Just about every part about right this moment’s Good Worth or No Cube Saab is bizarre, from its V4 engine to its handsome however nonetheless oddly proportioned physique form. Let’s see what such weirdness may simply be value.
Earlier than we try this, nevertheless, let’s wrap up the 2011 Jaguar XFR we checked out yesterday. If there was one takeaway from that brutish Brit, it was that the majority of you actually hated its wheels. Offending alloys appeared to be the automobile’s solely main malfeasance, although, and at $12,500, it seemingly was a discount as effectively. That price ticket earned the Jag an amazing 75 % Good Worth win.
So we began out the week with a Saab, and whereas I don’t need you all to get the concept that we’re going all-Saab on a regular basis right here, I believe it’s OK to finish the week with one as effectively. In spite of everything, this 1974 Saab Sonett III is kind of totally different from Monday’s 9-3 and appears to be simply as neat.
Neat is simply what the Sonett is meant to be. In accordance with lore, the identify is derived from the Swedish phrase “Så nätt den är,” or “That’s so neat.” That apparently was what was exclaimed by Saab engineer Rolf Mellde upon seeing the unique Sonett I, therefore giving the automobile its identify.
The preliminary mannequin was designed as a racer however, attributable to extenuating components, it by no means made it to homologation, a lot much less manufacturing. The Sonett II did make it to manufacturing, starting in 1966, once more with the intention to take Saab racing. The mannequin’s third iteration arrived in 1970 with redesigned endcaps and a lately acquired V4 engine and four-speed guide from the Ford Taunus. A enjoyable reality, the unique Mustang I —the mid-engine present automobile—used an earlier model of the V4 however positioned it behind the seats.
Excessive fuel costs and a deprived greenback in the course of the mid-Nineteen Seventies took a toll on Sonett gross sales, leaving Saab to tug the plug after the 1974 mannequin yr. That makes this one of many final of the 8,368 Sonett IIIs constructed, and as such, it has the bigger 1700 cc engine providing 65 horsepower and giving the uber-light automobile a prime velocity of a tad over 100 miles per hour.
These vehicles all got here in shiny colours, as evidenced right here by the electrical orange paint this automobile’s fiberglass physique wears. It’s additionally sporting period-correct manufacturing facility soccer ball wheels, including to the all-original look. The identical could be mentioned for the cabin, which seems each all unique—or at the least reupholstered in unique supplies—and to be in nice situation. That is an extremely small automobile, one thing maybe not evident within the photos, so area is at a premium.
There are 14,420 miles on the clock, and the automobile comes with a clear title and, in keeping with the vendor, “needing nothing.” It’s a driver, however unusually, the vendor presents to incorporate a “heavy obligation automobile dolly” together with the sale. Which means getting the entire bundle would require one thing with a tow hook and trailer plug. Earlier than we get into the logistics of that, although, we have to think about the Saab’s $9,900 value.
What’s your opinion on this basic Swedish sports activities automobile and that $9,900 asking? Does that appear like a great deal, even when it’s a must to take the dolly as effectively? Or is {that a} not-so-neat value?
You resolve!
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