I used to have a Saturday job repairing and restoring classic Saabs, mostly 93s, 95s and 96s. (Which are different from the 9-3s and 9-5s, which were almost 40

I used to have a Saturday job repairing and restoring classic Saabs, mostly 93s, 95s and 96s. (Which are different from the 9-3s and 9-5s, which were almost 40 years later). They were handsome cars in a lumpy kind of way, and there were plenty of people willing to stump up the cash to have them carefully restored. (For all that the article talks about lack of aerodynamics in the 900, the 96 was a pretty aerodynamic car, perhaps rooted in Saab's genesis as an aerospace company, although I'm glad things have moved on - I hate to think how much lead and carbon monoxide I inhaled). The first turbocharged car I was driven in was a 900, and boy was that exciting - I can still remember the whine of the turbo. Have to say though, much as I love the Saabs (particularly the 96) if I had the money to get into classic cars, I'd be eyeing up a Citroen SM, rust issues notwithstanding.