Only in Japan....
03-26-2015, 10:14 PM
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Only in Japan....
03-26-2015, 10:28 PM
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St. Jude Donor '14
I love the Wankel...had an 83...what a blast to rip around in that little car.
I laugh at people's creations all the time ( to each their own) ... But I have to say this picture leaves me wanting more. Thanks for posting it!
I laugh at people's creations all the time ( to each their own) ... But I have to say this picture leaves me wanting more. Thanks for posting it!
03-27-2015, 08:29 AM
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I was wondering what platform they used!
03-27-2015, 10:35 AM
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Yeah, it's as first gen RX-7
03-27-2015, 10:37 AM
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Hi,
Super Dress Up Corvetty.
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Regards,
Alan
Super Dress Up Corvetty.
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Regards,
Alan
04-07-2016, 02:53 PM
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What is interesting about that, is how difficult it would be today to find a 1st Gen RX-7 in Japan. The last time I lived in Japan was in the mid-90's and back then when a car reached 10 years of age its value dropped significantly. The primary reason was that less than 10 year old cars could get JCI (Japanese Compulsory Insurance) for 2 years at a time. A process that was time consuming and quite expensive. Once cars reached 10 years of age, the JCI was only good for a year at a time. As a result 10 year old cars were typically scrapped or disposed of regardless of their condition. It was all part of the Japanese Governments efforts toward full employment for its workers.
At that time many Japanese car enthusiasts were just beginning to recognize and appreciate some of the cars that they had produced in the past and were now largely gone. By the mid to late 90's, there was a pretty good market in re-importing Datsun 240-Z's from the U.S. (called Fairlady's in Japan) back to Japan.
I know all of this because back then a good friend had met and married a Japanese young woman and decided to leave the service and remain in Japan. With the help of a Japanese "sponsor" he started a very successful business exporting right-hand drive cars from Japan to a number of countries in the Caribbean and Africa that drove on the "wrong" side of the road. Because of the aforementioned rule there were a lot of these cars available for very little which made it profitable to ship them overseas. If you visited Jamaica since the late 90's you may well have ridden or driven in one of his cars.
Good luck... GUSTO
At that time many Japanese car enthusiasts were just beginning to recognize and appreciate some of the cars that they had produced in the past and were now largely gone. By the mid to late 90's, there was a pretty good market in re-importing Datsun 240-Z's from the U.S. (called Fairlady's in Japan) back to Japan.
I know all of this because back then a good friend had met and married a Japanese young woman and decided to leave the service and remain in Japan. With the help of a Japanese "sponsor" he started a very successful business exporting right-hand drive cars from Japan to a number of countries in the Caribbean and Africa that drove on the "wrong" side of the road. Because of the aforementioned rule there were a lot of these cars available for very little which made it profitable to ship them overseas. If you visited Jamaica since the late 90's you may well have ridden or driven in one of his cars.
Good luck... GUSTO
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04-07-2016, 08:29 PM
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What is interesting about that, is how difficult it would be today to find a 1st Gen RX-7 in Japan. The last time I lived in Japan was in the mid-90's and back then when a car reached 10 years of age its value dropped significantly. The primary reason was that less than 10 year old cars could get JCI (Japanese Compulsory Insurance) for 2 years at a time. A process that was time consuming and quite expensive. Once cars reached 10 years of age, the JCI was only good for a year at a time. As a result 10 year old cars were typically scrapped or disposed of regardless of their condition. It was all part of the Japanese Governments efforts toward full employment for its workers.
At that time many Japanese car enthusiasts were just beginning to recognize and appreciate some of the cars that they had produced in the past and were now largely gone. By the mid to late 90's, there was a pretty good market in re-importing Datsun 240-Z's from the U.S. (called Fairlady's in Japan) back to Japan.
I know all of this because back then a good friend had met and married a Japanese young woman and decided to leave the service and remain in Japan. With the help of a Japanese "sponsor" he started a very successful business exporting right-hand drive cars from Japan to a number of countries in the Caribbean and Africa that drove on the "wrong" side of the road. Because of the aforementioned rule there were a lot of these cars available for very little which made it profitable to ship them overseas. If you visited Jamaica since the late 90's you may well have ridden or driven in one of his cars.
Good luck... GUSTO
At that time many Japanese car enthusiasts were just beginning to recognize and appreciate some of the cars that they had produced in the past and were now largely gone. By the mid to late 90's, there was a pretty good market in re-importing Datsun 240-Z's from the U.S. (called Fairlady's in Japan) back to Japan.
I know all of this because back then a good friend had met and married a Japanese young woman and decided to leave the service and remain in Japan. With the help of a Japanese "sponsor" he started a very successful business exporting right-hand drive cars from Japan to a number of countries in the Caribbean and Africa that drove on the "wrong" side of the road. Because of the aforementioned rule there were a lot of these cars available for very little which made it profitable to ship them overseas. If you visited Jamaica since the late 90's you may well have ridden or driven in one of his cars.
Good luck... GUSTO
I remember the Fairlady Z well. It was a huge car by their standards.
Thanks for the memories.
04-07-2016, 08:44 PM
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I had two of these ('80 and '82). My first reaction was WTH did they do to those vettes? Then looked again and realized what they were
They were great little cars but something tells me I will enjoy my vette a LOT more once its done
