Legacy GT owner finds gift from factory - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

Nick Koan · 2005-09-05, 01:28 PM

Unbelieveable. I've attached the two pics he has linked in his post.

Basically he found this can of "the Beast from the East" wedged between his drivers side headlight and his bumper beam. Remember, the Legacy's are built in Lafayette, Indiana, not Gunma, Japan like the Impreza's.

Makes me want to go take all the panels off my car just to double check.

http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18231

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I remember a story from awhile back about people in the 60's playing practical jokes on the assembly line.. dropping gravel and misc stuff down inside of doors right before the panels were installed, or writing a message inside a door panel for someone to find one day. The gravel sometimes making an annoying rattle that nobody could ever trace down. I kind of chalked that up to a possible urban legend... until today.

I was taking my front end apart to black out my headlights and do some paintwork on my rbs grill.. and when I removed the front bumper, I was kind of shocked to see this...
http://tcforum.com/tronix/can1.jpg

A beer can semi crushed, and wedged up under my headlight. could only have been put there on the assembly line in Lafayette Indiana. The beer can has a little hole in the top from a can opener (dunno why?), and a little message written on the side of it..

http://tcforum.com/tronix/can2.jpg

Its an Old Milwuakee can. Probably a popular brand up there in northern Indiana near Wisconsin.

funny stuff.

-Tronix(and a happy new year)GT

MattR · 2005-09-05, 01:43 PM

I'm pissed.

M3n2c3 · 2005-09-05, 03:11 PM

Guess someone wasn't happy about having to build GTs on xmas. . .

sp00ln · 2005-09-05, 04:54 PM

Haha, I think thats kinda funny.

Libila · 2005-09-05, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by M3n2c3

Guess someone wasn't happy about having to build GTs on xmas. . .

Hahaha! I was thinking the same thing.

M3n2c3 · 2005-09-05, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Libila

Hahaha! I was thinking the same thing.

I know I wouldn't be happy about it. . . my message would have been a bit more blunt. . .

ShawnS · 2005-09-05, 10:17 PM

Another sad indicator that America is going down the poop-shoot.

JonnydaJibba · 2005-09-06, 06:17 AM

That's funny. I don't think I'd be pissed if I found that. As long as it didn't mess anything up.

MikeSTI · 2005-09-06, 07:44 AM

rather that then the sand/rocks in the door panels

AtomicLabMonkey · 2005-09-06, 08:09 AM

That is funny shit..

ScottyS · 2005-09-06, 09:14 AM

Does the can-opener puncture indicate that there were speed-drinking games going on during the holiday assembly time?

Nah. Lettering looks too good.

sonicsuby · 2005-09-06, 10:04 AM

duh..
write first,
drink second

MikeSTI · 2005-09-06, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ScottyS

Does the can-opener puncture indicate that there were speed-drinking games going on during the holiday assembly time?

Nah. Lettering looks too good.

agreed!!! speed drinking while the supervisers not looking.

MPREZIV · 2005-09-06, 11:40 AM

wish i could find beer hidden in my car

ScottyS · 2005-09-06, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by sonicsuby

duh..
write first,
drink second

Dude, you're assuming that they found the *only* one.......Nick probably has the rest of the 6-pack under his spare tire.......

Maybe the '90's Subies with the infamous chronic exhaust-shield rattle really have other issues!

2005-09-05, 01:43 PM	#2
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	I'm pissed. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2005-09-05, 03:11 PM	#3
M3n2c3 EJ205 Real Name: Jeremiah Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dayton, NV Posts: 1,888 Car: 2005 Impreza 2.5RS, 2000 Forester L Class: RNP sometimes (see motto) "Kids are ruining autocross."	Guess someone wasn't happy about having to build GTs on xmas. . . __________________ Small red text that looks curious at first glance but is ultimately inconsequential

2005-09-05, 04:54 PM	#4
sp00ln EJ205 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,196	Haha, I think thats kinda funny. __________________ Turbo is a decent with modification.

2005-09-05, 10:17 PM	#7
ShawnS EJ251 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 540 Car: 1995 S14 Zenki	Another sad indicator that America is going down the poop-shoot. __________________ Either this boy has a light bulb up his ass, or his colon has a bright idea.

2005-09-06, 07:44 AM	#9
MikeSTI EJ205 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,354 Car: 2004 STi Class: TSM I can't complain	rather that then the sand/rocks in the door panels __________________ Cobb Stage 2

2005-09-06, 06:17 AM	#8
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	That's funny. I don't think I'd be pissed if I found that. As long as it didn't mess anything up.

2005-09-06, 08:09 AM	#10
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	That is funny shit.. __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2005-09-06, 09:14 AM	#11
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	Does the can-opener puncture indicate that there were speed-drinking games going on during the holiday assembly time? Nah. Lettering looks too good. __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2005-09-06, 10:04 AM	#12
sonicsuby Wagon Ho #2 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 657	duh.. write first, drink second

2005-09-06, 11:40 AM	#14
MPREZIV Token Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sitting next to a big yellow box Posts: 3,589 Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Class: 05 TDSP No, I won't work on your car. F your car*	wish i could find beer hidden in my car __________________ "...these condoms have a topical anesthetic to reduce sensitivity, so you can last longer. What a paradox. You can't feel a thing, but you can f*ck for HOURS..."

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