Tag: Subaru
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Quickie: Subaru 360 Young S in Cabrio form!
Just last month, we featured a Subaru 360 Young S Coupe. this is the Cabriolet version started life as a Coupe, too. You’ll have to decide which is better. The car seems nice enough, but I’d worry about a custom top. Is there any chance it keeps water out? Price here isn’t bad, but does…
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Nicest Micro-Subie?
We’ve featured Subaru 360s before, but not one in truly great shape. This was the first car produced by Subaru/Fuji Heavy Industries and found its way to the US market with the help of none other than Malcolm Bricklin, later of Bricklin, Bertone X1/9 and Yugo fame, as well as at least one ill-fated attempt…
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Rare Subaru Goodness: 1988 RX Turbo
Stories about the wedge-shaped Subaru XT come up periodically, but Subaru’s interesting technology also found its way into more pedestrian sedans and hatchbacks. Our subject car is a 1988 RX Turbo, which was the performance version of the GL/Loyale. This car not only offered a turbocharged four-cylinder and all-wheel-drive, it also had a low range…
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Micro-Subie with Questionable Band Link
We’re not sure exactly what’s for sale here. Does “both need a little work” refer to the car and the seller? The second car in the images is clearly an Isetta, and not a Subaru. The upside here is that the “Young” likely refers to either a Young S or Young SS. These were the…
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Other cars for scale always make for a great ad!
This Subaru Justy is nothing too special. It lacks the electronic CVT of some models, but its 5-speed likely makes it much more fun to drive. Still, fun to drive in a Justy is relative. What makes this one Oddimotive fodder is not only the relative rarity of a Justy, but the images included in…
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Subaru madness?
Some project cars are worth much more to the builder than to anyone else – often because of personal taste or because they simply don’t make sense to anyone else. Guess which one this is… Click for eBay ad Wilsonville, OR USA $3,000 BIN with offers considered Posted by CG Update: Ended unsold. Fender mirrors…
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Baja = Brat II?
What’s not to love about a Subaru Baja Turbo with a manual trans? Freakshow styling that yields limited utility? Check! Two-seater rear bench to removed expected practicality? Check! Detuned STI engine? Check! AWD? Check! It probably sounds like we’re making fun of this beast, but the fact is we love it. What could be more…
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A first for us: Subaru FF-1 Star
We’ve never seen one of these, but it was Subaru’s first venture beyond the microcar and also its first production use of a flat 4 engine. Internet resources indicate it was sold as the Star in the US and the FF-1 elsewhere. Unfortunately, the pictures with this auction are small and not of great quality,…
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Subaru GL Convertible
Proposed US regulations killed off much of the convertible market for the late 70s and early 80s. This is why targa tops, t-tops and those strange semi-fixed-roof cabriolets were so relatively common. We all know the free market is always smarter than regulators, and proof came in the growth of coachbuilding during the same period.…
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Subaru GL10 Turbo AWD project
This rare beast was partially disassembled at one point and this is your opportunity to build it back up the way you want it. The only downside here is the automatic trans, so you might as well do the swap “while you’re in there.” Apparently, Subaru offered a pneumatic suspension, and this one has it.…