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Peter96Posted - 16 Nov 2014 : 20:16:05
Bit of a story. In the early 90s the car below used to pass me each morning when I was standing at the bus stop waiting to go to work. It turns out it was owned by a guy who lived around the corner from where I live now and who was a year or two below me at school. Always thought it was a fantastic looking and sounding car and hoped that one day I would own a 96 at one time, only took 20 odd years. It turns out that the owner had a mate who also had a 96, a late model souvenier. The pair of them used to smoke around together in the 96s looking like two cool dudes. I was a tad jealous as had an. MG Metro at the time. Next I saw the car was in Popular Classics for sale. I was riding time trials at the time and had just bought a new time trial bike so had no readies and nowhere to keep such a unique car. Next I saw it was in the Circuit of Ireland Retrospective where the photograph was taken. This is the first test at Ballygalley. Think it was about 1993. It the turned up a few years later in the actual Circuit running with a full cage etc. I've a photo somewhere. Anyhow often wondered if the car is still about or if anyone on here knows anything about it. Something going through my head it had been owned by one of the Boyds but that may be wrong. Hope you all like it.user/peterhwilson/media/imagejpg1_zps9fbef2be.jpg.html][/URL]
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Peter96Posted - 06 Jun 2017 : 11:22:28
Yeah Geoff. The bloke selling it is the same fella who rallied it a number of years ago. Dear knows what the price will be mind.
GeoffCPosted - 06 Jun 2017 : 08:42:06
That's interesting Peter, amazing how these cars pop again - still waiting for PUP 96K to make an appearance though!
Peter96Posted - 05 Jun 2017 : 15:04:14
It looks like this has possibly reappeared as there's a for sale ad on the Saab Owners Club site. I heard the other night, on a Morris Minor run, that there was a rally prepped 96 coming up for sale
Peter96Posted - 12 Jan 2015 : 07:25:07
I must have a looksee and see if i can did anything up. Wouldn't be hopeful as the first picture was taken ar least 20 years ago and the last one 17 or 18 years ago. Would definitely be good yo know if its still kicking about. It used to sound brilliant. Wish I had bought it when I had the chance. Bit like the MkII Cooper and the Series 2 Landie I had the chance to buy at relatively inexpensive amounts and passed up!
AlexWPosted - 11 Jan 2015 : 22:55:53
Thanks for the link. I think the yellow wheels on the car are incredibly rare minilights, only ever seen one other set and that was in a picture in a book. Would be great to locate this car again. Strange how the owner hasn't made him or herself known to the forum.
Peter96Posted - 11 Jan 2015 : 08:55:05
http://www.lesashephotography.com/Rallysport/Ulster-Rally-1976/

Must have been the real ale last night misread the name. It's Les Ashe Photography if the link doesn't work.
AlexWPosted - 10 Jan 2015 : 23:23:19
Any chance of a link to the site
Peter96Posted - 10 Jan 2015 : 19:27:11
Just found a site called. Leashe Photography which has photographs of the car above in Derek Boyd's hands in the Ulster Rally of 1976. So it proves that the car was used for stage rallying.
Peter96Posted - 06 Dec 2014 : 16:15:30
Unfortunately it's not my car so don't know. Could be Minilites. Hopefully some of the rally boys will know.
Krister KPosted - 06 Dec 2014 : 14:32:32
quote:
Originally posted by Peter96
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Right I found the other photo. The car is now in full stage trim. This is the first stage of the Circuit of Ireland in Wallace Park Bangor. Don't know what year but think it must be late 90s.



Oh! Those are not Ronal's, are they? What is it?

Saab 96 v4 '75b
Peter96Posted - 06 Dec 2014 : 09:17:10
72 Co Antrim plate.
DerekPosted - 05 Dec 2014 : 18:40:09
quote:
Originally posted by Peter96
I'm not sure. I think the rules were quite loose for historics at that time. I think there was a V4 Capri running that year as well. No photographs of it unfortunately.



......number plate.
Peter96Posted - 05 Dec 2014 : 13:32:30
I'm not sure. I think the rules were quite loose for historics at that time. I think there was a V4 Capri running that year as well. No photographs of it unfortunately.
DerekPosted - 05 Dec 2014 : 11:15:55
Cool. FIA papers........
Peter96Posted - 04 Dec 2014 : 20:57:44
photobucket.com/user/peterhwilson/media/imagejpg1_zpse816c79c.jpg.html][/URL]

Right I found the other photo. The car is now in full stage trim. This is the first stage of the Circuit of Ireland in Wallace Park Bangor. Don't know what year but think it must be late 90s.

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