Remembering Japanese cars from the past
Found this Carina with a 1JZ-GTE engine (JDM Supra MkIII/Soarer MkII) in it:
From what I can see on the grille this is a ST model, so it either featured a 1S or 3A originally.
Too bad there is not more footage of this engine swap. Would have been very interesting in what they actually had to change for this!
Speedhunters has an article about the Ebisu Spring Drift Festival in which I recognized a A6 Carina. Most probably it will be a AA63 or TA63 Carina.
This is the image I’m referring to:
I’ve posted a comment in the article, so perhaps we can get some more pics later on! :)
I found this Carina GL TA60 on Flickr and I suspect it is from Austria. I really like the coloring by the photographer and I think it is called Fuji Colorshift (it is in an album called like that).
Apparently the GL had a better trim than the DX: it features a backseat with raised headrests instead of the flat backseat my DX has…
Perhaps I should look for a GL backseat in Austria then! :)
I found this trashed Carina in Japan on Flickr.
It features Advans and an OEM boot spoiler and a black stripe on the boot, so probably this is a Zenki GT model, only question is if it is a TA61 or RA63 GT model.
I came across this very nice tuned and lowered Carina Surf:
I must say it is not overdone and these rims fit the car very well!
The Surf is the public version of he Carina Van and came standard with a 1S 1800cc engine and had a solid rear axle (like my TA60). Basically it is the same as the Van, but it is more luxurious.
This car has been tuned with a 20v 4AGE blacktop:
But it still got the originial gauge cluster. Why isn’t there a aftermarket revmeter? Perhaps the owner doesn’t stress the car??
The car has also a bed in it. Must be really comfortable for all those meetings the owner is attending. ;)
And it is not the only nicely tuned Carina Surf/Van around:
Next to it you can see the famous very lowered Carina Firevan!
Also a strange thing: I can’t find the owner of the Carina Firevan. I can only find it in pictures of other people attending meetings. Did anyone else find the owner yet?
Source:
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Yesterday I decided upon taking a subscription on Japanese Nostalgic Car magazine and also bought some of their fine stickers. Of course I took the subscription including the first issue!
This is what the first issue looks like:
The issue features the Datsun 240Z, 510, 40th anniversary of the Mazda Rotary, 50th birthday of the Skyline and much more. Can’t wait to hold the first issue actually in my hands and read about all the stories.
Great to see how the new media can make a switch to the old media as well. ;)
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