Back in the 2005 or so an acquaintance of mine was looking for a car to compete in the Monte-Carlo Historique with a friend of his. The trick was to choose a car that was rapid but comfortable for driving long distances, reasonably good on ice and snow and, to a certain extent, unusual, to guarantee the entry was accepted by the organisers. And it also had to be old-ish.
I suggested a 99, EMS if poss, and to my utter amazement he found one in quite good nick, which they promptly bought. IIRC it was sort of metallic pink. Apparently – according to this friend – a lot of the chassis of the 99 was very easy to upgrade with Saab 900 bits.
I think they did manage to go to the Monte in the end.