Some of you may already have read it, but Mike Garrett wrote about the HPI Tsukuba meeting on Speedhunters and wrote about a black Carina GT-R
Black Carina GT-R AA63 on Tsukuba circuit in the paddock
Black Carina GT-R AA63 on Tsukuba circuit drifting
As you can see the Carina is pretty bashed up and misses its front airdam, grille, side indicator lights, and a foglight and one normal light on the left side. The driver must really use the car extensively. :)
It is also very nice to see something different than the mainstream white color.
And what I like most about the report is the following comment by Mike Garrett:
This AA63 Toyota Carina was part of the drifting group. These cars are fairly unknown as far vintage rear-drive Japanese cars go. I’d love to own one someday.
I hope that as well! :)
Images are courtesy of Speedhunters.com and were posted here earlier:
HPI TSUKUBA MEETING PT.1 on Speedhunters.com
HPI TSUKUBA MEETING PT.2 on Speedhunters.com
Mike Garrett put images on his auto-otaku Flickr account:
http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/2452766/36471852
These are all the Carina images I could find in the set:
http://flickr.com/photos/auto-otaku/3076439123/in/set-72157610575139161/
http://flickr.com/photos/auto-otaku/3077326608/in/set-72157610575139161/
http://flickr.com/photos/auto-otaku/3076445187/in/set-72157610575139161/
http://flickr.com/photos/auto-otaku/3077326232/in/set-72157610575139161/
I really like that last picture. :)
He also shot this great R31:
http://flickr.com/photos/auto-otaku/3076433547/in/set-72157610575139161/
http://flickr.com/photos/auto-otaku/3076435405/in/set-72157610575139161/
http://flickr.com/photos/auto-otaku/3076434769/in/set-72157610575139161/
I’d wish I could own one someday!!