D Car — November 2003

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250 available scans from D Car — November 2003, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.

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A Lancer Evolution double-face with DC5 taillights—what it really is: a gullwing-door DC2! Gullwings plus a swap! This Integra packs in all the best parts of the custom scene, creating a true classic sport compact. For the swap, they converted the front to a Lancer Evolution look and the taillights to DC5 units. From frame modification to bodywork, the goal was a natural finish with no awkward transitions. The gullwing doors are a prototype from Skipper, fitted for testing. They had already reached an impressive level of completion!

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A fierce-looking Lancer Evolution face…

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A first in the swap scene?

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An incredible aggressive stance!

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[DC2]

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Lexel Craft

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Integra

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Mazda

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Honda’s mid-engine FF real sports car. In the DC2 facelift, the front end was substantially updated from four round lamps to square headlights… and this is how it turned out.

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Classic Sport Compact

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Part 01

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Trend strategy

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[By style]

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Latest

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Trend 01: Gullwing doors and swaps

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Fast car

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First car?

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REXCELCRAFT

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SKIPPER

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Do you like…?

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Face

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Flashy custom build

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Installing DC5 taillight units in the DC2 Integra apparently required substantial bodywork, but the result is so natural you could easily miss it!

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SPECIFICATIONS Base car: 1992 Integra Owner: Lexel Craft Exterior: Kaminari-modified aero; gullwing doors, face and taillight swap; yellow-green flake paint Wheels: Linea Sports Speciale (18 × 8J) Suspension: Skipper air suspension Exhaust: Kakimoto Kai (modified)

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Inquiries: Lexel Craft, TEL 045-471-6091

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Vento

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Volkswagen

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West Factory

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BMW

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325i Cabriolet

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Skipper

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The distinctive thin-spoke wheels are 18-inch Crimson Linea Sports Speciale rims, carefully fitted to the car.

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When swapping the light units, they also paid close attention to achieving a natural fit. Even with the hood open and the frame visible, an untrained eye cannot spot the fabrication work.

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The tank hidden neatly in the trunk is for a new air-suspension system Skipper plans to release soon.

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Tail

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This car is a Lexel Craft demo vehicle, and its owner is Yoshida of the same company.

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The new Mercedes SLR McLaren’s super gullwing doors are a major attraction! Someone should build a sport compact from one of these! A factory gullwing from a major international show makes a rare debut; the price is still unclear…

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Frankfurt Motor Show…

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…for 50 million yen…

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With a 5.5-liter V8, supercharged specification…

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Blue

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P SRS

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HI ALPINE

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HI/ALPINE

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At last… the thousand-hands gullwing arrives!

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For details…

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From Hokkaido comes a stunning Vento with a Jic-Naf-style gullwing at the front and DeLorean-style doors at the rear. Seeing is believing—look at the photos and you’ll be amazed!

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In the next issue

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Here it is… a BMW gullwing!

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And it even has an open body…

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The Vento next to it is impressive, but this is a BMW gullwing! It’s a Cabriolet, so the impact is enormous. It even has air suspension.

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For details…

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See page 209