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Old 05-26-2019, 03:17 PM   #3176
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Maybe she is still converting the glass print negatives to photo paper, before scanning and converting to electronic form where she can post here? I mean if she took a lot a photos....
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Old 07-16-2019, 01:21 AM   #3177
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that is so dope
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Old 07-16-2019, 07:51 AM   #3178
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that is so dope
eh she probably gave up and sold it.

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Old 09-18-2019, 09:44 PM   #3179
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Awesome thread! So glad it got fixed after that engine had a hole in it!


Though it's sad that Photobucket etc. have been ruining all the pictures ... lots have disappeared or are only a blurry mess.
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Old 12-18-2019, 12:17 PM   #3180
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https://www.hagerty.com/articles-vid...pipsqueak-ff-1

Here's an article about this FF-1

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his is probably the rarest, most common car you'll ever see. It's a Subaru FF-1, sometimes called the Star in the U.S. market. Subaru sold thousands of them in the early 1970s as part of its expansion into the stateside market... and then they all just disappeared into neglected, rusty piles. This little coupe has been saved, however, and its story is the genesis of Subaru as we know it.

Jamie and Gary Cavett live on a tree-lined lane in Bothell, Washington, just north of Seattle. If you stand on any corner near their house, a parade of Subarus drives past: Outbacks, Foresters, the odd WRX. Most mainstream Subaru owners don't give a thought to the roots of their favorite brand, nevermind that they're driving right past a collection of that history.

Both Cavetts came to Subaru through the rallying world but have since expanded into vintage machines. Their squadron of Subies includes several of the 360 minicar that represented Subaru's first foray into the U.S. market. They have a coupe and a little pickup and a van that Jamie has named Stanley. "He" has his own Instagram account.

You can often find the Cavetts at local car shows in the Pacific Northwest, trailering their tiny kei-car Subarus to help educate people about Subaru's heritage. Somewhere along the way, they added a little rally-style FF-1 coupe to the mix. Jamie climbs in, cranks over the engine, and a familiar flat-four rumble fills the neighborhood.
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The ugly little Subaru 360 coupe was not much of a success in the U.S. Imported by Malcolm Bricklin, it was a thrifty, rear-engined machine that weighed less than 1000 pounds. Capable of a theoretical 60 mpg, the 360 was pitched as a sort of smaller version of the Volkswagen Beetle. Japanese owners nicknamed it the "Ladybug," and it was relatively popular in its home market. The tiny size and feeble power didn't really work for U.S. roads, however.

Subaru followed up the 360 with the FF-1000, which was imported to the U.S. as the FF-1 Star. Available as a coupe, sedan, or wagon, this was a real car and provided a genuine alternative to contemporaries from Datsun or Toyota.

The FF stood for front-engine, front-wheel drive. Subaru's parent company, Fuji Heavy Industries, was primarily an aircraft-manufacturing organization, and its engineers hit upon a horizontally-opposed four-cylinder engine and front-wheel drive for convenient packaging.

The FF-1 was relatively roomy for a small car, came with a revolutionary-for-the-time fully independent suspension, and made 60 horsepower from its 1.1-liter flat-four engine. Being one of the first front-wheel-drive vehicles built in Japan, it also boasted excellent handling in poor weather.
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The restoration of this FF-1 was a labor of love, since many parts are difficult to source and eye-wateringly expensive. The aqua-colored parking wand anchored to the front bumper is a particularly charming piece. There's still a little work to be done on the brakes, and the car has its quirks. It is, however, a time capsule, and a chance to see one of the few examples that weren't left to simply dissolve into piles of unloved rust.

Once you have an FF-1, however, others come find you. The Cavetts also have a couple of FF-1 wagons-one that'll have to be scrapped, and one that can be saved. There's also a barn-find coupe tucked around back, and huge piles of parts stored in sheds and covered areas. They've even stashed Subaru parts in their daughter's old treehouse.

In 1970, the FF-1's excellent front-wheel-drive traction brought it to the attention of the Tohoku Electrical Company, located in Miyagi Prefecture, in northwest Japan. The company had been using Land Cruisers to service some of their difficult-to-access power lines, but the Toyotas were brutally uncomfortable. Wagon variants of the FF-1 had the room to be practical, but a little more traction in snow would really help.

A Tohoku employee approached the local dealership. Could an all-wheel-drive version be made?
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Looking over the Cavett's little coupe, you can see how they did it. Subaru Miyagi raised the height 20mm over the standard car, and fitted the rear differential and driveshaft from a Datsun 510. Datsun had a 20-percent ownership share in Subaru at the time, so the dealership could get parts. They built eight prototype wagons, each one of them an early ancestor to the Subaru Outback.

An enterprising employee at Subaru Miyagi thought the parent office might see the potential, so one of the prototypes was brought down to headquarters. Subaru executives sprang for the idea and commissioned a prototype for display at the 1971 Tokyo Motor Show. When the FF-1's successor the DL/GL Leone arrived, all-wheel drive was available out of the gate.

As for the FF-1? To most American owners it was simply a quirky but disposable Japanese car. An enthusiast might preserve a Datsun 510 or a 240Z, but these early Subarus just weren't worth fixing up to most people.

Happily, the Cavetts aren't most people. Thanks to their efforts, a little piece of Subaru history still takes to the roads, sounding like a rally car and trumpeting the beginning of the six-star badge.

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Old 12-18-2019, 12:48 PM   #3181
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Wow thats cool to have Hagerty do an article about the car!
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Old 12-19-2019, 02:07 AM   #3182
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Just ran into this video, showing a brake job on the inboard front drums... (its in english too!)

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Old 01-25-2020, 05:51 PM   #3183
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That's dope!! I wonder how many people think "damn, I should have never let this go" with their car.. I hope u had a good time w it
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Old 02-03-2020, 09:09 PM   #3184
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best of luck
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Old 02-21-2020, 11:27 AM   #3185
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Very cool.
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Old 02-21-2020, 01:28 PM   #3186
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Has nothing been done in years?
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Old 03-19-2020, 05:52 PM   #3187
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Wow that’s nice man. Never seen one in my life.
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Old 04-20-2020, 05:50 PM   #3188
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What an awesome piece of Subaru heritage! Awesome score-congrats!
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Old 04-20-2020, 05:51 PM   #3189
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Sorry for the double reply, but man i wish i could get my hands on one of these!
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Old 06-01-2020, 10:41 PM   #3190
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DON'T worry she is alive and well.

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She's looking better than ever....



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Old 06-02-2020, 02:08 AM   #3191
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Old 06-03-2020, 02:34 PM   #3192
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I love the JDM parking telltale. Is it period correct? Either way it's a great piece of flair.
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Old 06-04-2020, 03:33 AM   #3193
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I love the JDM parking telltale. Is it period correct? Either way it's a great piece of flair.
To add to this, is it interchangeable, or, did we get ones for the right side, and Japan the left?
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Old 08-17-2020, 11:55 PM   #3194
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Old 11-29-2020, 04:39 PM   #3195
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To add to this, is it interchangeable, or, did we get ones for the right side, and Japan the left?

It is genuine and period correct. Was made for the Left side of the car (RHD) but we modified it to fit on the right.

The latest FB/Insta video:

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Old 12-02-2020, 09:56 AM   #3196
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This is awesome
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Old 04-15-2021, 12:06 PM   #3197
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In case anyone wants one, this ad for a 1968 just popped up. Going to need a **** ton of work though:

https://goldcountry.craigslist.org/p...306714474.html
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Old 04-15-2021, 09:35 PM   #3198
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In CA too. Wish I had the space
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Old 04-16-2021, 08:38 AM   #3199
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poor baby!!!
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Old 04-25-2021, 05:24 PM   #3200
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Awesome. Hopefully I'll get to see it in person sometime. What local clubs etc do you run around with? I'm just on the other side of the state and get over there sometimes.
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