A friend of a friend sent this images to me, claiming his Scooby is a rare 4 door P1 genuine from Subaru- click on the images. The images are small but you get the idea!

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/e...n/DSC00064.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/e...n/DSC00062.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/e...tan/scooby.jpg


I thought, rubbish then saw this:

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/e...tan/Letter.jpg

Thoughts please? Why would someone go to the trouble of mocking up a fake letter, though I'm sure it is fake!

 

Its an STi
The P1 had blue patches on the seats instead of the familiar red that you get with the STi's

 

hmmm just read the letter...
Probably wrong then

 

Never heard of one myself though and i've been involved with subarus for over 10 years

 

yhpm

 

BUT.. The numberplate comes up as Subaru Impreza 2000 AWD!
Which is UK!

 

I've heard of a development/prototype P1 in a 4 door shell, as well as the white P1. There's also a DBM P1 which a customer wanted it sprayed that colour.

Imho whoever owns this 'p1' would do well to bin the rear chavtastic lights

 

Chap I know had another one of these a couple of years ago, sounded a bit odd to me at first admittedly but I'm sure another one cropped up on here which made it sound a bit more plausible!

 

Also noticed it has no head lamp washers!

This is what I reckon it was originally, like I said, website registration checks say this car is a Subaru Impreza 2000 TURBO AWD

Subaru Impreza Classic - 1993-2000 UK - Reddish Blue - scoobyphotos.com Subaru Impreza Photo Archive

 

It has a rear wash / wipe.......I can't remember if P1's had them !

Must be a JDM model ?

Shaun

 

P1's and uk 22bs had rear wash wipes, mine did anyway.

 

why would they import a 4 dr sti when they could have imported a typeR which the p1 was eventually based on?

 

someone could try and contact the name at bottom of letter for verification if need be

 

If anyone can verify this it would be prodrive themselves. Why not contact prodrive.

 

do a search on here, its genuine.

james

 

The white one exists I've seen it in the flesh

 

Seen this crop up a few times, no matter how genuine its got two many doors for a "real" P1

 

........... because the P1 is an STI in a 2 door shell; i.e. it has ABS, but no DCCD, intercooler water spray etc. It's nearer to an STI5 than to an Type R or RA.

 

I was going to buy it years ago but decided on a real P1 instead.

 

Mike Wood gave this explanation of what a P1 "is"

Here is the white P1 now owned by a member on here Stevie333

 

i was always under the impression it was a v5 4door shell...oh well horses mouth and everything; Mike Wood knows stuff, just ask him about the version numbers vs MY's

 

allegally hes got enough on his plate at the moment maybe busy testing the 08STi PPP


Tony

 

Sweet Lamb for a look see!

 

Couple more bigger pics!

Still think it's what the registration says online, Subaru Impreza 2000 Turbo AWD, Is that a UK model?


http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/e...34111_5438.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/e...34116_6954.jpg

 

reg's are penny a pound if its an import, when I was looking for a classic I noticed many imports were registered as WRX etc even though they were STi's or Type RA's.

However that particular one is registered as a UK Turbo, which indicates it was intended for the UK market. Like others said, get the VIN etc, plate details and send them off to prodrive to see if they know the history.

Always nice to find rare breeds in the Impreza family

 

Just goes to prove Blobeye STi Scoops don't look good on a classic...

 

i'd go a little further than that...$hite is closer to the truth; totally out of proportion on a classic