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

[fordperv]

that is fantastically fugly, agree with alan partridge on the fact that they should be turbo, so one should be purchased and have a transplant from a full fat impreza, no doubt that would upset the local impreza lot

 

someone obviously liked the styling so much they modified their saloon in the same way

 

 

and another

 

[flat4alfa]

This Brochure says 1800cc / autobox / AWD

 

 

http://storm.oldcarmanualproject.com/subarucasablanca1999.htm

 

Which is all I'd want in my comfy leather wagon

[Partridge]

It actually looks alright inside.

[explosive-cabbage]

Date of First Registration: 12 05 2010

Year of Manufacture: 1999

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Gopping.

No wonder it took them ELEVEN YEARS to sell it.

[overrun]

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

Right on time, the 21:18 Gravel Express.

[overrun]

It reminds me of the Pit Crew MX-5 conversions.

Gopping, yet people like them. If noone liked them, I would say it is reminiscent of Mitsouka.

[flat4alfa]

Gopping.

No wonder it took them ELEVEN YEARS to sell it.

 

Isn't it pretty obvious it was 'privately' imported later in life?  Like, in 2010, when they couldn't be arsed to put it through the dreaded Shaken (Japanese MOT, £700+) to keep it on the road and threw it at the auctions

[flat4alfa]

Apologies. I get upset when weirdy motors get a slating.  I like weirdy motors.

 

 

This may be the original ad from the importer.  It tallies, up in Cheshire, being a Feb 2010 photo set yet not quite prepared yet, etc

[retrogeezer]

pretty much guaranteed that must be it flat4, Stockport is only a few miles from Macc......great detective work.

[Wilko220]

With fortuitous timing, Keith Adams has done an interesting piece on these gopping Japanese tributes to the past, over on China-Online: http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/facts-and-figures/history/features-faking-japans-bmcs/

[Pete-M]

That Galue thing really interests me. Especially as it looks like it'd be easy enough to drop a Skyline engine into.

[flat4alfa]

bindun

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVrK_ylkA0A

 

Check out the rear door opening rod.  Still intact.  Excellent