Some of you might be interested in this, there are some old Subaru UK press photos in this link - http://www.oldjapanesecar.com/press/subaru/

 

I like this one

 

 

This one is pretty darm cool.

 

 

Thanks for the link.

Cool? That thing's monstrous! Imagine all the rust traps they've created with that bodykit, like Subaru didn't try hard enough with the standard car.

Be cool if it had a big FMIC in that front clip.

is that an rx kit?

is that an rx kit?

 

brian, i think thats a body kit for the Ea81 RX....

 

 

someone correct me if im wrong.

 

the ea81 rx came in a couple different styles right?

 

 

-Dalton

Nope, ea81 rx's are 2 door only. That kit is a mystery even to the person who made that site.

Shannon, we timed those last posts right on time.

That's guy's site has some good clear pics! Yeah i have to agree, I don't like the thought of that body kit. "RUST TRAP"! Like most body kits.

 

Now if they put a 81-84 Brat bull bar insted that would be good!

 

I like the lil' Justy's! You have to like them, There cute! With there lil' 3 cyclender engine. Atleast the first ones anyway.

 

Now did the newer Justy like "91" have a 1.3?

Check out the air scoop over the right headlight.

I think thats the 4WD badge. Neet site though.

Now did the newer Justy like "91" have a 1.3?

 

No, the Mk2 Justy ('89 on) had the same engines as the earlier Justy.

 

That kit is a mystery even to the person who made that site.

 

I think it might have been added by the UK importer. It reminds me a bit of the Yugo bodykits which were added by Yugo's UK importer...

 

I just saw One of those Subies with body kit... Long time Ago.

the Yugo, it is a "Version" of the italian "Autobianchi" ... I don`t like it.

People here, ussually goes to Fiberglass Shops, to build their own Body Kits... some are Good Lookin` and some are just "Ricer" things...

That subie looks Very Good!

Hello! I'm the co-creator of that site and I got a suggestion from a guy called Brian to add this site to my links page - definitely! Will do so shortly! Glad to see somewhere exists for discussion of these old Subarus. Here in the UK pre-90s Subarus are largely forgotten/ignored/extinct which is a shame because they have unique and distinctive styling and have always tried to be a bit different in their designs/engine options.

 

We are indeed having trouble identifying the bodykitted example. Usually the press photos are just that, a photo on its own, if you're lucky you'll get the model name on the bottom. Wonder if it was factory fitted or something the dealer had to undertake?

 

My thoughts is that it looks very odd! Especially with the little chunky offroader wheels and suspension height. Wouldn't be surprised if that was the only one and that example hasn't been on the road for years according to the records of the numberplate. Hope it's in some shed somewhere, but more likely it was cubed!

 

Glad you enjoyed the photos and thanks for the comments, when we get more Subaru pictures they'll be added to the page. We're going to be doing scans from brochures in due course too, so that might be of interest. We have a load of UK ones and a few Japanese ones.

Ooo Yeah i'd like to see pics form a brochure UK or JDM or whatever. I'll; have to add your site to my fav's.

 

And Yugo's are really a Version Autobianchi. Yeah i have to agree they share the same look's but there really related?

PS: Hirst,

 

What is your avatar? A 1983 Mitsubishi lancer?

It's my Daihatsu Charmant, an obscure car based on the KE70 Corolla.

 

 

However, the icon picture it was based off was actually a Lancer EX and my car is from 1983 - so a very close guess!

Oh yeah i know the Daihatsu Charmant. And it's really a 83! Wow good guess hey.

 

You know i've seen so many JDM only vehicles so nothing is obscure! Yeah it does look a little like a old Corolla. Cool car bro!!

There are some scans from various years us and jdm brocures here on the board. Not sure who exactly you need to contact to use them.

 

But you can check them out here.

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/subaru80s.html

...I got a suggestion from a guy called Brian to add this site to my links page - definitely! ....

 

 

I would be that Brian Glad to see you made it over here. Your page is awesome, i spent some time last night surfing through it. However, the navigation is alittle difficult. I had to type in http://www.oldjapanesecar.com to get to your main page, which is where i found your links page. But from the links page, there is no way back to the main page. And from the main page, i was unable to find the subaru page, or any other page that may contain old japanese car pix.

 

-Brian

There are some scans from various years us and jdm brocures here on the board. Not sure who exactly you need to contact to use them.

 

But you can check them out here.

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/subaru80s.html

 

Thanx for the link Shannon! Yeah i see there's some difrent links one is to 60's-70's Roo's and then 80's. And 90's to Presant! Cool!

It's my Daihatsu Charmant, an obscure car based on the KE70 Corolla.

 

 

However, the icon picture it was based off was actually a Lancer EX and my car is from 1983 - so a very close guess!

 

Now thats a cool car. How do people get those icon pictures of thier cars?

I would be that Brian Glad to see you made it over here. Your page is awesome, i spent some time last night surfing through it. However, the navigation is alittle difficult. I had to type in http://www.oldjapanesecar.com to get to your main page, which is where i found your links page. But from the links page, there is no way back to the main page. And from the main page, i was unable to find the subaru page, or any other page that may contain old japanese car pix.

Yep, we're still sort of under construction at the moment so a lot of the pages didn't have a proper menu on them! The site was a bit of a rush job as we wanted something in place in time for this summer whilst all the car shows were still on, thought we might as well hurry to get a little bit of content on before worrying too much about the design. Only got the site running in late June I think it was. Have done some work on it today and the menu system is on nearly all pages now, but the front page is going to be more interesting when I get round to sorting that. I'll be adding USMB to the links soon - I'm actually in the process of redesigning the links page as I'm not happy with it!!

 

The press photos are to be part of a larger section called the database, which will be the main part of the site. It's more just a sneak preview for now. Basically, we want to create a database with information of every older Japanese car (starting just with ones sold in the UK, which is still an enormous task in itself!). As well as things you'd probably be able to find elsewhere like specifications, we want to give people an idea of what it is like to actually own/drive these cars and will seek to involve owners of whichever model. They will know a lot more about what it is like to own the car than some old brochure can tell us! Also, we will go mad with brochure scans because we like them (loads of them already done!). As information is found, more brochures are bought, more owners get in touch with us, etc. we will add the info/pics to the database and improve it. Once we figure out how we want to show this info, we'll get a few models up, then add to it as we go along!

 

I think we'll be OK for Subaru brochures, we've got quite a lot of them including some Japanese ones, but your expertise regarding these models will definitely be required when we get them into the database. Subaru were one of the more unusual and unknown Japanese marques here as they sold their models in fairly small numbers and had unconventional features.

 

Thanks for the comments, especially about the car - not many sites would have people who think it's cool! I made the icon myself out of some other icons on some Japanese site. Can't remember the link but if I do, I'll post it up.