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Originally Posted by Mark DiSilvestro
As primitive and shoddy as the 'Trabby' was, at least it was a fairly contemporary FWD design. Anyone remember the rear-engine 1969 Subaru 360? One of the few new cars ever rated 'Not Acceptable' by Consumer Reports, who said "If you can afford no more than $1400, it's hard to imagine any used US car for that price that wouldn't be a better value (and we can imagine some pretty hairy used-car deals)"
Some years later, another critic in Autoweek called it "....a car designed to get you up to 50 miles per hour, then pitch you into oncoming traffic!"
Happy Motoring, Mark
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Had what amounted to a sideways 2 stroke motor didn't it? I remember laughing at one in high school. It would be about another 10 years before I'd buy my first 4wd Subie...
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