I'll share this here for those not on the faceache page....

[retrogeezer]

This was parked in Macclesfield Tesco today, apparently an official Subaru limited edition of 5000, feast your eyes on the Impreza 'Casa Blanca'

 

[Cavcraft]

Utterly brilliant, I hope you left a 'let me know if you want to sell it' note under the wipers?

[John F]

Fucking hell.

 

The team that designed that, who clearly never met or communicated with each other for any reason whatsoever, must have been on completely different psychoactive drugs.

[DSdriver]

That is truly Bizarre.

 "a freakish combination of styles"

Those rear light are awful. I can see why they only made 5000. If you rolled in one of those you would always be wary of rear end damage cos I should imagine those lights are irreplaceable unless standard on a steam roller or something.

[Craig the Princess]

Subaru do a Vanden Plas version?

[drum]

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Thats flipping brilliant, hope its a 1.6

[HillmanImp]

From the front, I automatically thought it was one of those Micra based jobbies at first. That really is something 'special'.

[londonm]

I REALLY like that a lot. The designers were flicking a big Vs up at all contemporary car designs of the era and not giving a toss. worth a few bob I bet too.

[Split_Pin]

JDM Irony YO!

[gary_davidson]

I think they should all look like this

[Jim Bell]

ironing ftw

[dieselnutjob]

 

 

[Pete-M]

Those Galue things are ace. As if designed by a Galue sniffer.

[purplebargeken]

That is a special kind of horribly, horribly, stupidly vile. Plus it's really ugly.

[Faker]

What the fuck!!

[vulgalour]

Up until now, I thought those Subaroo-ers were all Photoshops.  I'd still have one like, if I was put in that position, it'd put a smile on my face.

[Lord Sterling]

Thats flipping brilliant, hope its a 1.6

Its a 1.5, 1490cc:

 

Date of Liability: 01 02 2014

Date of First Registration: 12 05 2010

Year of Manufacture: 1999

Cylinder Capacity (cc): 1490cc

Fuel Type: PETROL

Export Marker: N

Vehicle Status: Licence Not Due

Vehicle Colour: BLUE

 

It must be utterly miserable to drive.

[meggersdog]

Reminds me of that Rubber Bandits song "fuck your Subaru I've a horse's arse outside"

or summat like that.

[overrun]

It's nee Gravel Express

[overrun]

A man in dandism. Rich in new life sports.

 

Obviously.

[Sigmund Fraud]

Casablanca ? 'Here's looking like shite, kid !' etc.

 

I wonder whether the deranged lunatics at Mitsuoka are responsible for it ?

[brickwall]

I had seen a pic before but I also didn't realise they were real.

[8_tee_8]

Someone at Subaru must've like it cos they based the front end design of the next impreza on it

[flat4alfa]

It was an official Subaru product, not an effort by Mitsuoka-type modifiers. 

 

It was intended as a tribute to the Subaru 1500 from the Fifties, hence the '1500' boxer motor.  But you could option a better donc from the range if you wanted.

 

[cort16]

Was there not some other weird impreza that had a spare wheel on the boot and big bull bars?

[RichardMoss]

From the front, I automatically thought it was one of those Micra based jobbies at first. That really is something 'special'.

I can't help thinking that it stil looks more cohesive than the final facelift on the Rover 75

[Junkman]

Now this

 

 

 

 

 

is seriously* beautiful*.

Where do I sign?

[Partridge]

The Casablancas were not turbo charged...bit of a shame I think, imagine one of these tearing up and down Santa Pod.

[pandamonium]

The car in the first post is so bad my little boy gave me his scared face and cuddled into me! Or it could have been the fact I almost shouted 'Oh my God!' at the computer!