In the early 70s you needed two things to be BIG in Japan: flared jeans and flared Skyline!
As this picture was taken on a sulky day in June 1980 we’ll forgive this guy for not wearing flared jeans. ;)
Found at Minkara
Category: Family Album Treasures (Page 9 of 17)
Petrolheads are always fond of their cars, so what would be a bigger love for this guy: his wife or his Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86?
Does his wife have a huge tail spoiler? Or a set of Hoshino Impul Pro Mesh? I wonder who he refers to as his life partner. ;)
Also as a bonus, a picture of the same owner but this time his Trueno suits him fine: Continue reading
I realize I don’t post that many rotaries. Especially the first generation RX-7 is one of the least posted on my blog. So time to change all that with this nice trackday Mazda Savanna SA22C:
The whole picture just screams S63 (Showa 63 = 1988) and remind me of the later Shuto Kousoku movies.
Definitely a photo to keep in your family album!
Back in 1983 the Group C races (prototypes) were the main event at the Fuji International Speedway with its smaller brother Group 5 (Super Silhouette) being the teaser for the big race. Not surprisingly the Group 5 cars were way more popular than the Group C as they were looking like the cars in real life. One of the exceptions to this was the Hasemi Skyline Group C endurance racer that looked awfully similar to its Group 5 counterpart:
Same engine (570hp turbo charged LZ20b) but then with a lower, wider and more agressive looking bodywork! I would certainly pose in front of that as a little kid!
But why limit yourself to the Hasemi Skyline when there is also the Nissan Silvia March1: Continue reading
For some reason you don’t see too many Soarers in the Family Album Treasures. I think the average Soarer owner is just too snobbish to stand in front of their Soarer. But this one is actually exceptionally good:
I love the way the little girl on the right points out that her baby brother is just as old as dads GZ10 Soarer. ;)
Also note that this Soarer features the rare original Toyota (PIAA) foldaway foglights. The covers just fold upwards when you engage them and I seriously would loooove to get my hands on a set of them!
Found at Minkara
This guy must have been passing by this beautiful skyline of a lake next to the touge and thought it would be nice to stand between the two skylines! ;)
This scene also reminds me a bit of the end scene of the first Shuto Kousoku Trial, but I guess that must be the Skyline plus the typical 80s fashion.
Found at Minkara