1982 Subaru Brat

[Tamiya UK]

Just found this webpage and I am well impressed and jealous, I am on the lookout for one of these babys now. Does anyone know where you can pick these up in the North UK, preferably Trade ?

for more info look here ;-

http://chiron.valdosta.edu/jbpascar/subaru/bratpage.htm

My favourite thing is the rear seats, I would sit in em !

has anyone on here got a Brat ?

[AstroVannin(2)]

The reason the Brat has seats in the back was to avoid the heavy tarrifs placed on japanese trucks to make them more expensive (here in north america anyways) By putting seats in the back, it classified as a passenger car, hence avoiding the tarrif.

[Tamiya UK]

yeah its says that on that webpage, its an interesting move I have never seen on a Pickup before

[Dazmeister]

These were quite popular with farmers and small holders in the UK, well not as popular as the Land Rover but I do remember seing them about a few years ago. Try going to your local Subaru dealer, preferably one in the sticks that does tractors etc and have a word to see if any old farmers might still run one or have one laid up in a barn somewhere.

Daz

[mud4fun]

These were great little ute's, probably more reliable than the Land Rovers that they worked alongside....a friend of mine had one and you'd be amazed at how well it could cope with rough terrain. Far quicker, more comfortable, economical and cheaper than a Land Rover when you don't need to do any really serious off roading. BTW I'm a big Land Rover fan though!! Loads of farmers used them and I still see many around near me. Rear seats wouldn't be legal in UK though, at least I don't think so......

[zakspeed]

These were really popular in there day and remember working on a few 1:1 scale, I used to repair cars for a Subaru dealer in Yorkshire back in 1985>1988 ish.

I saw one for the first time in ages in north yorkshire recently. In the same colour as the Tamiya Brat.

Only problem you have here is they used to corroded real bad in this country. Even if you find one you'll be hard pressed to find one that's not been abused and or rotten.

Think they made them up to 1989 ish.

As for rear seat conversion - not a UK spec that I remember.

[Wireless]

There's one that I see at least once a week around where I work in Gloucestershire. That one is brown but has the euro/jap spec lights like the Tamiya brat (rectangle) instead of the US spec dual roundies seen in the pic above.

[SJoerD]

I must say, the early Subaru's look rather weird! Quite unique, you would recognise it from thousands. []

[Martin71RS(2)]

I remember when the Tamiya brat came out, I liked it very much! Then I went on skiing holiday to Austria (mid 80's) and sat in the back of one.....real cool car! They used it on a "rodel" track, a downhill sleigh track....once down sleighs were tied behind the Brat and people jumped in and were driven up (in snow!)

Some good memories....[]

Martin