Remembering Japanese cars from the past
Last weekend Episode 2 of Initial D Fifth Stage has been broadcasted in Japan. Obviously it was fansubbed just within a couple of days!
This episode focusses on the battle between Keisuke in his RX7 and Kobayakawa in his LanEvo VII.
A bit different this time is that I actually managed to embed the video: Continue reading
Another interesting video by IKnowSkyline is this video of the Nissan R382 preparing for the 1969 Japanese Grand Prix:
You can see that Nissan put three R382s at the starting grid and they had almost to no competition from the Toyota 7s and Porsche 917s and started all three from pole position: Continue reading
I posted a video of the Prince R380 breaking the landspeed record at the Yatabe test course over three years ago and now IKnowSkyline posted up another one of the Nissan R380A-II:
Not only did Nissan use this Prince developed race monster: Continue reading
Yesterday Jalopnik posted that two people deferred British advertisement for the Toyota GT86 (aka the Toyota 86 or Scion FR-S) because it contained wild driving. What? Just two people complaining can stop an advertisment being broadcasted?
Jalopnik called it Brazil like and that is somewhat true if you have watched Terry Gilliam’s movie…
…however I do think Toyota was aiming for a much more pressing world: the world of Grand Theft Auto! Continue reading
A scientific review? On a Suzuki Alto Works RS-R CC72?
Yes, that is possible! Or at least that’s what this video appears to be!
Continue readingWhat amazes me most about Japanese junkyards is the number of luxurious cars stashed there…
This video by BANKAKUEMIKO is filled with cars like the Nissan Cedric Y30, Toyota Celsior, Toyota Crown Majesta UZS141, Skyline R33 and a Nissan President: Continue reading
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