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Under clause 18 (as amended) of the articles of association, the text of any matter to be discussed at the AGM must be signed by two Members and sent to FRONT COVER: the Company Secretary by the above date. Chris Redmond’s restored 900 TI 6S Nomination Forms for the election of Directors are available from the Please state your Membership Number on all correspondence Company Secretary on request Design, print & production: (please include an SAE). MYPEC, The Festoon Rooms, Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS28 5UJ. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD Tel: 0113 257 9646 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.mypec.co.uk Derek Best – Company Secretary © Copyright 2014 MYPEC Ltd ISSN 1477-2604 JUNE/JULY 2014 3 WHO’SWHO DIRECTORS FOR CLUB MEMBERSHIP, RENEWALS, CHANGE OF ADDRESS, CHAIRMAN CLUB QUERIES Dave Garnett Contact the Membership Team on: 01706 368724 Gorsey Field House, Birtle, Bury, BL9 6UD. Tel: 01954 232810 Fax: 01954 232106 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] POSTAL ADDRESS VICE CHAIRMAN – Derek Best National Event Co-ordinator/Company Secretary PO Box 1063, Octagon House, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4YR. 01900 814317 Longview, Central Road, Dearham, Club Insurance Schemes. Tel: 0800 298 4071 Maryport, Cumbria CA15 7ER. IMPORTANT [email protected] VICE CHAIRMAN – Ellie Wilson Please quote your Membership Number on ALL correspondence Regional Groups’ Co-ordinator Classified Advertisements 01527 403596 CONTRIBUTIONS 43 Towbury Close, Oakenshaw South, Please send your contributions to: – see details on page 54 Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 7YZ. ‘DRIVER’ Editor, DAVE GARNETT, [email protected] Gorsey Field House, Birtle, Bury, BL9 6UD. Copy should be submitted either by e-mail or on Finance – Bryan Riley E-mail: [email protected] CD or DVD, either in PC or Mac format, along 01482 632162 with a hard copy for reference where possible. Lowlands, Reading Room Yard, North Ferriby, For information, and ALL articles, Group Photographs should be undamaged and of a East Yorkshire, HU14 3DE. [email protected] Organisers’ reports, Post Bag, Sport, etc. good quality and, if supplied digitally, be of a Motorsport Secretary – Richard Simpson (See above for address.) high resolution for print, either 300dpi or taken 0114 288 7612 at the highest resolution setting on your camera. 11A Park Drive, Stocksbridge, Technical queries for Car Clinic, Richard Sheffield, S36 1EP. Elliott. (See Car Clinic for details.) DEADLINE DATES FOR [email protected] CONTRIBUTORS IT Director – Nick Hoare Register articles to respective Registrars. Aug/Sept 2014 27 June 2014 [email protected] (See individual Register Pages.) Oct/Nov 2014 22 August 2014 IT Co-ordinator – Rich Bone 0121 2882663 160 Ardath Road, Birmingham B38 9PE. DISPLAY ADVERTISING IN THE SAAB ‘DRIVER’ [email protected] Anyone in the business of selling goods or services related to the motor industry can advertise in Members Benefits & Services – Rachel Hillier ‘Driver’. If Members can recommend a service or would like to suggest a potential advertiser please 01379 740158 contact our Sales Executive: Linnaeus, Norwich Road, Scole Kay Scott Diss, Norfolk IP21 4DY. [email protected] KJS Advertising Tel: 01943 461679 E-mail: [email protected] Saab Independent Dealer Liaison – John Ransley 0161 338 2423 133 Stocks Lane, Stalybridge Cheshire, SK15 2NU. [email protected] CLUB VALUATION SCHEME International Liaison – Iain Hodcroft The Club Valuation Scheme is continuing to provide a very important service to Club Members. However, I would like 07976 314012 to remind everyone that the purpose of the scheme is to provide The Valuation Service for any model of Saab which [email protected] qualifies for an ‘Agreed Value’ Insurance Policy. To obtain a Valuation please request a form, return this along with a series of good quality photographs showing all aspects of the vehicle. The Valuation will be issued soon after receipt of Oz Reid the information, but please remember that if there is any doubt due to lack of information or poor quality photographs 07768 048478 the Valuation may be withheld. Finally, can I please emphasise that Valuations cannot be provided for cars less than ten [email protected] years old, and are not based on resale value. Ken Dover Manor Heath, Manor Brow, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 4AP NON DIRECTORS Club Publicity & Awareness – Alex Rankin 07963 066384 Saab ‘Driver’ is published by The Saab Owners Club of Great Britain Ltd. 14 Southwoods, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 2QG. [email protected] Designed and produced by: Librarian/Historian – Keith Long MYPEC, The Festoon Rooms, Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS28 5UJ. 01226 385139 Tel: 0113 257 9646 E-mail: [email protected] www.mypec.co.uk [email protected] Performance and Tuning – Adrian Summerfield Disclaimer 07581 880785 [email protected] The Club welcomes contributions to ‘Driver’, but reserves the right to amend them where necessary. All contributions, whether they bear names, initials or pseudonyms, are accepted on the understanding that the author is responsible for the Valuer – Ken Dover opinions expressed and that they do not necessarily reflect or comply with those of the Club, publisher or editor. Although Manor Heath, Manor Brow, Keswick, every care is taken, the Club, publisher and editor cannot be held responsible for loss or damage to material submitted. Cumbria CA12 4AP. Post only Whilst every care is taken to ensure contents are accurate, the Club, publisher and editor assume no responsibility for any Shopkeeper – Sharon Foxley effects arising from errors or omissions. Acceptance of material is not a guarantee of publication in any particular issue, since 01824 750 639 space is at a premium. The Club, publisher and editor cannot guarantee to return original material and photographs. [email protected] MEMBERSHIP TEAM NUMBER: 01954 232810 9.00am-5.00pm MONDAY TO FRIDAY JUNE/JULY 2014 5 STEERINGWHEEL Hi Everyone, at Glossop (report in the next ‘Driver’) held in glorious sunshine Having acquired a 9-3 convertible for the summer. There has with 10 cars on show including five convertibles. been some nice weather in which to enjoy the fun of driving with Dragon Saab Group’s ‘Saab Spring Roll’ Swedish Day in its new the top down. Once the problem of getting it down was solved location was a huge success and in the next few weeks the ‘Peaks (see 9-3 register), when driving along the motorway the wind and Dales’ and the ‘Saabs on the Marches’ take place. ‘grabbed’ the tax disc and it took flight, but fortunately it was