Cool Japanese Sports Cars of our Youth..

[Racerbvd]

Many here lusted after some of these, before we could afford our beloved German Steeds.







OK, most of us didn't drool over this, but still cool.

[nynor]

i passed a datsun fairlady Z yesterday, right hand drive. what a cool car.

a friend in high school had one of those old celica's with a six cyl in it. it was surprisingly fast.

[Nostril Cheese]

Loved my old 280Z. It was so easy to throw the rear end out with that car..

[Scuba Steve]

Youth... before I was born... whichever. Cool cars though! I'm thinking more Skyline / Supra / 300Z / 3000GT though

[look 171]

Celica GT. I want that car back. My 88 MR 2 also

[Don Ro]

I've always wanted an MR2.
Thought they looked jolly good...and they handled well.
I've always like small cars.

[Don Ro]

Air Force buddy bought a new '66 Datsun Fairlady...front wheel base was several inches wider than the rear.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by Don Ro

I've always wanted an MR2.
Thought they looked jolly good...and they handled well.
I've always like small cars.

they are a lot of fun. lotus help with the suspension design. A go-cart for sure

[wayner]

I'm having flashbacks.

Some of you may recognize a trend here...

(car # 1 is my first car in high school. Its a 1974. In hindsight, I guess car #3 is the one that I have been trying to build all of my life. Its a 1973)

#1 1974 (finished in 1979, build time, 3 months)



#2 1976 (finished in 1985, build time, 6 months)



#3 1973 (finished in 2013, build time, 24 months)

[onewhippedpuppy]

That's good stuff. I am one generation younger, my first car was an '87 Nissan 200SX, back when they were still RWD. Second car was a '93 Nissan 240SX. I desperately wanted a Prelude SH when they came out, and also lusted over the FD RX7 and Z32 300ZX TT. I think the Japanese sports cars will have their day as collectibles, for kids of the '80s they were one of the few options for attainable fun.

[URY914]

I liked the 510 better than the 240z for some reason.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by wayner

I'm having flashbacks.

Some of you may recognize a trend here...

(car # 1 is my first car in high school. Its a 1974. In hindsight, I guess car #3 is the one that I have been trying to build all of my life. Its a 1973)


#2 1976 (finished in 1985, build time, 6 months)



#3 1973 (finished in 2013, build time, 24 months)

You like Big Black Asses


My 1st Japanese car

[patz]

I plopped a 350 Chevy into a 240Z. Wicked fast.

[gogriz91]

I've had a first generation Z since 1986, it was the 911 I could afford but they're starting to come into their own circle for appreciation in styling, performance and value.

[wayner]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

You like Big Black Asses

AHHH! My eyes!

ok, you've figured me out...

[wayner]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

My 1st Japanese car

When I needed to replace my transmission on my Z I grabbed a 5 speed out of a truck like that

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by wayner

AHHH! My eyes!

ok, you've figured me out...

The only place a Big Ass looks good is the back of a 911

My old Bug

[MikeD930]

Ahh...cool thread (except for that ugly black azz). Here's mine which I owned close to 30 years. Still have it...it's an '84 Toyota Celica Supra and still has original paint.

[VINMAN]

I remember back in the 80s, my buddy Floyd had a '73 Celica totally worked. Motor all blueprinted, sidedraft Webers. Suspension mods. Body flared out. Car was totally badass. I wanted that car soooo bad.

[wdfifteen]

In my youth the Japanese made cheap radios. Then motorcycles. The first interesting Japanese car I ever saw was a Honda 600. By then i wasn't a youth any more.