The Subaru BRAT was the Japanese automaker's answer to the Chevy El Camino and Ford Ranchero, but had one unique feature with ...

The BRAT wasn't an ill-mannered child; it was a light pickup truck in the 1970s and '80s. Here's how it got its name, and how it helped Subaru avoid taxes.

Back when Subaru sold several variations of the Leone in the United States and called every one "the Subaru," a four-wheel-drive version with a small truck bed ...

Related: Subaru had a solution for this costly hurdle in the form of rear-facing jump seats in the bed of BRAT, allowing the BRAT to qualify as a passenger car with merely a 2.5 percent tariff.

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Its off-road capabilities were impressive, and Subaru installed a four-speed manual transmission fitted with a transfer case. The BRAT also comes with an unusual two rear-facing seats in the bed area.

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 ...

BRAT, for the record, stands for “bi-drive recreational all-terrain transporter.” This truck was a light-duty pickup Subaru sold in the U.S. from 1977 to 1987. It’s basically a Subie version of the ...

The BRAT was classified as a passenger car because Subaru preferred to pay a 2.5-percent import tariff, not the 25-percent “Chicken Tax” protectionist import tariff on light trucks.

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Junkyard Gem: 1982 Subaru BRAT Subaru love is strong in Colorado, which means that many BRATs are kept alive until they are completely used up. Here’s a good example of such a truck: this 1982 ...