When Saab Automobile finally threw in the towel a few months back, the Trollhättan assembly plant had an interesting situation on their hands. Approximately 50 or so all-new vehicles were on the production line in an “almost done” state. With zero funding and zero parents to finish the cars, the Saabs were put in the same “for sale” pile with everything else in the estate. At the end of March, a Swedish dealership group by the name ANA, purchased these cars and their parts and shortly after, began piecing a few of them together. The very last one, an Arctic White 9-3 Griffen sedan, is now ready but they’re is an issue: who will own this iconic piece of automotive history?
At this moment, a group of die-hard Saab fans want nothing more than for the last Saab to rest peacefully with the remainder of its friends. Saabs United, a grouping of loyalists and forum members, are rallying together to purchase the 9-3 so it can be placed in the Saab Cars Museum. ANA has given the group “first dibs” on the sedan and they must come up with the cash by May 20. The purchase price for the Saab is $37,500 and according to an Autoblog article, the group has gathered about $20 grand thus far. Given the fact that the museum cars were only recently saved by the Swedish people themselves, the Saab namesake is truly important to both their local heritage and the entire automotive world. If you too believe so, Saabs United has created a donation page where anyone can make a contribution.
“Buying a car of this importance certainly is no simple thing, it is a lot of money we are talking about and I have discussed this car greatly with some of the people within the SU-Crew as well as some friends around the world. The general consensus is that we should at least try to buy it,” said TimR, Saabs United forum member
Source: Autoblog.com and SaabsUnited
