and says his 1975 modified Saab 99 is his "daily driver."

Saab is becoming part of automotive history, and Volvo is now owned by the Chinese company Zhejiang Geely Holdings. Yet for dedicated Swedish car enthusiasts such as Dan Morley and Gary Ramstead, home is where the heart is. And their hearts remain in the Old Country... in Trollhättan and Gothenburg.

Terry Parkhurst is an automotive journalist based in the Pacific Northwest. He blogs regularly at Automatter, where this feature was first published. This is his first contribution to Automotive Traveler.