Ian Deumayne Jones

[Ian Deumayne JonesParticipant]

Hello. I have a yellow 96 v4 1972 L plate, which I had planned to start restoring this year but the premises I had organised to perform this has unfortunately fallen through. I had also purchased another Yellow 96 V4 1972, which has had a full body restoration and just needs finishing, as the plan was to use this latest car whilst the other was off the road.

It has a little MOT left, June if memory serves. It has some rot in the usual places and needs a front floor panel on the nearside, but was being used almost weekly for short, fun trips until recently, whilst the necessary panels and parts needed were being researched and from where to source. It runs well and has not let me down at all, but will need a clutch and the speedometer wasn’t working when I purchased it in early 2015. All was planned to be done, but I have not the room to take on such a job without the building I had planned on.

It is unmolested and mostly original, which is what attracted me originally, having only minimal, sensible upgrades like electronic ignition. If you are interested I’m happy to email you some pictures and the reg number so that you can do your own research. I’m based in Shropshire and would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

[Ian Deumayne JonesParticipant]

Thanks Simon.

I’ve had info from Mark Ashcraft in Oregon and seen the repair panels available from Malbrad also. I’ll check out the Saab club in Sweden also and regularly check out the Swedish version of Ebay.
I like the fact that Ashcraft panels are of a decent grade and are full width panels as opposed to repair size, but they are expensive to buy and get shipped. However finding a good donor car is tricky and I feel somewhat mean taking another of the road potentially.

Ian.

[Ian Deumayne JonesParticipant]

Thanks John. I have since the test taken this exact advice. I’m busy looking at the structural rust issues in the engine bay floor and cabin floor at the moment and rebuilding the damp and deformed internal trim panels with ply and new foam liners and will, when the clutch needs replacement take the engine apart and rebuild/replace as necessary. I plan to restore once the summer ends.
Good luck with yours. I hear its cheaper to rebuild engines to 1700cc version than the 1500cc. Have you met Graham McDonald in Bromyard. He’s a Saab 96 google like resource.

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