I’m not a fan of the TA22 (I’d rather have the TA28 liftback instead) and I don’t know why, but I really like this 1970 Japanese Toyota Celica commercial:
Maybe it is that addictive Celeeeeeca my looooooovu song. ;)
Month: September 2010 (Page 3 of 6)
On one end I’m glad that tokusatsu Seiun Kamen Machineman only ran for one season, on the other hand we now have to miss one of the most hilarious tokusatsu. The main character Ken Takase, a Keiichi Tsuchya lookalike, is able to transform into a machine (robot, car, airplane, you name it…) and saves the earth from Professor K. and his evil Tentacle Organization.. Enjoy 3 minutes of this great tokusatsu and its title song sung by Yuji Ohno:
Nothing more typically Japanese than posing on a picture with a V-sign, especially when you are resting against your Honda CRX:
Rest in peace with your CRX
Found this videos full of old JDM taxis on Youtube. Of course it is full with Toyota Chaser taxis, Toyota Crown taxis, Nissan Laurel taxis but mostly with the Toyota Carina/Toyota Corona taxi.
Direct link to video: 昭和末期製造タクシーOnly写真集.wmv
Now I would be very surprised if I found my garage on the front of a model kit… Same happened to AE86 specialist Tube Garage when they saw this Aoshima model kit with a Sprinter Trueno AE86 on it:
Aoshima Sprinter Trueno AE86 model kit
And here is a picture of their workshop:
The original at Tube Garage
Found this funny picture on Doriten: a flatbed truck literally hauling a bunch of RWD Nissans!
Flatbed hauling RWD Nissans
How to keep it together? Just put a big strap around the Siliva S14 and everything will be tied together! :D
For the record:
On top: Nissan Silvia S14
On the bottom rear: Nissan Laurel C35
On the bottom up front: Nissan Gloria Y33