END OF AN ERA — AND THE START OF A NEW ONE
Ah, that all-too-familiar feeling — it’s gone. My 1995 Subaru WRX V2 STI, painted in the famous 555 hue from the factory, has been sold. Why, you might ask? I have always wanted to own a GC8; I think they’re an incredible factory platform and they cause me a huge amount of nostalgia, from when I would watch the World Rally Championship (WRC) in the ’90s as a kid. Hell, even the first race car I ever went in was a GC8 WRX rally car, driven by a Kiwi. Those are the main reasons I had to have one at some point, so when the chance to own this particular example arose I jumped on it without thinking long term. However, being the kind of vehicle that it is and how…