1972 Saab 95 V4

95 V4 Wagon

4 - Cyl.

Manual

95722007353

Gasoline

1972 SAAB 95V4 7-Passenger Wagon The final car to be sold that came out of the former GM Heritage SAAB Collection Sold new on European Delivery & lived in Southern California 1972-2004 The most perfect original example known to exist - paint, interior, mechanicals Invited to the GM Heritage Display at the upcoming Import Carlisle this May! (No, I didn't make that tag, it's a real Virginia new-old-stock plate that just happened to end in "095"! A lucky find!) Offered for your consideration is this exceptional 1972 SAAB 95 V4. Its original owners picked it up at the factory in the summer of 1972 and toured around Sweden (stopping at Goteborg and Kungalf along the way, stickers still in the back windows) before returning to the metropolitan San Diego area. The car remained with them until they were no longer able to drive. It was then purchased by a client of mine in New Hampshire who kept it a year, then from him by yet another client, a top-tier collector of exceptional automobiles in New Jersey, who kept it for 2-3 years. At my instigation, we then sold the car into the GM Heritage Collection in late 2007 to fill a gap in their 30-car SAAB display. On the breakup of the collection in 2010, I purchased the car back out of the collection. The car wears most, if not all of its original Ambragul (Amber Yellow) finish applied in Trollhättan in May of 1972. If the car was ever comprehensively refinished, there are no indications of it in the doorjambs, where an original sticker remains from when the car was new. There are no tape marks and the finish is clearly a heavy lacquer just like that applied at the factory. I can find no indications of blending. I have comprehensively restored a similar 95 in the past and have been a parts and service vendor to the vintage SAAB community for over a decade, so I'm not just speculating wildly. There is a very small rock 'star' in the upper left windshield, barely visible from outside, it is more obvious from inside. My glass guy says that it's been filled and will not spread, so since this is the original windshield, I've opted to leave well enough alone. The car is naturally without any indication of corrosion, past or present. It wears its original undercoating that is not all over the trailing or control arms, et.c. indicating it was ever redone or applied over existing underseal. The car's chrome and brightwork is nearly flawless throughout with only minor indications of age. To the best of my knowledge, none of this has ever been redone. Additionally, the car wears the roof rack that the original owners fitted to the car either from the factory or on their return from Europe; I imagine they made use of it in their early travels. The rear hatch latches tightly on its original weatherstripping and does not shake or make noise when closed. The upper 'accordion' seal is still intact. None of the original 95-specific weatherstripping remains available unless in someone's collection of new-old-stock. The sides of the car are both dent-free; there were a few following storage at GM that my skilled paintless dent remover was able to remove without doing any damage to the finish. Everything fits as well as when the car was brand-new. Like the weatherstripping, all side trim is likewise as nice as you'll find on any of these cars, period. Tires are newer 165SR15s on the original steel wheels. Inside the passenger doorjamb, the original import sticker is a bit mauled but is still largely intact. The car's original interior is beyond reproach - carpet, seats, dash. Can't beat that! The body plate has never been removed from the car or taped off. I'm sure the steering wheel has had this cover since the 1970s. To my mind, it adds character to the car - feel free to remove it if you want. The headlining is intact without any tears or shrinkage. Mileage is a bit higher now at 85,158 as of this writing. The second seat is just as nice as the front. Showing the opposite side inner panel. The third seat, Note how perfect the linoleum covering is on the rear floor - it is absolutely as-new throughout. Note also the rubber hold-up straps are intact - these are gone on most cars and not reproduced. Underneath the car from the left front jacking point. Underneath the car from the left-rear jacking point. Looking straight forward from the rear of the car. The exhaust is a newer SAAB replacement (now obsolete). One of the stickers put on the car during the original owners' trip in 1972. The other one. The engine bay was unrestored and very grimy after just over 85,000 miles. Since GM did no work to this car at all, I was tempted to pull everything out anyway and clean it all up, but then all three bolts were found to have fallen out of the rear transmission mount, so it was inevitable! I ended up doing a pull and clean with all new hoses, a recored radiator, new transmission mount, new clutch (with a lightened flywheel and strengthened pressure plate), new fuel and water pumps, new slave cylinder and hours upon hours of detailing work (I estimate near 100 in all) as seen in the above and following photos. All fluids were changed - coolant, brakes, oil, transmission oil. The car had previously been converted to a 1 barrel Weber 34 ICH and Pertronix Ignitor along with our major tune-up, so these items were retained. I'm sure I'm forgetting plenty that went into this. Additionally, I added an internally-regulated modern Bosch alternator as seen here. The fuel line is heat-wrapped and routed differently to prevent against vapour lock at high temperatures, such as those we experienced last summer. There's really nothing short of ongoing maintenance that remains to be done here! I even found a new emissions sticker for the right inner fender well to go in place of the remains of the original in the above picture. Additional work includes four new stainless-braided brake hoses, rear brake cylinders, shoes, hardware and handbrake lever boots and doubtless more I'm forgetting. The last reminder of where this car spent a few of the last years. The car also comes with its original owners manual, extra keys, one of the two original blue California license plates and a couple boxes of original parts. who am I/why am I selling? I'm Chip Lamb, owner of West of Sweden SAAB. I've been one of the only parts vendors for these cars for more than a decade. I arranged the sale of this car into GM Heritage and bought it myself as the agent of their SAAB collection liquidation since I could not sell it directly out of the Collection. I'm glad I didn't, since the car had some needs I didn't know about and was able to address them for its next owner. Given what I paid for this car plus transport costs and all the work put in, it will be the only car out of the Collection that I lose money on - ah, well... We had some paperwork problems with many of the Heritage cars. Upon purchase/brokerage of these cars out of Michigan last year, all were promised to me with clean and clear titles, unlike the ones that sold through Barrett-Jackson with scrap titles. This car might have presented a major problem had I not known its previous owner. Early this year, I finally got GM to agree to allow him to apply for a duplicate to the title he had since they never titled the car. We have this now, ready for transfer. It took 9 months to make this a reality - the pace of bureaucracy! I've got some other projects I'd like to get into; sometimes it's more fun bringing something up to speed and then letting someone else enjoy the result. This is such a case. This is a very enjoyable car that has and will continue to win award after award at SAAB gatherings and other unusual car shows. It has been a class winner on more than one occasion and has not been shown since all the work was done under the hood. Its history is known as is its chain of ownership, something else that is very rare with vintage SAABs. It runs and drives very well and will not disappoint any new owner. Best of all, it has never been comprehensively restored and is about as good an original car as one could ever hope to find among SAABs made prior to the 900 series. payment/shipping terms Payment must be received in full within seven days of auction close. There will be no exceptions unless cleared with me in advance of your bid. Accepted forms of payment include cash, cashier's cheque cleared in my bank account or a cleared wire transfer. Once payment is received, the title will be made out and mailed to you. There are no additional fees for this. If you are a Virginia resident, I'd love it if you ran these tags. If not, I'll reaffix the original California tag to the rear. Shipping is the buyer's responsibility and must take place within fourteen days of auction close. There will be no exceptions unless cleared with me in advance of your bid. If you are outside the USA and make your own port arrangements in Baltimore or Norfolk, I'll carry the car via enclosed trailer to either port for $350 myself. If the car must sit here until your truck driver gets here, I'll understand as I am very active in the collector car hobby and sometimes, well, things happen. I'm totally OK with it. Perhaps you just want to fly or drive in and drive or trailer it home yourself. No problem. I'm happy to help, so long as we discuss it first, payment is received on schedule and it's not too much of a surprise. Got other questions? Comments? Concerns? E-MAIL ME OR CALL 804-357-4926