Category: Family Album Treasures (Page 1 of 17)

Mazda rotary engine department together with the Cosmo Sports 110

Sporting the Mazda Cosmo Sport – Family Album Treasures

April 14, 2024 / banpei / 0 Comments

The photograph of a Mazda Cosmo Sports 110 below looks like any other ordinary photograph from someone’s family album. However, if you look at the date scribbled in the right bottom corner your eyebrows will be raised! The Mazda Cosmo Sport 110 was only first sold in 1967, so how can this be?

Takaharu Kobayakawa with the Mazda Cosmo Sports 110 prototype

The Mazda Cosmo Sport 110 prototype was unveiled at the 1964 Tokyo Motor Show. The motor show was held from the 26th of September till the 9th of October. That means this photograph was taken even before the unveiling of the Cosmo!

Driving like a pro in a Mugen CRX Pro – Family Album Treasures

March 26, 2024 / banpei / 0 Comments

I love the 1980s aesthetics of this photo: the proud owner of a Mugen CRX Pro wearing knock-off Converse Allstars and aviator model glasses. He would be totally fashionable today. But I digress…

If you look closely enough, you can see this Mugen CR-X Pro isn’t just aesthetics. A roll cage is barely visible through the rear quarter window. Also, a bucket seat is installed for the driver and the car has twin exhaust pipes. Finally, it sits on a set of Heroes Racing iSpeed wheels. These wheels are designed to pull air into the wheel to cool the brakes. This CRX seriously means business!

My stonks are soaring on Youtube! – Family Album Treasures

March 21, 2024 / banpei / 0 Comments

A few months ago in Family Album Treasures, I featured Mr. Big in a suit, a 1990s cell phone and a Z20 Soarer by the seaside:

I recently got this Vaporwave / Retrowave album featuring the exact same photo recommended on YouTube:

What gap is this Datsun 240K briding Germany?

Datsun 240K GT sedan C110 bridging the gap in Düsseldorf – Family Album Treasures

March 10, 2024 / banpei / 0 Comments

Today’s Family Album Treasure Datsun 240K GT C110 isn’t part of someone’s family album. That’s because it’s an official press photo by Nissan/Datsun Germany! And the amazement over this photo doesn’t stop there either as I have so many questions about it! Let’s start to unravel this mystery photo!

Datsun 240K GT HGLC110

Let’s begin with the Datsun 240K GT, this car is actually a left-hand-drive export model of the Nissan Skyline C110. The trim level is mostly similar to the Japanese GT, but thanks to not being obstructed by engine capacity taxation, it features the larger 2.4 litre L24 engine. HGLC110 is the official code for this particular C110. Another major difference is the location of the steering wheel and the driver seat. These are now on the left side of the car. This makes this car super rare as there were only a few thousand in left-hand-drive produced.

Who are these candies in the back of a Nissan Skyline C110 coupé?

Mary and her sisters in the Kenmeri Skyline C110 – Family Album Treasures

February 20, 2024 / banpei / 0 Comments

Mary and her sisters are sitting in the back of a Kenmeri Skyline. At least, that’s what I thought when I saw this photograph for the first time. But who are they? I saved it for later and fast forward a couple of years and decided to run the photo through Google Bard. That turned out to be a nice surprise!

The Candies (キャンディーズ) in the back of a Nissan Skyline C110 coupé

Google Bard identified the three women as Ran, Sue and Miki from the Japanese idol group the Candies (キャンディーズ). Here’s a photo of them in reverse order:

Black or White? MR-one or MR2? SW20 or SW20? – Family Album Treasures

December 19, 2023 / banpei / 0 Comments

Which one would you choose? The black Toyota MR2 SW20 or the white MR2 SW20? I would say it’s a tough choice…

Left or right? Black or white? MR-one or MR2?

Found at Instagram