Here we have a 1979 Subaru DL wagon. While this wasn’t the beginning for Subaru in the US, most people know them as the AWD company and/or the wagon company, although we know there’s a WRX generation growing up now. This is where the 4WD and wago traditions started.
Brown wheels are full of win.
This particular example is finished in a beautiful shade of brown with brown interior and a manual trans (four-speed, we think). Does it get any better? The seller calls it a project, but it looks like it’s all there and there are no outward signs of it being a rustbucket (extremely rare for one of these). The asking price may be a bit greedy, so we’ll see if the seller is realistic with offers.
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Somewhere in Texas
$3,000 BIN with offers accepted
08/08/2013 update: Seller lowered price to $2,800 and it ended, but we can’t tell whether it sold
4WD badging is a bonus item. Remember, this car came out before the Eagle and essentially no other car had offered 4WD/AWD before (yes,we know about the Jensen FF…not exactly a volume car!).
Did we mention 4WD? When you have only one USP, flaunt it.
Spare tire is kept warm – not only Yugos have that feature.
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Up for sale is a vintage 1979 Subaru 4WD Wagon. Runs and drives great. Standard transmission. Interior is in fair condition for its age, it has some stains, tears, cracks, fading, etc….AS SEEN IN PHOTOS!!
This car has always been adult driven, “in town local driver” for 30+ years. Outer front CV joints do click on sharp turns. All the glass is good…no cracks or chips. Good tires..ALL ORIGINAL CAR. 1.6 liter, 72 k original miles. Has A/C, but needs to be serviced. Would make a great restoration project. VERY RARE & Hard to find in good running condition.
What you see is what you are bidding on. A one time only Paypal deposit of $500.00 is expected within 24 hours after auction ends and the remaining Payment is expected 7 days after auction. CONTACT FOR OTHER PAYMENT OPTIONS FOR BALANCE DUE… you will have 14 days to pick up the vehicle after auction ends.