P3 270 May/June 01-21:Layout 1 22/4/10 11:59 Page 1 MAY/JUNE 2010 ISSUE 3 £6.00 SAABDRIVERThe Magazine of the Saab Owners Club of Great Britain Limited INSIDE SAAB NEWS The New 9-5 THE SOC NATIONAL 2010 MOTORSPORT www.saabclub.co.uk Rally Monté Carlo Historic P3 270 May/June 01-21:Layout 1 22/4/10 11:59 Page 2 2 SAABDRIVER P3 270 May/June 01-21:Layout 1 22/4/10 11:59 Page 3 8 26 43 52 CONTENTS 6 STEERING WHEEL 26 AROUND THE UK 8 SAAB NEWS 32 THE SOC NATIONAL The New 9-5 Friday-Sunday 23-25 July 2010 at Bath Racecourse 12 IN THE NEWS The Perils of Potholes 37 REFLECTIONS ON SAAB 14 ROBIN’S REVIEW 38 OLD SAABS NEVER DIE... Neo Bros Editorial The Saab Report Part 5 – Independence Day 16 TRAVEL CLUB 40 MIDNIGHT BLUE The Story Continues... 14 Day Self-Drive Tour of USA 18 SCOTTISH SAVE SAAB CELEBRATION 42 REGISTERS 20 CAR CLINIC 50 MOTORSPORT 21 POSTBAG 58 CLUBSHOP 22 NOTICEBOARD 60 PRODUCT OFFER Meguiar’s Latest Leather Cleaner/Conditioner 24 WHAT’S ON 62 CLASSIFIED FRONT COVER: 1974 Saab 99 Service Car at the Rally Monte Carlo Historic Please state your Membership Number on all correspondence Design, print & production: MYPEC, The Old Pottery, Fulneck, Pudsey, Leeds LS28 8NT. Tel: 0113 255 6866 E-mail:
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