EA82 in a hurry

[zyewdall]

Going up the canyon tonight, I see headlights appear in the dark behind me. A second later they are getting closer. Another second or two there are four headlights right behind me, getting very close. I drive pretty fast, but this guy's going REALLY fast. I figure it's some nut in a camaro or porsche or something. I pulled onto the shoulder to avoid getting rear ended and behold, a reddish colored EA82 wagon passes me and dissappears off into the dark After I saw it was another EA82 (I was in my '89 GL wagon), I put the pedal down to try to keep up with him, but he vanished after only one or two turns in the road. I think it was an '85 or '86 (no third brake light, and the four headlight setup). It was a local (he knew which curves to hit the brakes on, and which to just accellerate through), so I imagine if I keep my eye out for a red wagon with the four headlight setup, I'll see him again. I just wonder what the heck engine he has in there.

[MilesFox]

probably a "turbo traction" wagon ea82t 3at 4wd

[WoodsWagon]

Wouldn't the turbo cars have the single headlights? The 4's were pretty much the DL's right?

 

Might be an EJ swap

[mikeshoup]

Or a GL Turbo wagon with the quad light swap.

[zyewdall]

Wonder if I was mistaken in the dark and it was an EA81t ??? perhaps? Could have sworn it looked like the EA82 body as it went by though.

 

I did mistake an older forester for an '82 wagon from just the headlights in the dark once.... the headlights and side markers looked the same in the rear view -- but that was obvious when it got a look at the actual car.