An Alternative to British Classics
Discussion
I think I'm getting a little jaded in my older years but I'm getting bored with looking at MG's , TR's Jags and Stags, even my monthly fix of magazines seem to regurgitate the same articles that I have in my loft.
For the past couple of years I have found my "fix" from Jalopnik, Retrorides and Carscoops. Tonight, I stumbled across this link and in light of my comments above, thought I'd share.
It occurred to me how little I knew about the Japanese Car culture; I know a smattering, but in the words of the late Paul Daniels, "not a lot"
As an example- what's the blue car in the background?
What does everyone else think?
The links are a little old but definitely, worthy of a browse; hope you like.
http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/08/a-private-coll...
http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/11/kyusha-cemeter...
For the past couple of years I have found my "fix" from Jalopnik, Retrorides and Carscoops. Tonight, I stumbled across this link and in light of my comments above, thought I'd share.
It occurred to me how little I knew about the Japanese Car culture; I know a smattering, but in the words of the late Paul Daniels, "not a lot"
As an example- what's the blue car in the background?
What does everyone else think?
The links are a little old but definitely, worthy of a browse; hope you like.
http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/08/a-private-coll...
http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/11/kyusha-cemeter...
I think the blue car is an early-70’s Datsun 1600 - see a few around these parts, and I had a late-70’s Datsun as a bit of fun about 20 years ago.
The Japanese car scene, to me at least, has fewer self-imposed restrictions as to what you can do to a car, and therefore has more possibilities. It’s not always about originality, but often about what you like/want.
I think there’s a lot of fun to be had.
The Japanese car scene, to me at least, has fewer self-imposed restrictions as to what you can do to a car, and therefore has more possibilities. It’s not always about originality, but often about what you like/want.
I think there’s a lot of fun to be had.
About 25 years ago a friend of mine got a MK1 Celica ST1600, Coupe. At first I was horrified by it. I told him I thought it made him look like a pimp driving it. I have to say the more I worked on it, the more I liked it compared to Fords etc. of that time. It had lots of little things that made it that much nicer to drive and work on. I also came to love the shape and the Wolfrace Slot Mag alloys.
In the end the tin worm defeated our efforts to keep it on the road. We could never find a supplier of body parts other than new sills. I set fire to myself welding those on but that's another story. He offered the car to me when he moved to Aus but I had nowhere to store it. I'd loved to be offered it now, especially as they are as rare as hens teeth due to the tin worm.
So, yes, Jap classics go for it.
In the end the tin worm defeated our efforts to keep it on the road. We could never find a supplier of body parts other than new sills. I set fire to myself welding those on but that's another story. He offered the car to me when he moved to Aus but I had nowhere to store it. I'd loved to be offered it now, especially as they are as rare as hens teeth due to the tin worm.
So, yes, Jap classics go for it.
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