scannon Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 (edited) Yesterday I was perusing the CL Miata offerings and the Saab ad popped up. My curiosity got the best of me and I drove over to have a look at it. The only rust I could find was some bubbles in the lower rear corner of one of the doors. No large dents and the magnet could not detect any bondo. The interior is in pretty good shape. As far as I could see with a flashlight and lying on the ground the bottom is in good condition with no rust holes showing. It has 96k miles. The title says it is a '67 not a '66 as in the ad. It is a one family car since new. It was parked 9 years ago when the engine seized. Asking price was $2,500. I looked at it, negotiated a deal for $1,800 and went home and got the truck and trailer and it is now mine, for better or worse. Talk about buying on a whim. Engine is definitely locked up. Should be a fun project especially if I could find one of the 850 cc Monte Carlo engines with oil injection. I believe the engine in the car is rated at about 42HP, lots of room for improvement. http://images.craigslist.org/00J0J_cxapjfxRi6Z_600x450.jpg Edited May 26, 2014 by scannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMike Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Sounds like it needs a healthy dose of non-Saab horsepower. Perhaps you can throw a Miata engine into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 Perhaps you can throw a Miata engine into it. Someone is already doing that on the Miata.net forum but I plan to rebuild the two stoke engine and get the car on the road before thinking about horsepower transplants. I've heard of people putting Subaru flat fours and various 4 cylinder engines in them but that is far in the future for me. A two stroke scooter owner showed up at the Cars & Coffee and the exhaust smelled like strawberries. He said there are a number of scented two stroke oils available including one that smells like marijuana. Something about a car that puts out marijuana smelling smoke appeals to me living here in Colorado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 I opened up the trailer and took a few pictures of the Saab. http://s1261.photobucket.com/user/scannon929/library/1967%20Saab%2096 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMike Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Something about a car that puts out marijuana smelling smoke appeals to me living here in Colorado. :smash: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee break Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Add a set of expansion chambers for fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Add a set of expansion chambers for fun! Add an LS3 for fun! :jester: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automoda Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I'm jealous! ANY old car in that condition is worth something. So awesome and it'd be quite unique at any car show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsimon Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I can't wait to hear the rest of this Saab story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOTTTCAR Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I had one of those when i was a kid.. Fun car....It came stock with a built in roll bar. I also had a set of full moons to go with the white walls. truly cool! :smilielol5: Gale http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r280/HOTTTCAR/FAMILYPICS001_zps10024abd.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOTTTCAR Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I am holding my first gymkhana trophy. Loved this car. Gale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) That thing is just begging for mods. :smash: . . . . . :auto: Edited May 26, 2014 by xcarguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 You can still get reasonable performance from the stock engine providing you can still find the components. It's surprising what a Weber carb will do sitting on the correct manifold, an exhaust system that gives good back pressure without being restrictive. In 67 I owned a 1961 DKW Junior similar to this one. It had a 741 cc 3 cyl two stroke engine. Later I owned an Auto Union (Audi) 1000S. What the Junior lacked in HP it more than made up in handling. Friends in 850 Minis and 875 Hillman Imps disappeared in my rearview through the wiggly bits (that's most of the UK). I preferred to do my own oil/gas mix as they will run happily with a lot less oil than suggested. That's provided you don't do 70 mph down hill with your foot off the gas, unless it's fitted with a free wheel system but there's always the clutch or neutral:) Have fun! http://www.pbase.com/sarrana/image/149188682.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderbrake Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 A two stroke scooter owner showed up at the Cars & Coffee and the exhaust smelled like strawberries. He said there are a number of scented two stroke oils available including one that smells like marijuana. Something about a car that puts out marijuana smelling smoke appeals to me living here in Colorado. I had a 1959 Berkeley, 2 Cycle 3 cyl 500cc Excelsior air cooed engine. I always mixed Castrol in the gas, it made it smell like a race car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Castrol "R" used to be the pleasant smelling stuff. Memories … Brands Hatch and Castrol R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Ahh, your '97 2-stroke is a '66 2-stroke. That makes more sense. Definitely keep the 2 stroke: it has way more character than anything else you cld swap in there. And you get that wonderful 2 stroke popping sound as you drive around and back off the gas. Plus the finished product will be worth a ton more $. Especially if rebuilt to your typical standard of par excellence. Maybe done in 2-4 years? Hottcar: Great photo! Is that a Valiant station wagon next to your Saab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) Ahh, your '97 2-stroke is a '66 2-stroke. That makes more sense. Definitely keep the 2 stroke: it has way more character than anything else you cld swap in there. And you get that wonderful 2 stroke popping sound as you drive around and back off the gas. Plus the finished product will be worth a ton more $. Especially if rebuilt to your typical standard of par excellence. Maybe done in 2-4 years? Hottcar: Great photo! Is that a Valiant station wagon next to your Saab? That is the seller's picture from the CL ad. It is a 2 door sedan with a 383 CI engine. I think he called it a Super Bee or something like that. I wasn't really paying attention to it. He had just bought it, a car he had been looking for for a long time. I doubt I will restore the Saab, the goal is to get it on the road and see where I go from there. I kinda like the patina it came with and I do want to keep the two stroke engine in spite of all the suggestions I get to put in a much more powerful engine from a bike or Subaru. I see where the '97 was coming from. I fixed the title. I hadn't noticed that until your post. Thanks. Edited May 26, 2014 by scannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 The LS3 suggestion was in jest . . . . Well . . . . Sorta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMike Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Come on Skip, it really needs more power. Xcarguy's LS3 suggestion may be a little over the top, so you really ought to consider an LS1 instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Come on Skip, it really needs more power. Xcarguy's LS3 suggestion may be a little over the top, so you really ought to consider an LS1 instead. . . . . . :smilielol5: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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