OWNER: Phyllis Lamb
OCCUPATION: Retired
CAR'S YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL: 1972 Saab Sonett III
"I LOVE MY CAR BECAUSE... she's wild and sporty and has brought me through thick and thin."
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11 Comments
By Peter on May 23, 2009 7:36 AM
This was one of my favorite cars when I was a young man. These are rarely seen any more.
By Cheryl F. on May 24, 2009 8:16 PM
Ohmygawd - I thought I'd never see another one of those. I had a red one many years ago. Handled beautifully, fast, eye-catching. I loved it!
By Rafal on May 25, 2009 6:01 AM
She obviously doesn't love her car, if she doesn't know that the correct name of that is Sonett.
By viggenkid on May 25, 2009 7:44 PM
Rafal is correct.
it is Sonett (roman numeral) III not 111 sonett pronounced so-net or "so neat" in Swedish.
if the editor had simply checked wikipedia they could have found this out.
:facepalm:
By Louise on May 25, 2009 8:55 PM
If Phyllis or others who love Saabs would like to join other Saab fans, there is a Northwest Saab Club.
www.nwsoc.org
By Monica Fischer on May 26, 2009 8:58 AM
Rafal and viggenkid,
Thank you for pointing out our error. We have corrected the name of the car.
--NWautos editor
By Craig on May 26, 2009 5:43 PM
OhMiGawd - Me Too! I had a black one about 1979,
bought for $2000 --- these are a strange little beast --
Fiberglass body- felt like driving a fake Ferrari on a
go-kart frame ....
(my Black one was not original, these came in Orange, Lime green, and ?..... I'm pretty sure her White one is a re-paint, too )
A small trap door in the middle of the hood to get to simple things in the engine,
but had to unscrew bolts and lift off entire front end of body to get to spark plugs or anything else!
Thanks for posting.......
By bob on May 27, 2009 7:52 AM
Disagree w/ the changing of plugs in the SAAB
All you needed was an extra joint just below your
elbow.. I was a SAAB mechanic for many years.
The most astounding happening was that a fellow
mechanic, who didn't know SAABs, actually removed an entire engine through that little hole.
It wasn't easy!
By Shiny on May 27, 2009 10:58 PM
Love those cars. I used to have two identical 1974s, one white and one (factory color!) lavender. Wish I still had them.
By Jim Miller on April 1, 2010 6:14 PM
I look up this car often. Enjoy! I miss mine so much!
By george on December 23, 2011 7:25 PM
Ive had 4 my current one is a 73 factory yellow (needs paint) stock but with ansa dual exhausts!