Friday, November 22, 2013

Junkyard Find: 1978 Subaru Leone 4WD Wagon

01 - 1978 Subaru Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinOne thing that makes Colorado wrecking yards different from those in the rest of the country is the large numbers of Subarus in every yard. We're talking the history of Subaru North America in every yard here. In fact, you'll see more 1980s and 1990s Leones aka GLs, DLs, and Loyales in a typical Denver-area self-serve yard than you'll see Corollas or Civics. You'll also find lots of more recent Legacies and Imprezas, not to mention XTs, BRATs, SVXs, and even the occasional Justy 4WD. 1970s Subarus, however, are getting pretty rare here; in this series, we've seen just this '79 Leone wagon and this '79 GL sedan so far. Today, we add this very-much-of-its-time '78 wagon.
22 - 1978 Subaru Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinBack in 1978, your choices in four-wheel-drive vehicles were very limited; you could get a truck, you could get an AMC Eagle that drove like a truck… or you could get a Subaru.
12 - 1978 Subaru Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThese things were ludicrously underpowered, rusted quickly, and didn't come close to the reliability standards set by Honda and Toyota, but they got decent fuel economy and were competent in mud and snow.


Subarus were quite rare in the United States back in the Malaise Era, but the marque made it into popular culture with songs like this one.

Or this one.
07 - 1978 Subaru Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinJudging by the quantity of pine cones and animal nests in this car, it hasn't run for many, many years.
13 - 1978 Subaru Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinNot many places in Colorado damp enough for moss to grow on cars.
29 - 1978 Subaru Wagon Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinSold in Colorado, will be crushed in Colorado.

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