Reprinted from Nines Magazine

Convention planning is fully underway. By now, you should have visited www.saabconvention.com to register for the 2013 Saab Owners' Convention presented by eEuroparts.com located in Albany, NY August 15-18. We are very excited to have eEuroparts.com as our title sponsor this year. Matt Moran and his team promise to have a large display on hand for everyone attending. They will also have Pagano Motorsports and possibly Rally-Ho to share their rally Saabs with us. Albany Speed Shop/Albany Saab Shop will also be a convention sponsor this year and we are looking forward to the cars they will have on display.

Joining us again this year is Hagerty Insurance and State Of Nine. Dan DeVliger at State of Nine has recently launched his online “hangout” where customers and fans can participate in all sorts of Saab chat and discussion. Stay tuned to State of Nine’s Web site to see when the next hangout chat session will occur, maybe you can even ask Dan what new items he will have on display at the Convention! Performance Automotive, a Saab Parts North America service point in Pittsfield, MA is also joining us. John Fiorini is planning something fun for all attendees – follow us on Facebook for these and other Convention updates.

Lastly, on behalf of the club’s board of director and our membership, I want to personally thank SCNA club member, board member, and President Annette Adams for her time in helping to keep the club active, including all of her involvement with SOC's of the past. Annette’s own road has taken her on a new adventure and we wish her all the best.

Would you like to be involved with SCNA? Consider adding your name to the ballot for the upcoming board seats that will be available for vote on August 17th – President, Vice President, and Director positions will be available.

See you there!

Daryle Powers
President, Saab Club of North America

It's time again for SAABS@Carlisle, the second largest annual gathering of Saabs in North America (only slightly behind our own SOC)! Pre-registration is now open (UPDATE: until 11:59pm April 14th), and the folks from the Central Penn Saab Club are looking to get 300 Saabs in attendance this year. The date is May 17-19, and as always the gathering will be held at the Carlisle Fairgrounds in Carlisle, PA in conjunction with the Carlisle Import & Kit Nationals.

Please make sure to read the registration form carefully as some of the terms have changed from last year. Let's help make this year the best showing yet by helping Central Penn get 300 Saabs on the showfield! Click here for pre-registration and we'll see you there!

The MG Car Club of Central New York is inviting Saab owners to its annual celebration of European Automobiles, Eurocar 2013, to be held this Father's Day, June 16th, in Cazenovia, NY. A showfield group for Saab and "All Swedish Cars" is included. For more information or a registration sheet, head on over to the club's webpage.

The Simeone Automotive Museum will present a special show, “The Saab Spirit Lives On,” from February 23rd to March 17th. The exhibit will feature 18 cars from the collection of Bill Jacobson, owner of Sports Car Service of Wilmington, Delaware.

The Saabs on display will include a 1956 Sonett 1, of which only six were produced, a 1996 “Saab Talladega Challenge” 900 model, and a Barber Saab Pro Series open-wheeled racer.  Many notable Indy Car drivers such as Juan Pablo Montoya began their racing careers in a Barber Saab. The newest Saab on display will be a 2011 9-5 Aero, which was the ending production of the Saab era.

Tim Colbeck, the most recent President of Saab Cars North America and current CEO of Saab Automobile Parts North America (SPNA), will be speaking at the event opening on Friday, February 23rd at 5:30pm. John Moss, well known to SCNA members, will be the guest of honor for the event.

For more information, visit the Simeone Automotive Museum events page.