Highlights
- Eye-catching original Verona Green with matching dark green interior
- Acquired and improved by a former Veloce Publishing director
- Maintained in recent years by the Haynes Motor Museum workshop
- Recently fully detailed with new alternator and overhauled ignition system
- Reliable and more usable later 96 with 1.5L Ford V4 engine
The Appeal
When a company that has never made cars decides to make cars, often it results in proper blue-sky thinking. That is especially so when that company is Saab and when the project is led by an engineer like Sixten Sason. His aerodynamic 92 was the genesis of this car, the 96, built 25 years later, using essentially the same design and ideas.
The 96 got the more durable and reliable Ford 1.5L V4, an engine that did away with the earlier two-strokes need for fussy oil and fuel mixing. It’s more economical too, which makes a V4 a good choice for enthusiasts who enjoy quirk and difference, but also driving too.
This pretty Verona Green 96 is in really good order, thank to work by a former director of Veloce Publishing. In recent years it has been entrusted to the workshop at Haynes Motor Museum and benefits from a new alternator and overhauled ignition system.
If the recent glowing feature on these cars in Classic & Sportscar has whetted your appetite, or you just like classics that are clever and different, then this well-kept example will be tempting.
History and Paperwork
- First registered 22nd October 1974
- Five registered keepers
- Current keeper since July 2024
- MOT expired September 2023 with no advisories
- Spreadsheet of work carried out from 2007 to 2025
- V5C present
- Factory handbooks
- Haynes workshop manual
- SAAB brochure included
- Black and white number plates
The Condition
- Original Verona Green paintwork, presenting well and recently fully detailed
- Some light discolouration to panels consistent with original paint
- Bodywork in very good order with the vendor reporting no rust present
- Vendor states there is no rust underneath
- Chrome and brightwork present well
- Steel wheels with chrome hub caps in good general condition
- SAAB-branded mud flaps fitted
- Vredestein tyres fitted
- Green fabric and vinyl interior in very good order
- Matching green carpets in good order
- Vendor reports a clean headlining
- Aerodynamic body with undertray
- Windows feature a swivel-down mechanism
- Rear seat folds flat
The Mechanics
- 1,498cc Ford V4 engine
- Four-speed manual gearbox with Freewheel
- Front-wheel drive
- Engine reportedly starts readily and pulls strongly
- Recent new alternator
- Overhauled ignition system
- Reverse gear lock that must be activated before key removal
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