Just curious as to how many 22B's were produced?

 

was it sumthing like 500?

 

443 - I think.

About 5 went to Australia and there are only 4 type UKs... correct me if I'm wrong...

 

just checked 424

 

2.2 boxer
280bhp
265lb ft torque
0-60 4.9 sec
1/4 13.7sec @ 103mph
144mph

 

424 - that's right!!

Thanx!

 

And no number 13 I believe.

 

15 type uks IIRC

 

superstitous people, the Japanese then!!

There was no number 13 of the Terzo either.

How bout the RB5????

btw - just thought I'd pipe up (and get flamed, probly) that I don't like the 22b

The classic scoob was WELL SEXY (I got an MY00) but with those flared arches and BBS wheels on the 22b I really didn't like it.
Sorry - I'd rather have a P1 - but I can't insure that either...!! LOL.

That many Type UKs... sweet...!

 

I could stretch to the insurance premium, shame I couldn't stretch to the bl00dy car!

No P1 no. 13 either.

 

I don't think any of the "numbered" versions had a 13, whether they were produced in Japan, or UK specific. Terzo, RB5, P1, UK300 etc. etc, all of 'em skipped it.

 

I think the number 13 went to the USA. An ironic joke I believe as imports there have to be dismantled after a few years or something like that

 

22B "Type UK"
In late 1998, Subaru UK officially imported 16 22Bs (described below), and passed them on to Prodrive for modification. The UK cars differ from the privately imported 22Bs, not just in their 3 year factory warranty, but with revised gear ratios more suited to UK roads. The was acheived by changing the final drive ratio from 3.9 to 4.44 to lengthen the gearing. Cosmetically, the car got the headlights from the '99 model, UK rear light clusters and driving lights (not fog lights!) were fitted where the normal 22B has blanking plates. From the back, you can tell you're looking at one of the rarest cars in the world by the "Type UK" and "Prodrive" stickers. The price was £39,950, and demand for the cars was overwhelming.

Interestingly, Subaru UK were not able to put their 16 cars through the Single Vehicle Approval scheme because the maximum of 50 privately imported 22Bs had already been registered in 1998. Consequently the Type UKs were registered in 1999. The cars do not meet European Type Approval regulations for noise and emissions.

JDM STi 22B
This stunning machine is based on the 1997 World Rally Championship-winning car. Only 399 were built for sale to the domestic market (another 25 were made for overseas markets) and they pre-sold almost instantly in early 1998, although many of those sales were to importers hoping to sell the car immediately. In Japan the car was sold for a retail price of about £28,000, but by the time they appeared in the UK as grey imports, many were sold for over £40k!! There are three cars known to have been issued with the 000 number, belonging to Dave Richards of Prodrive, Colin McRae and Nicky Grist. Colin and Nicky both purchased their cars directly form Subaru for an undisclosed sum.

Features include

2.2 litre engine restricted to 280 PS (276 bhp) for the Japanese domestic market.
seam-welded body shell (supposedly identical in shape to the WRC)
Driver-adjustable front/rear diff
Twin-plate racing clutch
Quick steering rack (13:1 ratio)
Adjustable rear wing
revised suspension and bigger brakes over the STi 4
7.5 x 17" BBS alloy wheels with 235/40 ZR17 tyres
Blue alacantra seats and interior trim
Nardi (non-airbag) steering wheel
Uniquely numbered identity plate (1 to 400, with No 13 not being issued)

 

S.B. - your just showing off... LOL

Daz - I didn't think USA got an officially imported Turbo charged Impreza until the third catalyst went on with the version Viii, cos their emmisions are so strick...???

 

Subaru USA got a 22B for publicity purposes, one of the stipulations was that it would be scrapped after X years IIRC
Cman- 22B Type UK

 

I vagueuly remember reading about that - now you siad for publicity...

Silly Americans - why not just have LOADS of them. Like we did... a whole 16...!!!

 

It was five years for the US car...

Anyone else read the article in CAR years back?

 

3 22B Type UKs were numbered as 00 for Colin, Nicky Grist and Dave Richards. Nicky Grists was modded to buggery.

 

Didnt the press write one off on the release day at Prodrive? therefore only 15 UKs made the road,god knows how many have been written off now.

 

1 in cumbria written off.

 

Yeah showing of my cut and paste from sidc faq skills....

 

saw one for sale at crossroads, import with 9000 miles very nice. they wanted £18000.
ken

 

Nicky Grist's is up for sale for 35k
http://www.dealer.autotrader.co.uk/_...mechanical.htm

Andy

 

0, 00 and 000 were sold at cost to McRae Nicky Grist and Lapworth repectivley.

They were indignant that they had to pay at "cost". they were standard Japanese spec 22B.

they did not form part tof the 22B production ruin of 424.

How do I know?

Well I have been to dinner with Nicky Grist and I met David Lapworth on Tottenham Court road in his 22B at Xmas 1998

For your 22b queries try 22b stuff

 

Just one thing....If the UK ones were imported by Subaru in 99 how come Nicky Grists is a 98 S reg acording to the add ?

 

cos his was a jap spec one? maybee?


Turkish1

 

i thought all the 22bs were MY98 anyway, even though they were imported in 99

 

Nicky Grist has or had 2, one being the modded one and the other one of the 0 numbered cars

 

Nicky Grists' car is the best sounding Scoob I have ever come across - no idea what exhaust it has.

I'm sure he had a Motec ECU on it, but it's not mentioned in the ad. When I saw it, it wouldn't start very well though and when it did there was loads of black smoke

He did have 2 - one was a standard import, which he was selling for £35k about 2 years ago!

 

Hmmm... what about this one?

http://pistonheads.com/sales/2227838.htm

Probably, I am archeologist, 7 years old topic