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Reverse Fetish: LHD Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 in Japan

August 10, 2014 / banpei / 0 Comments

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, so naturally in the US and Europe we love the JDM cars and RHD is actually a novelty. It is no different in Japan: they love USDM and EUDM car: in the past I’ve posted a few other reverse-fetishes. In this case it is all about a left hand drive (LHD) Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 at the HaCHiRoCK Festa 2008:

Seen from the dash it is an USDM model (tachometer on the left, speedo in miles), the seat has the inflatable lumbar pump (as seen on the Celica XX) on the driver seat and the body style is a JDM Trueno or USDM GT-S. The source only has this particular photo so it is unclear whether an existing RHD has been converted to LHD or this car is actually a genuine USDM Toyota Corolla GT-S imported into Japan (most probably), so we’ll probably never know for sure…

Found at: Minakara

Family Album Treasures: Isuzu 117 and Trueno TE47

Family Album Treasures: Toyota Sprinter Trueno TE47 and Isuzu 117

June 19, 2014 / banpei / 0 Comments

Family Album Treasures generally come with one or multiple persons standing in front of one single car. This Family Album Treasure comes with two: a Toyota Sprinter Trueno TE47 and a Isuzu 117!

In contrary to the Toyota in-house designed Trueno TE47 the Isuzu 117 was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. The Trueno TE47 is one of my all time favorite cars, however with pain in my heart I have to admit the 117 is looking a lot sleeker than the Trueno. Still the Trueno TE47 is higher on my want-list than the 117. ;)
The Trueno in the photo also features the well-known Japanese beginner driver mark, so I guess all three are late teens, early twenties. By now this photo should already be in their family album for well over thirty years!

Found at: Vitz Colors Futa

Family Album Treasures: Trueno TE47 zokusha

Family Album Treasures: Toyota Sprinter Trueno TE47 zokusha

January 4, 2014 / banpei / 0 Comments

This Toyota Sprinter Trueno TE47 was a corner case: I could have posted it on the bosozoku style blog but decided otherwise because it contained an excellent Family Album Treasure:

The Sprinter Trueno TE47 is actually one of my favorite cars and high on my if I ever win a million I will have to buy this car list. And it is not like it is made from unobtainium: they were sold in small numbers here in Europe. :)
The Trueno is actually owned by his buddy, hence he is not in front of the car. But there is a nice bosozoku vibe in the picture: hanging out with your gang buddies.

More interesting is what his buddy did to the Trueno TE47:

Overfenders and deep dished SSR Mk 1 rims at the rear. Looks like the stock Toyota fenders got some banding treatment as well.

Found at yoza1282

Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 Black Limited livery

AE86 Trivia: all Sprinter Trueno AE86 Black Limited facts

December 14, 2013 / banpei / 9 Comments

It is time to dig a bit deeper into the AE86 again and this time I had a specific model in mind: the Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 Black Limited!

A total of 400 Black Limited AE86 were made in 1986 and all of them are Sprinter Truenos. So no Levins were available in the Black Limited edition! All Black Limited cars were graded as GT Apex.

This is the official brochure from 1986:

Fast forward 27 years and this is how some examples by Carland AE86 look today:

What are the key differences between the normal kouki Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 and the Black Limited?

Black (duh!) paint in colorcode (204) that was not available on the normal lineup.
Gold painted 5.5JJ x 14 inch rims (aka Snowflakes)
Kouki tail lights with a Black Limited mid section
Black Limited gold livery on the doors with a gold pinstripe
Golden Trueno grille logo
Black/grey/orange gauge cluster
Black/grey/orange leather GT steering wheel
Black/grey/orange leather gearshifter knob
Black/grey/orange interior

A very good example of the Black Limited orange livery: Continue reading

HaCHiRoCK Festa 2013: Illest Trueno

October 31, 2013 / banpei / 3 Comments

In the category of the reverse fetishes: Japanese nowadays love the USDM look and this Illest Trueno on HaCHiRoCK Festa 2013 proves it:

The whole car breathes Illest, Fatlace, hellaflush and any other style that emerged from the United States.

On the left side deep dished bright green RS Watanabe (rear) rims: Continue reading

HaCHiRock Festa 2013: Levin AE86 on TE37

HaCHiRoCK Festa 2013: the TE37v pattern

October 30, 2013 / banpei / 1 Comment

When you start browsing several galleries with many many of the 250 hachi rokus present at the HaCHiRoCK Festa 2013 you start to see patterns evolving. Take for instance this perfect Black Limited:

It is bone stock apart from the TE37v rims.

When you look at the kouki two door Trueno AE86 parked next to it: Continue reading