It was the summer of 2019 that Saab Memorial Hall opened its doors on a farm outside Vännäs in Västerbotten.
The manager Tron Bach had been collecting classic Saab cars since 2011, when he moved to the area from his native Norway.
The Saab Memorial Hall in Vännäs should not be confused with the Saab Car Museum in Trollhättan, which is still alive and thriving.
Closes on Sunday
Now, however, the time has come for the small Saab museum to close its doors, and all 18 cars in the collection will be auctioned off at Bilweb Auctions.
– It’s time to close with the flag at the top, says Faith Bach to Carweb Auctions.
A classic two-stroke is of course in the collections – Photo: Bilweb Auctions
The last day the museum is open is now Sunday, August 4.
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Found old Saab behind the barn
The starting point for the collection was Tron finding a mossy Saab 92, which is the very first Saab model, behind a barn on the farm he had just bought.
The idea was then born to start collecting and refurbishing old Saabs.
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A wide selection of models
Currently, the collections consist partly of really early Saabs such as the original 92, a 96 with a two-stroke engine and a 95 station wagon with a V4 engine.
An early Saab 99 and a copy of the Sonett 3 sports car are also included in the collections, as well as a number of cars from the 900, 9000, 9-3 and 9-5 series.
This extended Saab 900 is expected to bring in the most money – Photo: Bilweb Auctions
A few examples that stand out are a 9-5 Sportcombi police car, as well as a 900 with a long wheelbase that, when it came down to it, acted as an executive car at Handelsbanken.
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The auction ends on August 8
The auction of the 18 cars in the collection ends on August 8 on the Bilweb Auctions website.
The car in the collection that is expected to fetch the most money is the long 900, which is estimated to fetch between SEK 50,000 and 70,000.
One catch is that several of the cars are built into the barn that houses the museum, which means that a wall has to be demolished in order for them to be delivered to their buyers.
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