Yesterday Paul Åkerlund, the chairman of the city council board of Trollhättan called upon enthusiasts to help save the Saab Museum in case the reconstruction would fail for some reason. This was a direct plea for help to us!
What I suggest is that we start a fund-raiser, a foundation is created with a number of trustees, who these people should be needs to be discussed. Then a foundation is to be created with a bank and the money collected. I would be more than happy to help organize the foundation and even contribute with a significant amount, but I and the rest of SaabsUnited would need a lot of help. From ALL the clubs out there in the world and all the Saab fans! The amount mentioned in yesterdays news were apron 5 Million swedish crowns, which is about 650’000 Euro. I’m no fool and I never dream of raising this kind of money but it would be nice if we could buy at least a portion of the cars!
For each car bought, an amount must also be reserved to keep the car in acceptable condition for a certain period of time. The foundation would also have to keep on collecting money by for example sales of posters and other items that can help maintain the cars value. Depending on the money collected and the price of the cars, a number of cars would be bought to be preserved for the future, owned and managed by the foundation. Perhaps maintenance performed by private volunteers.
I have talked about the idea with the Saab Museum management and as Paul Åkerlund states, no doors must be closed at the moment!
Now my question to you!
is this a good idea? YES or NO? if so why!
