Second Hour Rule...(...Captain beat me to it!)

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike) 09/02/2019 at 08:04 • Filed to: Hour Rule, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Minica Skipper

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Post cars with happy sounding names!

My pick? The Mitsubishi Minica Skipper! :D

Khalbali > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/02/2019 at 08:25

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Wow, that ones new to me but I love it! I could never make my mind up enough to actually import something.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Khalbali 09/02/2019 at 08:47

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I would love to own a classic kei car at some point, but they are expensive and very hard to find in Japan (especially in good shape) because most simply don’t exist anymore...a byproduct of a culture that prefers things new!

My favorite would probably be the 1971-1974 Honda Life Touring ! :)

(My internet connection is being shit right now, else I’d upload a few photos of one, sorry!)

punkgoose17 > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/02/2019 at 10:28

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I thought this was a Suzuki Cervo from the cover image.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > punkgoose17 09/02/2019 at 12:34

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It looks kinda like one, I agree! I would love me a classic kei car sometime...especially after reading Nakazoto’s writeups from back when he lived in Japan and restored his ‘60's Minica and early-70's Honda Life Touring....he’s moved back to the US now for several years , but brought a Honda Beat, said Mitsu Minica, and some epic Isuzus (a Bellett and a 117 Coupe) back with him!!!

Here are links to his write-ups if you wanted a great way to pass the time! He hasn’t re ally updated his site in a few years I think, but the stories are still there. I hate how Photobucket has giant watermarks on everything now though :/

https://sites.google.com/site/nakazoto/current-cars/1967-lt23-mitsubishi-minica-360

https://sites.google.com/site/nakazoto/previous-cars-1/1973-honda-life

He has a Youtube channel he updates from time to time as well:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXiYKPRDPKeFxTxSr2IndlQ

And he shows up elsewhere from time to time...he was in Mighty Car Mods’ Turbos and Temples 2 as the translator at the Nissan dealership (he still travels to Japan often for work)! That scene starts here if you hadn’t seen the episode.

punkgoose17 > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/02/2019 at 16:28

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I love the Bellett it is one of my top 3 classic cars to own. I did want to get a classic kei car, but I want something a little more practical in todays world where I could drive it more places occasionally.