QotW: What’s your favorite JGTC livery?

The All-Japan Grand Touring Championship was a golden age of Japanese motorsport. Heavy hitters like Toyota, Nissan, and Honda duked it out for glory in the GT500 class, while Subaru, Mazda and second-tier models like MR2s and Silvias competed in the GT300 class. Not to mention, it was the first multi-marque series that Lamborghini ever competed in, along with other European names like McLaren, Porsche, and Ferrari. JGTC gave us some of the most iconic liveries to ever grace a race car, often headlined by aftermarket and automotive brands that owners could find on shelves at auto parts stores. The fact that the liveries appeared in games like Gran Turismo only fueled the craze. Enthusiasts today still remember these battle colors fondly and lament them when they’re gone.

What’s your favorite JGTC livery?

The most entertaining comment by next week will receive a prize. Scroll down to see the winner of last week’s QotW, “What’s the most inexpensive way to command respect at Car Week?“.

We would happily take any of last week’s suggestions to Car Week. Tom Westmacott‘s Autozam AZ-1 suggestion? A bit cramped, but it would definitely hit all the supercar notes. nlpnt‘s Pontiac Vibe GT? No one loves a defunct brand more than Car Week smart-asses.  ra21benj‘s AW11 Toyota MR2 would be incredibly fun on Monterey’s sweeping hill roads, and its mid-engine sports car layout would garner cred. We may drive Alan‘s Pur Sang Bugatti but probably not a Bugatti Pur Sang.

Taylor C.‘s Camry SE V6 Coupe strikes the right tone, but is perhaps a bit too under-the-radar for those not steeped in Japanese car knowledge. @ye‘s WiLL Vi is almost perfect, because it doesn’t actually have any Toyota indicators visible on the car and could easily pass for a quirky Citroen or something that would get the Car Week elite salivating. Land Ark‘s Back to the Future pickup is sure to be a nostalgia hit. And of course Dutch 1960‘s has the most correct answer with his ex-IMSA GTU Mazda RX-7, because nothing beats racing pedigree.

The winner this week is Jeff, who didn’t just suggest the right car, but the right way to enjoy it:

That’s it exactly — an average price, and do not trailer it. Drive it — the single best way to appreciate your classic JDM car — even if it is across the country!
You haven’t driven your S2000 across the country? Why not? Properly taken care of, it’s actually very comfortable. After all, JDM cars took to everything from tiny street, to the Shuto Expressway Bayshore Route, and to the Touge very easily.

The drive will mostly be hundreds of boring miles, but with some research you can break it up with selected fun and scenic roads. This is your chance to experience the Tail of the Dragon (or better yet, its nearby cousins), Red Rock Canyon in NV, Route 66 across the middle, Natchez Trace Parkway starting in Nashville (actually, starting at the Loveless Cafe with a large dose of biscuits and some extras for later in the drive, after a visit to the Lane Motor Musuem where you’ll see the only S660 in the county along with it’s close relatives S600 and S800s)… and so much more.

And when you get to Car Week, tell them what you did. If there are some chips or dirt – those are wounds of honor! You did something that most have not.

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