Springtime In Sweden
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Springtime In Sweden
Springtime in Sweden is an annual Saab car show held in memory of the Crisman brothers who were killed in a crash several years ago. One of the brothers, Kyle, was a huge fan of the 1988 special edition 900 convertible from which the show takes its name. His goal was to get one and restore it, though he never reached that goal before he died. His parents host the event on their property, and all proceeds go towards a scholarship in the brothers' name.
Some minor prep-work the day before the show:
Seats were out, and all the leather was polished with shoe polish.
Yeah, thats peanut butter being brushed onto the plastic trim. It works better than any other product Ive tried to date
Cleaned up dash
Headed down south a bit to meet up for a caravan north to the show. Our caravan of five had my 9-3 convertible, a 9-3 five door hatch, a three door Viggen, a 9-5 sportcombi, and a OG 900 SPG:
The show itself:
It was too damn hot out, so I only have a handfull of pictures, but more will be on their way from Masci, as he came with me.
As always, click makes big.
Some minor prep-work the day before the show:
Seats were out, and all the leather was polished with shoe polish.
Yeah, thats peanut butter being brushed onto the plastic trim. It works better than any other product Ive tried to date
Cleaned up dash
Headed down south a bit to meet up for a caravan north to the show. Our caravan of five had my 9-3 convertible, a 9-3 five door hatch, a three door Viggen, a 9-5 sportcombi, and a OG 900 SPG:
The show itself:
It was too damn hot out, so I only have a handfull of pictures, but more will be on their way from Masci, as he came with me.
As always, click makes big.
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Re: Springtime In Sweden
as stated above i went with watkins and i go more pics! the show was awesome soo many great saabs the only down side was the heat was killing us lol
here are my pics of the ride up:
here are the pic from the car show:
here are my pics of the ride up:
here are the pic from the car show:
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here are the pics of watkins' saab 9-3
2009 Focus SE sedan
1994 Mazda B3000
1987 Buick Riviera - sadly all good things come to an end
1994 Mazda B3000
1987 Buick Riviera - sadly all good things come to an end
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Re: Springtime In Sweden
Precisely why it works so well. It does both wax removal and reconditioning in one quick step.paul34 wrote:FYI peanut butter also works to remove wax residue that you may have accidentally have gotten on plastic trim
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Re: Springtime In Sweden
So... did anyone there actually have that specific convertible?
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No. Theyre incredibly rare, and this was a small show. Only around 75 cars.
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my neighbor has a 9-3 vertwatkins wrote:No. Theyre incredibly rare, and this was a small show. Only around 75 cars.
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75 cars is a small show? No wai man, that's big.
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wait...where was this meet??
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it is very rare do to the color of his car.Takigu wrote:my neighbor has a 9-3 vertwatkins wrote:No. Theyre incredibly rare, and this was a small show. Only around 75 cars.
Amherst, nhpotownrob wrote:wait...where was this meet??
2009 Focus SE sedan
1994 Mazda B3000
1987 Buick Riviera - sadly all good things come to an end
1994 Mazda B3000
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Re: Springtime In Sweden
looks like it was a fun meet.
i love the 9-3/9-5 wagons, they look awesome.
i love the 9-3/9-5 wagons, they look awesome.
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Re: Springtime In Sweden
Thats small for a Saab show. Swedish Car Day in October generally has 150 or more Saabs, and maybe 100 Volvos.Leedeth wrote:75 cars is a small show? No wai man, that's big.
I think hes talking about the SiS edition 900maskeet wrote:it is very rare do to the color of his car.Takigu wrote:my neighbor has a 9-3 vertwatkins wrote:No. Theyre incredibly rare, and this was a small show. Only around 75 cars.
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ah ok i think my neighbors is black that explains itmaskeet wrote:it is very rare do to the color of his car.Takigu wrote:my neighbor has a 9-3 vertwatkins wrote:No. Theyre incredibly rare, and this was a small show. Only around 75 cars.
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Yeswatkins wrote: Thats small for a Saab show. Swedish Car Day in October generally has 150 or more Saabs, and maybe 100 Volvos.I think hes talking about the SiS edition 900Takigu wrote:my neighbor has a 9-3 vertwatkins wrote:No. Theyre incredibly rare, and this was a small show. Only around 75 cars.