I keep forgetting to do a post on this car even though it's one of my favorite Z's ever along with Yuta's Z and the Garage Miya Z. Anyways I figured since Mike Garrett made a post on Speedhunters about Shakotan Boogie this would be a good time to post this car up.
five or six inches of low would really help...
ReplyDeletein my opinion.
Didn't the owner of this car get the inspiration from Shakotan Boogie?
ReplyDeleteMost likely though there was a car built for the live action Shakotan Boogie movie.
ReplyDeleteOk, that makes sence. Heres the info i found...
ReplyDelete"Also In the mid 1980's, there was a movie released in Japan called "Shakotan Boogie". It followed two young guys who spend their time cruising around in their fixed up cars and picking up chicks. Kind of like a Japanese American Graffiti. Although the movie is not well known by the general public, it still is a cult classic among kyusha fans to this day. The yellow S30Z in the photo above is a replica of the Z featured in the movie, complete with its "Yanky Mate!" graphics. After the movie, Shakotan Boogie also became a manga series written by the same guy who does Wangan Midnight. The cars in the movie featured the super long protruding exhaust pipes that are common on some of these cars. I am not exactly sure where that trend was derived from, but it is another signature of the more extravagant builds".
i REALLY want those fenders/fender vents!
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