Comments on: Weird and Wild at the Tokyo Auto Salon http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2009/01/09/weird-and-wild-at-the-tokyo-auto-salon/ The official blog of Japanese Nostalgic Car magazine Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:41:51 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ben http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2009/01/09/weird-and-wild-at-the-tokyo-auto-salon/comment-page-1/#comment-8060 Ben Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:23:40 +0000 http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/?p=4733#comment-8060 Thanks for the links, John! I would guess that, in the US at least, there are more well-kept Zs than 90s Supra Turbos :) Thanks for the links, John! I would guess that, in the US at least, there are more well-kept Zs than 90s Supra Turbos :)

]]> By: John Mellberg http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2009/01/09/weird-and-wild-at-the-tokyo-auto-salon/comment-page-1/#comment-8059 John Mellberg Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:05:14 +0000 http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/?p=4733#comment-8059 Just an aside, it would be fun to see someone do a conversion like that Roadster Garage 2000gt on a 90's era supra chassis (though it may be a crime to mollest one, let alone an old z).. They do a very 'cute' conversion on a 1st generation Miata, that is less accurate but fun. See pic and vid here: http://www.katch.ne.jp/~elvis/doga.htm Just an aside, it would be fun to see someone do a conversion like that Roadster Garage 2000gt on a 90’s era supra chassis (though it may be a crime to mollest one, let alone an old z)..

They do a very ‘cute’ conversion on a 1st generation Miata, that is less accurate but fun.

See pic and vid here: http://www.katch.ne.jp/~elvis/doga.htm

]]> By: John Mellberg http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2009/01/09/weird-and-wild-at-the-tokyo-auto-salon/comment-page-1/#comment-8058 John Mellberg Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:00:18 +0000 http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/?p=4733#comment-8058 More on that 2000gt replica, which I actually rather like. It is reasonably accurate and seems nicely finished. I found both a motherload of pictures (on the maker, Roadster Garage, site) and a vid on youtube. Here are the links. Pics: http://www.katch.ne.jp/~elvis/autsaron.htm Vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=JP&hl=ja&v=fWHqOSC6vyY The only thing that strikes me as odd is, why bother hacking up an old S30 so radically, when one could design a simple tubular spaceframe chassis and do the body in fiberglass? If you look closely at the pictures of this car, many of the old z's hard points can still be seen. In fact that is one of the reasons why the 'greenhouse' cross-section and other details are off just a bit. Still, it is an amazing conversion and surprizing that no one else thought to do it. Just my 2cents. More on that 2000gt replica, which I actually rather like. It is reasonably accurate and seems nicely finished. I found both a motherload of pictures (on the maker, Roadster Garage, site) and a vid on youtube.

Here are the links.

Pics: http://www.katch.ne.jp/~elvis/autsaron.htm
Vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=JP&hl=ja&v=fWHqOSC6vyY

The only thing that strikes me as odd is, why bother hacking up an old S30 so radically, when one could design a simple tubular spaceframe chassis and do the body in fiberglass? If you look closely at the pictures of this car, many of the old z’s hard points can still be seen. In fact that is one of the reasons why the ‘greenhouse’ cross-section and other details are off just a bit. Still, it is an amazing conversion and surprizing that no one else thought to do it.

Just my 2cents.

]]> By: toyotageek http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2009/01/09/weird-and-wild-at-the-tokyo-auto-salon/comment-page-1/#comment-7903 toyotageek Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:57:39 +0000 http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/?p=4733#comment-7903 More on the "2000GT' (and the Tokyo Auto Salon) can be found on Shige Suganuma's blog @ http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/2009/01/ More on the “2000GT’ (and the Tokyo Auto Salon) can be found on Shige Suganuma’s blog @
http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/2009/01/

]]> By: Nigel http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2009/01/09/weird-and-wild-at-the-tokyo-auto-salon/comment-page-1/#comment-7880 Nigel Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:46:17 +0000 http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/?p=4733#comment-7880 Just let me have the white TRD AE86 by the R30, and the Civic. Just let me have the white TRD AE86 by the R30, and the Civic.

]]> By: Derrick S http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2009/01/09/weird-and-wild-at-the-tokyo-auto-salon/comment-page-1/#comment-7879 Derrick S Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:35:04 +0000 http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/?p=4733#comment-7879 Me, personally? Pass the KEYS! Me, personally? Pass the KEYS!

]]> By: GEN2TWINCAM http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2009/01/09/weird-and-wild-at-the-tokyo-auto-salon/comment-page-1/#comment-7875 GEN2TWINCAM Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:48:29 +0000 http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/?p=4733#comment-7875 Not surprisingly... Love that Civic! And, long live CF48's! I've been rolling on them since 1984. For those who are intersted, Rota has a reproduction of the CF48 (less the inset rim logo, center cap, and aero covers). They are currently only available in 15x7, and that may even be what we're looking at in the photo. Neil - Colorado Not surprisingly…

Love that Civic! And, long live CF48’s! I’ve been rolling on them since 1984.

For those who are intersted, Rota has a reproduction of the CF48 (less the inset rim logo, center cap, and aero covers). They are currently only available in 15×7, and that may even be what we’re looking at in the photo.

Neil – Colorado

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