On Tue, 18 Mar 1997 22:27:13 -0500 (EST), you wrote:
> I've just located a Saab Sonnet in pretty much in tack, but has been
>sitting outside for the past few years. Does anyone out there know much
>about these babies and has a parts source?
> I thank you for any input..
You didn't say what series it is, but I'll assume it's a V-4, since most
of them are. (A two-stroke Sonnet would be really neat and rare, but
very difficult to deal with.) =20
This is exactly the same car, mechanically, as any Saab 96 sedan. Parts
are not hard to come by for these in the USA, as they used to be pretty
common. Are you in the USA? Body parts, on the other hand, are scarce.
The fiberglass pieces shouldn't be hard to fabricate or repair, but
window glass is a particular monster for these babies.
The engine is not hard to get parts for, because many of the internal
parts cross over to various Ford V-6's that were sold in very large
quantities here. There are some Saab clubs out there, where people
probably have all the part numbers written down. A guy named Jack
Lawrence in upstate New York used to sell hotrod stuff for these cars; I
don't know if he still does. I've been away from Saabs for a very long
time.
As with most Saabs, the sad part is the transmission. Not only is this
the weakest part of the car, it's exceedingly weird, and only those who
have been initiated should even consider trying to overhaul it. If the
car has been sitting unused, it's not unlikely that the transmission is
the reason. And you won't know until you get it running.
Good luck. They're cute.
John Dean
Charlottesville VA USA
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