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Carina sightings: my Carina on Google Streetview

November 11, 2009 / banpei / 0 Comments

Google Streetview has been updated in the Netherlands yesterday. Of course I checked some familiar spots first including my house.

For some reason the images of my house are mixed up with the images of a street right next to it. Fortunately enough there are images of my Carina on Streetview:

My Toyota Carina TA60 on Google Streetview

Unfortunately this is the only “good” picture I could capture since the other images were from the street next to mine…

I also found some of the Down on the Street entries as well, so I’ll post them next Sunday.

Video: how to change a tire by hand?

November 9, 2009 / banpei / 2 Comments

I have no idea why, but maybe this guy thought it would be bad for his power to weight ratio to bring along spare rims with tires on a drift session. So he only brings along a spare tire and some tire changing tools!

First he starts to separate the tire from the bead on both sides which takes him roughly six minutes to finish. Unfortunately the video stops after they guy explaining the next steps. But I can imagine he would be sitting there changing his tires the rest of the day! :D

Norwegian Toyota Celica A40 got milk?

November 8, 2009 / banpei / 0 Comments

At first I didn’t really understand what the Celica and drifting had to do with milk at all, but when they showed the punchline it was clear to me!

They show you how you drive when the windows of your car are covered with metal sheets and think can be compared to a fully blinded milk carton. Well I don’t know what they normally do with their milk cartons, but I always feel how much milk is left. ;)

So what’s left of the comparison between the milk carton and the (blinded) Toyota Celica? Something you can feel as well? :P

I do think the Celica used is real: it has got too many details! Take for instance the pizzacutter rims: they are not Celica A40 rims so they had to be added later on. The interior of the celica is also too detailed and if you look at 0:14 you can see the tape used to hold the “metal sheets” between the window and the sheets. So probably the CGI characters and bouncing tires are added later on…

And they have another commercial as well:

So, a screw cap is better than plunging open the carton?

BTW: it is nice to see those marketing guys use nostalgic Japanese cars for their advertising! :)

DOTS: 1983 Honda Accord Mk 2

November 8, 2009 / banpei / 0 Comments

I saw this Accord mk2 parked behind a corner and immediately stopped and took a few snapshots:

Honda Accord Mk2

The Honda Accord Mk2 appeared to be in a very good state! I could not see any rust on it. Probably it was a sleeper or a car owned by an old couple like my Carina used to be. According to the car registration website it was only sold to the current owner one month ago.

Honda Accord Mk2

From the front this type of Accord looks a bit like the Nissan Gloria/Cedric 430. Of course that is no coincidence because both cars were produced around the same time: the 430 was produced till 1983 and the Accord started production in 1982.

Honda Accord Mk2

Personally I don’t like many Honda’s, but seeing this car actually made me wanting to own one… Of course, if I can find one. ;)

Laps around the amazing Nissan Grandrive proving grounds

November 7, 2009 / banpei / 2 Comments

Last week I wrote about the Nissan brochure from 1965. I mentioned the Nissan Grandrive proving ground at the Oppama plant (????) in Yokosuka. I was a bit curious about it and tried to find pictures and videos of the track.

I did find two videos on Youtube. The first one is a video by Nissan to promote the Grandrive track. Continue reading

Hilarious: Bollywood meets Japan in the 60s!

November 6, 2009 / banpei / 2 Comments

In 1966 Bollywood shot a movie called Love in Tokyo. The movie was shot partly on site in Tokyo, so be prepared to see a totally different Tokyo than you are used to:

Pole dancing in the sixties?!

In this video you can already see parts of the, back then, newly built Shuto Expressway.

Cars I spotted so far: Prince Skyline S50 taxi, some Nissan Cedrics next to the traffic lights, a Toyota Corona T40 with the old lady and now and then a Prince Gloria S40.

In this part the male character drives, what looks like, a Nissan Fairlady 1500 SP310:

Enough of the cars! This one is really hilarious:

And another one to say goodbye:

If you want to know more about this movie, you can find all the information you need here:
Love in Tokyo

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