Originally I'm from England a subaru fan since the mid 1990s & I moved to Northern Ireland 10 years ago , at that time having never seen a 22b in person ever.
Well low & behold it would appear that Ireland would be home to a whole lot of 22b's & subsequently over the last few years as my network of contacts in the Irish subaru world has grown I've been lucky enough to see quite a few of them in the flesh.
From the Portrush easter cruise to some invite only runs & meets & even getting to visit the famous "Ali Burrows motorsport" 22b restoration facility several times ... I've now seen a total of 8 separate genuine 22b imprezas . I haven't managed to photograph all of them & some photos I cannot find (maybe a foolish delete).
This year I also saw my first 22b in England at the *Roger Clark Motorsport facility in Hinckley (but that's another story). *RCM 😀.
Attatched are some photos I managed to get of the cars including 1 mid resto at Ali's & 1 due for resto plus a couple spotted in the wild so to speak .
First up is the KG motorsport car owned by kieron Graffin spotted parked up at the Portrush easter cruise, this is the first 22b I ever saw.