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Sweet wheels. Does it have...
Sweet wheels. Does it have the "Elmo" leather interior?

My mom had that car!
She drove it for years and years. The chrome trim around the rear window turned brown like all the ones in the US. A very civilized ride for sure, but I'll never understand why SAAB thought putting the ingnition switch down between the seats was a good idea. I guess maybe Euros don't eat and drink in their cars like Americans do.

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I like these quirky ideas, tkoo...
Makes the driving experience quite different.
No leathers interior, alas! Just a tidy, well-kept
fabric one (old catalogue says 'alpaca').
Indeed Mark, it's robust though elegant and drives
like a tank!
I like it, I like it, I like it!
If I could I would drive it right between our Grete Jalks and make
it a center piece in our interior, but I guess driving around in it
all day will do quite nicely too...

Vail, Colorado Police Car
Believe it or not, but during the 1980s the Vail Police Department in Vail, Colorado drove black Saabs just like this!
I'm sure they have changed their service vehicles to another mfg., but they looked pretty slick back then!

Over the years that design...
Over the years that design has really grown on me, and it looks like you got a very nice example. I love the color too. My girlfriend went through a similar process with the Volvo wagon. At one point I was sure I had convinced her to get a Honda, but I guess when you really love a car, it is not that easy to let it go, and she is driving a 2004 V70 now, which has been great so far.
http://www.saabhistory.com/2009/03/05/the-history-of-saab-police-cars-in...

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For being nearly 20 years old...your Saab looks to be in very good condition. And it appears that it came with an original sales brochure and paperwork. Make sure that you give the little tank a proper name.
ps I name all of my cars.

I owned
a turbo variant with the notch back and a first gen 9-5 Aero that I loved. Have been keeping my eyes open for a car much like yours. I love the hatch back. Can fit almost anything in there.

Buzz's Boots and Boards Ski shop
I believe that is an image of one of those Vail Police cars from the 1980s that I spoke about in an earlier post pictured in front of the Covered Bridge in Vail Village.
Classic design. I wonder if the gent pictured was able to purchase it with the red/blue bubble gum top?
Note "Happy Tags" license plate.

I suspect that gent may actua...
I suspect that gent may actually be a police officer in uniform - as it looks like he is wearing a badge on his vest. All he needs to complete the look is a cowboy hat. I am pretty sure I remember seeing some police wearing that kind of leisurely uniform in the 80's.

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A cowboy hat would mess with his permed hair! I'd like to see spurs on his boots, and a pick in his back pocket. I want to be an '80's cowboy.