For those who like "old school"

[Yamazaki]

I went to an automotive museum last week (but was too lazy to post pics then) and saw this:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/05/th_ffaac3fc-1.jpg (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/yamazakisubaru/cars/Other/ffaac3fc.jpg) https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/05/th_fdd94d33-1.jpg (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/yamazakisubaru/cars/Other/fdd94d33.jpg) https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/05/th_706b18d5-1.jpg (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/yamazakisubaru/cars/Other/706b18d5.jpg) https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/05/th_9fa416f4-1.jpg (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/yamazakisubaru/cars/Other/9fa416f4.jpg) https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/05/th_62db88e0-1.jpg (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/yamazakisubaru/cars/Other/62db88e0.jpg)

[chuckthefuk]

mint.. Santa Monica Tuned :-D

[Yamazaki]

Saw this at a rest stop on the way back to Tokyo yesterday:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/06/th_d58b4c7f-1.jpg (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/yamazakisubaru/cars/Other/d58b4c7f.jpg) https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/06/th_f4ec6df7-1.jpg (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/yamazakisubaru/cars/Other/f4ec6df7.jpg) https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/06/th_6259b114-1.jpg (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/yamazakisubaru/cars/Other/6259b114.jpg) https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/06/th_e61cb33e-1.jpg (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/yamazakisubaru/cars/Other/e61cb33e.jpg) https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/06/th_6657ac21-1.jpg (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/yamazakisubaru/cars/Other/6657ac21.jpg)

[rougeben83]

Nice to see some vintage cars still on the roads in Japan. I heard the local laws sort of encourage people not to hold onto their cars for too long. (inspections, taxes and such)

[chuckthefuk]

:-o that so classic and mint and super "sik" I love how its got the surf boards and the guy sleeping in the passenger seat :-D

-Chuck

[mike-tracy]

Saw this at a rest stop on the way back to Tokyo yesterday:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/06/th_d58b4c7f-1.jpg (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/yamazakisubaru/cars/Other/d58b4c7f.jpg)

I saw a sedan one of those on the road yesterday, and realized I didn't recognize it, other than being Subaru of course. What are they?

[Yamazaki]

It's a mid-'70s Subaru Leone.

[Yamazaki]

I'm going to bump this because I saw this during my recent road trip in Japan:

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2013/01/th_DSCF3570-1.jpg (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/yamazakisubaru/cars/Other/DSCF3570.jpg)

[Dead91silvia]

Cool stuff! Love the wagon!

[1996Battlewagon]

I seriously thought about what it would be like to daily drive a 360 this morning. Small world.

[lord flashheart]

this is the show room at our local subaru dealer..

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Fs9AuQErXb4/S5ViqClMQ3I/AAAAAAAAAr4/v2bdLXra_r4/2010-02-23%2015.44.11.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Fs9AuQErXb4/S5VjFcz8LlI/AAAAAAAAAsE/5OhJs5r2plg/2010-02-23%2015.43.40.jpg


this is literally the ONLY picture i could find with the restored 69 subaru 360 in it.
notice it in the back ground?

http://pictures.dealer.com/n/natewadesu ... 8ea79d.jpg (http://pictures.dealer.com/n/natewadesubarusoa/1942/9af31d640a0d02b700a8a314888ea79d.jpg)

[kimokalihi]

Pretty cool but why did they make it look so much like a vw beatle?

[Kenny_Fatlace]

damn pretty awesome, never seen classic subarus before

[Wiscon_Mark]

Pretty cool but why did they make it look so much like a vw beatle?

Probably because the beetle was such a hot car back then (in that segment).

[Dead91silvia]

The auto industry in Japan was helped along by the English after WWII. I can only assume thats one reason why the drive on the same side as England.

Think about it, how many cars have European style?

[kimokalihi]

That's more than just copying the style. It looks just like a beetle with subtle differences. I like the 360 van a lot better.

[lord flashheart]

yea the beetle was kinda a flagship for the auto industry. i was reading on wiki that some of the early toyota actually shared parts with the beetle.