Remembering Japanese cars from the past
Just like Keita and Yakumi used their Corolla KE70 I used my own Carina TA60 as a wedding car on our wedding. One thing I did not do was also order it on top of my wedding cake:
According to the source the parkinglot was filled with kyusha cars. :)
And as reference this is their Corolla KE70: Continue reading
Or should it rather be called Jean Graton’s Toyota Adventure??
I picked up this comic book at the local second hand comic store for way too much money, but I don’t really car anyway: it is worth every penny!
For the people not familiar with Jean Graton’s Michel Vaillant series: it is all about Michel Vaillant, a French aristocrat who’s family owns a transporting company. Michel’s dad got into racing in the late 30s and Michel takes over his role as first driver. Most of the stories are based around existing cars, tracks and races, with the exception that the family always design and build their own race cars (the Vaillantes). Apparently Jean Graton persuaded by the Dutch Toyota importer to draw this one off episode around a Dutch driver called Adriaan Janssens who drives the 1979 Chevron Formula 3 car and the episode ends with a victory for Toyota at Zandvoort.
On these pages you can see the new March 793 (are those SSR Mk. III rims at the rear??), the older Chevron B47 in the background and also two Toyota KE70 liftbacks: Continue reading
What is even more impressive than the Motorfix 1UZ (with ITBs) powered UZE70 Corolla? A supercharged 1UZ Celica XX GA61 (aka the Celica Supra mk.2) with its supercharger sticking out of the bonnet in Mad Max style!
Spotted by 28865737ADEK HistoriX Japan 2011
On the 23rd of August a couple of 4A-GE powered AE86s, a KE70 and a AA63 were attacking the track in Chitose, Hokkaido. Enjoy this 7 minutes of 4A-GE goodness!
The Carina AA63 is presumable the same as the one winning D1SL North two years ago.
Direct link to video: 2011.08.23 Hokkaido 新千歳 AE86 KE70 AA63 Drift ドリフト 変態86系の集い
Adding the zenki Levin AE86 bumper and lip were a very good improvement by the owner of this KE70 wagon.
Corolla KE70 wagon with zenki AE86 bumper+lip
Even the original Apex Twin Cam seats and the panda paint scheme seems to be a nice fit! :P
Adding the zenki Levin AE86 bumper and lip were a very good improvement by the owner of this KE70 wagon.
Corolla KE70 wagon with zenki AE86 bumper+lip
Even the original Apex Twin Cam seats and the panda paint scheme seems to be a nice fit! :P
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