SAAB 900 Turbo 16S Aero Convertible (1987) - Instruction on Rebrickable
Think SAAB.
While the 3-Door 900 Aero is the first SAAB that might come to mind, the coolest is probably the Aero Convertible. A full four seats, plus all the usual SAAB coolness added up to a pretty compelling package. The ultimate colour, was of course, yellow, but black and red were OK too.
The SAAB 900 Convertible wasn’t super fast, but it didn’t need to be, the style was the key, and the convertible had it in spades.
The engine bay was constrained though, so SAAB’s route to performance was turbocharging. All SAABs had been FWD too, though this tended to limit how much torque could be transferred to the road smoothly.
For SAAB, this was a high point. The marque was sold on to General Motors, the second generation 900, based of the GM Cavalier platform, never captured the hearts of the buying public as the Classic 900 model had.
Being October, which had always been the LUGNuts anniversary month, this 1987 SAAB 900 Turbo 16S Convertible has been built to the 85th challenge theme 'Like, Totally 80s'.
By popular demand, this model is available on my Rebrickable account.
SAAB 900 Turbo 16S Aero Convertible (1987) - Instruction on Rebrickable
Think SAAB.
While the 3-Door 900 Aero is the first SAAB that might come to mind, the coolest is probably the Aero Convertible. A full four seats, plus all the usual SAAB coolness added up to a pretty compelling package. The ultimate colour, was of course, yellow, but black and red were OK too.
The SAAB 900 Convertible wasn’t super fast, but it didn’t need to be, the style was the key, and the convertible had it in spades.
The engine bay was constrained though, so SAAB’s route to performance was turbocharging. All SAABs had been FWD too, though this tended to limit how much torque could be transferred to the road smoothly.
For SAAB, this was a high point. The marque was sold on to General Motors, the second generation 900, based of the GM Cavalier platform, never captured the hearts of the buying public as the Classic 900 model had.
Being October, which had always been the LUGNuts anniversary month, this 1987 SAAB 900 Turbo 16S Convertible has been built to the 85th challenge theme 'Like, Totally 80s'.
By popular demand, this model is available on my Rebrickable account.