1970 71 Saab 9-5 95 2 Door Station Wagon Az Survivor Paint A/c W. Sonett Rims on 2040-cars

1971 SAAB 9-5 2dr Wagon

Up for auction, a great RARE classic Swedish 2 dr wagon thats lived probably 80% of
its whole life here in the Arizona desert. I listed as a 1970/71  because
the underhood tag says August of 1970, but the title says 1971.  Great & RARE color combination
from the factory (RB1B)  As you can see, its sort of an Robin-eggshell blue. 90% of the paint is original.
WIth a black and dk red interior. Both are wonderful for a daily driver and really I wouldnt redo
either one. More people appreciate SURVIVOR cars like this at car shows and events then restored
examples.
RECENT work done to get the car roadworthy was: changed most all the fluids, drained the gastank,
cleaned out the carb some, New fuel filter, battery and, the car runs nice. So nice, the last owner
drove the car on a 100 mile round trip from Tucson to a neighboring town and back and the
car ran great. The only thing really holding the car back from being a daily driver that I can see
would be the tires. The Sonnet Alloy rims fit the wagon pretty well and look good, but the car
does come with the original steel wheels and wheel covers, which is a plus for the buyer.
Read on for more info on this cool wagon !

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NOT MANY OF THESE CARS WHERE MADE BACK IN THE DAY and we all know
NOT MANY ARE EVEN LEFT ON THE ROAD ANYMORE.

IF YOU ARE A FAN OF SNL (Saturday Night Live) maybe you can tell me, didnt
TOONCES the Driving CAT drive one of these in their skits before the car went
off the cliff ??? Ill have to google it and find out !
Would make a great Christmas gift for yourself or your family !!

DRIVETRAIN:
the V4 runs and sounds good. It starts up easily every time and I believe
the drivetrain to be all the orginal components. No smoke or weird noises
other then the normal stuff for a 40+ yr old car. Clutch and column
mounted shifter works well and easy to use. The car has what was probably
dealer installed A/C at one time. Compressor and bracket included, just
not currently installed. But its a great plus for a car like this. As is its 
easily a daily driver for in town driving around. Choke may not be working
because it doesnt idle great when its cold, but once warmed up its fine.
You get thumbs up from everybody and eveytime you park it it draws a
little crowd even just stopping for gas. Its not fast, but its smooth and
cool to drive around. Ive taken it to a few local cruise nites and it got
more attention then most cars around it, including a Tesla coupe !
I would put a Petronix electronic conversion in it if I was going to keep
it and probably a set of plugs in it next.

INTERIOR: 
being that this cars been in a garage most of its life and tinted
windows, the interior is in very nice shape for its age. Pass seat
I see a small split starting, but the car is essentially like a car
time capsule and the way it sits you could easily drive it around
and enjoy it as is. The Az heats been a little hard on the rubber
and vinyl, but everything for its age is very usable and all seems
functional. Except the windshield wipers, Im missing one of them.
But they work and even come with an extra wiper motor.
I didnt see a 5th stock spare steel wheel or jack under the back 
seat.

EXTERIOR: As mentioned, original paint and color
A few minor dings on the car and paints a little faded.
I hadnt tried buffing it out fully yet, but Im sure the paint would
buff out pretty nicely with an afternoon of a little rubbing
compound and a nice coat of wax. Windows where tinted, typical
for Az cars, many yrs ago and all the glass looks. The chrome is
in pretty nice shape on the bumpers and all the stainless brightwork
still looks nice. Missing is the original gas cap :( . The driving/fog lites
on the front bumper are cool. You may notice the little wiper cowl
cover is missing in the pics. It does come with the car, we just had
it off planning on r&r-ing the wiper motor.
This is NOT A RESTORED or even mildly restored car. Its just one
of those cars the previous owners where meticulous and tried to
keep what they had in good nick. And Id say the wear and tear
is not near as obvious as most cars this age.
As anyone who knows these cars knows rust on these cars are their
worse enemy. But luckily this cars never snow or salted roads.
This car has mild rust issues compared to most cars out there
this age. 
It has rust in the typical areas but not NEAR as bad as one may
expect. Bottom of the front doors and hatch door is most apparent.
And what looks to be a little paint touch up in those areas.
(not all that well either) but again, its not a show car or restored
Saab 9-5. Please take the time to let all 150+ pics load and check
out the areas mentioned, youll be amazed about the LACK of rust
in those areas.  
So if you are planning on buying the car and restoring
it, those areas in question would be Much Easier less costly to 
repair then youd expect. I even pulled up the carpet some under
both front floorboards. Pass side very clean, drivers side has some
small rust to mention, but the floors are not soft and you could
leave them alone if you chose to. One may choose to put some 
Por15 on one or both to prevent them from getting any worse.
But again, its not bad enough to even worry about it as a daily
driver or weekend cruiser.

Suspension:
Overall again, the car feels good for a daily driver or for a road
trip. About the only thing I would report is the rear shocks on these
cars are unique, and the ones on this car should probably be
rebuilt as far as what this car needs in the near future. Its a little
mushy back there, but again for its age, to be expected. No noticeable
leaks for excessive fluids leaking under the car anywhere.
Brakes feel great too and stop the car well.

This car is 90% rust free Arizona car

These cars rarely even come up for sale anymore 
9-5s in this shape at what we consider a low fair reserve
are even more rare. 
When we bought it, it was planned on to be a keeper
but things changed and Im going to have to pass it on to
someone else to enjoy, and there are alot of SAAB
enthusiast out there !! AND wagon lovers too !!

Check out ALL the pics below ----->

it may take a full minute for them all to load if you have a
slow connection, so be patient AND looks for the extra schroll
bar on the right side.
Az gets maybe 12" a yr of rain and Az very dry climate.
more info AFTER the pics etc. There are 100 large pics.

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Doing restoration on this type of project is less labor
intensive which means overall cost is less too !
With less horrid surprises later on.
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until you take the car apart. While we go over our cars ALL OVER
with great pics to help making your decision easier.
Along with ANY other questions you may have.
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ARIZONA TITLE IN HAND

I wont end the auction early !!

CAR MUST BE PICKED UP WITHIN 14 days of auctions
END ! we can no longer store cars for anyone !!
Unless other arrangements have been made before auction ends.
Can help with shipping outside the USA too if you need help.
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from us in hand.
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If there is a winner, please email me when the auction ends
and say Hi and we can take it from there.
Bank Wires need to be prompt if you are out of the country
because they always seem to take longer then expected.
I bank with B of A which makes things easy for many out of
state for payment.  direct deposit or Cashier checks
If you wire the funds we must add a $50 fee that our bank charges us.
must clear before car can move. Its a sign of the times, sorry.
IF RESERVES NOT MET, email us anyway maybe we can work
out a deal after it ends.

NO PAYPAL for $500 deposit only - rest direct bank deposit or wire
Must be paid within 5 days of auctions end.