Does anyone know anything about Tommy Kaira?

Does anyone know anything about Tommy Kaira?

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whiley7

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176 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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I know they did tuning and parts for Nissans - moreso Skyline but does anyone know anything about their sports cars?

Played Gran Turismo with my son the other day, was stunned by the ZZ-II but struggle to find anything anywhere else. Does/did it exist?

If so anyone got/seen one at all much appreciated.

Love rare sportscars - Venturi, Ascari etc. Much less obvious than a ferrari!

Oh and while i'm here anyone recommend a decent kit car - to go with my last post!

Cheers

(any kit car for £4k/£5k looking for ideas please)

whiley7

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35 posts

176 months

Monday 10th August 2009
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John D. said:
He/they did produce an Elise like car. I have a review of it in an old EVO mag. It is the same or very similar to the car featured in Gran Turisimo (where I first came across it too!).

Not sure if it was available outside Japan.
Yeah thats the ZZ - i would like one of those too, think the ZZ II must of been 'playstation only'
frown shame as would of loved to driven one!

Yeah vaguely remember the Micra as well!

whiley7

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Tuesday 11th August 2009
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mybrainhurts said:
Yeah thats it! The blue ZZ II i thought they would have made one!

Would happy to have that as my car for the rest of my days, in black please! lick

Edited by whiley7 on Tuesday 11th August 09:58

whiley7

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Tuesday 11th August 2009
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Trommel said:
Autobacs (the Japanese Halfords) bought the rights/went into partnership with/took them over and the Tommy Kaira ZZII became the ASL RS01, but it never went into production. 1000 kg, 500 bhp RB26DETT and ATTESA 4WD:







Tommy Kaira ZZ-S, with a Nissan SR20:



ASL Garaiya:



They mainly made modified versions of existing cars, the first being this:

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