R Walling Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 :eek: Please overlook the fact that some are customized. Just marvel at the fact that these were rebuilt in Japan! Imagin the problems in finding parts, let alone the cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 They look good under neon lights don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kingoftheroad Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Wow, I didn't realize there were so many of our "Yank Tanks" over there. Plus, I didn't think our big cars would fit on their roads full of little cars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lucerne Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 American automobile folkart has clearly made its impression, Scenes reminded me of Wed. night cruise night I observed in L.A , summer of '79 on Van Nuys Blvd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruffsup Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Very very kool . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shop Rat Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Radical rides for sure. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl e rizer Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Good music for the soundtrack, who was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Wow...felt like i was a teenager again. Custom cars were my thing back in the day. Car Craft Magazine....very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UVT_Mike Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Great post! Thanks for the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigersdad Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Great video! Reminded me when I was a kid watching the cars going up and down 4th Street in San Rafael, CA while we were watching George Lucas filming American Graffiti. 40 years ago! Wow!Jay1931 Cadillac 355A Town Sedan1934 Buick 401957 Ford Fairlane 500 Sunliner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest northpacific Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 (edited) I didn't think our big cars would fit on their roads full of little cars...While Nagoya didn't suffer as much "collateral damage" as Tokyo during WW2, Japanese cities were re-modelled post-War by Army engineers from the mid-west who bulldozed those main streets W - I - D - E ( ! ) Pretty rare to find a side street too small to get a Cadillac down now, streets are modeled on being able to get fire trucks through; access to buildings must be wider than 3 meters ( about 10 feet ) now for emergency service vehicle access Huge USA car + motorcycle scene in Japan now; tho' it is very difficult to import + license a Pre-WW2 vehicle Some of the pre-1945 cars you see in the video have later model chassis + running gear so a 1938 Chev, becomes a "1973" with a '73 chassis + running gear; while some others are run occasionally on "karinumba" temporary plates, which is quite legal if you have insurance + the car is otherwise up to a legal standardIf you look carefully, you'll see 4-5 cars that have the temporary tag, which has a red stripe running diagonally across the 'plateGW Edited August 12, 2011 by northpacific (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RU22 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 AND The Japanese kids know how to find the Pomona Swapmeet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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