Tariq 1976 Celica Liftback, Simple but V8!!!

please find enclosed pic of my 1976 liftback, i am the owner for past 4 years i have rebuilt it from scratch and now it is running on 1uzfe-V8.

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Tariq

Retro White Touch...

KeNMeRi !!!!

Never forget your root.. Without the old one, There's no the new one...

Nostalgic Cars Best 50 by Nostalgic Magazine Hero

Here's the full ranking

1. Datsun Skyline Hacosca KPGC10
2. Toyota 2000GT
3. Datsun Fairlady Z S30 Z432
4. Datsun Skyline Ken&Mary GT-R KPGC110
5. Honda S800m
6. Toyota Sport S800
7. Datsun Bluebird 510 HT 2dr
8. Subaru 360DX
9. Isuzu Bellet 1600 GTR
10. Datsun Skyline DR30
11. Mazda Cosmo sport
12. Isuzu 117 Coupe
13. Toyota Corolla Levin TE27
14. Toyota Celica 1600 GTV TA22
15. Datsun skyline HGC210 HT 2dr
16. Datsun Fairlady 2000 SR311
17. Datsun Sunny Coupe B110
18. Toyota Corolla Levin AE86
19. Datsun Laurel KHC130 HT 2dr
20. Datsun Skyline HR31
21. Nissan Skyline R32
22. Honda N360DX
23. Mazda RX3 RE12 Savana GT
24. Hino Contessa coupe PD300
25. Datsun Fairlady S130 280Z
26. Prince Skyline S54 GT-B
27. Daihutsu Midget
28. Mitsubishi Galant GTO
29. Susuki Fronte coupe GXCF
30. Nissan Bluebird SSS P910
31. Toyota 1600GT RT55
32. Mitsubishi Starion
33. Mazda Savana SA22C
34. Prince Gloria Super 6
35. Toyota Crown (RSD )
36. Honda Z GS N360
37. Honda Life Stepvan Super DX(VA)
38. Datsun Silvia CSP311
39. Mazda Carol
40. Subaru R-2 (K12)
41. Honda Vamos 4 (TN360)
42. Isuza Piazza (JR130)
43. Mitsubishi Galant 1600 GSR (ไฟ L) coupe
44. Mazda R360 Coupe (KRBC)
45. Toyota Publica 800(UP20D)
46. Datsun Cedric Custom (H31)
47. Honda Syphony (H1300)
48. Honda Life Super Mini
49. Subaru a' lacarte ( D12A)
50. Honda Civic 1200RS (SB-1)

TOYOPET 1958

Retro Info: Datsun Laurel C130

• In April, 1972 the second Laurel generation appeared in four-door saloon and two-door hardtop coupé.


• The 2 door hardtop coupe known as the BUTAKETSU Laurel (PIG'S BUTT) because of its "big" rear quarter panels and tail section.


• The styling of the coupe appears to be influenced by the 1970 Ford Torino and the Mercury Cougar.

• The Toyota competitor was the Mark II coupe and sedan.

• The facelifted C130 type was introduced in April 1972 as a four-door hardtop sedan with the taillights incorporated in the rear bumper.

• Productions : 1972-1977

• Engines:
2.8 L L28 I6
2.6 L L26 I6
2.0 L L20B I6 equipped with SU twin carburetors
2.0 L G-20 I4 equipped with SU twin carburetors
1.8 L G-18 I4  







4 Door C130


Bosozoku Style C130

Retro Info

Koreisha mark



IN JAPAN
• The Koreisha mark is an orange and yellow teardrop-shaped statutory sign that is set up in the Road Traffic Law of Japan to indicate "aged person at the wheel".
• Its official name is "aged driver sign" (kōrei untensha hyōshiki).
• It also called "momiji mark" (autumn leaf mark).
• Some people call it "kareha mark" (dried leaf mark) or "Ochiba mark" (fallen leaf mark), but they are not pleasant words(for Japanese).
• The law decrees that when a person who is aged 70 and over drives a car and if his/her old age could affect the driving, he/she should endeavor to display this mark on both the front and rear of the car.
• Drivers aged 75 and over are obliged to display the mark.
• Conversely, the green and yellow shoshinsha mark or wakaba mark denotes new drivers.
• Both marks are designed to warn other drivers that the marked driver is not very skilled, either due to inexperience or old age.

OUTSIDE JAPAN
• Outside Japan, owners of Japanese classic cars have adopted this symbol, regardless of the driver's age.
• Japanese car enthusiasts overseas also use the Koreisha mark to indicate that they are an experienced driver as opposed to the Wakaba mark which indicates that they are new or a learner type driver.








Wakaba mark




IN JAPAN
• The Shoshinsha mark or Wakaba mark introduced in 1972 is a green and yellow V-shaped symbol that new Japanese drivers must display on their cars for one year.
• A driver must display this mark on the front and back of the car for one year after they obtain a standard driver's licence.
• This obligation is only for a standard license, not for motorcycles, large vehicles, special cars and so on.
• Drivers who consider themselves beginners may continue to display the sign, even after the period of a year.
• Its official name is The Beginner Drivers' Sign (shoshin untensha hyōshiki?).
• Conversely, the orange and yellow "Fukushi mark" or "Koreisha mark" denotes elderly drivers.
• Both marks are designed to warn other drivers that the marked driver is not very skilled, either due to inexperience or old age.
• The Shoshinsha mark is commonly seen on topics/tutorials targeted at beginners (whether it involves driving or not), having the meaning "For beginners" or "Beginners are welcomed".

OUTSIDE JAPAN
• The mark is also used as the logo for the imageboard software Wakaba written in Perl by Turku, Finland-based programmer Dag Ågren and by the imageboard index iichan whose indexed imageboards use Wakaba as their software package which also features a markup language called Wakabamark.
• The mark is also increasingly being used by JDM enthusiasts in other countries, such as Australia, the U.K and U.S.A. to show their passion and interest in JDM culture.


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Retro Info: Mazda Rx-3

Mazda Rx-3 Info:

• Sold in the 1970s from 1971 -1978 in Coupé, Sedan, and station wagon forms.

• It was based on the compact Mazda Familia and was sold in Japan as the Mazda Savanna.

• Sold from 1972 through 1978 in the United States, the RX-3 was extremely successful.

• Rotary engine equipped ranges 10A,12A and 12B

Retro Info: Isuzu Gemini

A few info on Isuzu Gemini:-

• The first Gemini was the 1974 Bellett Gemini.

• It was based on the third-generation Opel Kadett on the General Motors T-Car platform and came in four-door saloon and two-door coupe body styles.

• The Holden Gemini was Australian Wheels magazine's Car of The Year 1975

• In Japan, sports models were available under the names ZZ/R and ZZ/T. These were equipped with an Isuzu G180W 8-valve DOHC 1.8-liter engine.

• The coupe was replaced in 1981 by the derivative isuzuPiazza, which was introduced in the United States in 1983 as the Isuzu Impulse

• · Other names for Isuzu Gemini

o 1975 – 1984 -Holden Gemini - Australia

• 1975 – 1983 -Opel Gemini - Malaysia, Thailand

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Retro Info : Colt Galant GTO

• The Mitsubishi Galant GTO was launched in 1970 as the two-door hardtop variant of Mitsubishi `s then new Galant sedan, and was known as the Colt Galant GTO.

• Designed by Hiroaki Kamisago, who had previously been sent by Mitsubishi to study at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, it incorporated many stylistic cues from contemporary American Muscle cars like the Mustang, Firebird and Cougar, including a long hood, raised cut-off ductail rear, and rounded quad-headlamps and tail- lamps.

• It was also the first Japanese passenger car to have full side windows and pillarless design.

One stop glimpse in Japan!

One stop glimpse in Japan:

Mooneyes Cruise Night by JNCers.

This article was taken from one of Japanese Classic cars website. The writer went to Japan to checkout the nostalgics. I might post others later..

"So despite popping awake at 4am due to ungodly jetlag and traipsing all over the show, I went to check out Mooneyes’ cruise night on Saturday, where I nearly passed out from a mixture of gasoline fumes and exhaustion. Here’s a Mitsubishi Debonair stealing away into the night.

Detroit iron is exotic stuff here. Although I wanted to see more JDM cars, all the machinery present was old school and thus stone cold cool.

The Japanese cars that did show up were, in many cases, nucking futs. Bonus points to anyone who can guess what car this is. If I had taken the photo from the back you would never know. Hint: look at all the other pics carefully if you can’t guess.

The craziness wasn’t limited to cars either. Take this custom chopped Honda Super Cub for example. Look how low it sits, putting your torso somewhere around bumper height on that Nova. I would be terrified to ride this thing on public roads. The owner also has a collection of S40 Crowns.

Then it was time to start the cruise. Here’s another photo of the Debonair. This car looks so gangsta in black. It wouldn’t have surprised me in the least if several pinky-less yakuza henchmen suddenly emerged from the shadows, sat down in this bad boy, and headed out to their next pachinko parlor shakedown.

And look who else showed up, the actual hakosuka-nosed mabo, or Suzuki Mighty Boy! It had some kind of crazy turbo kei car engine and zipped around like a hummingbird.

I wanted to go for a spin in the Chop Sticks Racer, but it was open top and the weather was freezing.

Instead, I hitched a ride in a slammed primer-black ‘54 Plymouth 2-door wagon that scraped over every anthill-sized bump in Yokohama’s historic Motomachi district.

Article Source : - JNC

A Classic HINO?

HINO? Isn't that a truck or bus brand? Now dig this...

I found this article in one of a retro website, it is not in Brunei but I think its an interesting find.

Its a HINO CONTESSA.

"This isn't the rarest car in the world, it isn't even the rarest rear engine car in the world. It is however pretty interesting, or pretty and interesting.

Hino started out in the car market building Renault 4CV's under license in Japan. It has aspiration to build its own cars and entered into that with the Contessa 900, a rear engined car. Essentially based on the know-how from producing the Renault 4CV, Hino started off in their own direction with the engineering. In 1964 they bought in Giovanni Michelotti to redesign the car and stuck a 1300cc engine in, thus producing the Contessa 1300. The car is relatively rare inside Japan, even more so outside of Japan.

The car was available in both sedan and coupe version, as well as spawning a few specials, and competition variants. The Contessa 1300 Coupe L was the pinnacle of the development of the Contessa, although a number of very interesting prototypes were made based on the platform. Hino also developed some cars aimed at the track, but none of these made it into production. In 1967 Hino became part of Toyota and concentrated solely on developing and building trucks.

The whole of the Hino story is interesting and deserves to be covered in more detail than this entry, so I really recommend you to go and visit Hino Samurai where there is a lot more of the back story and details of the racing cars than I could ever hope to cover here, as well as brochure scans and promotional photos."

Article source: - R.S. Magazine