- Original Image from 2003 of the 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX

Once Sold Subaru Found Again After 15 Years in Less Than 48 Hours!

This is why the Subaru community is the strongest, most connected, and overall best automotive community. Love: it's what makes a Subaru, a Subaru.

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Many of us regret selling a car. Maybe a first car, maybe "the one that got away", maybe a family members' car. For myself, it was my Dads' truck. For Rhett McCullough, it was his father's 2002 Subaru WRX sedan. His father passed away in 2003, and the family had to sell the car due to financial circumstances. Rhett reminisces and regrets that the car had to be sold at the time; that it was supposed to be the car he learned to drive a manual transmission in, as well as take a lucky girl to prom. None of these things happened, sadly.

His father, before he passed, had built and put together a one-of-a-kind Subaru. Repainted with a solid stripe from the Lamborghini Murcielago, a single muted canary yellow, "Giallo Evros", on both sides of the car to represent Subaru World Rally Team colors and racing heritage (blue and gold). It was "pimped out" at one point in time with a PlayStation 2 and custom interior stitching. The car was even tuned by Cobb Tuning in Plano, Texas.

Rhett's father was incredibly proud of the car, according to Marsha Robertson. His inspiration was he had just seen the new ad for the introduction of the Subaru Impreza WRX finally being released in the United States.

Subaru of America, Inc.'s 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX Ad Campaign

This ad would make most people want this car, in my humble opinion. Bred from its rally heritage, the Subaru Impreza WRX is an all-wheel-drive forced to be reckoned with, from the very inception in Japan, and now finally it was in the United States of America as of 2002 and forward. Now in 2018, the WRX is still selling well, and there are still the die-hards and new owners coming together to celebrate the flat-four "Boxer" engine together as one.

Rhett's tale is truly incredible. Seven short days ago, the surviving family was able to find the VIN, and the car has been through a total of seven previous owners in between. How, you might ask? Facebook. Known for re-uniting lost siblings, adopted kids, and fathers, Facebook is now a useful source for finding your old car. Simply amazing.

The Search

Rhett's uncle, posed this ad (relatively locally to mysef) and was shared with over 7,000+ Subaru enthusiasts in the New England area within a few short hours. Within 48 hours, they found the car. It spread to MassSubaru, CTSUBIE, CT Subaru Enthusiasts, North Eastern Subarus, and beyond. The post caught fire, and everyone in the Subaru community was hyped to find this car. Guess what? Dreams do come true, and people do have it in their hearts to go out of their way and help a Subaru brother or sister out. This is what we do. We are Subaru people.

Kevin Riddell's ad on Facebook group "CT Subaru Enthusiasts".

Kevin Riddell's ad on Facebook group "CT Subaru Enthusiasts".

Kevin Riddell's ad on Facebook group "Enfield CT Open Forum".

Kevin Riddell's ad on Facebook group "Enfield CT Open Forum".

Found!

The car was found in Bridgeport, Connecticut just 48 hours later.

Rhett McCullough's post on Facebook group "SUBARU ARMY".

Rhett McCullough's post on Facebook group "SUBARU ARMY".

This is indeed what makes a Subaru, a Subaru. Love. Congratulations, Rhett, and Kevin. We are very happy that you are reunited with the car in question. All the best.

Subaru of America enjoyed this story, and will be featuring it very soon!

Most likely, many Subaru owners will see Rhett's story featured in "Drive" or "Drive Performance" magazine in the next quarter for the Summer 2018 issue. Congrats again, Rhett. <3

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Comments (1)

  • Thank you to everyone that shared to help us find our Dad’s car! We are all so happy to get it back home.

    -The McCullough family.

      3 years ago
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