We posted some vintage Japanese wheel ads a while back. Here’s some more spotted on Riverside. Many have a similar theme: modified OG J-ride, night time shot, the wheel in question and a glimpse of asphalt lit dramatically. The message is clear, get out there and race, foo! This Techno Phantom-shod RX-7 just beckons.
The notorious Yayois, or “sakuras” as we Westerners like to call them. We know this ad is old, but let’s get some lower profile tires on those babies! Click on the images to open a full-size pic.
Here’s a butaketsu Laurel rockin’ a set of gold blossoms. Look at that face-meltingly cool Team Yayoi gear. I wonder how much that stuff is worth nowadays.
Who doesn’t love Shadows? I’d love that 5-lug version for my Crown. Interestingly, the company name is Devil Japan rather than Techno.
Here’s the even rarer Mesh version, along with another Pasco-Fame Bilbo ad we missed last time. Once again: S130 Fairlady Z, nighttime, ready to hit the wangan.
It’s not a typo – forged racing wheels from RacingForg and a pair of Sunnys wearing the team livery.
And last but not least, a 2+2 Fairlady Z shod with totally 80s style Suzuka Carols.
I would like to see the Techno Phantoms on GX41 Chaser.
Cool.
Cool, I’d like to try and replicate the photography in a couple of those.
That’s pretty cool. Back when 14″ rims were baller!
I’m digging the Bilbo “Simple Spokes” in four holes. It’d be nice to score a set of them.
Holy Cow! …AND we have a new wallpaper. Thanks guys.
I’m in love with that shot of the RX-7.
I wonder if naming the Suzukas ‘Carol’ was an attempt to cash in on the fame of Eikichi Yazawa’s band of the same name?
Racing Forg is not the brand, they were a model of wheel made by WEDS.
Also hope GX41 is a typo lol
thx!!
Where, Oh, where are they now?.. the cars AND the rims.
Great vintage ads. I’ve never heard of GX41.. maybe GX51 or GX61(the earliest).
Never heard of GX51, either, pal. You guys really need to KNOW your car chassis’ before you post.
Also, if you posted GX61 is “the earliest”… WHY would you then post GX51??
Oh, nevermind… 🙄
OMG!! I just posted to my OLD post. What a newb I was at the time… and a DUMBASS, I am to reply to myself.
Yeah, forgive me guys… I got issues. 😛
Please see…
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If it was G or an M, does not matter. Pettiness is just sad.
And we are talking about wheels here (not G’s or M’s).
this is why i love JNC
All great stuff thanks for posting
Nige, X3/X4 are pre 1G, all Im saying
Zeb,
I’m cool with that.
these would make AWESOME posters
They just don’t do em like that anymore. Falken? Maybe it’s time to bring back that vintage stuff! Hehe.
Anyone looking for Suzuka Carol rims for fairlady. Let me know. I’m selling a complete set of 4rims