Sorry for the lack of posts: I just got back from my holiday in Bali and New Guinea and only had internet in one hotel.
I haven’t spotted any real bosozoku styled cars, but I’ll post something up later this week that’s almost as good as the real deal. 😉
For now let’s kick off with a new video by Ultra Heaven: Saturday Night Angel!
If you wonder where people get their inspiration from when they build bosozoku scale models and RC cars, this video by take4mickey is a good example:
The Number 34 Soarer in small and extra large size!
I found this first episode of Translogic visiting Japan on JNC yesterday and I thought the whole Kaido Racer coverage was pretty good and acurate!
The other two subjects (scooter modding and vanning) are pretty interesting too, but for the zokushas fast forward to 2:55.
For the people who visit regularly you probably have recognized a couple of the infamous rides of the Nagoya Exciting Car Showdown! 😉
Found at: [JNC], via [Autoblog]
by banpei with no comments yetBack in the late 70s and early 80s the Super Silhouette race cars featured big wide fenders, big wings to create more downforce and wild paintschemes to attract attention. Of course this influenced the people on the streets as well, applying the same wild modifications on their cars themselves.
More interesting is this video from 1984 on Tsukuba where another Grand Championship race is preceded by a stock car race: most cars look like the bosozoku styled cars of that era!
Especially the Cedric 430 (fighting the big Pontiac Firebird) and the Mazda Luce Legato are very typical examples here. Naturally they were modified in the same manner as the Super Silhouette to squeeze more grip out of that bulky stock car body!
From time to time people post on youtube a video with their whole kaidou racer collection. Especially this video by Sabu3362 is a nice one:
I love the star shaped exhaust @2:22! 🙂