The BRAT's spiritual successor came along in 2003. Like its old grandpappy, the Subaru Baja was based on a wagon – this time the Outback – and featured an extended rear overhang to make space ...

The two-door Subaru BRAT, Japan's ute-like version of a compact truck, was created in response to the growing demand for smaller, compact trucks in the U.S. It wasn't built on a new platform.

Last year, Subaru doled the (old) BRAT a larger engine and a dual-­range transfer case. For 1982, it all comes together. The bolstered powertrain, the shapely sedan's front half, ...

Given that we have a while before the mercury drops, though, maybe you should buy this 1979 Subaru Brat out from under me — you'll probably start working on it before I can, and that means this ...

It May Not Be The BRAT Return Subaru Fans Wanted. The Subaru BRAT was a light-duty pickup sold in the United States between 1978 and 1987, and it’s set to make a comeback for the modern era.

The Subaru BRAT. Subaru. Now, body-on-frame trucks of all types are getting expensive; the base model, $20,000-ish mid-size truck no longer exists. Trucks are more popular among younger, ...

This particular Brat was the upper-level GL trim, which came with a 1.8-liter, four-cylinder boxer engine, butterfly t-tops, a tilting steering wheel and all of the available stock gauges.

In 1982, 72 horses, from this 1,781cc boxer-four engine, were enough for BRAT buyers. Subaru evaded paying the Chicken Tax on early BRATs by installing jumpseats in the bed, which (legally ...

Here's a funky Subaru pickup truck from the freewheeling 1980s. With a 73-hp flat-four, it's not fast but is still fun. This one is from the BRAT's last year in the U.S. Bi-drive Recreational All ...

The Subaru Brat, or Brumby as it was known in Australia, is a unique beast. The diminutive ute paired a simple carbureted boxer engine with four-wheel drive in what quickly became a much-loved ...

The BRAT was produced from 1978 to, surprisingly, 1994, though only imported to the United States through 1987. The BRAT used the same AWD system as the Subaru Leone.

A running, driving, perfectly-colored Subaru Brat! It almost doesn't sound like a project at all, until you look a little closer and spot the rust bubbling through the paint.