#Saab

[fuzzyghost]

[namu-the-orca]

S U R V I V O R

Two months ago I was driving home, right as dusk was falling. A little black roe deer ran out onto the road in front of me. This painting shows what I wish would have happened: a screeching of brakes, a frightening moment for both of us, but ultimately safe passage.

But in reality I didn't even see her coming. Instead there was a huge crash, two ears over the edge of my hood. It took me a second before I realise what had happened and hit the brakes.

I found her quite a ways back, lying on the roadside. Dead. She looked perfect, spare the blood coming from her nose, and the fact the impact had landed her entrails several yards ahead. That same night she was collected by wildlife services. The next morning you'd never have known she was there, only the scratches on the tarmac still bear witness to what happened.

I'm lucky to have gotten out unscathed, Blue sheep was miraculously undamaged too. But I felt godawful about it and still do. I drive even slower these days. Black roe deer are a rarity, they only occur in a small part of the Netherlands. It always makes me happy to see them out and about. To have taken the life of one weighs heavily on my heart. This painting is a small part of me trying to do right by her and remember her. A little roe deer keychain now hangs off Blue sheep's keys too, to always remind me when I go out for a drive.

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Saab 92HK & 95HK, 1963/1965. Two prototype motorhomes that looked like self-propelled caravans and were built by Torsten Johannesson using engines from a Saab 92 and 95 respectively. The 25hp 2 stroke 2 cylinder engine in the 92 struggled with the van's weight, the 95 started life with a 40hp 2 stroke 3 cylinder engine but was upgraded to the Ford V4 engine that powered the 95. Johannesson's efforts to interest Saab in diversifying into motorhomes were unsuccessful and both HK RVs remained as one-offs. They are popular as scale models however

[abandonedography]

Saab J 35F Draken (DK-265) (Finland) by Sameli Kujala

[frenchcurious]

Saab 95 Station Wagon 1967. - source Amazing Classic Cars.

[nocternalrandomness]

NATO Airpower posed at the 1985 Tactical Fighter Weapons Meet - Karup Airbase, Denmark

[planesawesome]

Saab 39 Gripen

[yeahiwasintheshit]

[frozen-banana-guacamole]

Draken!

Saab 35 Drakken

[eightiesfan]

Saab 900 TURBO (1981)

[magicalflower67]

[guy60660]

Saab

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Saab 95, 1960. A long-roof version of the Saab 93 designed by Sixten Sason that was powered by Saab's 2 stroke 3 cylinder 841cc engine.

[bills993]

Sweden - Air Force SAAB SK 60 (60125) by Grzegorz Zarzycki (Fairford, UK - England)

[thepromiscuousfinger]

[frenchcurious]

Saab 96 Sport 1962. - source Amazing Classic Cars.