1958 Saab 93 - Jay Leno's Garage

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  @peppegiorgou9226 · 5 years ago (edited)

  hello ....i'm Pantelis from Greece...i'm 51 y.o and that video made me so emotional (especially my father he's 84 y.o and we saw this video together!!!!)  cause he bouth this car in 1964 and i was born inside this car in 1969 ....it was a Saab 94 construction in 1964 the older model from this car in your videiowith fuel and oil at the same tank...it was semi automatic by puting 1st-2nd and 3rd gear without pressing the clutch all you needed to do that is pulling  a small lever low on the steering axle next to and above the throttle..now the car is in the experienced hands of a fanatical collector of these cars..car's counter has reset 3 times. the engine was never converted and was spotless inside out and mechanically excellent for over 30 years. thank you for this video sir....Thank you so much for this emotional experience....* sorry for my English but i;m Greek)

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  @noisedetectorsinc · 1 year ago (edited)

  Rally driver Erik Carlsson said in an interview that the trick to win with these underpowered cars, was to always keep the gaspedal to the floor. Then shift without clutch, (possible thanks to the freewheeling) and through the bends, put the inner front wheel in the ditch to keep the car on the road. Most often this technique worked fine. But sometimes he lost control and rolled. So.. After rolling a few times, he got the nickname &quot;Carlsson on the roof&quot; after the children&apos;s book. 😊<br>He was a big idol to us kids here in Sweden back in the days.

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  @russriley3005 · 11 months ago

  I was in a Saab from the late 60s that was pulled over and my buddy who driving, was ticketed for speeding. I didn&apos;t think it was possible and neither did the judge.

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  @franzkoviakalak6981 · 7 years ago

  &quot;you don&apos;t need a Ferrari or McLaren to have fun.&quot; This is more fun. These types of videos are way cooler too. Thanks Jay and team.

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  @MrGunzngirlz · 7 years ago

  Finally an episode where it&apos;s just Jay talking about a cool old car. No guests. &nbsp;No gimmicks.

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  @georgec2126 · 6 years ago

  Someone once asked Carlsson how he managed to beat so many more powerful cars in one of these. He replied: &apos;I just never took my foot off.&apos; Marvellous.

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  @supremefantastic · 6 years ago (edited)

  Really respectful and interesting from you, Jay. As a swede, I&apos;m happy that you honour an historic car from my country with this kind words and caring. You also have a giant knowledge that makes me impressed. Often I don&apos;t like american reviews (with music in background and people who don&apos;t know what they speak about) but you&apos;re interesting and serious. Respect from me to you, Jay.

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  @D3nZiG · 7 years ago

  in sweden, that license plate GLF249 has now been recycled and passed down to a trailer, a &nbsp;-08 Thule D0750, owned by a &nbsp;contractor company located 30miles away from the very SAAB factory.

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  @noahman27 · 6 years ago

  We drove Saabs in our family from the early 60&apos;s thru 2007. Every type...except the Sonnet. And we got our neighbors to also drive them. We lived on Main St in our town. We always had so many SAABs in the driveway that people in town thought we were a SAAB garage and occasionally someone would knock on the front door needing service for their SAAB. The other night I had a dream - I had dropped off my 2018 SAAB 9-5 Wagon at the dealer for service and was asking my good friend if she could give me a ride to the dealer to pick up my car..It&apos;ll be ready tomorrow morning by 11:00am. What a great dream it was! I miss the SAAB family. And it really was a family. Very special.

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  @aussiebloke609 · 7 years ago

  The British did combine water and electricity in one unit. &nbsp;The distributor in a classic Mini, right up against the grille, just waiting for a rainy night.<br><br>I didn&apos;t say it actually <i>worked</i> when that happened. &nbsp;:-P

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  @wilmerlagesson7985 · 7 years ago

  as a swede I found it really interesting that this saab has a swedish plate :)

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  @life_with_bernie · 4 years ago

  Growing up in NYC I had a neighbor that lived down the street who had two of these, both bright robin&apos;s egg blue, and with consecutive VINs. &nbsp;These were some of the first cars I ever worked on as a kid, helping that neighbor do things like oil changes, setting points (one of his was a 4-stroke 4-cyl, the other a 2-stroke 3-cyl), changing filters, etc. &nbsp;He was a college professor and drove them to work regularly during the school season, changing over to his Vespa scooter for summer. &nbsp;He also owned a Citroen DS that I loved. &nbsp;<br><br>Many years later, when I had my own service station, I was one of the few mechanics in NYC who could/would work on Citroens and Saabs. &nbsp;One client even gifted me a gently used 1970 Saab 99 hatchback that I fell in love with. &nbsp;Saab&apos;s are really great cars. &nbsp;A driver&apos;s car for sure.

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