Minnesota SAAB Club Newsletter

Hello, fellow SAABers! Tell me, did all the leaves fall off the trees on your street this morning too? With the temperatures now dipping into the 20s, it's time to think about planting bulbs, putting on good tires for the snow and ice, and winterizing your SAAB for all the exciting winter driving up ahead. Speaking of exciting driving, Last Saturday proved to be a fantastic day to drive the twisty, paved roads of Pierce and Peppin counties--just on the other side of the river in Wisconsin. "The Great Escape to Wisconsin", as it was called, was simply breathtaking, and the leaves were all beginning to change into their varied hues. Many different countries were represented including Sweden, Britain, Italy, Japan, and Germany. We all wound up at the "Pickle Factory" for some brews and ciao where laughter and good stories were shared. If you missed out on this event, there is still hope for you as the Mississippi River SAAB Fall Tour will be on Saturday, October 11th in McGregor, Iowa, and will prove to be an even more action packed day!

Last month we had the pleasure of having our old buddy Ray Middleton and his friend Ron Mahle share great stories and give us the latest on the Fairey Firefly and the final stages of the restoration of the Seafire. No word for sure just yet as to when we will have the opportunity to tour the hanger again, but you'll be the first to know!

OK, who went to the national convention this year? I know a few of you did.... For this month's meeting we will have a recap of all the highlights of this year's SAAB Owner's Convention in Hershey Pennsylvania from Chuck Andrews and whomever else attended. There will be pictures of the convention to share, and if you have some goodies to bring along to the meeting, convention related or otherwise, you are encouraged to do so!

Do you have decent tires for the looming inclement weather?? For a limited time, if you purchase a set of four new Nokian tires from Andrews of Princeton, you will receive free mounting and balancing! Just think think of all the things you can do with the sixty bucks you save! Visit the website at www.andrewsofprinceton.com.

Have you checked out the latest on the club website? Go to www.mnsaabclub.org to see what's going on and to get links to some of the greatest SAAB sites around!

SAAB sales are up 112% for September over last year! Check it out at http://saabnet.com/tsn/press/031002.html.

-October 2, Thursday, Minnesota SAAB Club meeting at the Har-Mar Ground Round in Roseville, MN, from 7:30-10:00 P.M.

-October 11, Saturday, Mississippi River SAAB Tour in McGregor, Iowa from 11:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

-October 11, Saturday, Tulips and Other Fall Flowers Rally, contact Rolf at rlstrand@futurestat.com for more details.

-October 18, Saturday, Minnesota SAAB Club breakfast and higway clean-up, Hampton, Minnesota from 8:00-11:00 A.M.

-October 25, Saturday, Yudchitz vintage parts sale, lunch, and tech sessions from 10 A.M.-4:00 P.M.

-November 2, Sunday, "Dirty Jack-O-Lantern" Rally-cross, call Scott Parrot for more details at 925-492-3695.

-November 6, Thursday, Minnesota SAAB Club meeting at the Har-Mar Ground Round in Roseville, MN, from 7:30-10:00 P.M.

-1990 Mitsubishi Montero, 5-spd, 4WD, V6 engine,

246K miles, runs well with a couple of small "issues",

a little rusty but reliable, and great winter transportation.

$1,150. Call Shane at 651-436-3884, or email at

-2001 SAAB 9-3 SE, 59K miles, black/black leather,

5-spd, SAAB certified used 6 years/100K miles. Very

clean and sharp looking car. Well below book at $15,500.

Come and steal it away today! Call Annette at 1-888-722-2246,

-Quality road tested SAAB parts at reasonable prices

for your Sonett, two-stroke, 16 valve turbo and beyond.

Call 612-250-6788, or 507-252-1888 to place your order

-1995 Mazda 626, 120K miles, rebuilt automatic

transmission, all repair records available. $2,250,

Call Shane at 651-436-3884, or email at snjnm@yahoo.com.

-1957 SAAB 93-B with suicide doors, red, 3-spd, nearly

complete with many spares. You can restore this puppy

and own one of the first SAABs ever imported into the US.

$1,993. e-mail Bill at yudchitz@wctc.net.

OK, I'm outta here...... See you all there!

President and Editor,

The Minnesota SAAB Club