Harold the 84 GL

Thanks bud. Harold was pretty clean when we picked him up in 2022, but you know how car guys are, we had to bring him up to the next level. We had heaps of help from a lot of really good people along the way. I had folks from all over the world send us parts, the fellow who helped with the paint and body work was a real legend, and the guy who reproduced the graphics was amazing. Believe it or not, the hardest bit to find here in the states was a matching set of front factory mud flaps. The Subaru color was number 243, "Cosmic Blue", and the closest match after 40 years of paint fade from being in the high desert was actually a late 1990's Volvo color. Our paint guy spent many hours tweaking it, so it matched from every angle. I had no idea, the "flop" as it is called (the shimmer from the metal flake) looks different on different parts of the car, and in different light. Part science, part art, and part voodoo. I'm pretty handy with a wrench, but there are two things that I'm afraid of... one is body work, and the other is automatic transmissions. Thankfully Harold is a four speed manual, and the only bit of electronics is the silly digital clock mounted in the dash. I appreciate the kind words.

Of course buddy!!! Hoping to see you there, maybe we can get Andrew to come this year.

Meet Harold, our 1984 GL wagon. Highly original survivor originally from New Mexico. Dual range four speed, ea81 with a Weber.