Oh man! Am I ever glad my photography skills have improved over the past 15 years. Way back in the early Nineties, I spent a season as John Heintzman’s crew chief. That’s him up there in the blurry Suzuki at some rally circa 93. The following year, John took the role of team owner and yours truly drove the wee beasty for part of a season.
Herr Heintzman grew up in a household with a rather eclectic assortment of cars, ranging from a 50’s era Land Rover series truck to an 80 something Audi Coupe. Frequent trips across the pond to visit friends somehow netted him the permanent use of an early AMG Hammer wagon to toodle around the German countryside. You think that is cool? Just ask Johnny how that car got him some seat time with one of those Schumacher boys!
Unlike some of the rest of us here in The Garage, John actually has some literary training to back up his automotive ramblings. Even still, I’m happy to say I caught a couple of typos in his debut post! During his recent trip to Sweden, John had the opportunity to spend some time with a pair of new Saab’s and even visited the koenigsegg and he’ll be sharing his thoughts on both. Unfortunately, his camera went awol so we’ll just have to make due with some shots from those manufacturers.
Editor’s note: Herr Heintzman just provided a more appropriate photo of himself on track during a spring tarmac event at Shannonville Raceway
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Welcome to The Garage, John. I thoroughly enjoyed your Saab 93X review. Excellent writing too-when you described listening to Diana Krall’s “Quiet Nights” CD as you drove in Sweden, you really made me want to have a stint behind the wheel. Great stuff, I can’t wait for more!
I didn’t realize that J was still in Sweden as he wrote this yesterday! He’s on a plane back to Toronto today, so we may not hear a response from him for a while.
Personally, while Diana might be ok for a quiet dinner, I’m more likely to be listening to her hubby while I drive!
Tack så mycket!!! Swedish for thank you.
Gary, I loved playing Elvis Costello’s song “Veronica” when I would bomb around in my VW Scirocco.