Meeting Monday
According to the poster somewhere in 1981 at the Fuji Grand Championship these photos were shot outside in the parkinglot. Now thirtyone years later they emerge on Youtube as a video with suitable late 70s/early 80s disco track underneath it!
Looking at the Celica XX makes me believe either a brand new one was treated the kaido racer style or it should rather have been a bit later in the 80s.
Anyway, that doesn’t stop us from having fun with the video: (video on the next page!) (more…)
by banpei with 2 commentsHot or not: granchan Celica XX
Personally I would call this vinyl race branded Celica XX a granchan (Grand Championship) styled zokusha:
HOT OR NOT? Granchan Celica XX GA61
However the winking eye is actually a bad thing for aerodynamics and the car is lacking excessive bodywork…
The car itself is not lacking anything: a Fujitsubo octopus exhaust, SSR Mk II rims with stretched tires and a five speed conversion.
HOT OR NOT? Granchan Celica XX GA61
The SSR Mk IIs are 14 inch 8.5J front and 10.5J at the rear. Tires are 175/60/R14 at the front and 185/50/R14 at the rear. Now that is some serious stretching at the rear!
HOT OR NOT? Granchan Celica XX GA61
The car is actually for sale on Auctions Yahoo for a mere $5500.
Now is this Celica XX hot or not?
Thanks to The Doctor for the tip!
by banpei with no comments yetOriginal footage of #23 Nissan Silvia Turbo Super Silhouette
I found this great video of the #23 Nissan Silvia Turbo Super Silhouette today. These Super Silhouette formula races were held as introduction to the Grand Championship races. During the 80s these cars inspired a lot of people to copy its style and created the Granchan style! According to sources this particular race was attended by 35600 people, so there should be at least a couple of these spectators who owned a Granchan car copy back then! 🙂
This particular footage is located at the Fuji Speedway Grand Championship and shows the victory of Kazuyoshi Hoshino: the driver of #23.
I really love that period music, 80s haircuts and those old original Impul Hoshino deep dished rims! 🙂