Carina Sightings: Carina GT-R AA63 on Speedhunters
November 26, 2008 in carina sightings
Some of you may already have read it, but Mike Garrett wrote about the HPI Tsukuba meeting on Speedhunters and wrote about a black Carina GT-R

Black Carina GT-R AA63 on Tsukuba circuit in the paddock

Black Carina GT-R AA63 on Tsukuba circuit drifting
As you can see the Carina is pretty bashed up and misses its front airdam, grille, side indicator lights, and a foglight and one normal light on the left side. The driver must really use the car extensively. ![]()
It is also very nice to see something different than the mainstream white color.
And what I like most about the report is the following comment by Mike Garrett:
This AA63 Toyota Carina was part of the drifting group. These cars are fairly unknown as far vintage rear-drive Japanese cars go. I’d love to own one someday.
I hope that as well! ![]()
Images are courtesy of Speedhunters.com and were posted here earlier:
HPI TSUKUBA MEETING PT.1 on Speedhunters.com
HPI TSUKUBA MEETING PT.2 on Speedhunters.com
Mike Garrett put images on his auto-otaku Flickr account:
http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/2452766/36471852
These are all the Carina images I could find in the set:
http://flickr.com/photos/auto-otaku/3076439123/in/set-72157610575139161/
http://flickr.com/photos/auto-otaku/3077326608/in/set-72157610575139161/
http://flickr.com/photos/auto-otaku/3076445187/in/set-72157610575139161/
http://flickr.com/photos/auto-otaku/3077326232/in/set-72157610575139161/
I really like that last picture.
He also shot this great R31:
http://flickr.com/photos/auto-otaku/3076433547/in/set-72157610575139161/
http://flickr.com/photos/auto-otaku/3076435405/in/set-72157610575139161/
http://flickr.com/photos/auto-otaku/3076434769/in/set-72157610575139161/
I’d wish I could own one someday!!