What occupies the top slot on my favorite cars list?
Why, a 1977 SAAB 99 Turbo notchback. Being a mere mortal, I owned the non-turbo version of this car in high school.
No, this particular car is one of just four notchback 99 Turbo sedans brought into the U.S. as early test cars, part of an overall fleet of 40 99 Turbos.
While everyone waits to see what Spyker will do with SAAB, Jalopnik has taken a drive in my current most-lustworthy automobile. Current, I say, while probably mentally cementing it into the slot of “All-time most lustworthy.”
As we reach down between the seats and turn the key, the old 99 protests just a bit until we coax a breath out of it with a slight stab of the throttle. The car warms up within a couple of minutes, at which point we mash the throttle. Boost builds steadily, but serious acceleration doesn’t really happen until around 3500 rpm.
What I wouldn’t give to own this 99…
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