Category Archives: subaru
Toyota "086A" Project On Like Donkey Kong
Hachiroku, the digits 8 and 6, are legendary in the annals of Toyotaku by simply being the chassis code for last of the great FR Corollas. The car’s demise left a gaping hole in Toyota’s lineup that couldn’t be filled … Continue reading →
Big Gallery of Airborne Nostalgics II
Back by popular demand, here’s the continuation of our Airborne Nostalgics series in which we post nothing but pictures of J-tin momentarily defying the forces of gravity. We also urge you to free any similar images you have from the … Continue reading →
Posted in datsun, isuzu, mitsubishi, motorsports, nissan, rally, subaru
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Tagged datsun 160j, datsun 710, dodge colt, mitsubishi celeste, mitsubishi lancer, mitsubishi lancer celeste, nissan violet, rally, subaru gl-10, subaru leone
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Subaru 1000, Front Drive for the Jet Age
We’re not sure if this 1967 Subaru ad is trying to draw a on the company’s aeronautic background, but there’s plenty of jet footage interspersed with a group of Subaru 1000s at the high-banked Yatabe test track. Of course, Subaru … Continue reading →
Big Gallery of Airborne Nostalgics
One of our favorite recent threads has been “J-tin Raced in Anger” by JNCer Drew_TSi_Si_STi. From there we collected a subset of nostalgics that have briefly managed to divorce themselves from planet earth. Hang on tight, brace yourself for a … Continue reading →
Posted in datsun, japan, mazda, mitsubishi, motorsports, nissan, rally, subaru, toyota
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Tagged datsun, datsun 510, datsun bluebird, mitsubishi, mitsubishi lancer, mitsubishi pajero, mitsubishi starion, nissan, nissan bluebird, subaru, subaru ff-1, toyota, toyota celica
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Ronald Reagan, Subaru BRAT Owner
We got our latest copy of Subaru’s Drive magazine recently and in it was a feature story on Ronald Reagan’s 1978 Subaru BRAT. That’s right, our 40th President drove a Brumby! Reagan used the 4WD pickup-style car primarily on his … Continue reading →
Subaru Leone Car Chase in "Double Clutch"
So it’s Tuesday morning. You aren’t really gonna do work, are you? We know you’d rather stick it to Tha Man and watch a clip from the 1978 movie Double Clutch, featuring two vintage Subarus duking it out! We have … Continue reading →
Sex in the Subaru
Most of us would agree that the ’73 Subaru DL (aka Leone, in other markets) is a sexy beast, particularly with the early, small chrome bumpers, but the accompanying sultry advertising pitch might leave you gasping with it’s blatantly sexist … Continue reading →
Happy New Year from JNC!
Wow, 2008 was a rough one. The broken connecting rod of bad loans punched a gaping hole straight through the engine block of the global economy. Across the board, carmakers’ sales plummeted by 30 to 40 percent, affecting any business … Continue reading →
RWD Toyobaru on Hold, NSX Dead
Our hopes for a return to RWD Toyotas have been dashed on account of the drastic worldwide economic downturn. The lightweight coupe, widely assumed to be a RWD Corolla successor, has been in the works since August 2007 but according … Continue reading →
Subaru 1969 Promotional Video
Here’s a promotional video from 1969 extolling the virtues of the new wondercar from the Land of the Rising Sun, the Sue-BARR-oo 360. Look, it can park perpendicular to the curb between two massive Detroit land yachts! It may be … Continue reading →
Posted in kei, subaru
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Tagged subaru, subaru 1000, subaru 360, subaru ff-1, subaru star
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Subaru 50th Anniversary Continues in Full Swing
We’re getting on our favorite hobby horse again and talking about how Japanese automakers don’t talk about enough their past products. We’re lookin’ at you, US subsidiaries! For example, this year was Nissan USA’s 50th anniversary, but you wouldn’t know … Continue reading →
RWD Retro Car Roundup
It’s been a while since we’ve posted about the upcoming cars that are, unbeknownst to most of the car-buying public, based on our favorite nostalgics. First up, there’s been a cavalcade of spy shots and rendered images of the Nissan … Continue reading →
Kei-Cars on Your T-Shirts
More T-shirts featuring old Japanese cars are popping up all over the place. Normally they’re all the popular models from Nissan and Toyota, leaving kei car fans a bit left out. But thanks to JNCer xemoto, here’s one of a … Continue reading →
More Microcar Madness: Subaru 360 Ad
Speaking of microcars, someone sent in four old Subaru 360 commercials to Jalopnik today. The car’s $1297 price tag and 66mpg are heavily touted, as is the price of a carburetor, just 13 dollars. I guess when you’re calling your … Continue reading →
Subaru 360 Wins Class in Liége-Brescia-Liége Rally
Two UK-based teams have taken first and second place in the Spirit 425cc Class of the Liége-Brescia-Liége microcar rally. Covering 2000 miles through Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy and Slovenia, these little kei cars even conquered the Stelvio (not Kev’s dream … Continue reading →
Subaru Fan! Fan! Festival in Osaka
Subaru’s 50th Anniversary tour, the Fan! Fan! Festival, recently made a stop in Osaka, Japan and the 360s came out to celebrate. That WRC Blue pedal car is probably not much smaller than an actual 360. [Subaru]
Blue Monday: Toyota Supra DOA, FJ to Follow
Some sad news on the new car front. Automotive News (subscription required) is reporting that Toyota is making some changes to its long term plans thanks to the high cost of gas. The company sees this as a permanent change, … Continue reading →
Subaru 360 Driving Impressions
As part of Subaru’s continuing celebration of its 50th anniversary, its official Japanese blog has taken the car that started it all – the Subaru 360 – out for a spin. It’s short drive, but a rare glimpse into the … Continue reading →
Subaru Fan! Fan! Festival
Here’s something for the Subie heads. Last weekend Fuji Heavy Industries officially celebrated the 50th anniversary of its automaking arm with the Fan! Fan! Festival, held in Yokohama. Here’s the only shot we could find of some truly old school … Continue reading →
Happy 4th of July, Part II
We have failed you. How could we have forgotten the most famous (and most likely, only) example of a vintage Subaru painted like Old Glory? Well, our lame excuse is that we don’t get to watch much TV. Luckily, Jalopnik … Continue reading →
