{"id":762,"date":"2016-02-27T23:14:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T06:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/importimage.com\/?p=762"},"modified":"2017-01-24T04:00:19","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T11:00:19","slug":"car-sighting-japanese-old-school-rides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/importimage.com\/?p=762","title":{"rendered":"Car Sighting: Japanese “Old School” Rides"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After the majority of the attendees left the successful PPCE NorCal Car Meet<\/a>; there still remained a small group of car enthusiasts with a common theme after re-parking their cars together: the Japanese \u201cOld School\u201d Vehicles.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Old School, classic, vintage, retro or nostalgic\u2026 call it what you like, these rides of 25+ years have a dedicated following of all ages.\u00a0 They may not receive as much respect as their American & European counterparts with their long lineage of car design, but they do have that heritage of a time when a car was built to perform and drive on the challenging roads of its homeland.\u00a0 Lancers, Corollas, Celicas, Fairladys, oh my!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Did we mention that at least two of them were right-hand drive?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Yes, that\u2019s a Lexus V8 swap in that Corolla.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

With today\u2019s car technology, dropping a modern engine block into one of these lightweight chassis can only mean one thing\u2026 awesome stories. \u00a0Also, do not assume that restoring\/upgrading an older car may be the more affordable route for a tuner project car. Finding original parts are expensive, or fitting newer ones by fabrication are challenges not for the lighthearted.<\/span><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s why these tuners with their rides of years\u2019 past deserve an acknowledgement for being the keepers of a heritage of cars that not only your modern day Asian can brand owner can respect, but for all car enthusiasts alike.<\/span><\/p>\n

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