Remembering Japanese cars from the past
Only very short this time: 5 seconds of fame!
I haven’t found the Carina on the pictures of this B?s?zoku meeting:
Exhaust Champion Of The World at B?s?zoku meeting 2008
So I’m still looking for the original Japanese picture site of this event. If anyone has them, please forward me the link! :)
About two months ago Revolver Drift posted some really nice pictures of his AA63 Carina Coupe near Bukit Tinggi. I asked his permission to post them on my blog as well but didn’t have the time to post it here: there was always another Carina Sighting and I kept moving it forward. So, finally the pictures are here:
Revolver Drift’s AA63 Carina Coupe from the rear
Revolver Drift’s AA63 Carina Coupe from the rear
Revolver Drift’s AA63 Carina Coupe front view
Revolver Drift is from Malaysia and his AA63 Carina Coupe features a 4AGE 20v blacktop. The deep dish rims on his coupe fit very nice to the coupe body type. I don’t think it would look that well on a sedan. Also the mesh grille looks quite aggressive with the big headlights. If I only could get a mesh grille for mine…
Thanks to Revolver Drift for allowing me to post his pictures here! If you want to read more, his blog is located here:
Revolver Drift’s blog
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
I came across this nice Carina Coupe last week on Japanese Nostalgic Car blog:
Carina Coupe on the Mooneyes Mania Cruise in March 2008
No idea what the specs of the car are, but what I deduct from the looks of the car it probably is an AA63 4AGE powered coupe. I don’t think you’d need a revmeter for tuning the 3T-TGE unless you want to look interesting. ;)
I’m not too sure about the rims: they look like Konig Rewinds however those wheels are just as rare in Japan as the Wantanabes are here in Europe. Maybe someone after an Irish-twincam-look?
Okay okay… I know… I’m slacking here, but today I’m ill and feel like I really need to go to bed EARLY. Something that did not happen in the past few days. :(
Anyway, here it is: the Danish Carina van tractor
I was probably already beyond saving anyway, but still… I would at least tried to save it! :(
Found this Carina GT-R AA63 on Youtube:
Looks like this New Zealand driver has a lot of fun! :)
This is the follow up:
As you can see: nicely streched tires on those SSR Longchamps! :)
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