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Old 02-09-2024, 09:19 PM
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A couple interesting cars..

The Subaru (360?) was in the dealership as a conversation piece. I don't remember anything like it... too bad they couldn't put the rear bumper back on. 60s vintage? Were they sold in the US?
Yes, a limited number were sold in the USA in the late 1960s. They were imported by Malcolm Bricklin, the same guy who created the Bricklin sports car in the 1970s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_360 I remember seeing a couple of them back in the day but they weren't popular. A few years later a tiny Subaru van and a flatbed truck were sold here that used the same engine, my chemistry teacher in college had one of the flatbeds.