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Happy anniversary, it took me a while to read further back. And still I think I have missed some.
Bill
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Yes, that car looks Swedish to me, and they call a Station Wagon, Herrgårdsvagn. Herrgård is a little more upety farm, mansion sort of. And vagn is wagon.
Bill
I absolutely love saabs. The only non American car that makes me stop and just look at them for hours.
I have always had a thing for the saab 95 and 96. Especially the wagons.
They are nearly impossible to find as good project cars in middle America
I've always loved the F-15 Tomcats....
Will the Saab drive in a blizzard even if you can't see past the windshield?
I assume you are not allowed to drive if you can not see, even if the car would be able to. But the car has a very good heater system, is has fairly large and narrow wheels for the size of the car, narrow is good for snow. At the time it came out it was ahead of many other cars when it came to winter use.
But, as with anything, everything has it's limits. Also a Saab. Just that they had a very good reputation in Scandinavia when it came to winter driving. I have never driven a Saab, but I have driven other front wheel drive cars in the winter, and I am so so satisfied with that. I have also driven 1965 Dodge Dart in the winter, and felt that was a good winter car too. Excellent actually. Just that I stopped using it before the winter tires became really good in the early 90ties.
Bill
Night all got to get up early and go to market days to sell coffee. A few pics from the junkyard today. Went back with cash for some of the parts I found.
Good luck with your coffee sales. Here's my neighbors logo.
Here you can drive in a blizzard if your stupid enough to try and some do. Traction here is not a problem most of the time just snow drifts across the road that can be 4' deep and 12' wide.
I agree the Saab was a great car back in the day and would love to have one as well as the 65 Dart.
We had to travel in a blizzard to catch a flight. Only vehicle on the road at 04:00. Pounding through drifts high as bumper on the caravan. Ten miles from home,battery light comes on.
We stop and open hood, to find engine bay packed full of snow.
Just a black strip where the belt was running. We kept going, 50 more miles and it never quit.
Guess alternator slowed down enough to set off a warning.
We stop and open hood, to find engine bay packed full of snow.
Just a black strip where the belt was running. We kept going, 50 more miles and it never quit.
Guess alternator slowed down enough to set off a warning.
Have you "winterguys" in north America ever seen covers for the grill, some kind of means to stop the snow, but also to reduce cooling to the radiator to keep the engine warmer and in turn the heater working better too ? It was very popular in Norway on trucks and buses in the 60ties and 70ties, maybe it was used later too.
Bill
Yup. Winter front on my pickup.
I slid cardboard in front of the rad on wife's x-trail, remembered it around july,it started runnibg really hot and ac wasnt working at all.
Heavy trucks run belly tarps too. Fitted/insulated covers for underside.
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Volvo 544 .. be like having a 3/4 scale '46 Ford. Mopar b block, 727, tubs, steelies, hot rod suede paint. Jes riiiigghhhttt
Yep, a piece of cardboard works fine.
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And I thought I was Unconventional
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Volvo 544 .. be like having a 3/4 scale '46 Ford. Mopar b block, 727, tubs, steelies, hot rod suede paint. Jes riiiigghhhttt
In Norway these were called Volvo PV, both the 444 and the 544. PV in Volvo language stands for personvagn, or "person-wagon" compared to Volvo LV, that in the old days was for "lastvagn" or load wagon, which was the trucks. I think they called the Volvo PV in Sweden too.
Bill
I know, done it myself many times with the card board, but the ones I was thinking about was pre made for the model vehicle, and fit right on the outside of the grille. With fastners and everything.
Bill
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I went to the favorite Mexican café for take out.
Pennsylvanians get ready to cringe.
Philly Cheesesteak Burrito
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Sooooo good
Pennsylvanians get ready to cringe.
Philly Cheesesteak Burrito
.Sooooo good
Had one on a tool truck. They get old and crispy after a few years. Then there's the snaps.
Good morning all. Headed to the market days.
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