Remembering Japanese cars from the past
What would a Toyota Carina GT meeting look like in 1994? Well these photos were taken in 1994 at a Carina meeting somewhere in the Saitama Prefecture:
All Carinas are GT models and all except one (RA45 18R-G) are 2T-G powered. How bizarre is that? I would say that’s pretty epic as the 2T-G versions of the third generation are now close to extinct!
The big lineup really looks great: Continue reading
I *still* haven’t found a photo of this red Carina TA63 at the JCCA NYM 2012 in the background of this picture:
But that doesn’t matter: there was enough other material for me!
For instance this amazing shakotan Carina RA45:
I think it pops up every year at the JCCA NYM. ;)
Also this Corona T140 taxi is a NYM regular: Continue reading
I already posted this video in the Bosozoku Style Meeting Monday. The video contains a groundscrapingly low Carina RA45 on deep dished steelies at an Odaiba meeting earlier this month. The Carina clearly has some challenge with the conquering the pavement:
And that sound: lovely!
Every generation of Carinas had its GT model, including the A40 generation. The A40 generation had four flavors of GT models: the 4 door sedan and 3 door hardtop, powered by the 1588cc 2T-G and the 1968cc 18R-G engines.
This 1980 four door Carina is the kouki GT 2000 sedan, meaning it is a RA45:
Toyota Carina GT RA45
The quad headlights on the GT model really look like a predecessor of the A60 headlights.
And the taillights also look very different from the normal A40:
Toyota Carina GT RA45
They are darker and the reverse lights are now placed inside the moulding.
It also got lowered a bit:
Toyota Carina GT RA45
These old school Work Equipe reverse really fit the Kyusha Kai style!
Seeing how beautiful the kouki A40 actually can be I would trade my TA60 for one anytime! ;)
Remember the Abunai Deka driving some Pontiac Firebird Trans Am? Well, the full episode has been uploaded by abunaideka1989 on Youtube. The episode starts a bit slow, but I really liked this second part:
First of all their 4 door Skyline R31 gets some bulletholes from an old geezer, then when they stop at a gas station they almost get run over by a RA45/TA45 Carina GT. :D
Lucky enough the Carina survives well! :P
Not enough car chases in that part? What about his fourth part with a lot of sideways action by a Cefiro A31:
Now if you really want to know how they end up in a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am and how it ends, you can watch the whole episode here:
Abunai Deka full episode
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