Remembering Japanese cars from the past
Now this is the way I’d like to see people remember their Carinas: calling the Carina GT-TR a Dream Super Sport is a great homage to such a great car!
Carina TA63 dream super sport
The Carina is, at first glance, bone stock except for the smoked tail-lights, SSR Formula mesh wheels and the Italvolanti Admiral steering wheel.
And I love how the owner refers to his Carina: (the) one who taught me the fun of driving
Found at [Nakanaka]
Back in the 80s I thought the Police Squad freeze frame epilogues were hilarious. I bet the people who made this Toyota Camry SV10 commercial thought the exact same thing:
Too bad this generation Camry transformed from a FR sporty sedan (based on the Carina A40) to a FF salaryman transporter…
I really enjoyed this vintage video from 1983 taken from the backseat of a Skyline Japan C210. The Skyline cruises around the Akita prefecture where you can see a lot of old Japanese cars (back then quite new): a Skyline C110, a Bluebird 910 and a Suzuki Fronte SS40 to name a few. Also quite a few car dealerships and parking lots are passed by and you can actually see some secondhand cars lined up that are considered rare nowadays.
Such a shame to let a late sixties Toyota Crown 2 door hardtop coupe rusting away…
Toyota Crown S50 2 door hardtop rustoseum
Found at [kusahiroexploration]
We had some family album photos with a Silvia S13 before and also had someone doing the peace sign, but this photo combines them both!
Be in peace with Silvia!
The Silvia is an early Q’s model produced in 1988 powered by the trusty twin cam CA18DE and a four speed automatic.
The owners wife is posing in front of the car in the late 80s and according to him they drove the car in their honeymoon. Now that’s a nice slide to put into your family album!
Found at [k-yoko]
This was a bit strange to me: a Japanese Bridgestone commercial featuring a British car. This little Austin A40 has great difficulties to keep up with a huge steam locomotive back in 1975.
We will probably never know why…
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