QUESTION - JNC's as Transformers?

toyotageek · Joined: 04 Feb 2007 Posts: 640 Location: internet, USA

I have a buddy that just bought an older Transformer toy (from 1984).
At first we thought it was a Toyota Supra, but some diligent searching eventually proved us wrong, and it turned out to be a Nissan 300ZX - Zig Zag the Renegade Gobot.
Still cool, but hey, I'm a Toyotageek! Laughing

Anyhow, it brings me to this... How many and which of our beloved JNC's have been made into Transformer toys?
I haven't been able to find a site that was easy to navigate or had a search feature which included car make & model.
I figured some of our astute members, many who are both JNC fans and Transformer Otaku would have some answers! Wink

I await your flood of replies...
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TSiSS350 · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 546 Location: Georgetown Ma

There was also a 280zx transformer, the name escpes me however. Also in the 80's there was a line of automotive combat toys based on real cars called M.A.S.K. one of them driven by a charector named Vanessa was a purple 300zx with pop out wings and missles.

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van · Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 232 Location: Melbourne, Au

Prowl was the 280ZX, and he was my favourite Autobot, even before I knew anything about cars haha.

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Sr-FairladyZ · Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 227 Location: Staten Island, NYC

I actually have that M.A.S.K. 300ZX from when i was a kid. Knew there was something special about it so I kept it in good shape. Still works perfectly lol. I like how it has that subliminal ZX on the doors
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TSiSS350 · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 546 Location: Georgetown Ma

Yeah I still have mine too, lol. I actually still have most of them, and all in working order!
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BuddyJ · Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 169 Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Downshift was the Celica Supra Transformer.

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ben · Moderator Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 4614 Location: LA

Mike, you'll appreciate this - that blue 300ZX is from a set of sports cars that formed a larger robot. Among them was a Mk2 Supra police car! Very cool. The others were a Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari and Lambo if memory serves me right.

Van, I think Bluestreak was my first Transformer. Got it for Xmas way back when. Ah, memories...

The least they could have done for the movie was have an a 350Z, but I guess the unholy Bay-GM alliance put a stop to that.

BuddyJ · Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 169 Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Ben, I have those Gobots still! Just dug them out of a closet! It's a Corvette, Benz, Porsche, Z, Celica Supra, and Lambo, left to right.

They transform into this, if I did it right.

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okay, so I did it wrong. Wiki has a photo of the big robot built correctly.
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ben · Moderator Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 4614 Location: LA

Wicked! Thanks for posting those pics. They sure bring back memories. And I just have to say this: Toyota Supra police car codpiece FTW!

datsunfreak · Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:31 pm Post subject:

I had the one on the left there when I was a kid... Razz

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