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Censport · October 21st, 2008, 03:37 PM

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Awwww...!

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What's that pickup in the background? Looks familiar.

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Dodge Coronet.

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And it stank so bad I was literally reaching...

You mean "retching"? In any case, thanks for sharing...

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Some interesting bar names in Kyoto

My kind of place(s).

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And some Kyoto ladies

It's not January, so it's not Coming of Age day. Did you know the reason they were dressed up?

lvnproficy · October 21st, 2008, 08:27 PM

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Forgot this little fella

Haha I don't know why but I feel sorry for it. It looks so lonely!

hansvonaxion · October 21st, 2008, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Censport

What's that pickup in the background? Looks familiar.

Dodge Coronet.

You mean "retching"? In any case, thanks for sharing...

My kind of place(s).

It's not January, so it's not Coming of Age day. Did you know the reason they were dressed up?

Datsun 1200.

Are you sure? I think I remember it being something else, but I know little about American cars so I won't argue.

That's probably the first time I've written it, but I think we use "reach" in Australia.

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Someone wrote a book about it?

One of them is called "Fanny". Depending on where you're from that could mean different things.

People dress up a lot in Kyoto, getting into the spirit of things. Its funny watching foreign tourists taking pictures with Japanese tourists dressed up as geisha or even just in a kimono. Could have been a wedding.

hansvonaxion · October 21st, 2008, 11:49 PM

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Haha I don't know why but I feel sorry for it. It looks so lonely!

He wants to go out and play.

Lupin_IV · October 22nd, 2008, 12:16 AM

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Dodge Coronet.

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Are you sure? I think I remember it being something else, but I know little about American cars so I won't argue.

I think it's a Plymouth - the body style is the same as the Coronet, but those look like 1968 Belvedere taillights.

Redliner · October 22nd, 2008, 02:33 AM

Great pictures, as usual. Thanks!

CraigB · October 22nd, 2008, 04:35 AM

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I think it's a Plymouth - the body style is the same as the Coronet, but those look like 1968 Belvedere taillights.

Actually it appears to be a '68 or so Roadrunner.

Censport · October 22nd, 2008, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by hansvonaxion

Datsun 1200.

Ah. Knew it looked familiar.

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Are you sure? I think I remember it being something else, but I know little about American cars so I won't argue.

After I posted, I thought "hmmm, could be a Belvedere though..." So Lupin_IV may very well be right. Mopar's aren't my strong suit.

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That's probably the first time I've written it, but I think we use "reach" in Australia.

Okay.

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One of them is called "Fanny". Depending on where you're from that could mean different things.

Indeed! The one on the bottom right though... "booze. K", as in:

Bartender: "Whaddya want?"

Me: "Booze. 'K?"

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People dress up a lot in Kyoto, getting into the spirit of things. Its funny watching foreign tourists taking pictures with Japanese tourists dressed up as geisha or even just in a kimono. Could have been a wedding.

Well, at least they weren't filming a sequel for any Tom Cruise moives.

Lupin_IV · October 22nd, 2008, 05:01 AM

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Actually it appears to be a '68 or so Roadrunner.

There was very little exterior difference between the Belvedere, Road Runner, Satellite, and GTX in 1968. Hence, I didn't directly state that I thought it was any specific model of Plymouth.

Aston Martin · October 22nd, 2008, 11:47 PM

The Japanese are parking gods.

bobo_1314 · October 24th, 2008, 07:08 AM

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part of my in-laws comic and figure collection...

Otaku desu ka?

And awesome pics as usual!!

speedycatz · October 27th, 2008, 09:23 PM

A bit of a challenge: Find RHD Ferrari or Lambo...

Though it's a RHD country, almost all Ferrari and Lambo are in LHD, because of 1 weird (for me) reason: Aesthetics...

AiR · October 27th, 2008, 09:44 PM

Japanese customers buys LHD Volvos as well. All white. Even when it was not a fashion colour.

bobo_1314 · October 28th, 2008, 07:59 AM

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A bit of a challenge: Find RHD Ferrari or Lambo...

Though it's a RHD country, almost all Ferrari and Lambo are in LHD, because of 1 weird (for me) reason: Aesthetics...

And I've seen some LHD Japanese cars in Japan that have RHD equivalent as well, like Infiniti G37, Lexus IS200, etc.

Aston Martin · October 28th, 2008, 12:34 PM

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A bit of a challenge: Find RHD Ferrari or Lambo...

Though it's a RHD country, almost all Ferrari and Lambo are in LHD, because of 1 weird (for me) reason: Aesthetics...

Thats fuckin nuts.

hansvonaxion · October 28th, 2008, 02:29 PM

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A bit of a challenge: Find RHD Ferrari or Lambo...

Though it's a RHD country, almost all Ferrari and Lambo are in LHD, because of 1 weird (for me) reason: Aesthetics...

Not sure about the aesthetics argument. I've heard it said that some like the idea of a LHD car as some kind of status symbol but I think the real reason is the lack of cars allocated to Japan, hence a large number brought in as grey imports.

Hell, even in Australia you have to wait a couple years for anything really sporty. When I was a kid I picked up a pamphlet from a BMW dealer explaining how you could go to Germany and stay for 3 months, buy a Beemer and bring it back as a personal import and the saving on the car would pay for your 3 month holiday (the rules have changed since then).

So what I'm saying is, RHD versions are official imports and LHD are grey (probably).

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And I've seen some LHD Japanese cars in Japan that have RHD equivalent as well, like Infiniti G37, Lexus IS200, etc.

True. I think quite a number are from US servicemen bringing their cars over or buying US spec cars (I don't know how it works exactly). Another possible reason (for older cars) is that some older models that are sought after here are nothing special overseas so they can be imported for profit.

When I went to the shipping company in Oz to pick up some stuff I saw a bunch of old Japanese bikes and was told that a Japanese guy bought them up and shipped them back to Japan.

settler · October 28th, 2008, 08:30 PM

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I've heard it said that some like the idea of a LHD car as some kind of status symbol

I've seen in japanese movie that rich people in Japan prefer LHD Rolls over RHD one.

bobo_1314 · October 29th, 2008, 12:46 AM

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I've seen in japanese movie that rich people in Japan prefer LHD Rolls over RHD one.

I think the Japanese feel that a European car is more "pure" in LHD form; because European cars were designed to be LHD in the first place. It's just like the people here in Vancouver; they buy a Toyota Celsior in RHD form when it's just a Lexus LS400. More or less the same car, but a "pure" Japanese car is supposed to be RHD.

Censport · October 31st, 2008, 03:15 PM

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I've seen in japanese movie that rich people in Japan prefer LHD Rolls over RHD one.

I thought it was just the Yakuza and their Benzes.

CrazyRussian540 · October 31st, 2008, 04:14 PM

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Japanese ambulance.

They really do go all out with the flashy lights over there don't they?

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