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| Photos from a Japanese car meet | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 20 2016, 12:34 PM (489 Views) | |
| Ripa | Aug 20 2016, 12:34 PM Post #1 |
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I attended a Japanese car meeting at a camping resort that had members from local Toyota, Datsun and Mazda clubs. This meet is open for everyone and featured all kinds of cars, from classics to tuner cars and otherwise exceptional rides. Thought you guys in the States would like to see how Jap car culture is here in Finland! Here are pics of some of the nicest rides in my opinion. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Edited by Ripa, Aug 20 2016, 11:19 PM.
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| Hobie-wan | Aug 20 2016, 01:18 PM Post #2 |
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The driver of the maroon sunburst car needs a smack upside the head for the 'drivers names' on the side, but a nice selection of vehicles. At least of the ones shown, only the last one gets a little silly with the poke and stretch too. Cool stuff.
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| microbuss | Aug 20 2016, 01:42 PM Post #3 |
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that Toyota 4Runner/Land Cruiser pickup is a rare bird in the US Hobie-wan - the name on the back left passenger window? that isn't a name its a joke
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| Hobie-wan | Aug 20 2016, 01:52 PM Post #4 |
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I'm aware of that, thus the quote marks around it. I'm not Mr. PC guy, but that's still a bit insensitive. |
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| toyotageek | Aug 20 2016, 04:54 PM Post #5 |
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Lot's of nice cars! I have a few friends in Finland that belong to some Japanese car clubs, so maybe they were there too. It seems Finland has a long history of Japanese cars, especially Toyotas. In general I think the Finnish collectors have much better taste in 'preservation' or 'presentation' of Japanese cars than we have here in the states (that's just my own personal opinion and tastes speaking).
Not to go off on a tangent, but I would like to say... While I agree with Hobie, I think it's important to remember this is a global village, and there are often big cultural differences in political correctness. The use of "Jap" in some countries, seems to be 'okay', but from and American point of view (especially Japanese American), it is completely bad PC. We don't know the full context of the names in the window... so it could be culturally acceptable, or it could also be poor thinking and bad taste on the owner's part. As a side note, even in Japan they are not free from the mis-use of "American" words. Through my wife (who is Japanese - born and raised) I have learned that they use many American words just because they sound funny or because it "looks good in writing" - you can see this on a lot of t-shirts or in Japanese magazines.... and that includes the use of the F-bomb as well as other words. To them, it is funny and cute, and they often don't know the actual meaning or context of the word. To us, it seems offensive. Edited by toyotageek, Aug 20 2016, 04:55 PM.
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| Hobie-wan | Aug 20 2016, 05:40 PM Post #6 |
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Indeed. I didn't want to go off on a tangent. ANYway. Fun gathering of neat cars, first and foremost.
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| accobra64 | Aug 20 2016, 11:40 PM Post #7 |
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Ripa, thank you for taking all the pictures of some very nice Japanese automobiles. I also like the background laqndscape in some of the pictures. Thanks for sharing. Cheers. Cobra |
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| funeralxempire | Aug 21 2016, 02:13 PM Post #8 |
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Yes please.
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| ninuxx | Aug 21 2016, 02:55 PM Post #9 |
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a lot of cool cars ...remember the 1976 Celica ST ...when I was a student and was in Great Britain for a few weeks in the 1980s ...my host family over there drove one in metallic blue. Cool car and great sound (if I remember right)
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| atombaum | Sep 24 2016, 06:42 PM Post #10 |
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Love the red Corona sedan in this photo. Interesting to see what's collected. In the US, usually the only Japanese cars are the sports cars like the 240Z (and derivatives), Miata, etc. I'm a sedan guy, and enjoy seeing preserved Japanese metal. Not common in the northeast USA. |
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| Swifty | Sep 25 2016, 05:56 PM Post #11 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Thanks for the pics! ![]() No, it's not just you. I was going to say the exact same thing! I spy a Starlet - saw one on Friday at an auto glass shop. Unfortunately by the time I got my camera it was gone. I'd much rather see cars like that than a 280Z with a 350 Chevy swap. And yes, I've seen more than one of those. ![]() |
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| Tyrolese | Sep 26 2016, 03:50 PM Post #12 |
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Very interesting cars indeed. Most are left hand drive and in my opinion, it proofs that scandinavian car buyers were more open minded towards japanese cars back then.
Edited by Tyrolese, Sep 26 2016, 03:50 PM.
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I'd much rather see cars like that than a 280Z with a 350 Chevy swap. And yes, I've seen more than one of those.
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