This is a very sad state of affairs for the noble car maker.
It is very sad when a huge conglomerate like GM decide to close a part of it's business simply for economic reasons, but even more so when that company has such a pioneering and historic past.
The old V4s and two-stroke rally cars of the 60's and early 70's were World beating. The 900 Turbo was a first and I for one always wanted one when I was a lad.
My Dad had a 1982 Y-reg 900 2.0i GLE 4 door back in about 1984/5 which was quirky but never let us down. I remember him putting more than 100k miles in it in the five years he had it, and it was the first of his cars his ever let me drive - I'd always had to use my Mum's until then.
Front wheel hand brake, starter/ignition key between the front seats on the floor, electric front windows, power steering, sunroof and alloy wheel trims.
It was very advanced for it time, and the most luxurious car my Dad had ever owned.
It was metallic brown too, with brown velour - lovely
Saab lost their way IMHO when they became part of GM, and I was never really interested in them when I learned that they shared the Vectra platform. Still....as a marque I will miss them. One step closer to GM and Ford being the only remaining car manufacturers in the World.
How terrible is that thought
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