The Saab Car Club Victoria held its 2026 Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, September 13, bringing several generations of Saab together at Living Legends in Greenvale, north of Melbourne. SCCV lists the Concours as its premier event of the year, with cars arriving between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. before judging began at 10:00. The club’s official 2026 events schedule also called for the awards presentation at approximately 1:00 p.m.
The photographs published by Saab Car Club Victoria after the event show long rows of cars arranged across the grass, with a remarkably broad cross section of Saab production represented. Several examples of the classic Saab 900, whose development began as Project X36 share the field with later 9-3 and 9-5 models, convertibles, wagons and the final generation 9-5.
One of the most immediately recognizable cars is a white Saab 9-5 NG carrying the highly appropriate Victorian registration “LAST 95.” The car provides an effective visual endpoint to the display, especially when viewed alongside the earlier generations parked nearby. The continuing interest in the final 9-5 generation is hardly limited to Australia, as cars such as the Taiwan Orange Saab 9-5 NG Aero show how carefully some examples are now being preserved.
At the opposite end of that timeline, a red classic 900 Turbo Convertible dominates one of SCCV’s photographs. Its presence was particularly appropriate in 2026 because this year marks 40 years since the 1986 production debut of the C900 Cabriolet. SCCV incorporated that anniversary directly into the Concours by creating a dedicated C900 Cabriolet Trophy and Medallions.
The convertible theme extended into the next generation as well. The club also presented the Sandra Scanlon Perpetual Trophy and Medallion for the best Saab 9-3 Convertible, effectively recognizing two important chapters in Saab’s open top history during the same Concours. Rather than grouping all convertibles together, the structure acknowledged how far Saab’s cabriolet line had developed between the original C900 and the later 9-3 generations.
The main judging classes were divided by model year: Pre 1984, 1984 to 1993, 1994 to 2003 and 2004 onwards. SCCV also included the Jeff Bryar Memorial People’s Choice award and a perpetual trophy for the overall winner. The schedule published ahead of the event specified judging from 10:00 a.m., People’s Choice voting at the SCCV marquee and presentations at approximately 1:00 p.m., which corresponds closely with the photographs released after the event.
Several of those photographs capture the presentation itself beneath the SCCV marquee. One shows the Sandra Scanlon award being presented, while another records the presentation of a traditional silver cup. The club’s short post event report thanked the committee and volunteers who helped run the Concours and described the cars on display as a particularly strong field.
There is another interesting detail in the photographs beyond the award winners. This is not a display consisting only of the Saab models that have already become obvious collector cars. The lines include classic 900s, OG and NG 9-3s, different generations of 9-5, convertibles, sedans and wagons. The same pattern can be seen elsewhere in the Saab community, where even comparatively recent cars are increasingly receiving the sort of preservation once reserved for much older models. A recent example is the Saab 9-5 Aero Wagon family restoration in Taiwan, where an ordinary used Saab became the subject of a detailed restoration rather than simply another aging daily driver.
That diversity is also consistent with the club’s stated purpose. Saab Car Club Victoria was formed on March 23, 1983, and says its activities include social events, technical knowledge, preservation and restoration of older Saabs. Its profile on the Shannons Club network also lists drive days, technical sessions, weekends away and members’ meetings among the club’s regular activities.
Victoria is also part of a wider Australian Saab club structure. According to Saab Car Clubs of Australia, three active single marque Saab clubs operate independently in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia, while cooperating on activities including the national SaabMissions magazine and occasional combined events.
The Greenvale photographs therefore provide a useful snapshot of what Saab preservation looks like in Australia in 2026. On the same lawn are cars descended from the original Saab 900 development program, C900 Cabriolets now celebrating their 40th anniversary, several generations of 9-3 and 9-5, and a 9-5 NG carrying “LAST 95” plates. Four decades of Saab convertibles and nearly the full span of the company’s later production history can be read simply by walking down one line of cars.
