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Carmashups:

banpei — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:40:30 +0000

It has been a few years since I ran the website Carmashups, but I haven’t forgotten its origins. For those that aren’t familiar with that short fad: I challenged myself to program an automated mashup that would combine two cars into one single one and posted the output on the Carmashups website. For instance, this […]

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Vintage JDM wheel sizes explained

banpei — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:48:24 +0000

The width, offset and inner and outer barrel sizes on vintage JDM wheels were one of those things I always thought were somehow correlated, but never invested time into this. I ran into a very interesting classified ad on Yahoo Auctions for some SSR Formula Mesh wheels, and it caught my attention because of the […]

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Salaryman’s Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 – Family Album Treasures

banpei — Thu, 23 May 2024 16:45:00 +0000

Usually, I would say a typical Japanese salaryman would contrast heavily with a Toyota Corolla Levin AE86. However, the photo below proves me wrong: the salaryman is just as panda as the paint scheme of the AE86! The only thing off is the grey tie: this should have been a black one like the black […]

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Running the AE86 into the 90s – Wrecked

banpei — Thu, 16 May 2024 16:43:00 +0000

This is quite literally Max Coveri’s Running in the 90s: wrecking your panda white Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 by running it into a ditch! Judging from its stance, the AE86 has now been lowered beyond its maximum! Via DivinaPapaya

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My daddy has got a white Skyline GT-R for the school run – Family Album Treasures

banpei — Tue, 14 May 2024 16:50:00 +0000

This must be the best dad in the world: taking his daughter to school in a white Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR32! School runs were never this short and fun unless your dad owns a Skyline GT-R! Being a dad myself, I can certainly relate to this choice! Noice! Via Rainy Touge Club

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Celestial Morris Minor on AE86 pizza cutter wheels – WTF?!

banpei — Thu, 09 May 2024 15:54:00 +0000

Wait, what? A Morris Minor on a Japanese car-oriented blog? That’s right, but this Celestial Minor is very special as it carries a secret in its underpinnings and these AE86 pizzacutter wheels should give you a hint in the correct direction. The Morris Minor was a car that was manufactured between 1948 and 1971. If […]

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Dutch panda red AE86 with BMW 5-series complex – AE86 Wall of Shame

banpei — Tue, 07 May 2024 16:58:00 +0000

We all know the BMW E34 is the best Bavaria ever offered, so I think the owner of this Dutch AE86 thought it was a good thing to complement the AE86 Haslbeck trim with some E34 goodness! Welcome to another AE86 Wall of Shame and this week, we feature a Dutch AE86 with a BMW […]

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More Collage Excess Prelude by First Molding – WTF?!

banpei — Sun, 05 May 2024 14:50:59 +0000

I’m sure that the phrase More Collage Excess Prelude by First Molding will be identified as being written by AI if you pass it through an AI checker! These random words aren’t as random as you might think! First Molding company The company in question is called First Molding. No, that’s not a spelling error, […]

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Drive on the Tokyo Expressway KK-line (1986 versus 2024) – Friday Video

banpei — Fri, 03 May 2024 21:42:27 +0000

My favourite Showa-nostalgic Youtube channel Kamepo posted another video: the two-kilometer-long Tokyo Expressway KK-line. The Tokyo Expressway has a rich history and already dates back to 1951 when the first plans were drawn up. In 1959 the first section opened up and it was fully opened up in 1966. Kamepo describes in the video that most of […]

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Be a dingo in this Mitsubishi Mirage Dingo! – Commercial Time

banpei — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:14:00 +0000

When I watched a compilation of 1998 Mitsubishi Mirage Dingo ads I thought it was quite strange. It wasn’t just the fact that the styling got bland after the facelift, but also the choice for the Dingo name. If you are unfamiliar with the dingo, a dingo is an Australian dog. So what’s so strange […]

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