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bergin
 Post subject: Anyone seen one of these babies before?
PostPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:26 am 

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As Above.
Its in the mail! :D

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Sven7
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:37 am 
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There was a thread about them at some point. They were promotional models iirc. Pretty sweet little keepsakes; I wish I could find one of a Tatra T87.

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kev
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 2:14 am 
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I love little finds like this :)

Here my Luce with my er...Luce :lol:
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bergin
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 2:20 am 

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Oooh! A Luce! haha.
It'll be going straight to the pool room! :lol: :lol:
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KingShah
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:11 am 

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KE10!!

so nice!
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toyotageek
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Yeah, I've got about a dozen of them. They are fairly common, although originals can be expensive. Originally they were given out as dealer promos. They were cigarette boxes, some even had a place for a lighter. Nowadays you can buy reproductions, although current promos are still available too.

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Camshaft
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kev, any more info/pictures about that Luce promo model?

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SharmCos
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I have a KE20 coming 'cos it's cheaper than a KE10 :mrgreen:

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http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n93831266

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KresSlyda180
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Can we get a full shot of your Luce, Kev? Those Advans are just a tease, to us. lol

I'm sensing old school VIP Yakuza, gangsta whip in your garage. :wink:

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Camshaft
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KresSlyda180 wrote:
Can we get a full shot of your Luce, Kev? Those Advans are just a tease, to us. lol

I'm sensing old school VIP Yakuza, gangsta whip in your garage. :wink:


No joke. It's got a six-pack cooler on the rear parcel tray. 8)

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kev
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Camshaft wrote:
kev, any more info/pictures about that Luce promo model?


Well there's not much info I can add, except that JDM car dealers are really cool about giving away free swag, and these cast cigarette holders were quite common in the past.

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Like I said, I dunno how rare or collectable these things are, but Bergin's Corolla which is boxed and mint is super cool :) At swap meets in Japan you see these things sometimes. I think my Luce was Y3500 or something. I spotted these for sale at a classic car show in Tokyo a few years back.
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KresSlyda180 wrote:
Can we get a full shot of your Luce, Kev? Those Advans are just a tease, to us. lol

I'm sensing old school VIP Yakuza, gangsta whip in your garage. :wink:


LOL...here ya go:
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It's a Luce Rotary, one of only a few thousand that Mazda made in the late 80s. The very last rotary engined luxury cruiser :)
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...sorry for the epic thread hijack, Bergin :D

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