I once read that when Brooke Stevens couldn't sell enough 360's in the U.S. he took the bodies off many of them and rented them out as gocarts at special tracks. The view behind the driver's seat of this 360 on the freeway evokes just how small these cars are. Kudos for the successful trip. You are braver than I.
Yes , Malcolm Bricklin started a racing franchise using unsold Subaru 360's. , I want to say Fasttrack?? thats not right. Seem a shame now, Those poor cars they all got crashed
Thats a beautiful car ! I thought it was a Fiat. I couldnt believe it did 70; I was hoping it wouldnt blow up. Loved the whole trip, going up that huge hill during the drive, I didnt think it would get to the top without going 10mph. Another big surprise ! Love Emma. Well done, man !
Loved it, never seen one before! The Sunbeam Talbot, my dad owned one many years ago, very nice car. The Red Triumph TR3 and the Triumph Spitfire, my brother worked at Triumph and his job over the years was fitting engines in the TR3 and Spitfire. Glad to see they're still going keep your Subaru alive as long as you can! Thank you for making and sharing this video.🙂
Thanks for taking us along with you to see the show, you're very lucky to have such a wide range of cars and spread of ages and genres existing so close to where you live. That Lotus that you puzzled over was actually a Europa. It originally had a 1.5l Renault engine in it. I wish you could have seen it all round, that one looked in stunning condition. Thanks again.
The Pacific Northwest (PNW for short) has a vibrant and thriving car culture, it's one of the better parts of the country for preserving vehicles. Most of the region does not get huge snows, no salt or other chemicals are used when it does snow, which is rarely of significant amount. No sizzling heat to destroy interiors or rubber, and if you don't live right on the coast, no salt air. And lots of great driving roads (don't listen to anyone that doesn't live in the US spew rubbish to the contrary).
Loved going on the outing with you in the two stroke Subaru. I've never been to a car show in Washington State before either. Guess it's because I live in Queensland, Australia. One highlight for me also was that very gentle companion you took along. I can see she's a treasured companion.
...and do not forget the imported Swedish-built SAAB "Smokin'60sSumpin'Nudder" 2-stroker!!... Chik-fil-A /Forest Park GA had one with an actual fiberglass-molded chicken on body... [guess the belated Truitt Cathy might have gotten the idea from the also famous Oscar Meyer Wienermobile (?) ] Larry D. SHAW FPK GA
COOL! I was longing for this video! Brings back indelible memories of the sounds and feel of "The Star". My Dad was basically the First Subaru dealer in Oregon, and Bought about 25 Subaru 360/Stars in Salem from Malcolm Bricklin for $300 each just before they were Banned by DOT. If this car was sold originally in Oregon, my Dad likely sold it new! When I was 14', dad gave me a 360 that had done a 360 roll and was a bit bashed on the sides and top. I basically learned to in the Subaru 360 and a 1915 Model T. Truly one of the of the most fun and exhilarating cars you can drive and both the 360 and the Model-T are the best cars to learn to drive in.
I converted your fuel price to euros and it was 1, 15 e/ litre. Here in Finland it is now 1,98 e / litre - so multiply that with 3,8 litres ( your gallon, fathom, barley grain .. whatever.. ) . We pay 8,24 dollars / gallon for fuel. Plus a yearly tax, that's defined by your vehicles CO2 emissions. My 1998 VW Golf costs about 280 euros a year in CO2 tax, that is to be paid for the pleasure of owning a vehicle, not driving even a meter. Yay!
Out taxes are paid when you get license plate and in my state it goes by weight, I recently paid 900 dollars a piece for 2 tags legal for 26,000 lbs one on a pickup one on a dump truck , I drive both vehicles less than 500 miles a year 😢
Im into cars and motorcycles ATV all sorts of mechanical things but I have no idea how YT knew to push this video to me. This is hilarious and its so charming lol. The noise it makes going highway speed is adorable!
I used to own a Subaru 360 a long time ago. I had a lot of fun with it. Was orange with black headlight surrounds so it looked a little like a bumblebee. Sounded like it, too. Rain on the highway would slow me down. Had a custom header exhaust system made for it after the stock exhaust fell off. It is said they were the most dangerous car ever imported into the USA. Could pull off the doors and remove the plastic roof and it was a cool dune buggy like rig. Could pick up the front end and turn it around if I got stuck. Didn't notice your spare tire.
What a cool, eclectic mix of cars; Japanese, European and US - from supercars to older but obscure family cars! - would have loved to get my hands on that Lotus Europa or the RX7, and absolutely love your Subaru - thanks for sharing!
I had a '69 Subaru 360 pickup truck for a few years as my daily driver (we were SO poor back then).Loved it! Competed quite well with SoCal freeway traffic, but there were a few times on really hot days that the 2 stroke overheated and ran away with itself - scary! The only way to stop the engine in that condition is to put in in gear and let the clutch out suddenly. Then wait for an hour for the engine to cool off. This brings back memories. If I had a chance to get a good deal on a van, I would do it in a second. Joe Serrano, if you're watching this, thanks for all the help!
I've had a horrible day today but this video lightened it up. I never even knew Subaru made little two stroke cars, and yours is so cool. I hope you still run that car today, it's a very unique vehicle.
I really do enjoy this channel immensely. Great car content, and great dog content! This was my favourite kind of video; a small, eclectic car show, then a road trip. Excellent stuff! 😊
Keep an eye on the 2 tiny bolts holding the inner u-joints at the transmission. They have a nasty tendency to loosen up. Safety wire is advised. Too cool, I haven’t seen a 360 in50 years.
Just discovered your channel. The 69 Suburu a interesting car & sure gives you a great ride. I restored a 2 door 57 Nash some years ago. It sat 5 people. Had always wanted one & was a pure pleasure to restore & drive. I kept it for 2 years & had a new assignment so needed to sell. Went to a good owner & hope today they are still driving it. Enjoy your channel. Your clear on the other side of the country. You have a great ride along Stella. Pups🐶are unconditional loven💕always. Safe🛣Travels. always, Tommy🤠
That Subaru looks alas frightening as driving an old 1960's VW Beetle LOL But it looks like a load of fun too. Back in the day we had to DRIVE the car, not the other way around lol That's why we have so many accidents today, cars have too many luxury appointments & driver's got lazy & unattentively at the wheel. Thanks for the Drive I loved it :) Now I need a drink to sooth my nerves LOL
The sound of this Subaru is pretty much the same as the 1968( l think)Suzuki Front'e l used to own in Wanganui new Zealand. It had a 360cc 3 cylinder water cooled two stroke motor, rear mounted rear wheel drive. Fun little Kei car, nippy, and would hold 100kph/ 60 mph all day on the open road, it had four doors even though it was tiny. Thank you for your very light hearted and interesting video!
That was a neat lil car show, love the wild variety of everything, but for me it was the Brat and that blue Lotus Europa (exceedingly rare little things).
...OH, WOW!! GREAT ENGINEERING....and video gives this ol' misplaced ATL area Southerner [from Missouri as a kid originally] a unique unseen tour view... Appreciated it all very much👍 Larry D SHAW ForestParkGA Retired: A.S.E.Auto Tech
I've got to hand it to you, you've got guts. I ridden in one of these years ago and doing 50 mph in windy conditions was the scariest ride I've ever been on. Between engine whine and my friend constantly having to make steering corrections, I surprised we survived.
I knew a man named Grizzard that had one of those. Gave me a ride home from work one night. Nobody else on the road. It was so small and the little engine screaming created this illusion of speed. I didn't ask to drive it but I think Grizzard was having a blast scaring me with it because it felt like we were flying. I would buy one if the price was right.
Great tour, I like every minute of it! I grow up in Yugoslavia. Back in 60' the most popular was Z750, everyone has to have one. Rear drive, engine on the back and ebony steering wheel and shifter knob. Than it come Yugo and everybody look at Z750 as a poor family car... all that, Z750 just to be rediscovered these days and brought to brilliance, garaged in tempered temperature and humidity.... people...
Lovely Stella. You got a brilliant sticker back there! ahah "not allowed to pump your own gas"? Damn that engine sounds so peppy and lively, and so round all along, must be among the best 2 stroke engines ive heard
I saw one of these Subaru coupes, and also the "town delivery van" model, in Washington DC in 1972. The van was about the size of a shipping box for a refrigerator, maybe all of 9 feet long.
When I was a kid all people drives 2 stroke vehicles. Wartburg, MZ, Java, CZ Trabant, IFA, Honda, Subaru etc. Even a decent amount of trucks was 2 stroke diesel.
Owned a yellow one when they were new. Great city car, terrible on the hwy. Had to shut off gas in engine bay when you parked car, otherwise the carb would fill with gas. Thanks for the vid. BTW I test drove a new Yugo years later. It was like a Rolls Royce when compared to the little 360 sedan :)
Gas gauge didn't move much. Probably gets at least 45 - 50 mpg or better. Kinda scary though thinking what would happen in an accident. I had a '67 Mk1 Austin Cooper s back in 1974. Unlike the Subaru 360, the engine was in the front with the Cooper. Even though, being so small and light, I had concerns about surviving a wreck in it. Lots of fun, but got rid of it for fear of dying in it. (Weber 4-pack, cam, ported/polished, Alexander headers/exhaust, rally gearbox, WIDE Dunlop gold seal tires and Koni gas shocks. VERY fast.) Basically a high powered go-kart with a body!
when I was a kid loads of cars had hose travelcators in the door pillars, often would see a guy who lived a few doors away drive off and lean out the window as he had to push it back in as it used to stick. happy times when the roads were empty,
Cool car. Very rare indeed! Looks (and more importantly sounds) like it should have a wind up key sticking out of the back! Keep her on the road for all to see.
I had one. Never took it more than a few miles. I said it before, somewhere I have a pic of a young me picking up the front end 😮 NJ and Oregon 😂 All my life. Never ever talk of the fi. Subaru 360 club lol. So glad it worked. I haven’t had a show worthy car in years. I got one I need to get going. Some of those cars , like the Pagoda. Wow . Thanks
We had a DKW growing up that was a 3 cylinder two cyle engine. Took it to Nebraska and back in the early 60s. In those days, every gas station wanted to check our oil.
Little cars can be a blast to drive , 😊so much fun . Once had a 1970 850 Fiat Spider , loved it ❤ right up till I hit a pothole full of water in the rain and flipped it .😢
You guys are lucky. Just went past a petrol station (UK) and it's £1.50 per litre which is £6.80 per imperial gallon. That translates to $8.70 per imperial gallon.
i remember you have a Mitusbishi 2.0 liter turbo powered 360 sitting under covers waiting to be finished. last i saw you were working on the steering but the chassy looked compete.
that's cool that it has an OD .... seems like another ..... is that the tallest tire that will fit? are there any suspension mods that would make it handle better?
Yes, it was modeled on the 1956 Ford Cab-over which was made until 1992. Many fire engines used that as their tractor, which is why Tonka loved it. They were big on fire engines.
I briefly had an Eagle Summit except it was badged as a Colt Vista. It was hilariously huge and comfortable inside, while being about the length and width of a Honda Civic.
One of the guys on my South Texas Naval Air Station brought one of these back from Japan in 1969. We carried it up three flights of stairs and parked it on the roof of the barracks.
These little things give the most fun for the pound of dry weight. And for those who say that it's not safe, first rule of safety is awareness of the driver. You don't see a lot of accidents with vintage or collection vehicles in them... For a reason.
Taller final drive and still about twice the RPM for the speed as a typical car. And that video was more fun than I could have imagined, plus a couple perfectly timed shots (like the trafficator).
The Lotus was a Europa. Linda Thorson had one in the Avengers and Charles Grodin drove one in '11 Harrowhouse'. They originally had a Renault transaxle and engine but I think could be had with the Lotus twin cam too.
The scariest part about driving a slowish car on the highway is when you have to exit on the left-hand side. There are lots of left-hand exits in my part of the country.
Meanwhile here in the UK fuel is £5.50p a gallon thats around $6 bucks a gallon total piss take as we say here in the UK as petrol here was only £4 a gallon in 2020 so its going up way too fast but no way in hell i will every drive an Electric car , they wont force me into one , they are boring , anyway great to see the Dog enjoys the little Subaru too
Back in College in 1969 I was driving a 1959 Oldsmobile, traded it in for a 1969 360. Major driving experience change. When I took the 360 in for service they loaned me a Mercury Cougar it felt like I was driving the Olds again.
That Triumph Spitfire! I really wanted a Spitfire, but they were too expensive, and my parents weren't eager to have their teenage son driving around in something that invited driving too fast. I got a used '65 VW sedan, which I drove too fast, anyway, and wound up hanging by my seat belt in a canyon. My brother had a Brat, but he took out the back seats so that, with a bit of a plywood floor extension and a shell, he could go on trips and sleep in the back. That Lotus is a Europa, such a weird looking thing. Renault engine, unless it was a Twin Cam, which was Lotus-Ford. I always felt they should have done something to lower the back end, like slanting the engine way over. If I couldn't afford a Spit, I couldn't get anywhere close to a Europa. Besides, the cockpit was way too small. The VW convertible is a SuperBeetle. I had a red (Clementine, they called the color) '71 convertible, which I got new. I drove it a lot more gently, having learned my lesson with the '65. This one is newer, I can see from the glimpse of taillight. Cars painted that gold were a special-edition, called The Gold Bug. The SuperBeetle had a more modern suspention than the '65 at both ends, but the chassis flexed terribly. Still, I kept it until 1985. My Dad had a VW, '55, I think it was, which had semaphore type turn signals, though VW had disconnected them in favor of blinkers. He then got a Morris Minor 1000, '58, I think, which had working semaphores. I thought they were SOOO NEAT. He didn't keep it long as, every time he drove through a puddle, the engine would conk out, a strange failing for a car that comes from a place as wet as Britain. He eventually fixed the problem, but he never really liked the car, so the next year he got a '59 VW, which didn't have semaphores, working or not. He kept that one till he got a '65 VW bus, set up as a camper. Sure about that speed? Cheap speedos tend to be very optimistic.
At 16:18, it reminds me of a road that my father would drive on, which isn't too far from where I am. Even though Weathersfield has a stretch similar to that.
Love it! I love that two stroke roar! It sounds like you’re going 100mph and so much more fun than driving a powerful car slow
Yes they say driving a slow car fast is much more fun than driving a fast car slow that certainly applies here!
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he done the 70 speed limit only remember mate hahaha amd foot slips of tjat clutch so much hahahaha
@@2stroketurboI personally like the slow little car less likely to get in a car crash with such a tiny lil car besides cars that go fast are unsafe
I once read that when Brooke Stevens couldn't sell enough 360's in the U.S. he took the bodies off many of them and rented them out as gocarts at special tracks. The view behind the driver's seat of this 360 on the freeway evokes just how small these cars are. Kudos for the successful trip. You are braver than I.
Yes , Malcolm Bricklin started a racing franchise using unsold Subaru 360's. , I want to say Fasttrack?? thats not right. Seem a shame now, Those poor cars they all got crashed
@@2stroketurbo driving 4 answers has a video on a new 2 stroke but different, calle dINNengine
Than me
..than ME
I want your car even if it blows up! It is killer!!! Stella just needs a treat and she will cheer right up!!
This is my favorite type of car meet, when there's a mixture of everything, not an echo chamber for just one subculture.
My face hurts from smiling, that overtake made my day. The driver of the red Toyota probably thought he was being passed by a bike!
Thats a beautiful car ! I thought it was a Fiat. I couldnt believe it did 70; I was hoping it wouldnt blow up. Loved the whole trip, going up that huge hill during the drive, I didnt think it would get to the top without going 10mph. Another big surprise ! Love Emma. Well done, man !
I thought it was a Fiat to with the thumbnail picture from the back.
Loved it, never seen one before!
The Sunbeam Talbot, my dad owned one many years ago, very nice car. The Red Triumph TR3 and the Triumph Spitfire, my brother worked at Triumph and his job over the years was fitting engines in the TR3 and Spitfire.
Glad to see they're still going keep your Subaru alive as long as you can!
Thank you for making and sharing this video.🙂
Thanks for taking us along with you to see the show, you're very lucky to have such
a wide range of cars and spread of ages and genres existing so close to where you
live. That Lotus that you puzzled over was actually a Europa. It originally had a 1.5l
Renault engine in it. I wish you could have seen it all round, that one looked in
stunning condition. Thanks again.
The Pacific Northwest (PNW for short) has a vibrant and thriving car culture, it's one of the better parts of the country for preserving vehicles. Most of the region does not get huge snows, no salt or other chemicals are used when it does snow, which is rarely of significant amount. No sizzling heat to destroy interiors or rubber, and if you don't live right on the coast, no salt air. And lots of great driving roads (don't listen to anyone that doesn't live in the US spew rubbish to the contrary).
Love your car and your puppy. Thank you for sharing.
Loved going on the outing with you in the two stroke Subaru. I've never been to a car show in Washington State
before either. Guess it's because I live in Queensland, Australia. One highlight for me also was that very gentle
companion you took along. I can see she's a treasured companion.
Sounds pretty relaxed at 55mph. I was expecting higher revs at that speed from the small 360 cc.
...and do not forget the imported Swedish-built SAAB "Smokin'60sSumpin'Nudder"
2-stroker!!...
Chik-fil-A
/Forest Park
GA had one with an actual
fiberglass-molded chicken on body...
[guess the belated
Truitt Cathy might have gotten the idea from the also
famous
Oscar Meyer
Wienermobile
(?) ]
Larry D. SHAW
FPK GA
COOL! I was longing for this video! Brings back indelible memories of the sounds and feel of "The Star". My Dad was basically the First Subaru dealer in Oregon, and Bought about 25 Subaru 360/Stars in Salem from Malcolm Bricklin for $300 each just before they were Banned by DOT. If this car was sold originally in Oregon, my Dad likely sold it new!
When I was 14', dad gave me a 360 that had done a 360 roll and was a bit bashed on the sides and top. I basically learned to in the Subaru 360 and a 1915 Model T. Truly one of the of the most fun and exhilarating cars you can drive and both the 360 and the Model-T are the best cars to learn to drive in.
Awesome car! I love seeing cars like yours at shows. Odd, diff, can't stop staring at it and looking the whole thing over. Yours is first for me.
It's scary to think that a merging Yugo could quite possibly take you out on the freeway 😮
Yep. Could happen
Or a Trabant?@@2stroketurbo
@@Jeffra-cd5sv dkw
Great video as always. Just loved coming along for the ride and nice to see some old British classics at the meet! Keep on trucking!!
My pleasure, I find it super fun
Well remember my 2-stroke days in SAAB 96, can of oil and 8 gallons of gas, and then leave a thin blue smoke trail. Wonderful winter car.
I converted your fuel price to euros and it was 1, 15 e/ litre. Here in Finland it is now 1,98 e / litre - so multiply that with 3,8 litres ( your gallon, fathom, barley grain .. whatever.. ) . We pay 8,24 dollars / gallon for fuel. Plus a yearly tax, that's defined by your vehicles CO2 emissions. My 1998 VW Golf costs about 280 euros a year in CO2 tax, that is to be paid for the pleasure of owning a vehicle, not driving even a meter. Yay!
Out taxes are paid when you get license plate and in my state it goes by weight, I recently paid 900 dollars a piece for 2 tags legal for 26,000 lbs one on a pickup one on a dump truck , I drive both vehicles less than 500 miles a year 😢
Was this Imperial Gallon or the USA Gallon
When I came home to California from Vietnam in 1969 they were all over the place. I think it was Subaru’s intro to the US.
Thanks for the memories.
That was loads of fun to watch. Don't stop adding miles to your lil Subaru.
Im into cars and motorcycles ATV all sorts of mechanical things but I have no idea how YT knew to push this video to me. This is hilarious and its so charming lol. The noise it makes going highway speed is adorable!
I used to own a Subaru 360 a long time ago. I had a lot of fun with it. Was orange with black headlight surrounds so it looked a little like a bumblebee. Sounded like it, too. Rain on the highway would slow me down. Had a custom header exhaust system made for it after the stock exhaust fell off. It is said they were the most dangerous car ever imported into the USA. Could pull off the doors and remove the plastic roof and it was a cool dune buggy like rig. Could pick up the front end and turn it around if I got stuck. Didn't notice your spare tire.
Stella was the best part of the trip!🐶🐕
What a cool, eclectic mix of cars; Japanese, European and US - from supercars to older but obscure family cars! - would have loved to get my hands on that Lotus Europa or the RX7, and absolutely love your Subaru - thanks for sharing!
I had a '69 Subaru 360 pickup truck for a few years as my daily driver (we were SO poor back then).Loved it! Competed quite well with SoCal freeway traffic, but there were a few times on really hot days that the 2 stroke overheated and ran away with itself - scary! The only way to stop the engine in that condition is to put in in gear and let the clutch out suddenly. Then wait for an hour for the engine to cool off. This brings back memories. If I had a chance to get a good deal on a van, I would do it in a second.
Joe Serrano, if you're watching this, thanks for all the help!
Fast in a slow car is always more fun than slow in a fast car. Thanks for the ride!
🏍 🚳 🚢 🛥 🛵🛩 az well!! Mebby even 🚁
I've had a horrible day today but this video lightened it up. I never even knew Subaru made little two stroke cars, and yours is so cool. I hope you still run that car today, it's a very unique vehicle.
I do! And I hope your day gets better.
What fantastic car, running like new!! Lovely!!!
I really do enjoy this channel immensely. Great car content, and great dog content! This was my favourite kind of video; a small, eclectic car show, then a road trip. Excellent stuff! 😊
those reminder stickers are awsome ❤
Your Subaru sounds awesome! Sounds very much like a rotary 12A engine!! Great video!!
I kind of does! , thank you
Keep an eye on the 2 tiny bolts holding the inner u-joints at the transmission. They have a nasty tendency to loosen up. Safety wire is advised. Too cool, I haven’t seen a 360 in50 years.
11:06 Lotus *Europa.*
What a beautiful dog Stella is!
Just discovered your channel. The 69 Suburu a interesting car & sure gives you a great ride. I restored a 2 door 57 Nash some years ago. It sat 5 people. Had always wanted one & was a pure pleasure to restore & drive. I kept it for 2 years & had a new assignment so needed to sell. Went to a good owner & hope today they are still driving it. Enjoy your channel. Your clear on the other side of the country. You have a great ride along Stella. Pups🐶are unconditional loven💕always. Safe🛣Travels. always, Tommy🤠
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What a cool little car ,never heard of one till now. Cheers
That Subaru looks alas frightening as driving an old 1960's VW Beetle LOL But it looks like a load of fun too. Back in the day we had to DRIVE the car, not the other way around lol That's why we have so many accidents today, cars have too many luxury appointments & driver's got lazy & unattentively at the wheel. Thanks for the Drive I loved it :) Now I need a drink to sooth my nerves LOL
What an absolute beauty you have there! I had a two-stroke Honda N360 for a short while and loved the nostalgia driving in a rare car.
Couldn't agree more!
The Honda N 360 a two - stroker ? As far as I remember them,they were always four - strokers, weren't they ?
Beautiful design. Never seen one before. Love it!
Congratulations!
All your effort and fine craftsmanship has paid off.
Thank you very much!
i love how you respect and like every cars at the show even those ev's. im not a fan of ev's but the nissan ariya is actually pretty cool.
The sound of this Subaru is pretty much the same as the 1968( l think)Suzuki Front'e l used to own in Wanganui new Zealand.
It had a 360cc 3 cylinder water cooled two stroke motor, rear mounted rear wheel drive.
Fun little Kei car, nippy, and would hold 100kph/ 60 mph all day on the open road, it had four doors even though it was tiny.
Thank you for your very light hearted and interesting video!
...like those old 2-stroke Saab’s too.
I just love your 2 stroke Subaru, it's really cool and very functional.
Congrats 2stroketurbo, on making the trip to washington car show and made the trip/pass a toyota, and made it back home. lv from florida..
That was a neat lil car show, love the wild variety of everything, but for me it was the Brat and that blue Lotus Europa (exceedingly rare little things).
...OH, WOW!!
GREAT ENGINEERING....and video gives this ol'
misplaced
ATL area Southerner [from Missouri as a kid originally] a unique unseen tour view...
Appreciated it
all very much👍
Larry D SHAW
ForestParkGA
Retired:
A.S.E.Auto Tech
Glad you enjoyed
Wow. How nice condition Subaru360 you have! Very excite driving ! Thanks from Japan.
Thank you
I've got to hand it to you, you've got guts. I ridden in one of these years ago and doing 50 mph in windy conditions was the scariest ride I've ever been on. Between engine whine and my friend constantly having to make steering corrections, I surprised we survived.
Thanks! I guess almost dying,,,,that's whats makes it fun . Ha.
Great video!! Love those little 2 stroke cars!
Of course you're a fellow Oregonian. We do love our dogs and strange little cars here.
I am so jealous. Those things bring really big bux now. Dog is so cool, too. What fun.
Thank you, so fun !
this was a joy to watch, what a fun journey. Love small cars, my fav being the austin mini.
I knew a man named Grizzard that had one of those. Gave me a ride home from work one night. Nobody else on the road. It was so small and the little engine screaming created this illusion of speed. I didn't ask to drive it but I think Grizzard was having a blast scaring me with it because it felt like we were flying. I would buy one if the price was right.
They sure are fun, Gizzard knew it too!
Great tour, I like every minute of it! I grow up in Yugoslavia. Back in 60' the most popular was Z750, everyone has to have one. Rear drive, engine on the back and ebony steering wheel and shifter knob. Than it come Yugo and everybody look at Z750 as a poor family car... all that, Z750 just to be rediscovered these days and brought to brilliance, garaged in tempered temperature and humidity.... people...
Thanks for sharing!
I couldn't stop to imagine the tail lights on the fenders. Nice car, with a 4 stroke engine or electric, a perfect city car
1L triple
Thank you for sharing that experience HELLO 👋 from Bolivia 🇧🇴
Lovely Stella. You got a brilliant sticker back there! ahah
"not allowed to pump your own gas"?
Damn that engine sounds so peppy and lively, and so round all along, must be among the best 2 stroke engines ive heard
I saw one of these Subaru coupes, and also the "town delivery van" model, in Washington DC in 1972. The van was about the size of a shipping box for a refrigerator, maybe all of 9 feet long.
Keep up the videos! I love the small cars!
When I was a kid all people drives 2 stroke vehicles. Wartburg, MZ, Java, CZ Trabant, IFA, Honda, Subaru etc. Even a decent amount of trucks was 2 stroke diesel.
Why do you need to run the Subaru 360 on Premium? That seems bizarre considering the octane rating back in the day was under 87 in Japan…
And even in much of the US…
I was a kid of 6/7? in the 70s when I saw this car parked outside my school. Fascinating as it was tiny.
Owned a yellow one when they were new. Great city car, terrible on the hwy. Had to shut off gas in engine bay when you parked car, otherwise the carb would fill with gas. Thanks for the vid. BTW I test drove a new Yugo years later. It was like a Rolls Royce when compared to the little 360 sedan :)
I had one ,bought it when I was 15,back in 1977, the car was a 1968 subaru 360 deluxe, it was really fun😊
What a nice little car. Surprisingly fast too.
Indeed!
C series COE nice to see it with a gas engine in it. As a kid in the 90s I remember Roadway Express orange & blue ones me self
Gas gauge didn't move much. Probably gets at least 45 - 50 mpg or better. Kinda scary though thinking what would happen in an accident.
I had a '67 Mk1 Austin Cooper s back in 1974. Unlike the Subaru 360, the engine was in the front with the Cooper. Even though, being so small and light, I had concerns about surviving a wreck in it. Lots of fun, but got rid of it for fear of dying in it.
(Weber 4-pack, cam, ported/polished, Alexander headers/exhaust, rally gearbox, WIDE Dunlop gold seal tires and Koni gas shocks. VERY fast.) Basically a high powered go-kart with a body!
when I was a kid loads of cars had hose travelcators in the door pillars, often would see a guy who lived a few doors away drive off and lean out the window as he had to push it back in as it used to stick. happy times when the roads were empty,
Cool car. Very rare indeed! Looks (and more importantly sounds) like it should have a wind up key sticking out of the back! Keep her on the road for all to see.
Will do ! Thank you.
I KNEW IT WAS A SUBARU 360 from the thumbnail, LETS GO!!! omg those things are kinda rare!
This is such an awesome video! Thanks for taking us on the ride!
I had one. Never took it more than a few miles. I said it before, somewhere I have a pic of a young me picking up the front end 😮 NJ and Oregon 😂 All my life. Never ever talk of the fi. Subaru 360 club lol. So glad it worked. I haven’t had a show worthy car in years. I got one I need to get going. Some of those cars , like the Pagoda. Wow . Thanks
We had a DKW growing up that was a 3 cylinder two cyle engine. Took it to Nebraska and back in the early 60s. In those days, every gas station wanted to check our oil.
I also have 3 DKW cars, see my DKW driving videos , you'll love them.
Little cars can be a blast to drive , 😊so much fun . Once had a 1970 850 Fiat Spider , loved it ❤ right up till I hit a pothole full of water in the rain and flipped it .😢
You guys are lucky. Just went past a petrol station (UK) and it's £1.50 per litre which is £6.80 per imperial gallon. That translates to $8.70 per imperial gallon.
Just 4 years ago our price was half what he paid.
@@mesckolet’s go Brandon!
The Lotus was a Europa, and I think they have a Renault engine
Indeed a Lotus Lotus Europa . Running gear is of a Renault 16😊
i remember you have a Mitusbishi 2.0 liter turbo powered 360 sitting under covers waiting to be finished. last i saw you were working on the steering but the chassy looked compete.
that's cool that it has an OD .... seems like another ..... is that the tallest tire that will fit?
are there any suspension mods that would make it handle better?
Great vid. Nice assortment at the car show, and the little car performed perfectly !
Thanks!
I like your fuel prices. In Holland nowadays you pay 2,00/liter...is about 5 US dollar per gallon
That Ford looks like a Tonka/Ertl Semi that did laps around my sandbox when I was a little fella.
Yes, it was modeled on the 1956 Ford Cab-over which was made until 1992. Many fire engines used that as their tractor, which is why Tonka loved it. They were big on fire engines.
I briefly had an Eagle Summit except it was badged as a Colt Vista. It was hilariously huge and comfortable inside, while being about the length and width of a Honda Civic.
One of the guys on my South Texas Naval Air Station brought one of these back from Japan in 1969. We carried it up three flights of stairs and parked it on the roof of the barracks.
Wow !
@@2stroketurbo The Navy never said a word. They just rolled out one of the big aircraft recovery cranes and lowered the car down unharmed.
Gorgeos car ! My father have a Saab 93 2 stroke years ago !
These little things give the most fun for the pound of dry weight. And for those who say that it's not safe, first rule of safety is awareness of the driver. You don't see a lot of accidents with vintage or collection vehicles in them... For a reason.
It's so great seeing you drive around what is also my town! Hope to see you on the road one day in one of your little cars.
I hope so too!
Taller final drive and still about twice the RPM for the speed as a typical car. And that video was more fun than I could have imagined, plus a couple perfectly timed shots (like the trafficator).
スバル360の輸出左ハンドル仕様ですね。ボンネットのアバルトスコーピオンがかっこいい！大切に乗っていただいて日本人として本当にありがたいです。
The Lotus was a Europa. Linda Thorson had one in the Avengers and Charles Grodin drove one in '11 Harrowhouse'. They originally had a Renault transaxle and engine but I think could be had with the Lotus twin cam too.
The scariest part about driving a slowish car on the highway is when you have to exit on the left-hand side. There are lots of left-hand exits in my part of the country.
Meanwhile here in the UK fuel is £5.50p a gallon thats around $6 bucks a gallon total piss take as we say here in the UK as petrol here was only £4 a gallon in 2020 so its going up way too fast but no way in hell i will every drive an Electric car , they wont force me into one , they are boring , anyway great to see the Dog enjoys the little Subaru too
That little car is great I luv it
Back in College in 1969 I was driving a 1959 Oldsmobile, traded it in for a 1969 360. Major driving experience change. When I took the 360 in for service they loaned me a Mercury Cougar it felt like I was driving the Olds again.
That Triumph Spitfire! I really wanted a Spitfire, but they were too expensive, and my parents weren't eager to have their teenage son driving around in something that invited driving too fast. I got a used '65 VW sedan, which I drove too fast, anyway, and wound up hanging by my seat belt in a canyon.
My brother had a Brat, but he took out the back seats so that, with a bit of a plywood floor extension and a shell, he could go on trips and sleep in the back.
That Lotus is a Europa, such a weird looking thing. Renault engine, unless it was a Twin Cam, which was Lotus-Ford. I always felt they should have done something to lower the back end, like slanting the engine way over. If I couldn't afford a Spit, I couldn't get anywhere close to a Europa. Besides, the cockpit was way too small.
The VW convertible is a SuperBeetle. I had a red (Clementine, they called the color) '71 convertible, which I got new. I drove it a lot more gently, having learned my lesson with the '65. This one is newer, I can see from the glimpse of taillight. Cars painted that gold were a special-edition, called The Gold Bug. The SuperBeetle had a more modern suspention than the '65 at both ends, but the chassis flexed terribly. Still, I kept it until 1985.
My Dad had a VW, '55, I think it was, which had semaphore type turn signals, though VW had disconnected them in favor of blinkers. He then got a Morris Minor 1000, '58, I think, which had working semaphores. I thought they were SOOO NEAT. He didn't keep it long as, every time he drove through a puddle, the engine would conk out, a strange failing for a car that comes from a place as wet as Britain. He eventually fixed the problem, but he never really liked the car, so the next year he got a '59 VW, which didn't have semaphores, working or not. He kept that one till he got a '65 VW bus, set up as a camper.
Sure about that speed? Cheap speedos tend to be very optimistic.
The Subaru, a Japanese Fiat 500.. We had one in South Africa around 1977, drove well, no issues.
When I drove large two stroke motorcycles (Suzuki 500) I used synthetic in the oil injection. Do you? What is the temperature gauge registering?
I own a 1980 Sachs 505 1-D g=3 2 cycle moped which gets 120-125 mpg on the open road at 35-40 mph, one fun way of getting around.
😍😍😍 Very nice designed, beautiful! When I saw first the Scorpio I thought about Abarth, but not , japonese Subaro. Very nice! My dad had a GoGoMobil
As the owner of a 93 Suzuki Cappuccino, driving Kei cars can be an absolute hoot.
Fun! I drove a 2-cycle (zweitakt) Trabant 240km each way from Chicago to Wisconsin Dells.... two different times.
At 16:18, it reminds me of a road that my father would drive on, which isn't too far from where I am. Even though Weathersfield has a stretch similar to that.