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Old 07-13-2006, 12:32 PM
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SVX Plant?

Anybody know where exactly in Japan the SVX was assembled? Was it on a completely different assembly line? Is the factory still in existence? I would love to one day visit japan and take a tour of what used to be the svx factory!!!
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Old 07-13-2006, 12:36 PM
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Gunma I believe.
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Old 07-13-2006, 01:02 PM
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Was there a US plant too?
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Old 07-13-2006, 01:03 PM
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Was there a US plant too?
Not for the SVX

The Legacy platform and Tribecca are the only Soobs that get built in Indiana.
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Old 07-13-2006, 01:04 PM
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Nope. All came by boat

(note the tie downs on all 4 corners of our cars)
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Old 07-13-2006, 01:09 PM
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Nope. All came by boat

(note the tie downs on all 4 corners of our cars)
I thought those were there to make hauling it to the tranny repair shop easier
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Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru vehicles, has its automobile plants in the Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

The Gunma Manufacturing Division comprises four major automobile production plants: the Main, Yajima, Ōta North and Oizumi Plants

Ōta is a city located 50 miles northwest of Tokyo, in Eastern Gunma, It is #1 in the Prefecture in manufacturing revenue.

It is the home of Subaru and the Ōta North plant was the main assembly plant for the SVX.

Attached is a small map of Japan with the Gunma Prefecture highlighted

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Anybody know how to find it on Google earth?

And on the same subject, what about K-staff? I wonder if it's possible to see all their SVXes parked up together.
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Old 07-13-2006, 02:55 PM
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john your a wealth of information!! So one could say the svx was built in the heart of Japan!!
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Old 07-13-2006, 04:28 PM
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It's listed in Google Earth as "Gumma"

This may get you started though:

http://www.fhi.co.jp/about/english/o...tic/index.html

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Old 07-13-2006, 05:45 PM
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And on the same subject, what about K-staff? I wonder if it's possible to see all their SVXes parked up together.
Pop this into earth: 埼玉県川越市脇田町23-1 (for the main building) and 埼玉県川越市問屋町15-1 (for the factory)

It comes up on maps, can't get close enough to see if the cars parked out front are SVXs though.
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Pop this into earth: 埼玉県川越市脇田町23-1 (for the main building) and 埼玉県川越市問屋町15-1 (for the factory)

It comes up on maps, can't get close enough to see if the cars parked out front are SVXs though.
Yeah Nathan, those are the SVXs... It's very strange location you might get shocked when you see tons of SVX lined up there. Check out my locker!
Link to the K-staff
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Old 07-14-2006, 12:56 AM
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Anybody know where exactly in Japan the SVX was assembled? Was it on a completely different assembly line? Is the factory still in existence? I would love to one day visit japan and take a tour of what used to be the svx factory!!!
I remember hearing the SVX line was replaced for Legacy Grand wagon(outback) or Forester after its production...
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I read something, I think someone reply here awhile back, that the specialized machines to create the curved glass and press the top portion to the rest of the body (which was patented by Fuji HI) were mothballed then scrapped 8 years ago.
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Pop this into earth: 埼玉県川越市脇田町23-1 (for the main building) and 埼玉県川越市問屋町15-1 (for the factory)

It comes up on maps, can't get close enough to see if the cars parked out front are SVXs though.
Wow! That is awesome. Thanks.

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