It's interesting how one of the Fairlady Z rally cars has Jean Todt listed on the side...
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It's interesting how one of the Fairlady Z rally cars has Jean Todt listed on the side...
I'm dropping out to create a company that starts with motorcycles, then cars, and forty years later signs a legendary Brazilian driver who has a public and expensive feud with his French teammate.
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Really? I didn't catch it... Tho might be - he was a rally driver.Originally Posted by kingofthering
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He was a successful navigator initailly for Alpine and then Nissan.
"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
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Yep, sorry, I meant 'participant', not 'driver'
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I love that old Nissan Skyline GT-R. The Japanes make such beautiful looking and charming cars. Not to mention, the great reliability and build quality of most Japanese cars.
"Take my swimming trunks, I won't need them." - Frank Costanza. "What does he want with your swimming trunks." - Estelle Costanza. "Why should they go to waste." - Frank Costanza - Seinfeld
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Nice garage, but a bad photograper. All the modern racers are nice, but are probably well pictured allready. The oldie's are much rarer and there are just a few pictures. Missed oppurtunity...
Location might be here:
nissan zama - Google Maps
I assume it's somewhere on this location.. Maybe one of the buildings on the southern side ?
Last edited by drakkie; 11-11-2007 at 06:39 AM.
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Who else spotted the keys in the R390 GT1?
2011 Honda Civic Si
ATHEIST and damn proud of it.
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we have a p35 chassis at uni its good to see one in the flesh. the r390 is stunning though and how sweet are the early gt racers (s13 silvias)?!?!
cheers
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I'm pretty sure that most of the cars are there just for long term storage (fluids drained, stuff like that). Who's going to have the time to make sure that all the cars are driven?
Very nice collection. I would have made sure I had some serious photography equipment with me if I was going there.
Every car maker should have a facility like that for real enthusiasts.
Love the rusted up old rally cars and all the old Le Mans prototype race cars.
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I want that RS-X gazelle!
Lifts heavy things and hits hard......also eats as much as 2/3 people and sleeps 10 hours a day!
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The r34's are so beautiful. Why did nissan discontinue them?
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Don't know about the Mazda one, but Honda motorbikes "storage" runs them on a regular basis ( regular being once every 6 months for the engines that have only a few hours of life left)
"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
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Usually Japanese cars are replaced every three years or so to meet new emission regulations. For instance, the R33 was produced from 1995 to 1998 and the R34 was produced from 1999 to 2002.
Reginald *IB4R* says:
it was a beautiful 35 seconds.
David says:
that's what she said
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What do you mean by only a few hours of life left?The Japanese
Don't know about the Mazda one, but Honda motorbikes "storage" runs them on a regular basis ( regular being once every 6 months for the engines that have only a few hours of life left
As in there are no replacement parts and it'll just run itself to death?
I know that Honda has a few cars in its museum as part of the "running museum" thingy and it's basically cars that are constantly kept in running order but also on display as well. I would wish that all classic cars are kept like that.
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Actually, the Mazda RX-7 (last generation) was built for quite a long time.
I guess it met the regulations?
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