Saab Sonett

You'd think that finding a Sonett would be hard. Not so!

Just about every Sonett ever sold in the United States has been gathering dust in a garage somewhere and is now available for a very reasonable low-four-figure (or even three-figure) sum.

Why is that? Could it be that the owners became weary of correcting the spelling (it's S-O-N-E-T-T, not S-O-N-N-E-T, in spite of the fact that it's just the Swedish word for the form of poetry)? Or could it be the incredible flakiness of a Taunus V-4-powered, off-brand, front-wheel drive Swedish sports car?

I'm pretty sure that seeing a Saab 900 Turbo-engined Sonett at the dragstrip a couple of months back has had some bearing on my Sonettophilia. Just look at it!

Saab Sonett drag race car