by us, a seller with excellent feedback and history 
With ebay and buyers. What more could you ask for ? :)

There you have it, probably The BEST represented SAABs on Ebay.
 
Shows you all the good as well as any bad, hope you appreciate them.
We put a lot of time and effort in marketing our cars and it shows.
People wait months for a car this solid to come up for sale
and even if you have to pay shipping to your area, it still beats
paying a body shop to hopefully fix a rusty car for weeks on end.
Having as much as the original steel on a restored car these days
speaks volumes. 

Also, if you buy a car thats been "restored", who knows what sort
of surprises are hidden under new paint or thick undercoating.
People are flipping cars all the time when most of the jobs are
fast, for a quick buck and quality suffers. 

Our auctions have NOTHING to hide .
Restore a car like this yourself or locally and you know
exactly what you have in the end.

Email us with ANY questions before you bid please
If you treat yourself to buying one of our vehicles
youll never buy a total rust bucket again from anyone !!
Our Impeccable FEEDBACK speaks for itself.
Doing restoration on this type of project is less labor
intensive which means overall cost is less too !
With less horrid surprises later on.
Dont let auctions with little to no pics try to fool you. 
With other auctions,  you really dont know what to expect
until you take the car apart. While we go over our cars ALL OVER
with great pics to help making your decision easier.
Along with ANY other questions you may have.
Email me for a quote for shipping.

ARIZONA TITLE IN HAND

I wont end the auction early !!

CAR MUST BE PICKED UP WITHIN 14 days of auctions
END ! we can no longer store cars for anyone !!
Unless other arrangements have been made before auction ends.
Can help with shipping outside the USA too if you need help.
But keep in mind, the car cant ship until you get your title
from us in hand.
This car, you can see clearly what to expect with no surprises
and our Feedback speaks for itself !
EMAIL US WITH ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE !!
Car will obviously ship as OPERATIONAL no problem.
Chances are people overseas will be bidding on this car, so we
can easily get the car to the docks in CALIF for a fair price and
promptly if you need the help.

IF you need a shipping quote, just email us with your city/state
and Ill find out our best quote for you !!
No problem helping it to the docks if you are shipping overseas .

 


If there is a winner, please email me when the auction ends
and say Hi and we can take it from there.
Bank Wires need to be prompt if you are out of the country
because they always seem to take longer then expected.
I bank with B of A which makes things easy for many out of
state for payment.  direct deposit or Cashier checks
If you wire the funds we must add a $50 fee that our bank charges us.
must clear before car can move. Its a sign of the times, sorry.
IF RESERVES NOT MET, email us anyway maybe we can work
out a deal after it ends.

NO PAYPAL for $500 deposit only - rest direct bank deposit or wire
Must be paid within 5 days of auctions end.


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NEVS, the company that took over Saab, gets new majority owner

Wed, Jan 16 2019

Chinese real estate conglomerate Evergrande Group, a key investor behind troubled electric vehicle startup Faraday Future, has acquired a 51 percent stake in NEVS. That's the Chinese-backed Swedish electric vehicle company that purchased the assets of Saab out of bankruptcy in 2012. The investment by subsidiary Evergrande Health Industry Group was valued at the equivalent of $930 million and is expected to help NEVS develop new EVs. Evergrande said it paid the first installment of $430 million on Jan. 15, with the remainder due by the end of the month. The remaining 49 percent stake is controlled by a holding company controlled by NEVS founder Kai Johan Jiang. "It means that NEVS will get a financial (sic) strong main owner who is very interested in developing our vision about green mobility transport solutions for the future," NEVS CEO Stefan Tilk said in a statement. NEVS, short for National Electric Vehicle Sweden, owns production facilities in Trollhattan, Sweden, and Tianjin, China, with another under construction in Shanghai. In late 2017 the company launched what apparently was limited production of the 9-3 EV, an electric vehicle based — you guessed it — on the old Saab 9-3 platform. The company now says it will be built in Tianjin starting later this year, with components coming from Trollhattan. It boasts a 186-mile range, in-car WiFi and a cabin air filter for the notoriously smoggy Chinese air. It also showed a battery-electric 9-3X concept at CES Asia in 2017, which is likely to be its next model pegged for production. The South China Morning Post, citing local media reports, says two of NEVS' models meet the standards for mass production in China. This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings. Definitely the best promotional video we've ever seen. Evergrande Health first came to Faraday Future's rescue back in 2017 with a promised $2 billion investment, but the two sides later went into arbitration in Hong Kong over a dispute about money following the first infusion of $800 million, leading the automaker to cut staff and wages last year, casting the future of FF into doubt. At the end of 2018, Faraday announced it had entered into a new restructuring agreement with an Evergrande Health subsidiary that sees them end litigation and jettison the previous investment agreement, taking Evergrande's investment in the company to 32 percent.

Junkyard Gem: 1987 Saab 900 4-Door Sedan

Sat, Jul 29 2023

Saab sold the original 900 in the United States from the 1979 through 1993 model years (followed by another few years of Opel Vectra-based 900s), and most of the 900s you'll find today are the higher-end models with 16-valve engines and/or turbochargers. Last year in this series, we saw a 900 Turbo and a 900 Turbo Convertible in Colorado car graveyards, and now it's time to take a look at a used-up Colorado 900 with the base 8-valve engine and few extras. The cheapest new 1987 Saab available here was the base three-door hatchback with 5-speed manual transmission, which had an MSRP of $14,395 (about $39,497 in 2023 dollars). If you wanted a new 900 with four doors that year, the price of admission started at $14,805 ($40,622 after inflation). That's the car we've got here. The engine is a 2.0-liter SOHC slant-four, the direct descendant of the engine originally developed in partnership with Triumph for use in the Saab 99 and Triumph Dolomite. The Triumph TR7 used members of this engine family as well. This engine was rated at 110 horsepower and 118 pound-feet. The naturally-aspirated 16-valve version in the '87 900S made 125 horses, while the 900 Turbo had 160 horsepower. The automatic transmission cost an extra $430 (about $1,180 now); most 900 buyers chose the five-on-the-floor manual. In fact, I have never documented a junked 1979-1993 Saab 900 with an automatic. This one came close to the 175,000-mile mark during its life. The paint is somewhat faded, but the interior looks good for a car this age. Its owner or owners took good care of it. The body has a few dents but no rust worth mentioning. If it had been a 900S or a 900 Turbo, it would have had a better chance of avoiding this fate. Saab's innovative technology for 1987 starts at around $15,000 and goes up to the $20,000,000 Viggen (the fighter plane, not the later hot-rod 9-3 that borrowed the Viggen name).

Junkyard Gem: 1989 Saab 900 Turbo Convertible

Fri, Oct 14 2022

I live in Colorado, where Saabs were loved deeply by residents going way back to the 96 (and I'm sure a few 92s were sold here in the 1950s, though I haven't found any in local car graveyards … yet). By far the easiest pre-GM Trollhattanites to find in Centennial State wrecking yards these days are the 1978-1993 900s, and I walk by a half-dozen for each one that I document as a Junkyard Gem. We admired a gloriously brown 900 Turbo two-door a few months back, but today's 900 Turbo is an extremely rare cabriolet version, the first I've found in a boneyard in at least 15 years. The convertible 900 was available only as a turbocharged version in the United States when it was introduced for the 1986 model year, and that continued through 1991. After that, a naturally-aspirated 900 convertible could be bought here. When in very nice condition, these cars can bring tidy sums. A super-low-mile '87 900 Turbo convertible just sold for $145,000 recently, in fact. This car has more than 843 times as many miles on the odometer as that car, however, and it shows every one of them. It's not terribly rusty, considering, but the sheet metal shows many battle scars, and the interior is about what you'd expect with 33-year-old leather. Last year's film adaptation of Haruki Murakami's short story, "Drive My Car," put the Saab 900 Turbo back into mainstream cultural awareness. However, that car is a two-door sedan; the best-known Saab 900 Turbo Convertible in cinema history is the one driven by Iben Hjelje's character in the film adaptation of the Nick Hornby novel, "High Fidelity." These cars were fairly quick for their time, with 160 horsepower from this DOHC 2.0-liter straight-four in 1989. Having seen more than my share of 900 Turbos going up against same-era BMW E30s and Acura Integras on road courses, I'd put my money on the Saab in a wheel-to-wheel race (that is, in a race short enough to keep the Swede's nervous engine alive). While a three-speed automatic was available on this car, the kind of Americans odd enough to buy Saabs in 1989 also tended to be the type that wanted manual transmissions. In fact, I can't recall ever seeing a (non-Opel-based) 900 with a slushbox. Yes, Opel! Starting in the 1994 model year, the 900 name went on a car based on the Opel Vectra platform. Later on, the Saab 9-5 and Saturn L-Series lived on the same chassis. Given all the luxury features and genuine performance, this car was a pretty good value for the price in 1989.