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Lovely vintage 1987 Saab Turbo SPG my 19 year old son just bought as his first car. It is in great shape and runs like a charm. I give him full credit for doing the research and waiting patiently for his dream car to come up. It also has a trunk -- well, hatchback but close enough. He also does his own photography. Proud day for dad when this showed up on the driveway! Maybe he will let me drive it some day -- here's dreaming...
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Thanks eye4beauty -- I will pass that along...
Dude, if you're a Saab fan, check out the movie "Crazy People"! You will LOVE the Saab character in it!
i had an 86 saab way back when. loved that car, but the maintenance just killed me. i love chevy trucks now!
What a beauty! Gorgeous design! So happy for him!
The boy from Saab says thanks to eye4beauty, adkmetalman, BELLIN68, vetraio50, bratjdd, scandinavian_pieces, miKKoChristmas11, Manikin, and kerry10456.