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Half Car/Half Motorcycle – 1972 Subaru/Honda

The Subaru 360 was a Japanese microcar that found little success in the U.S. in the 1970s. And at about the same time, Honda’s motorcycle business was taking off in the States. The seller ended up with one of… more»

One Off Convertible: 1971 Subaru 360

When I first spotted this 1971 Subaru 360, I honestly thought it was a golf cart. There are plenty of carts on the roads near where I live – they’re supposed to be licensed but frequently aren’t and that… more»

Tiny Survivor: 1971 Subaru 360

At about the same time as Honda was breaking into the subcompact auto market in the U.S., along came Subaru. The latter imported the 360, a rear-engine, 2-door city car produced in Japan from 1958-71. It was the company’s… more»

52 Years “Young”: 1969 Subaru 360

This is a Subaru! A 1969 Model 360 to be exact. Prior to about 1980, I had probably never heard of, much less seen a Subaru – or at least, gave little thought to the up and coming brand…. more»

High-Performance Model: 1970 Subaru 360 Young S

It seems odd to look at a car with a tiny air-cooled twin-cylinder engine and refer to it as a high-performance model, but that is the reality with this 1970 Subaru 360. This is the “Young S” variant, which… more»

Kei Car Classic: 1971 Subaru 360

It never ceases to amaze me just how diverse the cars are that we get to feature here on Barn Finds. Take, for example, this 1971 Subaru 360. I am writing about this immediately after completing an article about… more»

Pint Sized Project: 1970 Subaru 360 Deluxe

The Subaru 360 is a car that I’ve always wanted to drive, but it is one where I have my doubts that this will ever happen. Our resident Kei car specialist, Scotty Gilbertson, has said in the past that… more»