Remembering Japanese cars from the past
I found this Carina GL TA60 on Flickr and I suspect it is from Austria. I really like the coloring by the photographer and I think it is called Fuji Colorshift (it is in an album called like that).
Apparently the GL had a better trim than the DX: it features a backseat with raised headrests instead of the flat backseat my DX has…
Perhaps I should look for a GL backseat in Austria then! :)
I found this trashed Carina in Japan on Flickr.
It features Advans and an OEM boot spoiler and a black stripe on the boot, so probably this is a Zenki GT model, only question is if it is a TA61 or RA63 GT model.
I came across this very nice tuned and lowered Carina Surf:
I must say it is not overdone and these rims fit the car very well!
The Surf is the public version of he Carina Van and came standard with a 1S 1800cc engine and had a solid rear axle (like my TA60). Basically it is the same as the Van, but it is more luxurious.
This car has been tuned with a 20v 4AGE blacktop:
But it still got the originial gauge cluster. Why isn’t there a aftermarket revmeter? Perhaps the owner doesn’t stress the car??
The car has also a bed in it. Must be really comfortable for all those meetings the owner is attending. ;)
And it is not the only nicely tuned Carina Surf/Van around:
Next to it you can see the famous very lowered Carina Firevan!
Also a strange thing: I can’t find the owner of the Carina Firevan. I can only find it in pictures of other people attending meetings. Did anyone else find the owner yet?
Source:
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I’m going to add another section: Carina Sightings.
This section will contain sightings in films, magazines and other references and will be updated regularly.
Today I have Gwok chaan Ling Ling Chat (From Bejing with love) which is a Chinese action movie with Steven Chow. I really like the description of the plot by IMDB: An incompetent 007-wannabe is sent to locate a stolen dinosaur skull
One of the agents tries to escape with a Carina (I suspect SG by looking at he trim so type would be SA60 or AA60) and the man she just assassinated steps in (bulletproof vest) and joins her. Some Jaws lookalike cyborg guy stops the car by lifting it while they try to overrun him full throttle and doing a burnout. After they shoot him he lets go and they manage to finally overrun him.
The trunk of the carina features at 1:01 in this trailer:
I don’t really have the idea that the Carina is the highlight of the movie… Lucky enough I really like the wannabe 007 and his enternal cigarette so that makes up for it. ;)
The movie itself is very enjoyable. It’s a slapstick Hong Kong action movie from the late 1980s. Steven Chow is at the height of his career. So what more do you want? Go watch it!
Source: IMCDb.org
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