The Brumby will be raffled by The Australia Road Safety Foundation thanks to Subaru Aus, for details on when the raffle starts (soon!) go here: www.subaru.com.au/arsf-brumby
15 minutes of brilliant TV. No notes, no cuts, no stumbles. Well filmed by a single camera walking backwards. Not many will notice this but it’s real quality broadcasting. You should be doing the Top Gear gig together.
100% this, was about to comment the exact same thing. The fact you guys did all this in a single take, with such knowledgeable information and delivered so professionally, such kudos
Great to see so many past and present "Heroes" from the Subaru lineup. I did notice one Hero was missing, which has a unique shape & style to all other Subaru Impreza. The 2008 Impreza. The 2008/2009 Impreza even had a staring role in the Fast & Furious franchise (Fast 5) movie. Interesting to hear why its it did not make it into the collection?
The 22B is a classic, but Larry Chen just had an even rarer G8 on his channel - the S201 which only had 300 produced. Super cool version with "every parts from STi's catalogue" lol. The wing is insane, as is the body kit!
MCM needs to import the American made Subaru Baja. It was a modern version of the Brumby. It didn't sell well though. A lot of people thought they were odd vehicles compared to what else was available. That's why they were disconnected . Seems like they would have been a lot more popular in Australia
As a single cab maybe, but not the wussy dual cab the Baja was. Look how well the Holden Crewman sold... Of course, then it would've been up against the local ute offerings available at the time.
yeah i totally forgot about those but its pretty much looks like an updated more mordern brumby, had em in Canada too...didnt make sense down here because everyone already drives big trucks down here lol smaller trucks are starting to come back though now i've noticed
i think they hit a new level of their process. details details details. it ended up extremely nice, the color is incredibly classy, and the dark trim sets it off. more modern power and reliability but with the fun goofy character of the late 70s and 80s boxy cars. i agree it's one of the best they've done to date!
I bought my first Subaru, a 96 legacy outback a month or two ago. 132k miles. Engine out and head gaskets done. Beautiful car. Needs AWD service as it torque binds without the fwd fuse in, but works perfectly otherwise. Glad to be part of the family.
@@alistermccallum hahaha. It is an “issue” but truly, it is a great car. 100% rust free. Clutches going bad in the extension housing and a failed duty c solenoid aren’t a huge issue overall
I’ve owned over a dozen 97-98 outback wagons. EJ25D and 4:11 5spd in a wagon was so fun. Some of them I lifted with spacers and big tyres. Some were ice racers, a couple were rally cars, one was an auto crosser. Most were around $500usd and lasted for years.
Just picked up a JDM STI 2005 blobeye. Ive been waiting for this day since im 6. Now 25. Cant stop smiling even when im not driving it! Now just need to wait for the summer days for car meets and the donegal rally in ireland. Cant wait.
I brought the 2023 Outback XT Sport. Same engine as the WRX. With some tuning to the engine and modifications to the hood and bady. I think it would run and look bloody awesome.
Brilliant review even though you missed a few I am a big Impreza fan from the UK (71 years old) I had a Classic STI 2 door, a Bug Eye STI, a Blob Eye WRX and fitted an EJ207 engine and six speed (not DCD) gearbox matching rear diff drive shafts and brakes. I also reversed the inlet manifold fitted a hybrid turbo equal length hedders and custom exhaust, Bilstien suspension. It was my ultimate JDM car.
Missed a whole era!! My first car was a ‘74 DL1400 4sp… later upgraded engine and gearbox to 1600 5sp. There was a wagon with 4WD and my plan was to covert the sedan to 4WD. Classic Subaru as the floor pan of both cars was identical and although the sedan was FWD all the mounting points for the for 4WD were all there ready to go 🤓 … and no Vortex?
Just did a 3 week tour of Vietnam on motorbikes, saw two Subarus the whole trip. I’ve never felt safer on a bike. Outback owners are the ultimate mouth breathers.
Subaru brumbys were awesome. Thank you guys so much for making a video with them. Always dreamed of seeing one in person. Sense child hood. Thank you. 😁 22B tops all Subaru’s. No competition 😁
Great collection. From what I remember reading in all the magazines, it was the Hawkeye (06-07) that everyone claimed was the ultimate culmination of the STi. Still had all the rawness of the Blob/Peanut Eye, but the perfect gear ratio and transmission to utilize all the power. I had an 03 WRX, 04 STi and now have an 11 WRX - love me some Subies.
Owned and driven plenty of subies, a few wrxs including a 270awkw I currently own, some gt legacies and some non turbos. Being a suby man through and through ever since playing wrc on ps2 as a kid and falling in love, the thing i can say about all of them is they are simply fun. From the iconic rumble and cool noises, to the aggressive looks and cosmetic characteristics to the handling and raw driving experience they’re just so fun.
Extremely impressive lineup. That took a lot of work. The Brat at the end there is gorgeous... I'd be afraid to breathe on it. So much high tech, so much effort, and still, the absence of MOON BUGGY is very conspicuous. Imagine if the Mighty twins activated a little road rat like that... They'd dominate any track... and it could easily be street legal. Awesome vid, as usual... this one especially.
You are so fortunate chaps, here in the UK, most of those scoobies would be piles of rust and dust with all the UK salty winter roads. My 19yo son has been in Oz for the last year - he's just bought a 2009 outback and he loves it. He's in Katoomba. I'm popping over to see him in January. Any recommendations an places to visit or eat round Sydney welcome! Keep it coming Marty and Moog, best thing for eye balls on the tintenet.
Man, some real classics in there! Although I am still watching a black screen waiting for the the Liberty B4 and Forester GT review 😅 Probably not going to happen, but I would *love* to see a Emory Porsche 356 RSR style build of a Subaru 360 with all the touches... If you're looking for a new challenge, would be cool opportunity to see some 3D printed + carbon style bodywork on the channel 😉
I would have loved to see a clean example of a B4 Twin turbo Liberty/ legacy. But none the less, following Marty's Subaru adventure got me into legacy's and I much prefer them from Impreza chassis in terms of a hidden quality to them.
I've owned 2 N/A first gen (SF) Foresters and one of my good mates sent me an ad for a Forester GT and I've been loving it ever since. The GTs are the first gen foresters but with an EJ205 (turbo). They're a ton of fun to restore with all the Subaru parts which are like lego and they're pretty fun to drive.
I owned a 2004 WRX blob eye. Loved that car. Never had any issues with it. Was such a fun car to drive in the winter. I would always get excited whenever it snowed to go drive. 😆
The Brumby you guys built - trend setting! Not sure if you are across the SEMA trends for 2023, the graphics you guys used seem to be coming back in a huge fashion, eveerything had those stripes, in many different colours, but in similar proportions and dimensions.
My first car was an L series sedan in the same colour green as that. Had a rare factory Sunroof and had it converted to 4wd. You'd be surprised how much stuff from the L series bolts into an MY/Brumby... The body is different, but the mechanicals are just a revision. Currently got a JDM import turbo Leone wagon in the backyard which I'm trying to fix up. Even in the 80s, JDM cars had so much more than what we got.
I second this so hard... Sleeved, turbo, Haltech, 6-speed DCCD, R200, coilovers, big brakes (WRX 4/2-pots are nearly direct bolt-on. Fronts bolt right up when using Tribeca rotors, rears only require a caliper bracket and the use of vented STI gravel rotors). The one thing that really needs to be solved for big power and sustained high RPM on the EG33 is the cooling system, specifically cavitation at the pump due to inlet restriction, and the undersized crossover pipe between the heads. Besides that, the engine is more than capable. Just look at what Andy Forrest has achieved (1200HP). Doooo itttttt!
No Vortex 😢 Don’t know if either of you guys are the least bit into them but I’d love to see you guys play with a Vortex and see what you can fit in one.
Yes! Finally peanut name comes back! lol. I remember here in Australia, especially rexnet days, we used to call them peanut when they came out, then Facebook Americanized them with the blob eye name lol.
I remember the shape of Forester that you used for the Brumby rebuild were everywhere when I started my apprenticeship 10 years ago. I think I've only seen one recently at my current workshop
My new VB WRX is arriving any day now. Would love to hear your thoughts, see some content etc in the future. They appear to have a heap of potential and have been over engineered.
I had a '94 SVX LSi, and I miss it SOOO MUCH... Full custom stainless mandrel-bent exhaust, WRX big brakes (with Tribeca/STI rotors), RX8 wheels, 4.44 MPT auto conversion (really wakes them up, but a 4.44 VTD auto conversion, or a 3.90 or 4.11 6-speed manual would be ideal). It was such a fantastic car, and I'd still have it if it wasn't for Canadian winters and salt. Do a build with one! Turbo! Put a ZF 8HP behind the EG33! I know you featured an SVX in MCM Mag back in the day!
I had a similar experience with an STi. I was racing one in my Skyline and winning quite convincingly until we got to a roundabout and I had to slow down. He went the wrong way at about 120 and chopper me hard!
i love my blog eye sti. first gen sti we got in the us. 2.5l here which gets a bad rep but the low end torque vs a 2l is a crazy difference. I just got a twin scroll v7 swapped bug eye and holy crap out of boost it falls on its face.
I have a forester exactly like that same colour trim ect and I love it. It’s punchy enough and fun but it is pretty bad on fuel and the clutch is ridiculously heavy
Hmm I wonder if there will ever be a gorgeous build on a brumby in the future and then give it some major power, lots of up’s, maybe even a drift truck type thing.
So much Subaru stuff...please boys please more lancer Mitsubishi stuff please!! Mitsubishi being Subarus rival so many nice cars please more lancers on both channels
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The Brumby will be raffled by The Australia Road Safety Foundation thanks to Subaru Aus, for details on when the raffle starts (soon!) go here: www.subaru.com.au/arsf-brumby
Subaru au will spam you daily until the draw🤨
I never see my car, the Gen 5 Liberty GT anywhere. I wonder why.
15 minutes of brilliant TV. No notes, no cuts, no stumbles. Well filmed by a single camera walking backwards.
Not many will notice this but it’s real quality broadcasting.
You should be doing the Top Gear gig together.
100% this, was about to comment the exact same thing. The fact you guys did all this in a single take, with such knowledgeable information and delivered so professionally, such kudos
No Vortex?
Aged well
Great to see so many past and present "Heroes" from the Subaru lineup. I did notice one Hero was missing, which has a unique shape & style to all other Subaru Impreza. The 2008 Impreza. The 2008/2009 Impreza even had a staring role in the Fast & Furious franchise (Fast 5) movie. Interesting to hear why its it did not make it into the collection?
The 22B is a classic, but Larry Chen just had an even rarer G8 on his channel - the S201 which only had 300 produced. Super cool version with "every parts from STi's catalogue" lol. The wing is insane, as is the body kit!
MCM needs to import the American made Subaru Baja. It was a modern version of the Brumby. It didn't sell well though. A lot of people thought they were odd vehicles compared to what else was available. That's why they were disconnected . Seems like they would have been a lot more popular in Australia
As a single cab maybe, but not the wussy dual cab the Baja was. Look how well the Holden Crewman sold... Of course, then it would've been up against the local ute offerings available at the time.
yeah i totally forgot about those but its pretty much looks like an updated more mordern brumby, had em in Canada too...didnt make sense down here because everyone already drives big trucks down here lol smaller trucks are starting to come back though now i've noticed
OMG that's fugly. I love it
@@TilmanBaumann
The all black turbo Baja doug demuro reviewed is not bad looking
Not gonna lie, the Subaru Brumby is my favourite restoration/build you guys have done. Just such a perfectly executed and classy (while useful) build.
i think they hit a new level of their process. details details details. it ended up extremely nice, the color is incredibly classy, and the dark trim sets it off. more modern power and reliability but with the fun goofy character of the late 70s and 80s boxy cars. i agree it's one of the best they've done to date!
Same here, but I’m a bit bias cause my first car was a brumby
The 22B has been at the top of my list for decades!
You two continue to create amazing content. Thank you so much!
I bought my first Subaru, a 96 legacy outback a month or two ago. 132k miles. Engine out and head gaskets done. Beautiful car. Needs AWD service as it torque binds without the fwd fuse in, but works perfectly otherwise. Glad to be part of the family.
apart from all these problems it works great!
@@alistermccallum hahaha. It is an “issue” but truly, it is a great car. 100% rust free. Clutches going bad in the extension housing and a failed duty c solenoid aren’t a huge issue overall
Can confirm blob eye are the best balance of performance and modern amenities.
I’ve owned over a dozen 97-98 outback wagons. EJ25D and 4:11 5spd in a wagon was so fun. Some of them I lifted with spacers and big tyres. Some were ice racers, a couple were rally cars, one was an auto crosser. Most were around $500usd and lasted for years.
Love my 2017 WRX. I love it everyday. It’s never boring. So glad I got one!
Being a VB owner, I was really hoping for more screen time of it. Hopefully there's an ep on it after Marty's track time with it
Just picked up a JDM STI 2005 blobeye. Ive been waiting for this day since im 6. Now 25. Cant stop smiling even when im not driving it!
Now just need to wait for the summer days for car meets and the donegal rally in ireland. Cant wait.
As a GC8 owner I really enjoyed this! Some very clean examples there! 👌
I brought the 2023 Outback XT Sport. Same engine as the WRX. With some tuning to the engine and modifications to the hood and bady. I think it would run and look bloody awesome.
Wow you guys are great! 15min and 1 take. Love subaru. Now bring back the STi!!!
Brilliant review even though you missed a few I am a big Impreza fan from the UK (71 years old) I had a Classic STI 2 door, a Bug Eye STI, a Blob Eye WRX and fitted an EJ207 engine and six speed (not DCD) gearbox matching rear diff drive shafts and brakes. I also reversed the inlet manifold fitted a hybrid turbo equal length hedders and custom exhaust, Bilstien suspension. It was my ultimate JDM car.
I feel as if Ive met my future self.
good hard EJ Love
Missed a whole era!! My first car was a ‘74 DL1400 4sp… later upgraded engine and gearbox to 1600 5sp. There was a wagon with 4WD and my plan was to covert the sedan to 4WD. Classic Subaru as the floor pan of both cars was identical and although the sedan was FWD all the mounting points for the for 4WD were all there ready to go 🤓 … and no Vortex?
These are all Subaru Australia's cars. Dunno why they don't have a Vortex? Embarrassed by it :p
I saw one in Launceston a while back 👍
I hope you do more restorations like that. Some of those mid late 90's/ early 2000's sedan models bring back memories.
Just did a 3 week tour of Vietnam on motorbikes, saw two Subarus the whole trip. I’ve never felt safer on a bike. Outback owners are the ultimate mouth breathers.
Great video. So awesome to see the various wrxs.
I miss the legacy content, you guys made me a Subaru Legacy freak
Subaru brumbys were awesome. Thank you guys so much for making a video with them. Always dreamed of seeing one in person. Sense child hood. Thank you. 😁 22B tops all Subaru’s. No competition 😁
Great collection. From what I remember reading in all the magazines, it was the Hawkeye (06-07) that everyone claimed was the ultimate culmination of the STi. Still had all the rawness of the Blob/Peanut Eye, but the perfect gear ratio and transmission to utilize all the power. I had an 03 WRX, 04 STi and now have an 11 WRX - love me some Subies.
Owned and driven plenty of subies, a few wrxs including a 270awkw I currently own, some gt legacies and some non turbos. Being a suby man through and through ever since playing wrc on ps2 as a kid and falling in love, the thing i can say about all of them is they are simply fun. From the iconic rumble and cool noises, to the aggressive looks and cosmetic characteristics to the handling and raw driving experience they’re just so fun.
that green looks amazing out in the sun
GREAT review of all the great Subie’s of the past!
Extremely impressive lineup. That took a lot of work. The Brat at the end there is gorgeous... I'd be afraid to breathe on it.
So much high tech, so much effort, and still, the absence of MOON BUGGY is very conspicuous.
Imagine if the Mighty twins activated a little road rat like that... They'd dominate any track... and it could easily be street legal.
Awesome vid, as usual... this one especially.
You are so fortunate chaps, here in the UK, most of those scoobies would be piles of rust and dust with all the UK salty winter roads.
My 19yo son has been in Oz for the last year - he's just bought a 2009 outback and he loves it. He's in Katoomba. I'm popping over to see him in January. Any recommendations an places to visit or eat round Sydney welcome!
Keep it coming Marty and Moog, best thing for eye balls on the tintenet.
If I drive a BRZ it's partly because of your videos, when I see other Subarus on the road I feel like I'm part of a big family
2022 outback owner here 💯 accurate description
Man, some real classics in there! Although I am still watching a black screen waiting for the the Liberty B4 and Forester GT review 😅 Probably not going to happen, but I would *love* to see a Emory Porsche 356 RSR style build of a Subaru 360 with all the touches... If you're looking for a new challenge, would be cool opportunity to see some 3D printed + carbon style bodywork on the channel 😉
Those cars are amazing Well Done Moog and Marty 👏👏👏👏👏👏
I would have loved to see a clean example of a B4 Twin turbo Liberty/ legacy.
But none the less, following Marty's Subaru adventure got me into legacy's and I much prefer them from Impreza chassis in terms of a hidden quality to them.
Thankyou for that music for the GC8. Great history. I saw the 360 in the museum in Tokyo. It was a game changer.
Wow, that one take though
I've owned 2 N/A first gen (SF) Foresters and one of my good mates sent me an ad for a Forester GT and I've been loving it ever since. The GTs are the first gen foresters but with an EJ205 (turbo). They're a ton of fun to restore with all the Subaru parts which are like lego and they're pretty fun to drive.
My first subie was a 99 GT, was a sad day when I sold it
Love that colour on the brumby, would put it on my Foz if I didn't take it offroad as much as I do
This was great! My favorites are the 22B and the little 360!
my 2004 Subaru Liberty Sedan aged well in looks over time
I owned a 2004 WRX blob eye. Loved that car. Never had any issues with it. Was such a fun car to drive in the winter. I would always get excited whenever it snowed to go drive. 😆
The poor old Tribeca never gets a mention
Nice tour. Sad there's no Bugeye WRX in there, but otherwise a nice stroll down memory lane.
The Brumby you guys built - trend setting! Not sure if you are across the SEMA trends for 2023, the graphics you guys used seem to be coming back in a huge fashion, eveerything had those stripes, in many different colours, but in similar proportions and dimensions.
I'm one of the 37 viewers going way back when you played video games while talking. I think you must be up to 46 viewers by now.
My first car was an L series sedan in the same colour green as that. Had a rare factory Sunroof and had it converted to 4wd. You'd be surprised how much stuff from the L series bolts into an MY/Brumby... The body is different, but the mechanicals are just a revision. Currently got a JDM import turbo Leone wagon in the backyard which I'm trying to fix up. Even in the 80s, JDM cars had so much more than what we got.
You guys should do an SVX build!!!
I second this so hard...
Sleeved, turbo, Haltech, 6-speed DCCD, R200, coilovers, big brakes (WRX 4/2-pots are nearly direct bolt-on. Fronts bolt right up when using Tribeca rotors, rears only require a caliper bracket and the use of vented STI gravel rotors).
The one thing that really needs to be solved for big power and sustained high RPM on the EG33 is the cooling system, specifically cavitation at the pump due to inlet restriction, and the undersized crossover pipe between the heads. Besides that, the engine is more than capable. Just look at what Andy Forrest has achieved (1200HP).
Doooo itttttt!
@@xyphur you must be an SVX guy! Me too (I've owned 4 of them, still have two, both heavily modded)! Cheers!
Great video
The green really is elegant.
Not sure whether you guys are using a huge prompter for this, but bloody good work doing this vid in one shot regardless!
My brother had a ‘97 Impreza WRX STi Type R in 555 sonic blue mica. VERY COOL.
Loving the nerd out love in!
No Vortex 😢
Don’t know if either of you guys are the least bit into them but I’d love to see you guys play with a Vortex and see what you can fit in one.
As cool and 80s spec as they look they’re essentially just a luxury model leone
The grey/silver GD WRX is a 2005 Club Spec Evo 8. I used to own one, my favourite Subaru to date. 7:57
Moog was so keen to skip past the Solterra 🤣 what a cool video though!
3:39 one of my favorite Subarus
Surprised the Boxer diesel was not in the lineup, considering it was the first of its kind.
“People have gotten bigger aswell” had me dying 🤣🤣
Yes! Finally peanut name comes back! lol. I remember here in Australia, especially rexnet days, we used to call them peanut when they came out, then Facebook Americanized them with the blob eye name lol.
I love Subaru, I love MCM, I love this vid.
I had a DL1400 . My 1st subie. Nothing like it in that collection.
I remember the shape of Forester that you used for the Brumby rebuild were everywhere when I started my apprenticeship 10 years ago. I think I've only seen one recently at my current workshop
That Brumby color.. just awesome build all around. Loved the video. Too bad I'm in NA. GLWA
GC8's for the win!
Missing the GR/GV generation! Love that body style
My new VB WRX is arriving any day now.
Would love to hear your thoughts, see some content etc in the future.
They appear to have a heap of potential and have been over engineered.
22B is my favorite by far. I drive a lifted 05 forester XT 5speed.🇨🇦
Some many cars I want from this list
Martypedia 😀 The one that knows all! 👍🏻
Really enjoyable video, is great to see the evolution.
PSA: Just don't try to put your fingers inside the vent near the front wheel of the new brz 👀
I had a leaonie I didn't blame you skipping over them,they were the lemon of the brand
Excellent video. Always love Subarus. No B4 Legacy or the classic McRae ere Liberty?
What a line-up...
we NEED to see a video of the subaru unveiling with your music!!!!
I had a '94 SVX LSi, and I miss it SOOO MUCH... Full custom stainless mandrel-bent exhaust, WRX big brakes (with Tribeca/STI rotors), RX8 wheels, 4.44 MPT auto conversion (really wakes them up, but a 4.44 VTD auto conversion, or a 3.90 or 4.11 6-speed manual would be ideal). It was such a fantastic car, and I'd still have it if it wasn't for Canadian winters and salt.
Do a build with one! Turbo! Put a ZF 8HP behind the EG33! I know you featured an SVX in MCM Mag back in the day!
I saw the Brumby outside the shop the other day.
Unlike most internet cars, it actually looks BETTER in person.
I own a gf8 I was hoping to see one in this line up , epic video though 😊
I had a similar experience with an STi. I was racing one in my Skyline and winning quite convincingly until we got to a roundabout and I had to slow down. He went the wrong way at about 120 and chopper me hard!
Someone needs to get an RS Legacy in there
i love my blog eye sti. first gen sti we got in the us. 2.5l here which gets a bad rep but the low end torque vs a 2l is a crazy difference. I just got a twin scroll v7 swapped bug eye and holy crap out of boost it falls on its face.
I'd love to see them do a first or second gen Liberty.
I have a forester exactly like that same colour trim ect and I love it. It’s punchy enough and fun but it is pretty bad on fuel and the clutch is ridiculously heavy
Jeezus the SVX I thought I was tripping, the front end looked like a 20B Eunos Cosmo
Surprise no Vortex. Good video.
Needed a vortex in that line up
I have a new brz. Would love to see what yall could do with one on the show
The VA Subaru you guys missed that would have been cool to see is the S209 basically your modern 22B
It has to be the Vortex for sure 😜
@mcmtv2 did you guys know that outback's have had an option of a tribeca 3.6R in Australia since around 2010?? Amazing sleeper/all-rounder
Would love to see some of these adverts you've made music for. Any chance of a playlist in the future on YT ?
Hmm I wonder if there will ever be a gorgeous build on a brumby in the future and then give it some major power, lots of up’s, maybe even a drift truck type thing.
So much Subaru stuff...please boys please more lancer Mitsubishi stuff please!! Mitsubishi being Subarus rival so many nice cars please more lancers on both channels
I have a 2003 Blobeye WRX, which I got because it’s my favourite of all of them. Also because similarly priced GC8 Turbos/WRX’s were all rusty lol.
Now you need to have Subaru inspect and rate your sti levorg
Blow their minds, and have them sponsor the show for the long run
The new BRZ is a nice neat package like the old Honda S2000.
Wasn't this like 5months ago time flies 😂
Nice
The blobeye here is a 2005 WRP10, only 200 made. I've had mine for over 9 years as my daily driver.
I am a little sad that the 08-14 WRX and STI wasn't in the line up other wise great contents bois
Same was waiting to see my car model but never came :(