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{{Short description|Swedish car prototype}}[[File:Saab98a.jpg|thumb| Saab 98 in the Saab Museum|alt=]]
The '''Saab 98''' was an automobile built by [[Saab Automobile|Saab]] in 1974 which never reached full production. Originally it was called X14, designed by [[Björn Envall]] as a [[combi coupé]] based on the [[Saab 95]] and using its floorpan. The [[prototype]] was assembled by [[Sergio Coggiola]], who had already done work on the [[Saab Sonett]] III.
[[File:Saab 98 Prototype.jpg|thumb|Side view]]
Only a handful of test cars were built up to 1976 before the project was abandoned when Saab decided there was no room in the market for a car between the [[Saab 95]] and [[Saab 99]].<ref>[http://www.griffinmodels.com/the-saab-way/the-saab-way-1976.html "The SAAB Way"] by [[Gunnar A. Sjögren]], page 57.</ref>
The only surviving 98, [[Vehicle registration plates of Sweden|licence plate (Swedish)]] AYX 330, started its life as a white Saab 95 registered on 7 September 1973.<ref>[http://biluppgifter.se/fordon/AYX330 biluppgifter.se]</ref> It is currently painted 'Siena Brown' and on display in the Saab [[Museum]] in [[Trollhättan]].
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==External links==
{{commons category|Saab 98}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19991007054222/http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/2384/98.html Dennis' SAAB garage]
* [http://www.saabmuseum.com/98/index.html Saab 98 history at The SaabMuseum.com]
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[[Category:Saab concept vehicles|98]]
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