In 1985, a Finnish Saab dealer entered a competition sponsored by a Finnish magazine to show how inexpensive it can be to modify a base model car for a more customized driving experience. Scan-Auto started with the Saab 90, a car that was sold only in Northern Europe and was essentially the front portion of the Saab 99 and the rear portion of the classic Saab 900 two-door sedan/saloon. They named the modified Saab 90 “Lumikko”, which means “Snow Weasel”.
I am not making this up. They named the thing “Snow Weasel”.
One the plus side, the modified Saab 90 won the competition, which resulted in a small run of orders — they produced ten of the cars according to the only source that I can find. The resulting modified 90 is quite a looker, as you can see.
The cars were not turbocharged, nor were they particularly well-equipped — this was a competition to explore the possibilities of low-budget motoring. Presumably, they were 2.0l 8-valve, 4-speed cars with standard equipment. The Lumikko added the Aero wheels, body kit, spoiler and the special all-white paint scheme.
Saab 90 enthusiasts now had their very own limited edition to fawn over. And limited it was, too, with only 10 examples made.(!!!!!!)