Remembering Japanese cars from the past
Ever seen Star Trek dubbed in a different language? You may have, but it is nowhere near to this Japanese dub of the first episode:
Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock both have almost the same voice over so it is hard to distinguish them. Too bad Scotty does not feature in this prologue…
Another shot from the same episode:
It is really weird to see all those American actors speak fluent Japanese. I only wonder what they did with the voice of Hikaru Sulu. :D :D
This week more videos from nasubiayu!
More of the white AT142 Corona and the black Carina coupe AA63:
This time joined by a KE70 four door sedan.
And how about this Carina tearing up the last corner before straight on Mobara:
And as a bonus:
Another video of the white AT142 Corona hardtop coupe!
I love these old JDM Toyota Chaser ads from the early 80s! Something about them makes them really 80s. Maybe the Chaser chime they use?
Especially this chime reminds me of the Sega chime. :D
The background tune is Please Please Me by the Beatles and it suits this SG Tourer model very well! BTW: the SG Tourer is a 1G-EU powered GX61, so not the more sporty 1G-GEU model.
How about some sporty action from this 5M-GTEU powered MX63 then? Of course the commercial screams (and chimes) the word Turbo all over it! And a happy birthday to you as well!
Or fancy a bit more quiet hardtop sedan then?
I did post some Skyline van videos before and all of them were by Deluxe1969. Now this video shows his own van: his Nissan Skyline VC110 van!
Beautiful, isn’t it?
The car itself is a G-16 powered Skyline deluxe, so double barrel carburettor and 100hp on the tap. I have no idea what the thing on the roof is, but IMO it looks like an ex-ambulance…
You can also see it in action in this video:
Now I want one too! Anyone who wants to buy a kidney? ;)
I found another one for Beeoneoneoh:
Suzuki Alto SS40
This one was even more fresh than the previous Alto! I could not find any rust on this car, it had a better interior (non damaged dash!), better hubcaps and even one year older!
Suzuki Alto SS40
Apparently the new owner is also very fresh: the last ownership change was only 12 days ago! So when I spotted the car it was only in its owners possesion for 7 days!
Remember the Galant Sigma Eterna I featured in the commercial time some time ago? It had also a commercial showing the Cyclone engine, so how about a video which allows you to hear that engine?
This Mitsubishi Sigma 2000 Hardtop CS Extra included the 2 liter 6G71 Cyclone engine. Super smooth two liter engine and with all the extras this car is an amazing achievement in engineering!
Also look at all that weird switch gear! Only manufacturer coming near to that was Citroen.
Even though the car looks great, is a super smooth ride, I still wouldn’t like to own it: it is not old enough. ;)
edit: forgot to add the videos! Added them now!
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