For sale: Red Bull Carina 2000GT coupe
Sometimes I wonder how people can part from their pride and joy after they put so much effort in it. This 1979 Carina RA45 kaido racer with Red Bull liverage is no exception to that:
If you thought you may have seen it before: you did!
It has the rare five speed manual (four was still common back then!) Even the engine is in shipshape condition: only 16400 kilometers after it had been rebuilt!
Just look at the work put in those blister fenders: (more…)
by banpei with 1 commentAuctions: two-tone black Skyline GC111
Finding stuff on Auctions Yahoo is easy, but finding rare gems like this Skyline GC111 is an oddity!
Skyline GC111 on Auctions Yahoo
Just look at the work that has been put into this car! Don’t think of it as a Skyline GC111 but as a piece of art!
Two-tone black/silver paint, widened fenders, chin spoiler, deep dish SSR Mk. II (not included in the sale), Cherry X-1R tail lights, twin exhaust, ducktail spoiler and the list continues for a while…
Skyline GC111 on Auctions Yahoo
Also the engine was swapped for a L28 unit
Skyline GC111 on Auctions Yahoo
Personally I’d say this car is priceless… But of course everything has a price, in this case 1.6 million yen (20000 US dollars) which is still a lot of money but IMO quite cheap for a kaido racer in this state!
You can find it for sale here: Skyline GC111 kaido racer @ auctions yahoo
by banpei with no comments yetBosozoku ABC: A is for Auto Salon
I came up with the idea to create a Bosozoku ABC (actually a Kaido Racer ABC) a few days ago, so if you got ideas for additions or new terms please contact us!
So let’s kick off with the A:
Aikawa Sho: Actor, most famous for playing shogun/bosozoku/yakuza parts regularly.
Akira Maeda: Professional boxer, ex Bosozoku
Aoshima: Manufacturer of scale model building kits, including kyusha kai or kaido racer style!
Auctions Yahoo: The place for sourcing your original zokusha parts!
Auszoku: Infamous Australian bosozoku oriented forums
Auto Salon (Tokyo): Infamous for its parking lot meeting on the last day of the Salon.
Auto Trend (Nagoya): Famous for the parkinglot meeting next to the highway.
That’s it for the A. If you have any additions or terms starting with a B, don’t hesitate to write/comment! 😉
by banpei with no comments yetHow deep is your dish?
It may look a bit small for some deep dished Focus Racing rims but believe me, this small package does contain a full set of them:
Scale model 1/6th Focus Racing rims
I found these Aoshima Focus Racing copies for sale on Auctions Yahoo and they are meant to dress up your 1/6th GX71 scale model (which is IMO quite large).
Here you can see in an exploded picture how many tiny parts you will buy:
Scale model 1/6th Focus Racing rims
According to the seller these rims have been out of print for a long time now, so they are just like their bigger version also vintage wheels!
You can find the AY ad here:
Aoshima 1/6th Focus Racing rims @ Auctions Yahoo
How deep is your dish?
Not only are these 14 inch 12J wide SSR Mk IIs very nice to look at, also the four door Laurel C130 and two four door Skyline C110s in the background are equally nice to look at:
Deep dish SSR Mk II 12J
The title of the Auctions Yahoo ad says they are family car rims! Can’t agree more with that!
The offset is ET-54, so that’s pretty deep dish!
Deep dish SSR Mk II 12J
According to the seller they don’t have any corrosion, but one of them has a minor dent in them:
Deep dish SSR Mk II 12J
It can be fixed if you actually weld it, but that’s only a minor thing for its low buymenow-price of 95,000 yen (1,140 US dollars).
You can buy it on Auctions Yahoo:
14 inch 12J ET-54 SSR Mk II rims