1966 SAAB 96 MC850 – Saab USA Heritage Collection

Posted on 26. Feb, 2007 by Ryan in 1960-1969, 2000-2009, 96, Detroit, Michigan

Photo Credit: William ‘Chip’ Lamb

William ‘Chip’ Lamb, longtime Saab Owner and Enthusiast and owner of West of Sweden SAAB, from Richmond, Virginia, recently provided Saab Automobile USA with the addition of his mint condition 1966 SAAB 96 Monte-Carlo 850.

For more information on this story, please take a look at his press release in his own words.

Press Release
Concours Winning SAAB 96 Heads to GM Heritage Collection Fleet

An unrestored, three-time SAAB Owner’s Convention Concours entrant and multiple event class winning 1966 SAAB Monte Carlo 850 headed Sunday for Sterling Heights, MI and the GM Heritage Collection fleet.
Vintage SAAB parts vendor Chip Lamb (West of Sweden SAAB, http://www.wmsbrg.com/) has been the car’s owner for over five years after acquiring it through a third party from the original owner in 2001.

Richard Balsley, Manager of GM’s Heritage Collection matched an offer on the car January 23rd from a private individual after months of subtle hints from Chip about the car’s availability for the collection. Unlike GM’s other 2-stroke and V4 powered cars, the little Monte Carlo has never been restored, but it may be soon to bring it up to at least as-new condition by the twin shops who maintain and restore GM’s extensive collection of SAAB automobiles from 1950 to the present day.

For more details on this transaction, see the March/April 2007 issue
of Nines – The SAAB Club Newsletter or visit http://www.saabclub.com/nines.html
for more information.

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