P1 - What does the P stand for?
02 May 2004, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by McCrash
Argument with wife. I say it stands for Prodrive 1, she says Position 1 - who's right?
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02 May 2004, 09:23 PM
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Surely it stands for everything, and yet nothing? 
Sorry I'll save my attempts at being "deep" for after the pub closes.
This link:
http://www.gm-indonesia.com/eng/suba...ry_subaru.html
may give some clue as to what P1 might stand for - the first car Fuji Heavy Industries built, in 1954, was called the "P-1" (Prototype One, very imaginative) - perhaps Prodrive chose to pay homage to this very vehicle???
Sorry I'll save my attempts at being "deep" for after the pub closes.
This link:
http://www.gm-indonesia.com/eng/suba...ry_subaru.html
may give some clue as to what P1 might stand for - the first car Fuji Heavy Industries built, in 1954, was called the "P-1" (Prototype One, very imaginative) - perhaps Prodrive chose to pay homage to this very vehicle???
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02 May 2004, 09:35 PM
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Position 1 i think.It came when they kept on losing comparitive tests in the motoring mags to the evo which was hardly suprising as they were comparing a 20k 200 bhp car against a 30k 280 bhp car!Even then it only just lost
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03 May 2004, 06:15 PM
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Extract from Subaru Global Web Site:
The first president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), Kenji Kita, had some definite opinions on the subject of automobiles. "If you're going to build a car, build a full-fledged car." "Japanese cars should have Japanese names." Mr. Kita was ardent about producing passenger cars and was the most passionate of all about the 1954 prototype of the Company's first passenger car, the P-1.
Mr. Kita canvassed the Company for suggestions about naming the P-1, but none of the proposals were appealing. In the end, Mr. Kita gave the car a beautiful Japanese name that he had been quietly cherishing in his heart --- Subaru.
The first president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), Kenji Kita, had some definite opinions on the subject of automobiles. "If you're going to build a car, build a full-fledged car." "Japanese cars should have Japanese names." Mr. Kita was ardent about producing passenger cars and was the most passionate of all about the 1954 prototype of the Company's first passenger car, the P-1.
Mr. Kita canvassed the Company for suggestions about naming the P-1, but none of the proposals were appealing. In the end, Mr. Kita gave the car a beautiful Japanese name that he had been quietly cherishing in his heart --- Subaru.
04 May 2004, 11:57 AM
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So does subaru actually stand for anything as we all know other manufacturers have reason fot there names
LOTUS = Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious
FIAT = Fix It Again Tommorrow
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LOTUS = Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious
FIAT = Fix It Again Tommorrow
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04 May 2004, 11:58 AM
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Going by my brochure P is for
Passion 1st
P for partnership
P for Prodrive
P for performance
P for peter stevens
P for pedigree
p For Peace of mind
P for please get me on the list for 1
Well thats what is says
I never saw *****
Passion 1st
P for partnership
P for Prodrive
P for performance
P for peter stevens
P for pedigree
p For Peace of mind
P for please get me on the list for 1
Well thats what is says
I never saw *****
04 January 2020, 11:47 AM
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I am the designer hired by Mr. David Richards and worked under David Lapeworth together with Ian Perry ( marketing) to design the first prototype of a road legal racing car. I came up with the name P1. I didn’t want to use the Subaru badge or any labels on the car apart from the P1. P was for: Prodrive, prototype, performance , first place, everyone said that the P is not familiar like GTI or GT etc. I said that one day it will be and I proved it was correct.
I have photos of the development stages, report and other leftovers if someone is interested to see.
General sketch concept. All right reserved
Me near one of the BMW saloon card. All right reserved
The final drawing All right reserved
Prototype with mockup parts (plastic) wheel lights girl, fog light air intake. All right reserved
Interior with de ark prototype seats All right reserved
Another sketch All right reserved
Interior All right reserved
Me and the prototype All right reserved You
One more of my design drawings All right reserved
My Alfa GTV 6 and the prototype All right reserved
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