September 5, 200520 yr i have a 97 subaru legacy outback safari edition and I wonder what that means. is it a rare edition?
September 5, 200520 yr Author no it has a safari badge on each side of the car and all the panels are surrounded with wood but the wood is plastic
September 5, 200520 yr The only thing I can find on the net, is a Suabru Safari Race in Tasmania. What country are you in? I would suggest taking the VIN number to a dealer's part dept and see what they can tell you. Maybe it was a local package done by a dealership or region to promote the race, the same way that here in the United STates we have Indy Pace Car editions of some cars. Just a thought. nipper
September 7, 200520 yr Author The only thing I can find on the net, is a Suabru Safari Race in Tasmania. What country are you in?I would suggest taking the VIN number to a dealer's part dept and see what they can tell you. Maybe it was a local package done by a dealership or region to promote the race, the same way that here in the United STates we have Indy Pace Car editions of some cars. Just a thought. nipper well im from the US and i think will will check the vin number thxs if i find anything i will tell you guys
September 7, 200520 yr Hehehe yes share pics. For the hell of it i would do a vin check on the car and see where it started off life. Maybe it was a dealer only item, and a local dealer at that.
September 7, 200520 yr well im from the US and i think will will check the vin number thxs if i find anything i will tell you guys VIN’s don’t necessarily tell the story. My 01 Legacy GT was in for some bodywork and the front bumper for an Outback came in instead of the Legacy GT. My auto body guy told me that my VIN was for an Outback, not a Legacy GT. Weird! Jack
September 8, 200520 yr VIN’s don’t necessarily tell the story. My 01 Legacy GT was in for some bodywork and the front bumper for an Outback came in instead of the Legacy GT. My auto body guy told me that my VIN was for an Outback, not a Legacy GT. Weird! Jack So, did they put it on anyway, and if so, is it now an "Outacy" or a "Legaback"?
September 8, 200520 yr I sort of like Outacy nipper Hmmm ... too close to Odyssey... But I like! Commuter
September 12, 200520 yr So, did they put it on anyway, and if so, is it now an "Outacy" or a "Legaback"? Nope, we waited. Go ahead and picture an outback front end on a GT, which is 3 inches lower (in stock form) than the Outback. I might be dragging those big round fog lights. Jack
September 12, 200520 yr Nope, we waited. Go ahead and picture an outback front end on a GT, which is 3 inches lower (in stock form) than the Outback. I might be dragging those big round fog lights. Jack I did see a picture some years ago of someone that put a first gen Outback front bumper on a (same gen) Legacy sedan. He had it painted up body color. It actually looked pretty decent. But on a GT... probably not so good. Commuter
September 14, 200520 yr An Outback 'Woody', this I gotta see! pics, pics, pics ... Well, it's not an Outback but here's a 99 Forester Woody. I think it's hideous, but that's a matter of taste.
September 14, 200520 yr MY EYES MY EYES IM BLIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! eeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww nipper
September 14, 200520 yr Well, it's not an Outback but here's a 99 Forester Woody. I think it's hideous, but that's a matter of taste. They missed the mark with the design treatment. It's obvious they were going for a forties/fifties woody 'look', hence the beanie/beautyring wheel treatment with whitewalls. To keep the look 'correct' they should have avoided the rear fender flare and left it body color. No real woody ever had the wood go all the way to the wheel arch. Close, but. I give it a 'C'.
September 15, 200520 yr Well, it's not an Outback but here's a 99 Forester Woody. I think it's hideous, but that's a matter of taste. thats so ugly its objectively ugly
September 15, 200520 yr I did see a picture some years ago of someone that put a first gen Outback front bumper on a (same gen) Legacy sedan. He had it painted up body color. It actually looked pretty decent. But on a GT... probably not so good. Commuter
February 5, 200620 yr so what ever happened to pics of the outback with wood on it; the "safari edition"? Also, I was reading about the Forester and they used mahagony and ash to do the pannels, not vinyl so I guess it is a "real woody". I like it.
May 6, 200619 yr Author sorry for the extremely long wait i decided to revive this topic because i asked a mechanic who knew about subarus and he said it was a special model sort of like the ll bean edition but it was only produced for a few months i will post some pics soon and to clarify, it has wood trim around the window switches and around the center console i will take a few pictures very soon, thanks for your help
May 6, 200619 yr my OBW limited edition has wodd trim too. drop www.cars101.com an email, they will know. nipper
May 6, 200619 yr Author in the morning, i will post pictures of the car, I am just so curious about this car and i was wondering maybe if it would add on to the value
May 6, 200619 yr So, did they put it on anyway, and if so, is it now an "Outacy" or a "Legaback"? so when I changed my Grille on my outback to a legacy what would it be...?LOL...
May 6, 200619 yr Author ok heres some pics note the rims as well http://img375.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pict02491wk.jpg thats the safari logo http://img375.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pict02503xe.jpg rims that came with the car and finally the trim http://img351.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pict02514cw.jpg
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