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Who Designed the Subaru Brat, specifically?


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I used to know this, but have forgotton.

I know the Leone had a designer, but I think it was someone else who adapted/modified the design for the Subaru Brat.

Who was it? I want his name on my Brat when I paint it! - along with the designation NCC 1701-Q, lol

 

 

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Found :

 

 

Alex Tremulis ( born January 23, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States - December 29, 1991 in Ventura, California ) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Tremulis

 

Alex founded his own consulting firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan 1963. Among Tremulis’ last designs were the 1978 to 1987 Subaru BRAT.

 

Cheers, Bantum ... B)

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Found :

 

 

Cheers, Bantum ... B)

 

WOW !!!

 

I could have sworn it was a Japanese gentleman, but you know what this means?!?...

 

The Subaru Brat is an AMERICAN Design !!!

 

A legendary design by a legendary designer !

 

This is wonderful !!!

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Um, I don't know if he can claim to be the sole designer, as it was more likely a collaborative effort between Subaru USA & Japan ... ^_^

( Australia also had a hand in it too, with the Brumby ) 

 

+ You'll find it difficult to get any info on early Japanese Designers, so will post more when I find it.

Cheers, Bantum ... :)

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I love it!!!

The Subaru Brat, one of the funnest, coolest looking vehicles ever made, was made by a Japanese company, but by (orwith) and American designer, for almost anyone but the Japanese, and was never sold in Japan !!!

I'm sure that a few somehow made thier way to Japan via their owners, but otherwise, I bet the Japanese would love a nice, customised Brat!

I also bet that Japanese girls would go nuts over them!

- I know quite a few American girls are impressed with them!
 

What a wonderful vehicle!...

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OK, something going off in my head then ....down here, we have people saying best way to turbo an EA81 model is use a rare EA81 MY engine cross member.

 

Well, where my brain starts to hurt is that if a turbo EA81 engine cross member came from a USDM - it would have a hole in it for the steering column to pass through in an impractical location.

 

I was thinking before that any EA81T engine cross member in use in Oz, would have been a JDM sourced component.

No one down under has suggested once we got a x mem we;d have to also knock a steering hole in it.!

 

hurt, hurt....

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Also found this : vimeo.com/69031389

 

Parts of it seems a bit weird, but hey it’s got a BRAT in it … ;)

Add : + this was Walt Biggers car ...

Cheers, Bantum ...

That's a neat video thanks for sharing. The description says Walt Biggers was the guys grandfather. The video is a bit weird but it's so upbeat, energetic and the connection between the two of them looks so strong and genuine I watched it several times. They have a bunch of other non-Brat related videos too. It looks like they moved to Japan to be missionaries in 2012 so I'm guessing they sold the Brat? Edited by porcupine73
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OK, something going off in my head then ....down here, we have people saying best way to turbo an EA81 model is use a rare EA81 MY engine cross member.

 

Well, where my brain starts to hurt is that if a turbo EA81 engine cross member came from a USDM - it would have a hole in it for the steering column to pass through in an impractical location.

 

I was thinking before that any EA81T engine cross member in use in Oz, would have been a JDM sourced component.

No one down under has suggested once we got a x mem we;d have to also knock a steering hole in it.!

 

hurt, hurt....

 

A bit off topic??? Wrong forum??? oh well... lol...

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A bit off topic??? Wrong forum??? oh well... lol...

off topic ?? Maybe only if I had added the reasons I posted - reading that the BRAT was never sold in Japan - a right hand drive market that I thought actually got the turbo EA81 BRAT [seems it did not] , so then my brain was asking about source then of a RHD EA81T engine cross member that some on another forum have suggested be sourced to do a turbo conversion. Was it only the US that got EA81T ?

Nice vid. Wonder if they are still together :)

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Found :

 

Alex Tremulis ( born January 23, 1914 in Chicago, IllinoisUnited States - December 29, 1991 in Ventura, California ) : http://en.wikipedia....i/Alex_Tremulis

 

Alex founded his own consulting firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan 1963. Among Tremulis’ last designs were the 1978 to 1987 Subaru BRAT.

Cheers, Bantum ... B)

Ann Arbor... What a great city  :D  :D  :D

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