Remembering Japanese cars from the past
Okay, I have to admit: I cheated here… I did not spot this Carina at all. Instead David emailed some days ago me he has an extensive Toyota collection including a good looking Carina TA60:
Polish Carina TA60
So I cheated a bit to keep the DOTS in the Carina Week theme. :(
Polish Carina TA60
David’s Carina is a 1983 2T powered Carina with a manual gearbox.
And the good news: David’s Carina is for sale for only 700 euros! A bargain!
Drop me an email if you want to get in touch with him!
Now this is a tough choice: shall I take this Carina wagon or Yamaha SRX for a spin?
Take the Yamaha SRX or Carina Wagon for a spin
Even though most sane people would say the Yamaha I would personally prefer the Carina wagon above it. ;)
Sidenotes: according to the source the round headlights were swapped for the quad square types. The rims are PG type Racingforg rims.
Found at [Minkara]
BTW: Merry Christmas! :)
I think pictures do say more than words:
Merry Christmas everyone!
To stay in the Carina Week spirits I’ve made a listing of all Carina A60 ads. Somehow they are just as wacky as all the other hilarious postings!
The puppy saving Twincam Turbo ad with Sonny Chiba:
The Carina Roadrunner II SG (twice) and the Carina Jeune:
The 1981 Carina AA60 (probably a Carina SG):
Another version of the hilarious Carina Twincam Turbo ad with Sonny Chiba, followed by another Carina Roadrunner II ad:
The Carina My Road:
This lady acts as if she is getting married in it! :D
Well I did in mine! ;)
And as last another Jeune ad:
Even though the rear bumper looks retarded it is still high on my want list because of that ancient car backup system that indicates how far away you are from various objects (like annoying little girls).
This is one of the most amazing second hand car dealers I’ve seen so far: Flex Auto has two mint Hakosuka Skyline GC10s, a Cedric 430, a Crown MS50, a Crown MS60, a Nissan Cedric Y30 V3.0 Turbo Brougham VIP (that is surely the longest car name ever!), a Skyline Japan, a Toyota Corona GSS hardtop coupe and, of course, a panda Toyota Levin AE86:
I’d wish the secondhand car dealer around the corner would feature such a magnificent lineup!
Direct link to video: すごい車屋さんみつけたよ～
Found through [iwa99able]
Found this 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse mk2 parked a few blocks away a few weeks ago:
Down on the Street: Mitsubishi Eclipse mk2
This Eclipse is a late type Eclipse and, as you can see, a bit tuned up. The wheels are Nissan GT-R Nismo lookalikes Work Emotions and just a tiny bit too small for the car but that doesn’t ruint the looks at all…
And at the rear it features a very small spoiler (edit: OEM spoiler) as well:
Down on the Street: Mitsubishi Eclipse mk2
I must say that, apart from the wheels, the whole style looks well balanced.
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