COMPLETED: Subaru

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

That's a cute little bugger! The covered headlights are better than the nasty looking things they used on the US versions...those were pretty homely looking for sure! Isn't this the car that Malcolm Bricklin originally imported, bringing Subaru to the US for the first time?

[Matthew Usher]

Originally Posted by jay@af

Fantastic!!

I'd love to see a pic of it next to a 'normal' sized car.

Thanks!

Here's a good comparison -- I put it next to my Mk. II Jaguar.

[subyfanatic]

That model doesn't do it for me, I just can't get a good feel for building it. I bought every Subaru model I can get my hands in the last couple years just so I could have a full collection of built Subies. Still working on building them.

[Matthew Usher]

Originally Posted by ZoomZoomMX-5

That's a cute little bugger! The covered headlights are better than the nasty looking things they used on the US versions...those were pretty homely looking for sure! Isn't this the car that Malcolm Bricklin originally imported, bringing Subaru to the US for the first time?

Hey Bob!

You're right, the 360 was one of Mr. Bricklin's first auto-related efforts. The little monsters didn't sell well in the states, and Subaru's build quality was pretty notorious, too.

I worked on Subaru of America's owner magazine (Drive) for a couple of years, and I know from first-hand experience that the company would really like to forget about the 360. It's not exactly a high-water mark of automotive engineering.

Here's a rear shot. Lots of cooling slots for just two cylinders, don't you think?

Matt