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[VXR]

I know what I must YouTube now!

 

[05XR8]

Wonder what a Capuccino would look like as a GT1 Panoz...

 

[Turbo]

 

[Michelin Man]

Wonder what a Capuccino would look like as a GT1 Panoz...

Could have a whole class of baby GT1 cars . Makes me wonder what a baby GT-One would look like if you used something like a Beat or an AZ-1 as a base...

 

[05XR8]

Replikeis

Baby Cobra. Capuccino chassis and engine

I may have posted this before

Capuccino: Vette, Viper & 935.

 

[-Fred-]

Okay, the Cappuccinos won the internet for today.

If Google Translate is correct, this 917LH is based on some sort of electric Mitsubishi

And a bonus Toyota 7 and 956.

This is my new addiction.

 

[RocZX]

Tommykaira WR based on the Suzuki Wagon R

Tommykaira Ptune based on the Subaru Pleo RA1

 

[SVX]

A company in Japan actually produced these. From my Wagon R Hyper Rev (seriously, best 200 yen I've spent):

Honorable mention:

 

[Volksauto]

Some Kei cars that were sold with in the US as left hand drive

Only 6 LHD Mazda R360s in Existence (these are 2 of them)^^


You could have gotten a Daihatsu Midget in the States in the 1960's.
They were marketed as the "Trimobile"

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[Turbo]

 

[05XR8]

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Got my liveries for Monday.

 

[-Fred-]

That Backyard Special Beat with the B18C out of the DC2 Integra is an absolute rocketship. I remember a very old Hot Version or Best Motoring clip where it was lapping Tsukuba about as fast as an NSX S-Zero.

 

[ScottPuss20]

Capuccino: Vette, Viper & 935.

Okay, the Cappuccinos won the internet for today.

If Google Translate is correct, this 917LH is based on some sort of electric Mitsubishi

And a bonus Toyota 7 and 956.

This is my new addiction.

K4GP IS AMAZING. The level of creativity is absolutely unparalleled.

 

[Volksauto]

Arguably one of the first Kei cars:

1947 Tama
Since gasonline was extremley scarce in post war Japan, it led to the creation of Kei cars. The vehicles had to be extremely economical with tiny engines (150cc was the max displacement) . But Tama knew that if you had an electric engine, you don't need gas/petrol. So their car had a tiny electric motor that produced a wopping 4.5 HP and allowed a top speed of 21 MpH.

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[homeforsummer]

This is definitely my favourite thread on GTP.

 

[Katiegan]

This is definitely my favourite thread on GTP.

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Now this... this is nice.

 

[05XR8]

Liberty Walk NSX style body kit

 

[StigBelcherStyl]

Mazda Chantez (3A Rotary) Concept, 1972

First kei car to be designed to have a 360cc 1-rotor engine

 

[Volksauto]

Mazda Chantez (3A Rotary) Concept, 1972

First kei car to be designed to have a 360cc 1-rotor engine

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What a sweet little automobile. Looks similar to a Honda Z 360/600 IMO

 

[05XR8]

Mazda Chantez (3A Rotary) Concept, 1972

First kei car to be designed to have a 360cc 1-rotor engine

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Amemiya-San said he used to pester 930s with his Chantez back in the day.

 

[TheNuvolari]

 

[RocZX]

 

[05XR8]

C'MON, Jay. AutoZam.

Loved that fuel Mileage when I had the Charade. 36L tank. Fluid capacities were a laugh.

Best class of cars on the planet(in my opinion).

 

[Populuxe]

Loved that fuel Mileage when I had the Charade. 36L tank.

Do people in countries that use kilometers instead of miles (so basically almost everywhere outside the US) still use the word "mileage" when talking about fuel consumption?

 

[homeforsummer]

Do people in countries that use kilometers instead of miles (so basically almost everywhere outside the US) still use the word "mileage" when talking about fuel consumption?

Tend to use economy/consumption in the UK.

 

[ScottPuss20]

C'MON, Jay. AutoZam.

That was a real facepalm moment. HOW CAN YOU NOT KNOW THAT AZ STANDS FOR AUTOZAM? DISAPPOINTED!

 

[Volksauto]

That was a real facepalm moment. HOW CAN YOU NOT KNOW THAT AZ STANDS FOR AUTOZAM? DISAPPOINTED!

I'm surprised and not surprised. Jay is exposed to many rare and unique cars. But this was the first time he heard about the AZ-1 since its pretty much unheard of here in the United States.
So it makes sense that he didn't know.

 

[05XR8]

Do people in countries that use kilometers instead of miles (so basically almost everywhere outside the US) still use the word "mileage" when talking about fuel consumption?

I'm still a USA citizen. Maybe it's just me.

 

[homeforsummer]

I'm surprised and not surprised. Jay is exposed to many rare and unique cars. But this was the first time he heard about the AZ-1 since its pretty much unheard of here in the United States.
So it makes sense that he didn't know.

I do wonder about Jay sometimes though. For someone with such a massive collection of cars and supposedly broad knowledge, he frequently repeats inaccurate information or comes out with questions whose answers I'd have thought were quite obvious - and I don't think it's all for the benefit of viewers.

 

[Volksauto]

I do wonder about Jay sometimes though. For someone with such a massive collection of cars and supposedly broad knowledge, he frequently repeats inaccurate information or comes out with questions whose answers I'd have thought were quite obvious - and I don't think it's all for the benefit of viewers.

Agreed but that's the thing. He has such a huge collection I bet I couldn't remember everything.