Remembering Japanese cars from the past

JCS 2010 highlights (part two)


Let’s continue (and finish) the highlights of Japan Classic Sunday 2010!

First of all these two blue Corolla KE30s drew my attention:
Two Corolla KE30s
Two Corolla KE30s

Two Corolla KE30s
Two Corolla KE30s

I briefly spoke to the owner and his buddy. They surely love to keep these old Rollas alive! 🙂

Another Corolla, but this time PetzK’s AE86:
PetzK 3 door AE86
PetzK 3 door AE86

It finally returned to its home soil (it used to be a Dutch 3 door!) and the car looks even better than on the pictures I saw before. Too bad I didn’t have the opportunity to chat! 🙁

Talking about 3 door AE86s:
Ibrahims red 3 door Levin AE86
Ibrahims red 3 door Levin AE86

He won second place in the youngtimer class (two years ago he became first). Winning a price on the JCS is not a bad thing, but winning twice is a very good thing! Congrats again Ibrahim! 🙂

Iwan brought both his Datsun Super Six and this Datsun 280C wagon:
Datsun 280C (Nissan Gloria/Cedric 430) wagon
Datsun 280C (Nissan Gloria/Cedric 430) wagon

Datsun 280C (Nissan Gloria/Cedric 430) wagon
Datsun 280C (Nissan Gloria/Cedric 430) wagon

Datsun 280C (Nissan Gloria/Cedric 430) wagon
Datsun 280C (Nissan Gloria/Cedric 430) wagon

Not only can this 280C bring along 8 passengers (!) but it also has a small side window that can be operated through the keyhole in the back (seen in the last picture!). It was meant as a feature for Japanese people who returned shopping and wanted to load their groceries into the car without stepping off the pavement! Talk about (useless) innovation! 😀

And last but not least, this Corolla Levin BG-Z AE111:
Toyota Corolla Levin BZ-G AE111
Toyota Corolla Levin BZ-G AE111

Toyota Corolla Levin BZ-G AE111
Toyota Corolla Levin BZ-G AE111

Believe it or not: this car is an original Luxembourg car! A collector from Luxembourg ordered this RHD car through a Toyota dealer directly from Japan, so this is one of the few original AE111 delivered outside Japan! Amazing!

That’s it for JCS 2010! Can’t wait for JCS 2011! (if that is ever going to happen!)

2 Comments

  1. B-san

    Nice coverage Banpei.
    Lovin’ that red Levin!

  2. banpei

    Thanks! 🙂
    The red levin is owned by a friend of mine. He rebuilt it from (prize winning) factory OEM spec to (prize winning) drift spec last winter. He’s a genius regarding making a car look good!

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