Japanese Custom Cars

Mon 2008/11/10 15:02 JST
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While I would gladly have my car be an Itasha, modifying it to look like one of these is something that I'd prefer not to do. The drivers must have a hell of a time turning corners. Could be useful during snowy weather though.
More pics at Pink Tentacle via Japan Probe.

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  • soulfringe
    soulfringe in Sacramento California, United States (Registered on 2008/10/25)
    Delivery Driver | Semi-student
    http://www.soulfringe.com/

    Haha,
    The top 2 look like they are made to do some kind of scooping.

    Mon 2008/11/10 15:09:58 JST (ID #366037)
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  • KuroSam
    KuroSam in in Navarra, belonging to Salamanca, Spain (Registered on 2008/02/05)
    Reception Assistant
    http://kurosam.wordpress.com/

    For me it will be an itasha, of course!! Here in Spair there are lots of "bakalas" or chavs, as they´re called in UK, and they do horrible thing to their cars. I´d love to have stickers of Konata, Rei or Yoko on my car. Hope i´ll get it fixed for Xmas.

    Mon 2008/11/10 15:12:31 JST (ID #366039)
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  • aquilla
    aquilla in United Kingdom (Registered on 2008/10/22)
    Office Administrator
    http://aquilla429.co.uk

    Itasha yay, those custom cars nay.

    Mon 2008/11/10 15:17:50 JST (ID #366044)
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  • tintin-san
    tintin-san in シンガポオル Singapore (Registered on 2008/05/11)
    大学生

    Dang. Looks too weird.
    I'd just get one of those Top Gear reviewed sports car, Japanese prototype cars or those modified ones in TFTF - Tokyo Drift

    Mon 2008/11/10 15:17:54 JST (ID #366046)
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  • OmegaZ33
    OmegaZ33 in Australia (Registered on 2007/06/19)
    Student and Digital Racer
    http://omegaz33tsp.wordpress.com/

    That's called "Bozo Style", because that's mod which is usually done by Bozozoku or motorbike gang in Japan.

    But...i will choose itasha over Bozo Style

    Mon 2008/11/10 15:20:19 JST (ID #366047)
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    • DmiL666
      DmiL666 in Sacramento, CA (Registered on 2008/10/05)
      Retired programmer, anime lover

      "Bozo Style" kinda says it all.....


      (I'm making a reference to an American character Bozo the Clown, i.e., clown cars.)

      Mon 2008/11/10 17:29:16 JST (ID #366168)
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    • Lazy Fiend
      Lazy Fiend in Small dot on Earth (Registered on 2007/01/08)
      Jalop-er

      The Silvia Super Silhoutte was the trend setter

      Tue 2008/11/11 16:35:01 JST (ID #367363)
      reply to Lazy Fiend's comment
  • NPC
    NPC in Rocklin, CA (Registered on 2007/12/06)
    JR. College Student
    http://npc.talkingincircles.net/

    um... wow
    That's all I got.

    Mon 2008/11/10 15:22:40 JST (ID #366049)
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  • ornehx
    ornehx in ペナン、マレシ-ア (Registered on 2007/12/25)
    dannychoo.com の読者

    modifying car to be as above would be a bit over
    prefer to modify cars for performance and street race style
    think of turbo, NOS, skirting, spoilers, neon lights, NFSU, Tokyo drift, AE86, smell of burning rubber. oh yea

    Mon 2008/11/10 15:33:39 JST (ID #366056)
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  • Akidora
    Akidora in KL, Malaysia (Registered on 2008/09/02)
    NEET

    Wow, those looks like some cars from speed racer or something.... I don't think those cars are practical on the road try going up a hill or hump and there goes your bumper ^o^ I can forsee a custom mod itasha coming soon (^_^)V

    Mon 2008/11/10 15:34:50 JST (ID #366059)
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  • MooMooCow
    MooMooCow in CA, United States (Registered on 2008/09/24)

    How in god's name would you drive up or down a slope? I hope they never make it over to San Fransisco.

    Mon 2008/11/10 15:35:57 JST (ID #366061)
    reply to MooMooCow's comment
  • WiseFreeman
    WiseFreeman in DC Cloning Laboratory (Registered on 2007/11/07)
    Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
    http://dannychoo.com.my

    not my cup of PG tips tea ....... prefer custom design car, but not like these ^^;

    Mon 2008/11/10 15:42:44 JST (ID #366071)
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  • fengzz
    fengzz in Singapore (Registered on 2008/10/19)
    Figurine Enthusiast, Uni Student

    haaha don't think will be road legal

    Mon 2008/11/10 15:59:48 JST (ID #366083)
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  • Disc-Co
    Disc-Co in Jakarta ===> Singapore (Registered on 2008/01/07)
    Mahastudent
    http://anitenshi.wordpress.com

    The mod are way too extreme.

    Mon 2008/11/10 16:04:49 JST (ID #366086)
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  • lostandfound
    lostandfound in Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/21)
    Hikikomori in the making
    http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/

    LOL cool... In a very weird way... I don't see the practical use of these cars...

    Mon 2008/11/10 16:12:17 JST (ID #366088)
    reply to lostandfound's comment
  • Keii
    Keii in Barcelona, Spain (Registered on 2008/10/11)
    Electronical engineering student

    LOL! Looks like gundam cars.

    Mon 2008/11/10 16:14:01 JST (ID #366091)
    reply to Keii's comment
  • lerry[maru]
    lerry[maru] in Kuala Lumpur, MY (Registered on 2008/09/14)
    Nekophilia

    Holy crap.. They sure take up lotsa parking space. I would spend money for itasha but not such extreme(weird) customs.

    Mon 2008/11/10 16:19:14 JST (ID #366096)
    reply to lerry[maru]'s comment
  • Alphonse
    Alphonse in Surabaya, Indonesia (Registered on 2008/07/29)
    Electrical Engineering Fresh Graduate

    remind me of cars from sentai series from when I was a kid..

    btw, what are those fragile looking bars used for? don't tell me they're for exhaust o_O

    Mon 2008/11/10 16:22:59 JST (ID #366100)
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    • Hachiroku
      Hachiroku in Finland (Registered on 2007/12/27)
      New media student

      You're right. They're exhausts. And there are much more extreme-looking ones too, for example, star-shaped, etc.

      Tue 2009/02/24 01:18:13 JST (ID #500101)
      reply to Hachiroku's comment
  • Cyberchaos
    Cyberchaos in Australia, Sydney (Registered on 2008/02/17)
    NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
    http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/

    Well, at least they don't sell these kind of body kits around my areas - i'd probably loose a few on a bump or two

    Mon 2008/11/10 16:25:50 JST (ID #366101)
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  • Smithy
    Smithy in Neo-Venezia (Registered on 2008/05/20)
    ~Undine~
    http://bluebluewave.wordpress.com

    Quite over the top, and the exhaust syetm and spoilers are just crazy.

    Mon 2008/11/10 16:33:42 JST (ID #366108)
    reply to Smithy's comment
  • e-jump
    e-jump in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/12/22)
    Engineer by weekdays, Hikki by weekends
    http://ejump.wordpress.com/

    these are so wrong.
    japanese custom cars are those fitted with awesum widebodykits and killer offset wheels.

    Mon 2008/11/10 16:37:42 JST (ID #366114)
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  • Evil King
    Evil King in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands, Earth (Registered on 2007/12/18)
    Student and full-time otaku

    Is that even street legal? I can see all those poor grannies and children scooped up already...

    Mon 2008/11/10 16:39:28 JST (ID #366115)
    reply to Evil King's comment
  • duffman
    duffman in the Urban Jungle that is Manila(PH)~ (Registered on 2007/10/30)
    Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
    http://dixinfernal.wordpress.com

    Itasha all the way~

    Mon 2008/11/10 16:45:58 JST (ID #366120)
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  • marvin
    marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
    http://www.marvinryan.com

    lol they remind me of those mean looking Dekatora trucks you posted a while back:
    http://www.dannychoo.com/adp/eng/1153/Dekotora.html

    Mon 2008/11/10 17:02:28 JST (ID #366136)
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  • XSportSeeker
    XSportSeeker in Brazil (Registered on 2007/08/22)
    Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
    http://xspblog.com

    Itasha, certainly.
    If I had to choose that is.
    Still, interesting stuff...

    Mon 2008/11/10 17:05:25 JST (ID #366141)
    reply to XSportSeeker's comment
  • coffeebugg
    coffeebugg in coherently lucid (Registered on 2008/05/22)
    Otari Vader, Sith Lord for Hire, will fillet Makoto Itou for free
    http://coffeebugg.blogspot.com/

    These things make Itashas look discreet.

    Mon 2008/11/10 17:10:28 JST (ID #366151)
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  • Lethia
    Lethia in シンガポオル (Registered on 2008/10/17)
    Kawaii Pink Stuffs FanGirl, Cat Lover, Otaku, MP3 Hunter, Matcha & Afternoon Milk Tea Addict.
    http://lethiachan.blogspot.com

    that's one of the most weirdest custom car design I've ever seen ^^;

    Mon 2008/11/10 17:15:09 JST (ID #366159)
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  • Lazy Fiend
    Lazy Fiend in Small dot on Earth (Registered on 2007/01/08)
    Jalop-er

    That's one of the subculture there, right?
    Like how they have the intercooler on the outside...

    Mon 2008/11/10 17:29:44 JST (ID #366169)
    reply to Lazy Fiend's comment
    • Hachiroku
      Hachiroku in Finland (Registered on 2007/12/27)
      New media student

      It's not intercooler. It's oil cooler.

      Tue 2009/02/24 01:21:54 JST (ID #500105)
      reply to Hachiroku's comment
  • Patrick Tan
    Patrick Tan in Malaysia (Registered on 2008/09/13)
    Student
    http://cottondream.blogspot.com/

    they look dangerous to me.. dun wanna drive near of of those.. ^ ^;

    Mon 2008/11/10 17:52:47 JST (ID #366173)
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  • YuKi-To
    YuKi-To in Singapore/Indonesia (Registered on 2008/09/23)
    Nyoro-n...
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/yuki-to/

    Definitely Itasha!
    What are those feelers for... lol
    They want multi-coloured smoke to come out of those pipes? smoke stunts on land... XD

    Mon 2008/11/10 18:05:24 JST (ID #366183)
    reply to YuKi-To's comment
  • pogi420
    pogi420 in Melbourne, Australia (Registered on 2007/03/03)
    Student

    looks like the lego cars i would make when i was a kid.

    try to make em as pointy and arrow like as possible, arrow = lightspeed.

    Mon 2008/11/10 18:08:53 JST (ID #366185)
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  • Harts
    Harts in Estonia (Registered on 2008/06/02)
    Student

    Lol, these mods look strange.

    Mon 2008/11/10 18:18:16 JST (ID #366188)
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  • x33b
    x33b in Chicago (Registered on 2007/11/23)
    Network Admin

    These aren't even aesthetically pleasing let alone performance enhancing. I guess they have "interesting" in a way.

    Thing of beauty.
    http://elkgrovemustang.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10062/Shelby-WCC_Mustang_Driver_Front_3-4.jpg

    Mon 2008/11/10 18:49:08 JST (ID #366201)
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  • wbd
    wbd in Canada (Registered on 2008/07/05)
    Worker
    http://wbd.deviantart.com/

    I'd have to skip mods- Itasha mods would just get my car keyed, and custom mods would look sorta dumb on my car. That, and there are too many rough roads and steep curbs around here.

    Mon 2008/11/10 18:49:22 JST (ID #366202)
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  • gordon
    gordon in 新加坡 Singapore (Registered on 2007/06/11)
    銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
    http://gordonator.com/

    looks weird. but hey who knows? maybe one of them can help u nab a hot chick like megan fox.

    Mon 2008/11/10 18:50:48 JST (ID #366203)
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  • Burford
    Burford in the path of a traction engine. (Registered on 2008/05/28)
    Lurker, and part time super-villian.
    http://burfordus.wordpress.com

    Just gimme the car in Mad Max 2: Road Warrior, and I'll be happy. ^^

    Mon 2008/11/10 19:12:07 JST (ID #366216)
    reply to Burford's comment
  • mics
    mics in Philippines (Registered on 2008/03/06)
    Web/Graphic designer and Illustrator
    http://www.megosa.deviantart.com

    It looks like a car from transformers that got stuck in the middle of transforming and never got to finish.

    Mon 2008/11/10 19:14:46 JST (ID #366220)
    reply to mics's comment
  • Matteas
    Matteas in Prague, Czech Republic (Registered on 2008/10/25)
    High school student
    http://www.animeraku.com

    Itasha for me, definitely. I don't even have a clue where would I park any of these custom cars.

    Mon 2008/11/10 19:36:55 JST (ID #366236)
    reply to Matteas's comment
  • Poofiemus
    Poofiemus in Education Camp, US (Registered on 2008/07/21)
    University's Slave

    Those look incredibly useless. Naw, I'd prefer either a Hywire itasha, or a Frankencar. Like, taking an old classic car frame, and refitting it with modern fuel-efficient and geektastic innards.

    Mon 2008/11/10 21:19:37 JST (ID #366280)
    reply to Poofiemus's comment
  • tymmur
    tymmur in his top secret nuclear bunker (Registered on 2008/01/20)
    Mad scientist

    Those cars look really weird and totally unsuitable for road usage. In fact they look like they can only be used for racing on completely level ground. However I got the feeling that they are just used to look cool. I guess the definition of cool depends on the eyes of the beholder.

    The idea to use them to clear roads of snow is a funny one, but it's totally unrealistic. Snow appears to be light and like powder when you make a snowball out of it. However when you try to move it with machinery like this, then you build up pressure which will briefly melt the snow and it will become very heavy. In fact it will become so heavy that it can bend and crack metal. Just for comparision, a train snowplow weights 50 tons! (and it's not much wider than a car)
    I know it's meant as a joke and I make jokes like that too. I just wanted to inform you before you get any funny ideas and the joke ends up on you ;)

    Mon 2008/11/10 21:52:48 JST (ID #366295)
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  • Greendap
    Greendap in Miami, FL (Registered on 2008/06/27)
    Health Care

    No better way to pick up trash in the city of Tokyo, them to do it in style. They seriously appear like they could vacuum trash, as they travel the streets.

    Mon 2008/11/10 22:03:24 JST (ID #366302)
    reply to Greendap's comment
  • Barsona
    Barsona in Bay Area, California (Registered on 2007/08/03)
    NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
    http://otterhangar.blogspot.com/

    custom car, but not on the level of stupidity as the one above... I mean, seriously, go over a bump in the road with those cars, I dare you...

    Itasha is just too much for me... I mean, I thought the pokemonn cars (a bettle dressed likea pikachu) was a fun idea, but still... I am not brave to drive that. I rather have a tachikoma, that would surely get me to my destination without being bored

    Mon 2008/11/10 22:13:20 JST (ID #366308)
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  • Coco the Bean
    Coco the Bean in Northern California (Registered on 2008/01/06)
    Pokemon master
    http://thecococafe.wordpress.com/

    How do you drive those things? O_o

    Mon 2008/11/10 22:32:20 JST (ID #366318)
    reply to Coco the Bean's comment
  • E
    E (Registered on 2008/11/05)
    Cleaner

    Can you say: "Road Hazzard?"

    Mon 2008/11/10 22:50:00 JST (ID #366341)
    reply to E's comment
  • DualSoul
    DualSoul in Ontario, Canada (Registered on 2007/10/11)
    Associate Network Administrator

    No option for neither? :(

    Mon 2008/11/10 23:06:28 JST (ID #366348)
    reply to DualSoul's comment
  • FatBastard
    FatBastard in over his head (Registered on 2007/11/04)
    Dirty Gentleman
    http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/

    Those are some sexy snow plows.

    Mon 2008/11/10 23:09:19 JST (ID #366350)
    reply to FatBastard's comment
  • Gammagreen_Zero
    Gammagreen_Zero in Porto, Portugal, Earth Federation (Registered on 2007/02/18)
    Student, Gamer, Part-time EFSF Pilot

    Ouch... C'mon Danny-san, don't generalize these things into the "japanese custom cars" category...

    These are Bosozoku inspired cars. As to how they go around corners... well... they drift them. Usually.

    And these actually pretty much took the style to an extreme, they're not usually so radical (maybe except for the exhausts, i've seen worse)

    Tue 2008/11/11 00:10:55 JST (ID #366394)
    reply to Gammagreen_Zero's comment
  • Ninja Poe Bear
    Ninja Poe Bear in California (Registered on 2008/07/10)
    Studio Bleach founder/owner
    http://myspace.com/studiobleach

    Stupid poll. It made me accidentally choose Buchanan. T_T

    Tue 2008/11/11 00:30:45 JST (ID #366409)
    reply to Ninja Poe Bear's comment
  • Jaydead
    Jaydead in Philippines (Registered on 2008/05/21)
    Programmer
    http://www.philanime.com

    I chose Custom Mod, but not like the mods in the above pics. O_O

    Tue 2008/11/11 00:51:58 JST (ID #366419)
    reply to Jaydead's comment
  • kwech
    kwech in Japan in March '09! (Registered on 2008/10/06)
    Internet Media
    http://twitter.com/kwech

    I'd go Itasha over this. Doesn't look like you could even drive these on a regular street - every little bump would scrape your fenders!

    BTW what do you drive, Danny?

    Tue 2008/11/11 03:20:47 JST (ID #366543)
    reply to kwech's comment
  • xanthe
    xanthe in Philippines (Registered on 2008/05/03)
    aspiring to become a doujin and graphics artist cum lawyer
    http://aki7.bottled-wish.info

    are they designed for a specific purpose, like scooping up the girls? haha gosh pimp my ride's gonna have a field day with this

    Tue 2008/11/11 04:05:14 JST (ID #366584)
    reply to xanthe's comment
  • Fariz Asuka
    Fariz Asuka in Singapore (Registered on 2008/03/11)
    Student and Miku Guardian
    http://kyourankyodai.com

    I would go for Itasha.. The art on the cars are way better-looking than modded cars.. Besides, there are so many road humps in Singapore; you bound to damage your modded car pretty badly..

    Tue 2008/11/11 04:47:51 JST (ID #366638)
    reply to Fariz Asuka's comment
  • supreme nothing
    supreme nothing in USA (Registered on 2008/09/01)
    pop culture archivist
    http://supremenothing.blogspot.com/

    These aren't supposed to practical, they're just over the top fun! Sometimes you just create something for the hell of it.

    I love these crazy cars and salute the guys with the imagination and skill to construct them. Rock on!

    Tue 2008/11/11 05:24:58 JST (ID #366700)
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  • Daemonseed
    Daemonseed in Britland (Registered on 2008/05/06)
    Moe Hunter
    http://moehunter.wordpress.com/

    You'd have to pay me to drive one of those.

    Tue 2008/11/11 05:48:52 JST (ID #366731)
    reply to Daemonseed's comment
  • Akari
    Akari in Vancouver/Burnaby, Canada (Registered on 2008/06/15)
    http://akari-nyan.deviantart.com/

    They're like exaggerated dragsters...as if they were to scoop something up...XD

    Tue 2008/11/11 06:49:01 JST (ID #366801)
    reply to Akari's comment
  • ecam
    ecam in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/09/28)
    Project Engineer
    http://www.ahmadhisyam.com

    japanese stupidity at MAX power!!!

    Tue 2008/11/11 07:01:16 JST (ID #366818)
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  • jcpb
    jcpb in Toronto (Registered on 2007/11/13)

    Itasha is better. These kinds of car mods are fail.

    Tue 2008/11/11 07:24:28 JST (ID #366848)
    reply to jcpb's comment
  • Henry
    Henry in /usr/bin/ (Registered on 2006/12/25)
    anime/cosplay events organizer
    http://www.cosplay.ph

    I can't find the words to describe these machines @___@

    Tue 2008/11/11 07:37:31 JST (ID #366858)
    reply to Henry's comment
  • Kozta-Boom
    Kozta-Boom in Coconut cream pie world (Registered on 2008/06/25)
    Spartan
    http://www.ryobase.com

    nah...I like my car look cool and unlike any others, but not in this way

    Tue 2008/11/11 07:37:55 JST (ID #366860)
    reply to Kozta-Boom's comment
  • tammie86
    tammie86 in San Jose, CA (Registered on 2008/01/08)
    Secretary
    http://figured.wordpress.com/

    These seem more painful than Itasha to me...

    Tue 2008/11/11 08:27:50 JST (ID #366920)
    reply to tammie86's comment
  • Shoddy Goldrider
    Shoddy Goldrider in Port Macquarie, Australia (Registered on 2008/05/12)

    I'd rather mod my car (not as extreme as those pictures though XD) than have an Itasha.

    Tue 2008/11/11 09:23:28 JST (ID #366972)
    reply to Shoddy Goldrider's comment
  • zyuan
    zyuan in the coolest driver's high! (Registered on 2007/10/12)
    student
    http://www.gunpla-inochi.com

    I custom mod my car like wheels and engine parts... but nowhere to that extend.

    Tue 2008/11/11 10:23:37 JST (ID #367064)
    reply to zyuan's comment
  • silent1134
    silent1134 in Los Angeles, California (Registered on 2007/08/22)
    ???Confused???

    First thing that came to my mind was "What were these guys smoking?"...

    Tue 2008/11/11 10:55:33 JST (ID #367101)
    reply to silent1134's comment
  • サメル
    サメル in Seattle, WA, USA (Registered on 2008/02/04)
    Student

    what do they do when they encounter a speed bump?

    Tue 2008/11/11 11:49:28 JST (ID #367148)
    reply to サメル's comment
  • TNTPOP
    TNTPOP in Deep France (Registered on 2007/10/06)
    Finding books on Amazon

    I'd prefer one like the Mazda Atenza presented at the TAS2008 (see Nihon Car for that)

    I had already seen these before and find it funny the way they make the fronts long for scooping pedestrians crossing the road. You only get 2 bronken legs instead of ran over

    Tue 2008/11/11 11:57:40 JST (ID #367154)
    reply to TNTPOP's comment
  • Sabekuji Kaneda
    Sabekuji Kaneda in Parañaque, Philippines (Registered on 2008/06/21)
    Mechanical Engineering student
    http://sabekujikaneda.multiply.com/

    The only modifying I would do to my car is installing bullet-resistant glass and kevlar on it -_-

    Tue 2008/11/11 14:20:31 JST (ID #367259)
    reply to Sabekuji Kaneda's comment
  • raptor_cZn
    raptor_cZn in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Registered on 2007/12/12)
    Pre-U Student
    http://wakuwakusuru.zeroclipse.net

    Uh....okay.. ^^;
    Itasha FTW!

    Tue 2008/11/11 15:12:01 JST (ID #367299)
    reply to raptor_cZn's comment
  • Streetpilot1
    Streetpilot1 in Philadelphia, USA (Registered on 2008/04/02)
    Limousine Driver

    I don't think these would fly in the U.S.

    Tue 2008/11/11 16:15:51 JST (ID #367347)
    reply to Streetpilot1's comment
  • AMDX1325
    AMDX1325 in New York (Registered on 2008/10/09)
    Student

    haha, they would need super flat tarmac!

    Tue 2008/11/11 19:12:37 JST (ID #367473)
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  • Joji Delaluna
    Joji Delaluna in Athens, Greece (Registered on 2008/09/06)
    daydreamer, filmmaker, getaway driver
    http://www.myspace.com/delalunafilms

    this looks like some serious Carmageddon have been going on.

    Tue 2008/11/11 22:18:37 JST (ID #367605)
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  • kousaka
    kousaka in USA (Registered on 2007/09/01)
    student

    What the heck are those pipes sticking out of the cars?! Personally, i prefer itasha anyday.

    Tue 2008/11/11 22:22:07 JST (ID #367608)
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  • NMOtaku
    NMOtaku in Los Lunas, NM USA (Registered on 2007/11/13)
    PhysicsMajor/Someting/Photo/Pharm Tech
    http://www.cadha13.com/blog

    I'd prefer an Itasha any day. I got a idea. Get a white 2000 Chevy Malibu and put a large bar code on the side "Generic Car."

    I have seen someone with a skull instead of a police emblem on a retired black police Ford Crown Victoria. Perfect. I still want my Caprice back and make it into an Itasha.

    Tue 2008/11/11 23:30:17 JST (ID #367650)
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  • rnurmin
    rnurmin in Silicon Valley, California (Registered on 2007/09/05)
    Analyst

    Wow, just wow.

    Would the pipes in the center of the hood hinder the vision for driving. One would constantly see the pipes while driving on the road.

    Wed 2008/11/12 03:54:42 JST (ID #367848)
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  • Evo00
    Evo00 in United Kingdom (Registered on 2008/11/03)
    Casshern - Student

    Omg these are terrible.lool. I like Toyko Drift ones or the one from Inital D the one used to deliver Tofu while drifting. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, keys to igintion like gloves to Ali. To and fro the water in the sea the sunrise is my peace.

    Wed 2008/11/12 06:08:53 JST (ID #368041)
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  • vongola10
    vongola10 in London (Registered on 2008/08/04)
    Otaku Lord Of East London
    http://eastfpct.wordpress.com/

    I'd love to see these feeatured on the show Top Gear jus seeing the kind of reactions from Jeremey Clarkson, Richard hamond and James May would be priceless or even to see the STIG drive one XD that would be brilliant.

    Thu 2008/11/13 00:42:30 JST (ID #368898)
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  • Tremor
    Tremor in UK (Registered on 2008/11/11)
    http://gakuranman.com

    How about some trucks too? Japanese truck-drivers are awesome; living 2 meters off the ground in a decked-out space. Okay..I glamorise it, but I felt like king of the road sitting up in the passenger seat of a truck while I was hitching around Japan.

    Thu 2008/11/13 05:35:02 JST (ID #369145)
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  • suki
    suki in Cape Town, South Africa (Registered on 2007/08/22)
    Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
    http://sukidesho.blogspot.com/

    Car mods are nice but, there are just too original for my tastes.. so Itasha it is! ^^

    Thu 2008/11/13 16:05:21 JST (ID #369881)
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  • atr360
    atr360 in my house... (Registered on 2007/11/13)
    web surfer (no pay)

    NO NO NO NOOOO!! thats terrible T_T they look like old nasty.... sumthing xD

    to see what a car should look like google nomukens skyline r34 xD yea baby car right there...

    Thu 2008/11/13 18:06:13 JST (ID #370024)
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    • atr360
      atr360 in my house... (Registered on 2007/11/13)
      web surfer (no pay)

      actually on further thought just image google nomuken it should be a white car :/

      Thu 2008/11/13 18:07:44 JST (ID #370028)
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  • lollkellyy
    lollkellyy (Registered on 2008/11/13)
    Exotic Dancer

    OMG. THESE CARS ARE BOMBBB.

    Fri 2008/11/14 06:43:57 JST (ID #370721)
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  • Patrick Barron
    Patrick Barron in Michigan, United States of America (Registered on 2008/02/09)
    Grocery Store Clerk

    I have seen weird cars in my Hotwheels collection adn those ones take the cake.

    Fri 2009/02/27 04:43:39 JST (ID #503524)
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  • thorvinsnw
    thorvinsnw in Pennsylvania (Registered on 2009/06/21)
    Custom Car Painter

    I would really like to know where they get some of the custom panels from, it would be great fun to make one here in the states. I love crazy customs, and Japan is full of them. I think the are all awsome.

    Sun 2009/06/21 08:53:18 JST (ID #652136)
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