A what was I thinking purchase!!

**Steve Shauger** · #1 10-13-2020, 02:46 PM

This was a what was I thinking purchase, and makes me laugh now

. Back in late 70's I purchased not one but two Subaru 360's. Not sure the motivation, but perhaps because they were unrestored and low mileage (both had under 7k miles). I know I was interested in unrestored cars because I owned my first which was a 67 marina blue Corvette at the time. Ironically they were purchased at a import car wrecking yard next to the iconic K&G speed shop (corner of Eagle & Lawrence rd. in Havertown, Pa)

**cruiserofland** · #2 10-13-2020, 03:38 PM

“The little Sue-barr-ru... wow.” “Cheap and ugly”, but did it “make you happy?” And did you go where big cars couldn’t go?

**Steve Shauger** · #3 10-13-2020, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by cruiserofland

“The little Sue-barr-ru... wow.” “Cheap and ugly”, but did it “make you happy?” And did you go where big cars couldn’t go?

Not so much!!! I got them running and drove them around the neighborhood. I never registered them and once I was transferred from Pa to Ny I sold them. I didn't even know how to shift them, they had auto stick shift and had to depress the shifter knob down as you moved into the next gear ( I learned that the hard way). Published 0-60 times 22 -30 seconds. A very dangerous car to take on any roads with speeds over 40mph.....

**Xplantdad** · #4 10-13-2020, 09:00 PM

Steve....wow!

**Mr. Chevy** · #5 10-14-2020, 12:05 AM

Steve,

I was waiting for you to say you stuffed a big block Chevy motor into one of them.... LOL

Rich

**olredalert** · #6 10-14-2020, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Shauger

Not so much!!! I got them running and drove them around the neighborhood. I never registered them and once I was transferred from Pa to Ny I sold them. I didn't even know how to shift them, they had auto stick shift and had to depress the shifter knob down as you moved into the next gear ( I learned that the hard way). Published 0-60 times 22 -30 seconds. A very dangerous car to take on any roads with speeds over 40mph.....

----Now you know the way I feel whenever I run around in our Fiat Jolly. People say, "how much horsepower" and my answer is 17 throbbing horses. Always impresses them.....Bill S

**Bill Pritchard** · #7 10-15-2020, 01:32 PM

Reminds me of the old Renault Dauphines back in the 60's. Nobody ever owned only one, you had to have one or two 'extras' to use for parts.

**Tenney** · #8 10-18-2020, 06:43 PM

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...ign=2020-10-18

SPEEDYB · #9 10-20-2020, 02:11 PM

Did you see the final selling price!

**Lynn** · #10 10-25-2020, 02:51 PM

Here is one at half the price:

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds...0/2438997.html

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