A Very Rare Saab Sports Car Lost In The Woods!!

A hot tip on a lost Saab Sonett left to rot in the woods leads to a half buried treasure!

[@inkydoug]

"It's too cool to sell, I'm going to fix it up." (circa 1989)

[@jsollien127]

Nice find. I remember this Swedish guy finding a wrecked Sonett in the -80s and restoring it into a trike. Can't find any pictures but what a cool trike that was/is

[@lucianoguerra9013]

Thank You Loader. Great scavenger hunt. Hope for more on this one.

[@DrFruikenstein]

I've come across your channel a couple years ago, and thought of subscribing then, and got distracted. Glad I found you again, and with such an awesome find, too. This time I didn't get distracted, and subscribed.

[@jayamd3579]

as soon as you said sorry to the girl, i subscribed, love it when people get as emotional as i do when i see a car rotting :( cars have feelings too they have personalities as soon as that battery is connected and they are fired up, they come to life, like a baby taking its first breathe......

[@GhettoWagon]

Well, its better off sitting there than in the hands of some scrap metal junky ready to get a could of bucks for its steel frame. Awesome find!

[@82abn34]

I was grinning the whole time. Your obvious love for the car reminds me of me.

[@tamarawidrick5177]

What a MOMENT! And, what a BEAUT! So sad to see it buried... BRING IT BACK TO LIFE, MAN! I loved the music effects, btw. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@zacharyzoomy]

wow that is incredible! I'd love to see it saved in some way or form if possible!

[@rammice]

What a Saab story this is... heh

[@garywood9525]

+rammice The car pretty well sums up what kind of deal GM got when they try to make a go at it. SAAB's were to be serviced at the Saturn dealers and that fiasco costed GM about $700 million only to dump SAAB in the end.

[@rammice]

Gary wood Wow

[@fknows1]

+Gary wood it was the same deal in Australia only certain (GM)Holden dealers would service and sell SAAB and they hated it with all the warranty claims and recalls. couldn't wait for the contact to run out quick enough

[@steveward4417]

+fknows1 I'm a ford man myself the falcon especially

[@veratilaknoievaheutum8590]

rammice: Great find!

[@nexe8268]

Man when i see these abandoned car i cry,i love so much cars ;(

[@whalesong999]

I rounded up 6 two stroke SAABs when in Iived in N.Y. from '64 - '79 and had several friends who owned others. The cars would often sit abandoned after some inconvenient mechanical problem was to much for the owners to have repaired. Had a '99 also 'til it broke a piston at about 107k miles. Rust, especially on the front suspension towers, was a final blow and off to the junk yard. Sonetts seemed best after the Ford engines were installed as the 2 stoke versions seemed overly sprung with the sedan suspension parts. Good luck on your find.

[@calvinthedestroyer]

Very cool glad you found it!

[@yhird]

Dig it up. Clean it up. It may never run again, but that is a piece of rare SAAB history.

[@tectalabyss]

I really hope you can get that Sonett Amesie. Has I know it will be taken care of weather that be in parts or whole. All the very best. Bobby

[@rcfanaticdublin]

I was just thinking, as a child in the 1970's...I remember seeing those Soccer Ball style wheels on cars around the early to middle around 73/5? I grew up in a town called Ballymun...first high rise development in Ireland. so that was always like a car show as the cars parking surrounds the blocks☺

[@maddogk9493]

I am from New Mexico now living in California I remember back in the days when we were youngsters messing around out there in the desert in the ditches of New Mexico behind trees in the forest everywhere we would find old cars from late fifties and forties some in the thirties I mean I didn't know better but me and my brothers use to throw big rocks at the windows of these cars. I couldn't believe it they don't break. All in tac. Rubber tire still there but flat the interior all still there in place the seats just Springs but still there. All that Chrome and headlights beautiful we used to steal hood ornaments off of them wonder whatever happened to them. New Mexico was our Summer Place we built a 4 bedroom home out there as a child I carried water buckets for concrete and Adobe mix I am 68 years old now and the house is still there. Wish it was mine. 😥

[@firstpersonsaabrepair2455]

You remind me of a Boston style Peter Dinklage who fixes bad ass SAABs. Keep it up!

[@farveree]

it's crying "Save me kimo Saabi , save me !

[@neilm8263]

Good episode.... Hope you get it before everyone starts trying to find it now!!!

[@NoorElahi1776]

Great video! Subscriber, earned!

[@freddysmalls187]

I can tell he really wanted that car I really enjoy watching this video keep it up 😀

[@Will_b83]

really makes you wonder how many people stoped by when then thing was above ground and made offers.

[@RobPGamerVaper]

I was just thinking that. I have a car down the Street from me that is Identical to mine it's on 4 flats but the Body is better than mine and its got 100k less miles and is 3 years Newer. But the guy won't sell it unless it's $1000.00 over Blue book value. Another one is a Saab that's been sitting even longer on my street they gave me the whole story on it but Wont sell it I've actually watched it over the past 6 years get worse and worse now it's parked on dirt undey trees surrounded by trash.

[@josealcazar8687]

Love your room! you must live in a Victorian home.. so freaking nice. would love to get a tour. lucky man.

[@DAGATHire]

never even knew this car existed. and after a quick google search i have to say that the mkII was an amazing looking car.

[@MrMach1]

I hope you can get that Sonett .

[@autobahnman6869]

Man good taste in that music, it matches the atmosphere you're in.

[@gavinwright672]

The reason I subscribed to you is because the sonett and you teach me lots of stuff

[@d.o.5300]

After 3 years I would have thought you would have bought it an brought it back to life

[@briannaemolady6176]

I think it's sad like watching other vids were the cars are just rusting in the woods when someone could be enjoying it again

[@calebspain7956]

good yard art

[@garywood9525]

That passenger door has the vertical ribs on the panel plus the grab handle and Vent window crank and the lower positioned window crank . Looks like a Sonett III by my guess. The V4 was a nightmare to remove because the whole front hood had to be removed . As for those rims, you can have a laser scanner make a 3D imagine for a 3d printer to make one and use a template to make a new rim from a aluminium billet .

[@bOwToMeE0]

it also says Sonet III inside it

[@garywood9525]

+bOwToMeE0 Duh, you've never seen people fake a sports car to paste a Name Plate or Badge on their car. The V W Beetle was popular for the replica Ferrari or Lambo. FORD and Mercury use unique VIN codes while Mercs usually start there production sequence # at 400,000 while Lincoln's start at 800,000 . This was to prevent fraud for used cars or damaged cars where a FORD and Merc used the same body that allowed someone to take Cougar frame parts and weld them on a damaged Mustang . Plus a base full size Model FORD could have been a Taxi but gets make up to look like a Crown Vic. The Fleet sales for Cop cars or the Military use a special VIN code Letter where the Model id would go . Be careful you don't get taken by some slick seller of a car you like where it's NOT the high end version worth $2000.00 more than the stock base sports car . $120 .00 worth of new Badges or a glove box door and shifter knob can fool some people. I had someone try to claim they had an original 1967 Cougar they bought new, but it had a 68 Steering wheel center piece while the steering column had the plastic sleeve for 68 because it was the collapsing Column for that year if you hit the wheel in an accident where in 67 it bashed your chest in . The early 68 Mustang had the rear raised reflector on the fender until the Die was changed to stamp a recessed hole for a flush reflector mounted by cap screws .

[@BroncoBillyGarage]

i would dig it out and take it home

[@pyrogaming2500]

I recon it’ll be fine just a couple of snakes in the engine though

[@CeigeNUT]

I have an orange one sitting in the back of my big ass woods as well. just laying there, never rusting away lol...

[@jimbuckner5106]

looks like ya found the holy grail of someone who literately drove a car into the ground...

[@redneckbryon]

That is a cool find, you never know with all the pine trees all around it that could be what's preserved it, did it still have the engine?? Was the ignition intact it makes you wonder was it stolen and joyride and ended up there.

[@TonyFleetwood]

cool i hope they get back to you!

[@crzy4htrods]

There's a 73 Saab sonnet coming up for sale at an auction, they look real cool may go to the auction just to see how much it brings. May film it and sent it to you, thought that might be cool.

[@francisdsouza9499]

It hard to c a rare car hidden under the wood trees place cold peace place is a alot more see my eye LOVE TO SEE ALL rare places n cars which I wish I can learn more about all car manufacture during day this car ha e been .

[@ASHBRINGER920]

god everytime i see a old car like that roting away i want to cry so much

[@GuitarMistress1]

The earth is slowly eating it. We had an old Beetle doing that in the dirt driveway, my whole childhood. lol

[@miskone1044]

thats insane but still looks usable!

[@hondafreak8613]

I live in New Hampshire and have found old cars like that walking through the woods or seen a old truck on the side of a bank on the bear camp river in Ossipee. I think they used to dump trash off the side of the bank and looks like someone ditched the truck there. Its all rusted except for the drivetrain. I mean u could still shift it through the gears. I bet it's still there to this day. Ill tell u were it is if u want

[@jessesmithworkshop6365]

With the cinematic shots of the car it reminds me of the start of christine

[@CarlosPelao-oo4on]

Lastima lo podrias restaurar , Saab Sonett y no dejar pudrir en el bosque esa joya de coche si yo estubiera alli ya lo había hecho ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, bonito video , no dejes de que el tiempo borre esa imagen de un bello coche restaurarlo ,,,,, un cordial saludo amigo

[@insaturnsringzz]

That poor beautiful car !!!!

[@Gustav4]

Crazy how much soil is build up through time, it builds the earth!

[@c0rpse1]

Back in like 2008 or 2009 there was a rare 1985 200sx turbo across the road from Star Speedway in NH. It may still be there. Was in the woods but visible from the road. Had no rot at all. It is a very rare and cool car. It resembles the AE86 which is a japanese classic. Asked the people if they would sell it and they said no but it was 10 years ago or so. Really makes me sad thinking that car may have went to waste.

[@johngoforth3797]

nice detective work!

[@harry_drifts_2_much185]

Man 4 years ago my buddy found like a 54 dodge or something in the woods... we pulled it out and the body was scrap but the hemi in it was sold to a local garage for like 1000 bucks can't believe the things u can find these days that's worth a pretty penny

[@mikeydello8371]

I've been tinkering with a Sonnet III. Got it running and all but the gearbox is ceased solid.

[@alleanton2929]

Poor Saab!

[@m-scott8107]

I owned a Sonett, unusual car. Another SAAB story.

[@danh9676]

hey man how's it going, beautiful find. I was wondering how you found that post about the car. I would love to find some abandoned cars.

[@davidgagliardo3258]

A friend from my high school days had a yellow Saab Sonett. They had V4 engines in them. In general, just because something is rare, doesn't necessarily make it valuable.

[@ii2856]

Its over a year later since a video I have seen....the one where you said you had the ability but not the facility. Any changes? And do you only look for saabs or would a 65 Mercury Monterey Body style 62a be of interest to you as well?

[@yuckabuster]

you definitely have the heart

[@captain0981]

3 years later and I finish watching the video edit: one year later I come back to this channel

[@TheFarmerfitz]

Whoa... Something was in that white shed with the tarp door... I saw something, or someone duck out of sight as you were driving up.... And when you were at the house looking back at the dog, the dog looked over at the shed as if something or someone was in there...

[@TheFarmerfitz]

it could have been another dog maybe it was scared

[@shaunmcinnis1076]

Now that's a saab story!

[@NenadKralj]

It seams like perfect project for a #Roadkill guys from #MotorTrend YouTUBE Channel, Ham? Seams to me like just a perfect one.

[@iamvonimmel]

+Nenad Kralj MINT!

[@NenadKralj]

+MagicObsession1373 Yeah, I know !! You are right - but still (too bad) looks like a perfect project for it :-)

[@Ybw200owns]

+Nenad Kralj hell no they get reciprocating saws out like Bear Grylls drinks his own urine

[@mikeeru]

+Nenad Kralj A pair of leaf blowers would be just a great fit for it.

[@madcowrebel4216]

+Nenad Kralj no they don't restore cars they slap crap together and hope it doesn't catch fire.

[@darkstarpro]

Save those cars! It takes more resources to make a new one than to save an old one! The Saab company have unfortunately stopped business if you save these cars you can restore a beautiful car, enjoy driving it and one day sell it for good money! ;) I have saved two 1988 Toyota MR2 MK1's and a 1986 vw camper van. Beautiful machines!

[@GiantHakkuri]

It looks like there is lots of energy wood around the discovery...

[@tudorrenegade7052]

Love that song !

[@AmesiesCorner]

+Tudor Renegade Ether by Silent Partner.

[@poopoo8555]

Wow awesome saab

[@mustie1]

that poor car, hope they contact you and the story continues,,

[@HammarixSwe]

+Mustie1 It still belongs to the person who left it there.

[@mustie1]

+C H so what is your point, did l say steal it?

[@HammarixSwe]

+Mustie1 Oops, I clicked reply on the wrong comment, my bad.

[@barangsam1376]

Mustie1 ...

[@hanifah5757]

Mustie1 iooioiyhxjsomk

[@aperson123456]

license plate was accessible. you could try to hunt down the owner from the license plate.

[@MRMK24]

I seen this on one of those "explorer" videos a while back. He left something in the glove box.

[@inphiknit]

I need to start selling you guys Sonnets. They go for about $2,500 in scruffy but running shape here. My neighbor has one. They are neat enough but I already have four cool rare pre '73 European cars so someone else can have them.

[@thebrain9384]

I know a guy in CT that owns 2 of them, still in restoration mode (last I knew he had them garaged but is too old to do anything with them).

[@thatscooterdude129]

This makes me mad to see old rare cars abandoned in the woods

[@the_hate_inside1085]

That will buff right out.

[@deniapacalda7017]

north ft. myers fl. on Bayshore road a used car dealer with a lot of very used cars has a Sonnet forsale and ready for a rebuild

[@ckosacranoid]

So does anyone know what the update behind this story? I know he found a number to someone that owned the land is a different VIDEO and wondered if he ever did a follow up to the story?

[@RoscoRide]

Ground is too rocky looks like it was buried from a past flood. In that area

[@Wbfuhn]

Wish all these rotting cars would be collected and either restored or melted down. These cars are worth a lot fully restored depending on rarity.

[@BassManBobBassCovers]

There was a new one in the woods too woah

[@Hroc83]

That was me that posted that. I can't believe it's been over 8 years since then.

[@cecil6711]

Cool piece of history. I hope they call you about it. :-)

[@electrichellion5946]

Probably needs a new battery because the dome light has most likely drained the old one when the door was left open.

[@meltedsnowman8327]

It's so sad to see such a good car go to waste

[@ItsAlwaysRusty]

Another sad case of a cool car left to rot..

[@sarahlynmanansala769]

Un

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

there are two saab sonnets just like that near my house in great shape.

[@VochoTalacha]

This guy's voice is a lot like Robert Downey Jr's voice. It's like listening to Iron Man talking about a buried car

[@dc5000123]

Cool video

[@Slime5.3]

Save that beauty of a car

[@frostythesnowdragon3170]

it looks like it’s beyond repair

[@ollialbone3019]

as a Saab enthusiast i say #SaveThatSonett!

[@MrSupercar55]

4:40 That moment when you're muddin' and yo ride gets stuck...

[@hollybischoff7490]

I own a 1996 Saab 900 S . It run but needs help . I love this car so much but I don't know what, how or who, to get some direction as how I can save her. I live on SSI but willing to sacrifice my time,help, what little money I have left over from paying my bills. any suggestions would be very helpful. I don't own much of anything but I got her which is really all I have wanted to restore for years through the years I was able to accomplish some things but just not enough. Heck I'd be happy just to look at her everyday but the place where I live has let me have 3 weeks left of a parking space for it. Any advice or direction as how to save her would be greatly helpful and kind. Any ideas please put me in the notifications please. Thank You, Holly Bischoff

[@lilpandasdancin]

i hate to see such a nice car just rotting away

[@BryanEddy09]

If you're cold ...they're cold. Bring them in.

[@shishyupal]

If I happen to stumble upon a vehicle wreckage, the first thing I would check is the presence of human remains (clothes or bones mainly) inside. So many obscure assassinations...

[@dwdesign2873]

I would adopt that little guy lol

[@dawnatilla]

thats very speciAL!! whats with all the haters? (70 dislikes) People suck, no souls. this is awesome thanks for sharing!

[@AmesiesCorner]

+Dawnatilla the Hun Appreciate that!

[@dawnatilla]

Amesie's Automotive Corner what a BAD ASS back end that car has! I had no idea of this model or this aspect of Saab!

[@NurdRage777]

Where you able to save this awesome car?

[@bradbeall392]

There is one of these cars, also orange, with the same "soccer ball" wheels, sitting in Charlerio, PA. It's been sitting in the same spot, right on Fallowfield Ave, which is one of 2 main streets running through the town. It's been there since the late '70's. Looks to be complete, and in very restorable condition. No idea who owns it, or why it was parked. Are these cars collectible? I'm a "car guy", but I don't know much about Saab automobiles. Maybe you can spot it using Google Earth?

[@madethisaccountfor65]

Did you try to start it? Might need jumper cables.

[@urhfurvrr723]

Nice car

[@peol9430]

Currently fixing a SAAB sonett III 74, with my father. (My first project, need some help hehe) It will be done late this year we think. I'll put up a video when we run it!