"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
03/06/2016 at 08:30 • Filed to: None
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"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
03/06/2016 at 08:30 • Filed to: None | 14
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Japan is a country known for its exentricity, mixed with great respect of traditions, elders and other people in general. Japanese also often have to deal with a lot of stress at work or in their daily lives in order to meet the standards set by the society they live in. So when they are not working, their hobbies often focus on something that sort of help them imagine the rest of the world... Something that gets them far away from their daily routine. And when they choose cars as hobbies, it can get a little wild...
Today, I once again went to Cars and Coffee in Nagoya and with temperatures getting quite a bit warmer than during the past 4 months, people grow motivation to get their precious rides back on the streets and in Auto Planet Nagoya’s parking lot!
Photodump in 3...2...1....
Beautiful Lotus 11 Westfield replica.
Hummer H2 with a very useful bumper for the wild streets of Japan!! Or not...
60's Chevy Bel air Wagon. The thing was scrapping all over the place, even in the parking lot.
TransAm with the weirdest interior I’ve ever seen...
Nostalgia hits hard for me on this one. My first muscle car... Mine was a bit less flashy though
Superb Mach 1 Mustang with the 351 Cleveland V8... Unfortunately coupled with an automatic.
Hum... is that a Yaris??
Rhaaaagnrmphhhhhhhhhhhhh stripped interior........ RHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!
Very...special Supra.
Massive money pit on wheels, with my rolling fuel leak next to it.
Heu... No idea.
Heavily stickered Copen with all the bolt on engine mods you can think of.
An Autozam AZ-1 next to a Suzuki Cara.
The steering wheel of the yellow AZ-1 is actually smaller than a G27. Insane really... And yes, I’m the one sitting in it and all 6'2 of me fit in the car without any problem.
Datsun Sunny
C130 Laurel with the 2.8L engine
Kawaiiiiiiii!!!
Felt like home!
Barely fit in a regular japanese parking spot
Datsun Sunny Exellent GX.
No need to tell you what that is...
Very much drool worthy also
Something I’d like in my driveway... Elise and Supercharged Exige
300ZX and GTO
Hachiroku!!
I don’t think it was a real GTR. I don’t want it to be real one... I... or gosh... So beautiful!
Probably the cleanest AE86 I’ve ever seen in my life...
WTF???
The one guy who actually CANNOT not park like an asshole...
“I wish I were britsh...”
Fun french FF FTW!!
Needs love, lots of love, but almost daily driven actually...
‘Murica!!!
Fuck Yeah!!!
The event was sponsored by Indian motorcycles. Brand new 48!
Not an Indian... Fun fact: Japanese laws require riders of two-wheeled vehicules to wear a helmet at all time. This one has three, therefore a helmets is not required.
Beautiful and well kept Spider
Souped up Starlet
Of course there was an R35 GT-R!!! You almost thought there wasn’t any huh?? Gotcha!!
And that’s it for this time folks! Not sure how these american cars fans are called here... “Burgerers” maybe?
Next C&C Nagoya, on April 3rd, 8am, on the parking lot of Auto Planet Nagoya! Bring what you got!
DutchieDC2R
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 08:47 |
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Man, I so need to visit Japan...still very high on my to-go list....
JeepJeremy
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 08:52 |
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That Plymouth Lazer is insane
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Flavien Vidal
> JeepJeremy
03/06/2016 at 08:59 |
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lol, thank you, I had NO idea what that poor thing was :)
JGrabowMSt
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 08:59 |
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The fender decal on that 500 is beautiful. If you ever got a chance I would love to know the inspiration for it.
I really like it, its just a work of art to me.
Cé hé sin
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 08:59 |
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The absence of FTOs is to be regretted.
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Flavien Vidal
> JGrabowMSt
03/06/2016 at 09:05 |
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The owner did it himself. It represents his son playing with a Fiat 500 toy car along with his cat :)
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Flavien Vidal
> Cé hé sin
03/06/2016 at 09:07 |
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It’s not very popular here... at all actually. Most expensive ones sell for 5000€...
AkursedX
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 09:08 |
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I absolutely love Japanese-van culture. That GMC safari is awesome. If I ever give in to the minivan-life, I will mod it into something crazy based off of what I have seen the Japanese do.
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Flavien Vidal
> AkursedX
03/06/2016 at 09:09 |
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It looks quite weird here really... It REALLY doesn’t fit with the surroundings :)
Tapas
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 09:11 |
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Damn...this is probably the most amazing C&C meet I’ve ever seen.
whoarder is tellurium
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 09:14 |
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Too many wants to list!!!
Something about that Datsun Sunny Excellent GX tho...
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Flavien Vidal
> Tapas
03/06/2016 at 09:14 |
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I wouldn’t give this C&C for any californian LaFerrari/Porsche 918/Zonda/Veyron concerto ever...
Jdrentarol
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 09:37 |
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Dammit R35 why are you at every C&C ever?
carcrasher88
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 10:19 |
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Dang! That’s an incredible turnout!
So much variety. Though, there were some other interesting cars to find in the background of some of those images.
Like in the very first image of that Lotus replica, the yellow car. I’m certain that was a Lancia Delta, but I could be wrong.
Then, the DS3 in the first Vitz image.
The first Porsche image...RR Evoque, Panda, and V40, and the Mighty Boy in the image after that.
I also spotted an S660, VehiCross, Abarth(?) Punto, Fairlady Z Nismo, yet another V40, XK8 convertible, Z4 coupe, 6 Series, and I couldn’t stop looking at that blue Aqua that kept popping up occasionally.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> JeepJeremy
03/06/2016 at 10:22 |
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Yeah looks like a USDM Laser, which is a rebadged Mitsubishi eclipse/eagle talon. They sold a lot of those in the US.
Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 10:23 |
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Awesome!
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Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 10:30 |
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Is this the first Sunday of every month? When I go to Japan for work, I fly into Nagoya airport. This would be cool to see
Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 10:36 |
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I love what you guys to with old American stuff. Way better than what us americans do to your Nissans and such.
S65
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 11:23 |
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I Think This Is A Starion.
CALUSA
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 11:29 |
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Funny to see the Citroëns in Japan. Wonder how fast the Copen is...
Urambo Tauro
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 11:54 |
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What an interesting assortment! And I don’t mean “interesting” in a tongue-biting stealth-insult manner, either. Lots of character all over the place. The only thing that really makes me cringe is the ride height on that Bel Air; it’s damn-near undriveable.
jjhats
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 11:56 |
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I want an az-1 so bad! Knowing I will fit only makes it harder
TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 12:14 |
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That lifted Blazer. Dang
Also WTF the 1g DSM holy shit i almost didnt know what i was at first
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 12:34 |
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That DD driven 2CV looks like a respectable old girl! :) Glad somebody is still using her daily, plus her patina isn’t too bad, really!
Original FIAT 500............much want! :D
Some gorgeous metal in those pics, thanks for sharing! :)
66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 12:40 |
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Great post! Love the variety in these kinds of meets, and I still find it weird how some cars are just more exciting to see when they’re in Japan lol.
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Flavien Vidal
> Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
03/06/2016 at 20:14 |
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Yeah but you would have to take the first train at 6.51am from the airport on Sunday, transfert once, then walk 25 minutes from the station to the dealership. Or rent a car and it’s still a 45 minute drive.
You would arrive there around 8.30am at best if you take the train. I can drive you back to the station after though.
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Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
> Flavien Vidal
03/06/2016 at 20:54 |
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How long does the event last?
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Flavien Vidal
> Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
03/06/2016 at 21:25 |
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It’s like most C&C around the world... 8am to 10am only...