Remembering Japanese cars from the past

Month: September 2009 (Page 2 of 6)

Hilarious: NFS Shift bounce bug

Even though I’m a serious Gran Turismo fan I was planning to buy Need For Speed Shift today after I saw all the incredible screenshots and videos on Speedhunters! However this made my decision a bit tougher:

WTF? Those physics are seriously flawed! ??????

If you thought that was an accidental glitch, how about this one:

Just have a look at the results on Youtube then!

And how about this one?

Yo! Yo! NFS Shift will make you… Jump! Jump! Uh-huh-huh! ?(ยด?`)/

Still going to buy NFS Shift though… Apart from the weird glitch (which will certainly be fixed by a patch soon!) the game looks incredible and breathes nothing but pure racing!

Video: Toyota Celica TA64 in the Safari Rally 1985 (part 1)

Yet another great video by hiroun156: an in depth video of the 1985 WRC Toyota Celica TA64! Unfortunately he is only posting parts of the whole video and the current part count is at part 2.

The video itself is not an heroic aftermath video made 20 years after, but an actual 1985 report of the 33rd Marlboro Safari Rally held that same year. The Safari Rally is one of the hardest rallies: the 1985 edition was 5167.6 km long and consisted mostly of gravel roads.

The first video:

I found two inconsistencies in this video:
1. At 8:09 the camera switches from the driver position to the navigator. At this point the interior also switches from the TA64 to an AE86! ?(???;)
2. At 8:57 you get five seconds of onboard footage. If you look carefully enough you will notice it is an AE86 by both engine sound and upper part of the dash. (????)

My guess is that they did not have the appropriate footage and filled it up with some shots they did have of the AE86…

The second video:

During a jump of the Celica I spotted that the TA64 has, in contrary of the TA63, a solid axle. I looked it up and indeed it has a solid axle:
Live axle of the Toyota Celica TA64 TCT
Live axle of the Toyota Celica TA64 TCT

Now that’s an axle! ??????

Can’t wait for the next parts to be posted!

kidney anoyone?

22.000 KM 1968 Crown:
http://www.standvirtual.com/index.php?op=show&id=p655335

22.567 KM 1974 Celica:
http://www.standvirtual.com/index.php?op=show&id=p563535

47.000 KM 1973 Datsun 1200:
http://www.standvirtual.com/index.php?op=show&id=p460760

Carina Sightings: the Carina Sheriff is for sale!

Do not worry about getting caught by the Carina Sheriff: apparently the Sheriff resigned and put it for sale!

So this can be yours for a mere 350 euros:
Portugese Carina Sheriff
Portugese Carina Sheriff

It has comfortable bucket seats too:
Interior of the Portugese Carina Sheriff
Interior of the Portugese Carina Sheriff

The handle near the dashboard is to lock the adjustable steering wheel (only up and down).

For that price the car is a bargain, even as spares car. Too bad my shed is already full of spares… Anyone else interested in the Sheriff?

Hayai! The new Prince R380!

hiroun156 posted this fantastic video about testing the Prince R380 on Youtube:

During its testing you can see it drives with an average of 250km/h on the big testing course. Not bad for a first attempt by Prince to beat the Porsche 906 on the Fuji Speedway with a mere 200hp engine! Not only did it beat the Porsches in 1966 but it set some new land speed records! Hayai!

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