Remembering Japanese cars from the past
Yet again did Bankakuemiko post up a junkyard stroll where he investigates several junked JDM cars:
BTW: Did you notice the Nissan Cedric Y34 has a snow setting on its automatic gearbox?
Anyway, enjoy the video with many many junked cars including a Toyota Soarer Z30, Levin AE111, Nissan Skyline R33 GTS-4 and a Cedric Y34:
Direct link to video: ? junkyard car JAPAN 5 ?????????
Last week I posted up the first generation Honda Prelude I spotted and this week I won’t bother you with the Honda S2000 but rather with the Skyline GTS-t ER33:
The presumable owner of this Skyline used to drive the USDM 240SX I spotted many times before when I still lived in that area. However he did own a Corolla GT AE86 before he owned the 240SX and it was the first time I saw an AE86 in real life. ;)
As said in the first impressions posting: it was misty…
To give you an impression, it was this misty:
On the positive side it could theoretically be beneficial for taking photos at a smaller diaphragm without losing the depth of field. Unfortunately mist also means there is less light, so I had great difficulty to go higher than 5.6 on one of my lenses…
But this photo of a white Sil80 is a good example of that effect: Continue reading
Bombs, bombs and more bombs… WW10 was almost fully covered in stickerbombed cars. Last years latest trend is definitely going strong now!
First of all this Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R wing intrigued me:
Yes, that’s what happens if you use cheap stickers to bomb your GT-R wing. ;)
As a sidenote, it was a GT-R wing stuck to the bootlid of a GTS-25t: Continue reading
We all see half of Japan’s car inventory being sold as secondhand to the rest of the world through various auction platforms. So that would lead us to the conclusion that Japan’s junkyards must be quite empty and deserted…
WRONG! Just have a look at this video where someone takes a stroll at a (unknown) Japanese junkyard:
I love the detail that the first Crown, the fourth Crown (Majesta) and the first and third Cedric Y32 still have the knitted/embroided traditional headrest covers in place! Also that the second Crown Super Saloon has a full width front bench in place. And what also strikes me is that most of them are largely intact with the keys still in the ignition!
And last but not least: seeing the pristine Cedric 430, Mitsubishi GTO, Nissan Leopard F31 (not about the other Leopard), Nissan Laurel C35, Nissan Skyline R33 GTS4 in such a dreadful state almost brought tears in my eyes…
This dated footage of the 24 hours Tokachi International Speedway reveals more than once that back in 1995 different things were considered sexy:
No it doesn’t end with the car lineup (mostly Skyline R33s) but fast forward to 5:33 for some ladies, to 6:03 for Keiichi’s glasses and 6:27 for some 80s gran tourers in some two wheel action!
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