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View Full Version : The Design Heritage Thread Porter 10-21-2004, 11:53 AM Look into the crystal ball: AMC Eagle http://www.users.nac.net/gr/eagleweb/rene1.jpg Subaru Legacy Outback http://www.kolesa.ru/uploads/74_pre_subaru_top1.jpg Porter 10-21-2004, 11:55 AM Who's next... show me the money! Jon [in CT] 10-21-2004, 12:06 PM Your first post reminds me that Subaru's trademarked slogan for the Outback, "The World's First Sport Utility Wagon," wasn't exactly true. :) johnei 10-21-2004, 12:07 PM Shows that timing is the difference between success and failure for new inventions. Porter 10-21-2004, 12:32 PM ']Your first post reminds me that Subaru's trademarked slogan for the Outback, "The World's First Sport Utility Wagon," wasn't exactly true. :) Haha, very much not true! Here, check this out... it was the STi of its day: http://www.javelinamx.com/javhome/jwr/82sx4/072003a.jpg http://www.users.nac.net/gr/eagleweb/whatif3.jpg Even in Rally Blue! ;) http://www.users.nac.net/gr/eagleweb/chas2.jpg Porter 10-21-2004, 12:37 PM Oh yeah... and they did ProRally, too. http://www.users.nac.net/gr/eagleweb/eag450.jpg GooseMan 10-21-2004, 01:18 PM those things are pretty cool, actually! brainrally 10-21-2004, 03:17 PM I didn't know about the SX/4! That'd be cool to have. What year did the SX/4 begin production? Porter 10-21-2004, 03:57 PM ']Your first post reminds me that Subaru's trademarked slogan for the Outback, "The World's First Sport Utility Wagon," wasn't exactly true. :) Actually I was thinking about this, and technically I think Subaru did have the first "sport utility wagon" crossover, but it wasn't an Outback. It was actually in 1975, when they switched for one year to the strange "____ Star" nomenclature. In '76 they just called it a GL 4x4 Wagon. http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/Literature/brochures/1975-c.jpg GooseMan 10-21-2004, 05:21 PM nice! I wouldnt mind having one. Beaverboy 10-25-2004, 03:41 PM Driven one Eagle.. was not impressed. Horrible packaging when compared to modern day wagons... and not very good when compared to Subaru's offerings at the time. Porter 10-25-2004, 03:52 PM Driven one Eagle.. was not impressed. Horrible packaging when compared to modern day wagons... and not very good when compared to Subaru's offerings at the time. Agreed... they could offroad pretty well though. LibertyEJ22T 10-26-2004, 12:41 AM http://www.crautos.com/autos_clasicos/gallery/rambler000.jpg http://press.nissan-global.com/COMMON/IMAGES/CURRENT_US/PATHFINDER_ARMADA/LOW/pathfinder_armada_01.jpg STiTkacik 10-26-2004, 10:21 PM Good call. That new chunk of steel makes me cringe. inurb 10-27-2004, 04:19 PM That SX/4 is sweet! |