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Turning Japanese ...I really think so dadadadatdatda....

Postby clee » Fri May 03, 2013 4:09 pm

Like a cyclone ranger 8)
I really like this ..also starting to like the old Skylines as well :shock:

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Re: Turning Japanese ...I really think so dadadadatdatda....

Postby eastlmark » Fri May 03, 2013 5:48 pm

clee wrote:Like a cyclone ranger 8)
I really like this ..also starting to like the old Skylines as well :shock:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-1986-Toy ... 232aa4cfd8


Assume you do know what that song is about then Lee?


When I first started going to Japan some 18 years ago, I kept seeing these cars on the road, they look just like any old japanese saloon of the time, a bit pumped up mind and some said twin turbo on the back (think there was a NA version too iirc) I really did not know what it was about but they sounded sensational and did not say Toyota anywhere on them and even had a different badge on the front. Never once saw one in the UK then and since and a few years later they launched a new version which was basicly what became a Lexus coupe over here (or in the states at least) which kind of lost the plot of looking like an ordinary car with fantastic performance. Never see one at all in Japan anymore.
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Postby eastlmark » Fri May 03, 2013 6:14 pm

just noticed that one has a great japanese number plate too.
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Re: Turning Japanese ...I really think so dadadadatdatda....

Postby Alpineandy » Fri May 03, 2013 6:23 pm

eastlmark wrote:Assume you do know what that song is about then Lee?


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Postby Alpineandy » Fri May 03, 2013 6:25 pm

I really like the look and performance of these rice rickets but they all look like mini-cabs on the inside.
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Postby phildini » Sat May 04, 2013 9:12 am

I LIKE IT!!
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Postby Stunned Monkey » Sat May 04, 2013 11:18 am

My mate Si's one of these gave me my love for turbos

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Postby darrenbiggs » Sat May 04, 2013 6:42 pm

Yeah but it's not exactly a 'pretty car' is it?

Engineering excellence aside, I just can't hear Matt Monro crooning away On Days Like These in the background.
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Postby Stunned Monkey » Sat May 04, 2013 6:58 pm

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that. There's a lot of fun to be had from a car that goes a heck of a lot faster than it looks.
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Postby clee » Sat May 04, 2013 7:05 pm

Cars don't always have to look 'pretty ' In fact some shouldn't .

What's wrong with ruggedly handsome ?
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Postby MFaulks » Sat May 04, 2013 8:45 pm

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Yep agree on that one :) I have to say the really old Skylines do look good... it must be an age thing, coz I'm even starting to like the old Datsun stuff... the naff just looks great now (well to me Lol).. the Z cars are a given , and oh boy I would like to be able to afford one of those.
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Postby BIG_MVS » Sat May 04, 2013 10:33 pm

Looks like a Nissan Bluebird Coupe to me, I don't like it. Never been that keen on any japanese motors. I did have a Honda Prelude once though which I thought was a nice looking car.. 8)

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Postby JohnC » Sun May 05, 2013 6:13 pm

Stunned Monkey wrote:There's a lot of fun to be had from a car that goes a heck of a lot faster than it looks.

Just thought you might like to see my son’s Japanese motorised roller skate....... looks like a an ordinary day to day shopping hatchback.... but always first away from the traffic lights.
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Postby darrenbiggs » Mon May 06, 2013 9:39 am

Well I guess there's something in the looks :roll:

I'd have to paint it like my little Tamiya Celica GRB to complete the look though.

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Which reminds me, I must go on ebay and buy a set of billet aluminium wishbones for it to get it back up and running. Plastic fatigue of your childhood toys really is annoying.
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Postby Rottbott » Mon May 06, 2013 8:43 pm

MFaulks wrote:.
the Z cars are a given , and oh boy I would like to be able to afford one of those.

I got a Z32 for not much, runs great, everything works! It's a really nice car. The steering feels like a kart.

Got a gen 7 Celica also, it's ok for a 'boring' car.


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