Go behind the scenes to see how a dowdy 1983 Subaru GL wagon was chosen for a 'Gymkhana' video and how it came to life.
Travis Pastrana drives a Subaru wagon in Gymkhana 2022
The WRX was the obvious choice, but the team at Vermont SportsCar, which built the Airslayer, wanted to build something different that was still distinctively Subaru. The automaker was known for building utilitarian wagons long before the WRX first tore up a rally stage, so the 1983 Subaru GL fit the bill.
The GL wagon also offered the possibility of a distinctive livery. It was available with a red-white-and-blue graphics package as a tie-in to Subaru's sponsorship of the U.S. Ski Team. That look was replicated on the Family Huckster.doesn't have much in common with a stock GL wagon, though. It's based on a bespoke tube-frame chassis with carbon-fiber body panels incorporating active aero elements. Under the hood sits the same 2.
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