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Mazda Xedos 9, similar to the one in Diana's ad

WTF: Mazda’s daring Princess Diana Xedos 6 ad

October 4, 2023 / banpei / 0 Comments

I remember watching Mazda’s Princess Diana Xedos 6 ad in the early 1990s. It must have been scheduled around the 8 o’clock news as that was the most expensive timeslot for ads during the day. It was both shock and awe. The whole of The Netherlands spoke about it the next day.

Diana’s Xedos 6

Just months prior to this ad, the news about Diana and Charles living separately was shared by the, back then, prime minister John Major. Mazda in the Netherlands decided this was an excellent opportunity to launch an ad to praise the quietness of their Mazda Xedos 6.

WTF: 1/3 scale Trueno AE86 shifter

September 29, 2023 / banpei / 0 Comments

I know Initial D attracts a lot of weird merchandise, but this 1/3 scale Trueno AE86 shifter model got my eyes wide open and exclaim a loud WTF?! Why would you spend 229 dollar on a scale model of the AE86 shifter model?

WTF JDM ads: 1992 Suzuki Alto CS22S Octopus

September 17, 2015 / banpei / 0 Comments

What would be your first thought when you would drive a 1992 Suzuki Alto?

The two girls in this ad go visit some aquarium, look at the octopus and immediately head off to the nearest takoyaki food cart around the corner. Weird!

Takoyaki is a Japanese dish which roughly translates into octopus dumplings:

WTF: Mini emerging from a Daihatsu Mira Gino

November 17, 2014 / banpei / 0 Comments

When the Daihatsu Mira Gino (also known as the Trevis abroad) arrived the car world immediately spotted the similarities between the Mira Gino and the original 60s Mini. It was like Daihatsu made the missing link between the original Mini and the new (BMW) Mini. Now with a little bit of dressing up you can actually make the Mira Gino look like the original Mini:

Winged Mini inspired logo, walnut veneer all over the place, Mini slated grille and those round indicator lights at the front make it look like 00s meets 60s.

Even the Rallye Monte Carlo lookalike roof-rack and plate look convincing:

WTF: Hey! Paula Nissan Langley?

October 8, 2014 / banpei / 0 Comments

The first thing that came into my mind when I saw the photo of the cassette below was: did Paul Newman sing a Nissan Langley song?.

Fortunately not!

This B-side of a Paul Newman cassette called Skyline Image Song Graffiti is called Hey! Paula and was a great hit by Paul and Paula. Nissan used it for their 1982 Nissan Langley commercial:

WTF: Tomica Nissan Gazelle S12 Super Silhouette replica

August 16, 2014 / banpei / 0 Comments

After yesterdays TOMs Corolla Group 5 I was searching for Group 5 cars and found this Tomica Gazelle.
Wait a minute! Isn’t that supposed to read Tomica Skyline Super Silhouette replica?
No, it isn’t! This is all about the Tomica Nissan Gazelle S12 Super Silhouette replica:

Yes, someone made a replica of the Tomica Skyline Super Silhouette racer in the early 90s but used a Nissan Gazelle S12 body for that. He even included all correct livery… WTF?!

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