Remembering Japanese cars from the past

Author: banpei (Page 19 of 318)

My stonks are soaring baby! – Family Album Treasures

At the height of the Japanese bubble economy, everything was booming: stocks, assets and land value. You name it, it was almost doubling year-over-year (well, that’s a bit exaggerated), so once you had become Mr. Big, you had to show it. Buying a Soarer Z20 would definitely show you were big in Japan!

Toyota Soarer Z20 soaring in value!
Toyota Soarer Z20 soaring in value!

I can’t really tell whether this photo above is actually shot during the bubble era or it’s an homage to this era. The suit is the late 1980s/early 1990s, the mobile phone as well and so is the Toyota Soarer Z20. However, these rims actually feel more like the late 1990s and the camber as well. The photo is clearly shot with film, so if it were a homage, kudos to the photographer!

Via eg_power.jp

Carina TA60 with cut springs, coilovers and TRD Tosco – Carina sightings

Some time ago somebody forwarded me the Carina TA60 owned by Premium Shitbox on Instagram. I really love the way they fixed up the Carina and lowered it.

Premium Shitbox's Toyota Carina TA60
Premium Shitbox’s Toyota Carina TA60

They picked up this bone stock 1982 Toyota Carina DX TA60 in Germany. Apart from the body colour, this Carina is 100% the same as mine: same brown/tan interior, seatbelts on all five seating positions and an A40 automatic gearbox.

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Nissan 240RS trio in a Zimbabwean junkyard – Japanese Rustoseums

After a car has fulfilled its role it often is brought to the junkyard to be dismantled and die. Sometimes a car hasn’t fulfilled its role and gets a second lease in life. And sometimes a car that hasn’t fulfilled its role can’t get a second lease in life because of reasons. For this trio of Nissan 240RS rallycars, I can only guess why they got stuck in a Zimbabwean junkyard.

Trio of Nissan 240RS rally cars stuck in Zimbabwean junkyard
Trio of Nissan 240RS rally cars stuck in Zimbabwean junkyard
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