mwc951 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 My dear old Uncle (& GodFather) willed this to me. He's 83 and retired to Florida many years ago. He bought this 1985 BRAT new in Pittsburgh, then promptly retired and moved to FL. It's been sitting in his airplane hangar for the past 4 years, driven once or twice a month. I flew to FL this past weekend and drove it back up north, 1154 miles-19 hours. Had to replace the tires along the way, within an hour of interstate driving, 3 of the 4 tires had belts break. Other than that...it was a fine trip! It has 70,000 original miles...every shred of paperwork- including the window sticker and OEM Subaru shop manual. Called the dealer today and ordered up OEM tune up parts... air filter, fuel filter, vapor separator, cap, rotor, plug wires, plugs & an oil filter. Sorry for the long post...excited to be here...looking forward to using this great resource to keep my BRAT running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 WOW, that's a treasure! I assume he's your favorite uncle?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suba_GL_87 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 i really like it. look tottaly badasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brumby420 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 That is awesome:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Cool!! Those were the days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Good god, if you modify that in any way I think there will be a Subaru hit team tracking you down.. Id honestly say auction it and buy another one. That one would look nice in a collector showroom, not being driven or god forbid, getting wrecked in an accident. I almost guarantee if you sold that, you could buy another good looking Brat that has the maintenance up to date, aftermarket work done to it, and still have cash left over. (obviously it wouldn't be that nice, but i wouldn't feel as bad about driving it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indrid cold Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 (edited) Your stock is rising number 2! That is very nice... seen very few in that condition! Just behind the drivers seat I can see back into the bed.. looks like a touch of rust in a usual Brat place. Match paint code and how to treat rust see "search" link. You are blessed to have such an Uncle. Edited February 18, 2011 by Indrid cold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisbad Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 that thing is immaculate!!!!!!!!!!!!!! awesome brat. curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Sexy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef_tim Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 My suggestion, keep it out of any road salt/sand. There just aren't many left in that shape and it would be a shame to see it get ate up in front of your eyes. Beautiful!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 My suggestion, keep it out of any road salt/sand. There just aren't many left in that shape and it would be a shame to see it get ate up in front of your eyes. Beautiful!!! Agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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