1968 SAAB Sonett V4 [97]

1968 SAAB Sonett V4 [97] in Bamse, Movie, 1968

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

Author	Message
crex ◊ 2005-11-13 14:57	Saab Sonett V4
sixcyl ◊ 2005-11-13 20:01	Interesting picture, because this car is quite rare
DAF555 ◊ 2005-11-13 20:08	They were not very common, most of them were exported to the US. In 1990 there were 163 units left of the Sonett V4, and 60 of the Sonett III. That´s only the ones sold new in Sweden, the Sonett II and the imported ones are not visible in the statistics. After 1990 the number has increased since many cars have been imported back into the country.
72sonett ◊ 2005-12-08 21:20	It is a Sonett II V4. There are about 50 Sonetts (II and III) in the Benelux, see register.
DAF555 ◊ 2005-12-08 21:31	They were not marketed that way, Sonett II has the the two stroke engine. They share the same body though, but the V4 was called just Sonett V4
DAF555 ◊ 2005-12-08 22:01	A link with contemporary brochures: http://au.geocities.com/sonettportal/
72sonett ◊ 2006-03-11 22:54	DAF555 wrote ...They share the same body though... The hood/bonnet is different, V4 has a bulge to accomodate the higher engine.
DAF555 ◊ 2010-01-20 20:13
tore-40 ◊ 2018-04-03 19:34	1968 (badge and bumper)