Japanese Rustoseums (part thirtyseven)

June 7, 2012 in rustoseums

Now imagine you are about to enter a town called Koyaguchi Nogami and you see some car wrecks hidden in the foliage:
Japanese Rustoseums Nissan Skyline KPGC110

You get a bit closer and see this: Read the rest of this entry →

WTF: LEGO Nissan Skyline KPGC10!

June 5, 2012 in WTF

Just found this amazing LEGO build by ylan (Dylan Denton) where he built a 1971 Nissan Skyline GT-R KPGC10 from scratch:
1971 Nissan Skyline GT-R
Just amaze yourself about all the little details in this build: it has the black overfenders, GT-R front lip, recessed hood with the round headlights, fender mirrors and the little black spoiler at the rear.

And even from behind he made square tail lights: Read the rest of this entry →

Family Album Treasures: Slot-magged Hakosuka Skyline

May 12, 2012 in Family Album Treasures

Back in 1975 when I was only seven months old and had great difficulty breaking out of the playpen this guy had his picture taken next to his pride an joy:
Slot-magged Hakosuka Skyline KPGC10
Apart from the coolness factor of the sweater, Slot-mags and the sea in the background, me posing next to a Hakosuka Skyline KPGC10 would definitely end up in the Family Album!

Found at Kanazawa19

Family Album Treasures: GT-R and flares

March 12, 2012 in Family Album Treasures

In the early 70s you needed two things to be BIG in Japan: flared jeans and flared Skyline!
Nissan Skyline GT-R KPGC110
As this picture was taken on a sulky day in June 1980 we’ll forgive this guy for not wearing flared jeans. ;)

Found at Minkara

Wangan Warriors meeting 10: the oldskool

November 25, 2011 in wangan warriors

Not only hard tuned cars were present on the Wangan Warriors meeting, but also a lot of oldskool cars from the 80s and early 90s.
I already posted the decals of this original Suzuki Swift GTi before, but here it is in full glory:
Suzuki Swift GTi

Also this original Skyline GT-R R32 can nowadays almost be considered as a classic: Read the rest of this entry →