GeneralDisorder Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 I was watching "God of Gamblers", and durring a shootout in a parking garage, there's a blue EA81 coupe, and there's a close-up of it's badge - it's a "1600 GFT-5" Anyone want to speculate on what that badging might mean? Maybe that's one of those dual carb 1600's? Just thought that was kinda cool. Never seen that before. Anyone else seen any weird badges like that? GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 outside of the US, there were lots of different designations. The SRX was the rally spec hatchback available in Europe. I have seen a hatchback 1600 GL-5 in a yard.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WagonsOnly Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 What's a GL-5, a hatch in GL-10 trim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 the 81 glf we called the DL-10?. the 2wd to 4wd conversion sedan is called the GL-7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIS Subaru Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 I'm pretty sure that a GL-5 was just a GL with a 5-spd. There were also DL-5 cars which were... you guessed it, DLs with 5-spds. For instance, I own an "1800 DL Automatic". It has that whole name on the badge. I guess anything that wasn't a plain vanilla 4-spd was considered noteworthy in the early years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WagonsOnly Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 I wonder why they decided to call the GL-10 the GL-10. They were never offered with D/R 5-speeds. Maybe because you could fit a ten-speed on the roof rack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 11, 2003 Author Share Posted December 11, 2003 My wagon was a 2WD 5 speed, and it's just a GL...... so there goes that theory on the GL-5. Nice try tho. hehe GL-5 and GL-10 aren't that weird tho - have seen those, and they were sold here.... But what in the world is a GFT-5? It must stand for something - they don't just pick letters out of the air - the designer must have had some reason for picking that combination..... GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeky Moose Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 GFT-5 good fast turbo-5speed ? GL Great Luxury ? GL-5 Great Luxury 5-speed? GL-10 Great Luxury with 10 options? heh i dunno as you can tell.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 11, 2003 Author Share Posted December 11, 2003 So your saying it was a 1600 Turbo 5 speed methinks not, but I've been wrong before. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowmastered87GL Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Lets throw in another variable... EA81T wagons... "Turbo-10" Ive seen 2 of them in my life, both red wagons with turbos and auto trannys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 12, 2003 Author Share Posted December 12, 2003 Flo - all EA81T's were auto's. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowmastered87GL Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 I know... but I swear I heard of someone having a turbo coupe with a stick from the Factory (probably special ordered) Richie??? But yes I know the typical turbo unless its some special ordered one will be an auto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 12, 2003 Author Share Posted December 12, 2003 You couldn't order them with a stick - Subaru wanted a degree of control over their still experimental turbo engine. They didn't want a bunch of people blowing them up and comming back to the dealership all pissed off if the engine turned out to be a crap pile. It was probably partially due to the lack of a 5 speed 4WD tranny for the EA81's as well as possible durrability issues with the early trannies. The Auto suck so much power right off the top that it's not so much of an issue, and Subaru gets to decide what RPM's you shift at.... etc. At any rate, it wasn't an option. If it were, I'm sure MANY more would have been ordered. Now there may have been some vintage swaps done after the fact, or even in 85 when the 5 speed D/R came out. Someone probably realized that their 84 could take a 5 speed, and threw it in - I'll bet that happened more than once in fact. But never from the factory.... GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WagonsOnly Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 If they don't pick letters out of the air, how'd we end up with FF-1, FFE, STD? (I think DL is "Devoid of Luxury".) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis ex24 Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 DL = Dont Like you guys would stop driving subarus if i told you what XT stood for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIRA Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 STD= sexually Transmited disease= avoid this car like one, didn't these have the least options and stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archemitis Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 STD S ARE THE BEST. accessories weigh alot more, i would pick an std any day. as long as it had tilt. all i know is gl is grand luxury no doubt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIRA Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 I was just filling in the letters, when I was a newbie, some one on the board said he got a std, I was a little confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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