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96 - 1960 two-stroke

96 - 1960 two-stroke +

Picture: 146 blue / intro 1999 EU / c: S-A

96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 0 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 2 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 4 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 6 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 8 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 10 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 12 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 14 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 16 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 18 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 20 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 22 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 24 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 26 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 28 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 30 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 32 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 34 96 - 1960 two-stroke Bild 36
ManufacturerSomerville
CountryEngland
Size1/43
Materialwhite-metal
Number of Production146 / 146 A
Year of Production1999 - 2002
Colourblue; green; grey; white;


Manufacturer-Info

"Doug McHard - Somerville Models". Passionate, self-taught model-maker whose planes and cars were among the most perfect copies ever made! He had worked in the Prototype department bof Dinky Toys. After this time, in 1978, he founded Somerville Models Ltd. The first Saab-models were made in 1981 after signing a great contract with Saab Automobile AB. There would be so much to write about the "best Saab-models ever made", sadly I don't have the space. But there is a wonderful article from "The Sunday Times" written a few weeks after his sad, all of a sudden death at the 29th of August 2002 (www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1169221.ece). In 1998 I had the great luck to visit Doug and Roly McHard at their home in Billinghay, Lincolnshire. It was really one of the best days during my more than 30 years with Saab. So what was going on after his death? Everything was sold to a new owner in England, "Promod Ltd". They always promised to go on with all those wonderful models, but nothing happened - until 2011! Ten different Somerville kits are new available! But still no Saab, so let us hope for the future!

Model-Info

The Saab 96 was the last 'new' Saab-casting, which Doug McHard has created three years before his death! A very rare version is this white "Official Sebring 12-hours" car! From 1991 on, all models were also available in kits! In the last year, Somerville made an offer to any costumer to produce any model in any colour he had ever made in his large range. So there could be a few more colours of any Saab existing!

Detail-Info

All these 96 models have photo-etched wipers, separate 'clear' headlights, chrome hubcaps and separate chrome door-handles, trunk-lid and filler cap.

 

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