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The '''Saab 98''' was an automobile built by [[Saab Automobile|Saab]] in 1974 which never reached full production. Originally it was called X14, designed by [[Björn Envall]] as a [[combi coupé]] based on the [[Saab 95]] and using its floorpan. The [[prototype]] was assembled by [[Sergio Coggiola]], who had already done work on the [[Saab Sonett]] III. |
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[[File:Saab 98 Prototype.jpg|thumb|Side view]] |
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Only a handful of test cars were built up to 1976 before the project was abandoned when Saab decided there was no room in the market for a car between the [[Saab 95]] and [[Saab 99]].<ref>[http://www.griffinmodels.com/the-saab-way/the-saab-way-1976.html "The SAAB Way"] by [[Gunnar A. Sjögren]], page 57.</ref> |
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The only surviving 98, [[Vehicle registration plates of Sweden|licence plate (Swedish)]] AYX 330, started its life as a white Saab 95 registered on 7 September 1973.<ref>[http://biluppgifter.se/fordon/AYX330 biluppgifter.se]</ref> It is currently painted 'Siena Brown' and on display in the Saab [[Museum]] in [[Trollhättan]]. |
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'''Saab 98''' was the number used by [[Saab Automobile|Saab]] for a project in 1974 making a [[combi coupé]] based on the [[Saab 95]]. |
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Originally it was called X14. The construction of the 98 was based on the [[Saab 95]] floorpan and the design was made by [[Björn Envall]]. The [[prototype]] was assembled by [[Sergio Coggiola]] who had already done work on the [[Saab Sonett]] III. |
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[[Image:Saab98a.jpg|thumb|180px| Saab 98 in the Saab Museum]] |
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Only "a couple of test cars"<ref>[http://saab-club.com/the-saab-way/story/story.htm "The SAAB Way"] by [[Gunnar A. Sjögren]], page 57.</ref> were built up to 1976 and the project was abandoned as Saab decided there was no room in the market for a car between the [[Saab 95]] and [[Saab 99]]. The project was, nonetheless, an interesting development of a much-loved model (the 95) and might have delayed that successful format's demise, had this model achieved production status. |
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The only surviving 98, in 'Siena Brown', is now on display in the Saab [[Museum]] in [[Trollhättan]]. |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/2384/98.html Dennis' SAAB garage] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19991007054222/http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/2384/98.html Dennis' SAAB garage] |
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* [http://www.saabmuseum.com/98/index.html Saab 98 history at The SaabMuseum.com] |
* [http://www.saabmuseum.com/98/index.html Saab 98 history at The SaabMuseum.com] |
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Latest revision as of 19:54, 30 December 2023
The Saab 98 was an automobile built by Saab in 1974 which never reached full production. Originally it was called X14, designed by Björn Envall as a combi coupé based on the Saab 95 and using its floorpan. The prototype was assembled by Sergio Coggiola, who had already done work on the Saab Sonett III.
Only a handful of test cars were built up to 1976 before the project was abandoned when Saab decided there was no room in the market for a car between the Saab 95 and Saab 99.[1]
The only surviving 98, licence plate (Swedish) AYX 330, started its life as a white Saab 95 registered on 7 September 1973.[2] It is currently painted 'Siena Brown' and on display in the Saab Museum in Trollhättan.
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- ^ "The SAAB Way" by Gunnar A. Sjögren, page 57.
- ^ biluppgifter.se
External links[edit]
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