it felt good taking it around the block today

 

yes but how many metres was it around the block


i love 22b's and cannot believe you have 2 ,looking good though

 

looking sweet . outside of the bubble

 

Clearly a stunning car and to have 2 of them you must be proud... but i cant help thinking a car such as the 22B is wasted in a bubble.

Id want to use it.

 

Fair play mate good on you


so grreeen

 

lovely cars. The 22b is my favourite Impreza and it's great to see 2 of them in pristine condition

 

Very nice ..........Subaru's equivalant to a RS 500 Cosworth, if not rarer.......Lucky to have 2...i'd use one and keep one, best of both

 

looks immaculate
mileage is unbelievable for age of the car
wiley

 

Great looking cars and like others have said, it would be one in the bubble and one on the road for me.

The above said it is nice to know they are clean and safe

 

Do we have to see these pictures, makes me sick with envy. I would use one and keep the other in a bubble.

 

I'm not jealous, honestly
Seriously, REALLY nice car

 

Stunning as ever mate!
Just out of interest do you still have the pics of that GTR u delivered recently? I was looking for the thread but find the search usless these days.

 

Has someone balanced the wheels and stuck the weights on the outside?

 

dont you ever think to yourself that its just a car, an object and your only gonna live so long and you would never have enjoyed it to its full potential?

its a nice car that might be quite rare but its not the best car in the world and can be reproduced and replicated for xxx amount of pounds whenever

even if you drove it out for the first time and wrote it off, the fact that it is just an object means it can always be fixed.... personally I dont see the point in buying a car that was built to be used/driven and then not doing so with it. It might be nice but its not art, like clarkson pointed out art doesnt have a purpose....

.... drive it

Gaz

 

The 22b can't be repaired in some cases. I killed my engine block recently and got the last one known of in the UK from RCMS (Original jap spec EJ22, not the open deck North American block). My understanding is that Subaru only know of 1 more EJ22 block in the world and that's in Japan.

I also understand that the body panels are now custom one offs only, unless you want to buy fibreglass ones from New Zealand. So yes, I suppose you could pay to have each panel re-fabricated if you've got a gazillion pounds.

So whilst it's tempting to cry "oh my god" because someone is storing a 22b, I'm glad someone is. 'cos when mine's eventually gone to the great scrap yard in the sky, *someone* will still have one that can be shown etc. The fact that this person has two, one to drive and one to store, is very cool and undoubtedly what I'd do given the opportunity.

Oh, and yes there are much better cars to be had to drive etc etc but that's not the point. No one would drive an F40 these days when modern machinery is so much better but everytime I get to drive my car it makes me smile and it feels special. That's what makes it worth it for me.

 

Git

 

I'm a bit new to the scooby game- just bought one coz it seemed nice !!!!

but- whats special about these then- just looks like a mid 90's 2 door car ??

is the engine twice the power of the average wrx or something ??? btw I;m not taking the ****--- just asking.

I used to be into old vw's-- so kinda understand the storage thing....... but that was more for museum pieces.

 

they are very rare, only 400 made... have the wide body two door shell from factory... only in that blue and thoes wheels... and with the 2.2litre engine running around 280bhp

I may have been abit pedantic on the matter before... but I dont see the point in having a car purley for show, each to their own I guess

Gaz

 

There were only 426 Impreza STi 22bs made, with just 20 officially being imported to the UK, the rest (like mine) are Jap imports. They were the model that Colin McRae won the WRC in and *at the time* had pretty much every toy that STi could throw into a car. They have a wider track than the standard STi and flared arches which make it look quite different in the flesh.

It was often quoted as having much more power, but the truth is that it didn't. It did have the short ratio gearbox so felt very fast and it remains a quick car to drive. It's more of an icon now rather than an extreme machine, especially as modern scoobies like the RB320 are much quicker. Quite a few 22bs have been extensively modified though.

It's the rarity that holds up their price along with the heritage of being the scooby that won the WRC. (Obviously not in road going form!).

 

And only 16 offical uk models.

 

1 for show, 1 for go.

Nice

(Sorry, couldn't resist).

 

My favourite Scoob of all time!! IIRC the reason he's not driving them is because of registering issues

Looking stunning though

 

thanks for the coments , Ive said before I wanted a car to keep because Ive always wanted a nice car to put away and now Im lucky to be able to do that.As to reging them one can be regd now and the other can be done in October

 

Mcrae won the WRC in a 4 door "L555 Bat". In fact, the 22B look alike rally Car never won the WRC

 

What??? I demand my money back!

Good point and I stand corrected. It's still a thing of beauty and McRae did enjoy his.

YouTube - Colin McRae with his Impreza 22b

Like all WRC cars of the modern era, the actual WRC car virtually nothing to do with its roadgoing bretheren. I suppose the closest we get these days is the Group N class?

I wonder how many 22b owners are going to the McRae gathering?

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yep - Kill WRC and bring back Grp A and more to the point, Grp B

 

I was gonna say- Mc Rae's car was four door !

so what are one of these 2 door 22b's worth then ??
i.e the chap at the top with his in a bubble.

 

There Worth what ever you can get for them