Ran When Parked visits Thailand

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Ronan Glon • Leave a comment

Ran When Parked got to spend the better part of a weekend in Bangkok, Thailand, on our way back home from a business trip in China. Having never been to Thailand before, we were impressed by all of the old cars that are still on the road. Continue reading »

1950s / 1960s / 1970s / 1980s / 1990s / BMW / British / Fiat / German / Italian / Jaguar / Land Rover / Mercedes Benz / Opel / Saab / Swedish / Volkswagen

Topical advertising: Cars and boats

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Ronan Glon • Leave a comment

Automakers often try to draw a parallel between cars and boats in advertisements and promotional photos. Picturing the two modes of transportation together is a way to emphasize the utilitarian nature of a vehicle, or to associate it with a particular – and generally affluent – lifestyle. Continue reading »

1950s / 1960s / 1970s / 1980s / Alfa Romeo / Alpine / American / Austin / Australian / BMW / British / Citroen / Czech / Fiat / Ford / French / GAZ / German / Holden / Italian / Lada / Lancia / Mercedes Benz / Mini / NSU / Opel / Peugeot / Porsche / Renault / Russian / Saab / Seat / Skoda / Spanish / Swedish / Volkswagen / Volvo

The 16th annual Monte-Carlo Historique rally

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Ronan Glon • Leave a comment

The 16th annual Monte-Carlo Historique Rally took place last week in southeastern France. Organized by the Automobile Club of Monaco, it is open to cars that participated in the iconic rally from 1955 to 1980 and that were built between those years. Continue reading »

1990s / Personal car / Saab / Swedish

Back In Black: Project Saab Lives!

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Ian Rothwell • 1 Comment

It’s been a while since this author has written for Ran When Parked. For that, I apologize, and it’s not that I have forgotten you, dear readers! One thing I have accomplished in the hiatus, is the completion of Project Saab, now known as “The Slaab” with some affection. I believe I last mentioned this … Continue reading »

1980s / Saab / Sunday classic / Swedish

Sunday classic: Saab 900i 16s Yacht Club

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Ronan Glon • 1 Comment

A common problem that automakers run into is how to reach out to the largest number of potential customers with their advertising campaigns. In the late 1980s Saab found a decent way to go about it: it decided to sponsor the race-bound catamaran of a French sailor named François Boucher. Associating Saabs and boating might … Continue reading »

1950s / 1960s / 1970s / Alfa Romeo / BMW / Citroen / Fiat / Lancia / Mazda / Mini / Moskvitch / Opel / Polski-Fiat / Renault / Renault-Alpine / Saab / Simca / Steyr-Puch / Volkswagen / Volvo / Zastava

The 15th annual Monte-Carlo Historique rally

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Ronan Glon • 1 Comment

The Automobile Club of Monaco has been organizing the Historic Monte-Carlo Rally for the last fifteen years. The 2012 edition of it started on January 28th, 2012, and will end tomorrow in Monaco. This year, over 300 cars signed up for the event left from six European cities: Barcelona (Spain), Glasgow (Scotland), Oslo (Norway), Reims … Continue reading »

1980s / 1990s / Saab / Swedish

Sentimental For Saabs

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Ian Rothwell • 2 Comments

Looking back, my classmates in high school probably suspected there was something strange about me long before I started showing up every morning in an old Saab, though I doubt anyone found it all that surprising. I wore a lot of black, had a cynical attitude, took art classes, was terrible in gym, and liked … Continue reading »

2010s / Saab / Swedish

Saab’s fight for survival

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Ronan Glon • 1 Comment

Today will go down as one of the saddest days in automotive history: Sweden’s Saab has collapsed after over sixty years of building cars. CEO Victor Muller personally delivered the bankruptcy application to a district court in Vänersborg, Sweden, this morning. At 5:30pm local time, the court officially declared Saab bankrupt. Continue reading »

1980s / 1990s / 2000s / 2010s / Chinese / Honda / Jeep / Mercedes Benz / Peugeot / Polski-Fiat / Saab / Shuanghuan / Volkswagen / Volvo

汽车, part two

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Ronan Glon • Leave a comment

Earlier this week we published the first part of our series on Chinese cars. The second follows the same format but it also covers a couple of odds and ends, including some of the older cars we spotted. As a reminder, old cars are few and far between since most outside manufacturers were not present … Continue reading »

Alfa Romeo / American / Cadillac / French / German / Mercedes Benz / Peugeot / Saab / Swedish / Volkswagen

Car brew

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Ronan Glon • 1 Comment

Cars and beer often go together in the garage. Rare is the man who hasn’t enjoyed a cold one while fixing his car, or after, or even before if facing a particularly Herculean task. With this in mind, Ran When Parked has compiled a non-exhaustive reference guide of beers to drink while dealing with miscellaneous … Continue reading »

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