New Zealand Scientist Sold Her Saab to Help Fund a Biotechnology Patent
New Zealand scientist Cynthia Hunefeld sold her beloved Saab to help finance a biotechnology patent. The car became an unexpected part of her research story.
New Zealand scientist Cynthia Hunefeld sold her beloved Saab to help finance a biotechnology patent. The car became an unexpected part of her research story.
In January 2022, an Acacia Green Saab 96 GL V4 Super with only seven kilometers on its odometer sold for 500,000 SEK. The larger story emerged afterward: the late owner had left almost 3 million SEK to medical research, with myeloma research first in line, and a new 2026 follow-up says the bequest helped finance two PhD candidates.
Ray and Pat Kopczynski of Albany, Oregon, met on a blind date, married within six months, and have spent 53 years since driving matching Saabs. A June 2024 KPTV/Fox 12 “Behind the Wheel” segment revisited their story, first told locally in 2021 around Ray’s 6,400-mile cross-country drive in a 1965 Saab 96.
What begins with a neglected white Saab 900 in a Belgrade side street becomes a personal reading of Saab as a design philosophy. Goran Martić writes about aviation DNA, practical intelligence, resilience, anti-fragility, and the quiet logic behind cars built for people who never needed the obvious choice.
In a personal column for Dagens Nyheter, automotive journalist Jonas Fröberg recounts visiting a Saab enthusiast friend while facing a hard truth of his own - owning five aging Saabs without the skills to maintain them. What begins as an engine removal in a garage slowly becomes a reflection on attachment, identity and the quiet impossibility of letting go.
A turbocharged 9-3 Viggen becomes the setting for the first episode of SAAB Stories, a new YouTube series by Chris Curtin. In a high-mileage, enthusiast-owned Viggen, Curtin and Dylan’s Wings of Change director Rob Armstrong talk authenticity, purpose, and leadership - proving that sometimes the most meaningful conversations happen on the move.
A 1971 Saab 95 Wagon on Bring a Trailer isn’t being sold as a showpiece - it’s being sold as a usable classic with clear disclosures. Here’s what the listing and comments actually tell us, and why it matters.
For decades, Jerry Danner and Mile Hi Automotive stood at the center of Colorado’s Saab world. His 2016 gathering of 72 Convertibles became the largest ever recorded - and now, ahead of the model’s 40th anniversary, he’s calling on Saab communities worldwide to mark the moment once again.
When Ronald Kleinstra left his management career at Holland Casino, few expected him to return as a Saab specialist. Four years later, his workshop in Slochteren has become a beloved stop for enthusiasts across the Netherlands, blending craftsmanship, independence, and Saab spirit in equal measure.
A Saab 9000 CC, long forgotten in a Reykjavik garage, is brought back to life in Monte Carlo Yellow. Behind this resurrection is a father’s promise, a tight deadline, and the founder of Iceland’s Saab Club—captured in a new documentary by Marcus & Manuela’s Saab Channel.
