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Loved his Saab

I just read Pat Foster’s “Foreign Favorites” column about the Saab Sonett V-4. I bought brand new a 1973 Saab 96 with a V4 and four-on-the-column and it was the best new car that I’ve ever purchased (it was also the last new car I ever purchased). That small V4 lasted 167,000 miles and ran from there on; it was a bullet-proof engine, as was the transmission.
Keith Davis, via e-mail

His best and worst vehicles

I love reading Old Cars; there is always something interesting and fun in each issue that brings back good memories of earlier days and cars.

Here’s a thought for a future article: my worst car and my best car. My worst car/truck was a 1976 Chevy LUV

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