We’ve only seen eight examples of the Subaru Justy here on Barn Finds over the years, and only one other four-door sedan. They’re known rusters, but this example looks great, despite a few dings here and there. The seller has this 1991 Subaru Justy GL 4WD sedan listed here on Facebook Marketplace in Racine, Wisconsin, and they’re asking $3,000. Here is the original listing.
Notorious places for rust to rear its ugly head are the rear wheel wells, the rocker panels, and especially the bottom of the front fenders. That front fender area looks a little sus here. That isn’t a deal-breaker, but I’d sure want to see detailed photos and a few underside photos of this car, with it being in Wisconsin. If a person were planning on using this one as strictly an AWD winter car, no problem.
The Subaru Justy was made, for the first go-round, from 1984 through 1994, and we got them in the U.S. from 1987 through ’94. There were five white colors between ’87 and ’94, but they were all basically the same. This one is called Ceramic White. The Justy came in a two-door and four-door, as seen here. There wasn’t a convertible, at least until I made one just now. They were either front-wheel drive or with a push-button-activated 4WD system.
It’s a very rare Justy interior that’s in mint condition, and this one is no exception. The driver’s seat fabric is pretty well worn and starting to fail. It’ll be hard to find that exact fabric to redo that seat. Luckily, the other seating surfaces look good, both front and rear. The rear cargo cover is as rare as it gets, so it’s nice to see that in place here, and it hides a small rear cargo area that looks clean.
The engine is Subaru’s EF12, a 1.2-liter fuel-injected SOHC inline-three (!) with 73 horsepower and 71 lb-ft of torque. Thankfully, this one is sent through a five-speed manual to the front wheels, or to all four wheels when you push the red button on top of the shift lever. The seller says it’s a good, smooth-running machine. I would be very, very happy if Santa would deliver this car to me today, even though it needs to have the front left wheel bearing replaced, and the part goes with the car. Have any of you owned a Justy?
When I saw this on Fast Finds I said to myself….. Scotty is going to write this little buggy up. This one is in very good condition considering how these were typically used. And that little bit of rust you see is typically how they looked street a few years or so in my neck of the woods. Someone whos either really into collecting Subaru s or someone looking for a cheap 4WD runabout will grab this. Cool little convertible too there Scotty I like it. That online 3 is definitely not the typical Flat 4 for sure.