<VV> Fw: forward openingdoors Subaru

[Bill Elliott]

Are you sure about the 1000lbs? I've never heard that.

I do know that CA laws at the time (and I think US EPA as well) exempted 
all cars under 50 cubic inches (which is why the FIAT 850 had a reduced 
displacement engine for the US market for a few years)... but I also 
thought CARB exempted two strokes anyway.

I have no idea how you'd get a two stroke through any sort of emissions 
testing..they were designed to have visible smoke!

Bill

Frank DuVal wrote:

> This was the begining of the dealer network of Subaru of America. And 
> they must have passed emissions in CA at least for their weight class 
> (under 1000 lbs!) as a majority of the Subaru 360 Driver's Club 
> resides in California and they DRIVE their cars. Those dealers that 
> hung in there got the FF-1's as the next car, and as they say, the 
> rest is history.  DL, GL, etc. The under 1000 lb also got them in 
> without being required to meet NHSTA (DOT) rules. And the owners in 
> some parts of AZ have to go through smog testing. Make sure you warm 
> the 2 stroke engines up before driving through the line. Helps reduce 
> visable smoke!
>
> Frank DuVal
>
>


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