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Bitsa 99
Posted by JohnC (more from JohnC) on Mon, 9 Apr 2001 20:19:17
In Reply to: What year is my SAAB?, Ross, Mon, 9 Apr 2001 15:45:46
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Well, Ross, what you have is a 'bitsa'... you know, bitsa this, bitsa that... The basic car definitely looks like a later model, as you say, probably somewhere about '82. The colour, fuel filler, dash switches & stalks, seats, steering wheel, black trim etc etc all suggest that. The engine, front grille and h/lamp surrounds and the wheels are circa '73. What I think has happened is this: You may or may not know that in the UK there is a concession on older vehicles not to pay expensive "Road Tax" if the vehicle is over a certain age. This date WAS rolling over and now is set at 1972. It LOOKS like [IMHO] someone has tried to make a 1973 car from a newer one one to fool the Department of Transport and maybe they got caught out by an inspector or by the year freezing. Why else would you change the VIN #? Maybe the car didn't have a V5 Registration Document and to make one car from two it was easier to use the least rusty later shell? Seems pretty odd anyway, there are enough later 99s in the UK to have made it easier to use the right parts.
Wherabouts did it come from?
Posts in this Thread:
- What year is my SAAB?, Ross, Mon, 9 Apr 2001 15:45:46
- Re: What year is my SAAB?, Mikael H., Thu, 12 Apr 2001 02:24:16
- Re: What year is my SAAB?, mark, Thu, 12 Apr 2001 14:52:50
- Re: What year is my SAAB?, mark, Thu, 12 Apr 2001 14:52:34
- Re: What year is my SAAB?, mark, Thu, 12 Apr 2001 14:52:33
- Re: What year is my SAAB?, mark, Thu, 12 Apr 2001 14:52:03
- Re: What year is my SAAB?, mark, Thu, 12 Apr 2001 14:50:57
- Re: What year is my SAAB?, mark, Thu, 12 Apr 2001 14:50:59
- Re: What year is my SAAB?, mark, Thu, 12 Apr 2001 14:46:24
- Re: What year is my SAAB?, chris, Wed, 11 Apr 2001 07:48:24
- Re: What year is my SAAB?, Kevin, Tue, 10 Apr 2001 06:32:08
- Bitsa 99, JohnC, Mon, 9 Apr 2001 20:19:17 <-- Viewing This Message
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