Greetings!
Back in 1969 I bought a brand new Subaru 360 van for $1200. I fell in love with it because it drove like a go-cart, just plain fun. Little did I know that it was soon to become my camp mobile. All the seats laid down to make the whole interior into a bed, or you could just lay down a single side for a single bed.
It had a 360cc oil injected 2 stroke engine coupled to an infinitely variable automatic transmission. It got 104 mpg, and could do anything from pulling tree stumps to cruising all day at 90mph. I lived in it that summer, traveling the country during summer vacation. That marvelous summer might have been what ultimately made me choose a life on the road. So many great things to see and do, and I had only scratched the surface that summer.
I loved that little van, and still miss it. I wish they were still available in the United States, I’d buy one in a heartbeat.
Here’s a picture of one, not mine, just a picture I found online.
Cheers!
