Saab 900 Turbo - Swedish transportation device for five - magazine article

[nordwulf]

Not so much a car as a Swedish transportation device for five

Car and Driver magazine
Don Sherman

[Golfhunter]

I love it !

[euromobile900]

I like the early grille as well. I have one of those on my car now, pulled from an '84 base-model (these kept the early grille for another year) and restored. The logos on these also make better keychains, being extruded from a single piece of aluminum.

But check out Etienne900's '79, with the very early 900 grille! It almost looks like a 99!

[nuclear944]

I like the early grille as well. I have one of those on my car now, pulled from an '84 base-model (these kept the early grille for another year) and restored. The logos on these also make better keychains, being extruded from a single piece of aluminum.

But check out Etienne900's '79, with the very early 900 grille! It almost looks like a 99!

Interesting...does the early, early 900 grille you speak of fit the post-facelift 900?

[euromobile900]

Interesting...does the early, early 900 grille you speak of fit the post-facelift 900?

Unfortunately not. You'll have to change your whole car to pre-facelift. This is pretty damn easy actually, if you can find a donor vehicle (start at junkyards). Some convert to flat-front and leave the rear unchanged. I think this looks fine. If you can find a bumper, grille, and lights, I can mail you my old air-dam.

[nuclear944]

That's unfortunate. I was thinking about just changing out the grille. Why doesn't it fit though? Is it larger? Smaller?
Thanks

[euromobile900]

It's flat instead of sloped. The angles of the sides where it meets the lights are also likely different. I don't know about size, but I imagine it won't be a great fit.