D Car — November 2003
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About this issue
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.
Page 39 — English draft translation
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CR-X del Sol
Hi-Fi
Character-design vinyl
Part 01: Classic Sport Compact
Trend guide
[By style]
Latest
Trend 02: Vinyl vs. Paint
Art Factory
The character is Yasmin, one of the four members of the hugely popular American group Bratz. She’s a character to watch, with a breakout in Japan expected soon.
Honda
CR-X del Sol
www.artfa…
CMD
Modern Mag
Give the other side a different expression. Rather than making it symmetrical, try having more fun with the design…
Window-surface graphics
…it is still much cheaper than commissioning just the paintwork.
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1-800-ARTFACTORY
ORDERS…
The playful vinyl characters and logos stand out against the fluorescent-yellow base color, drawing plenty of attention on the street.
Graphic
Base
Pattern
SPECIFICATIONS Exterior: Kaminari full aero; APR wing; Art Factory special graphics and airbrush Suspension: Cusco front and rear Wheels: RH Revolution Type CP10 Interior: Sparco steering wheel and seats; Ractive meters Engine: Nakayama Racing one-off muffler; AEM air cleaner Audio: full Alpine setup
D-CAR
BRATZ
Inquiries: Art Factory, TEL 042-520-2408
Graphics
The volume of the Kaminari aero and APR wing creates a powerful rear view. The bold character design makes an equally strong statement.
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VeilSide
The distinctive ducts in this VeilSide hood are also wrapped in film and airbrushed.
D-CAR
Art Factory’s Sawada painted the character by hand. The rear wing is also by VeilSide, matching the one in the film.
VeilSide
The 18-inch RO-JA wheels wear PROXES TS-1 tires, not yet sold in Japan, just like the ones in the film.
Hayame Speed
The aero sections are painted. The powerful twin-outlet Hayame Speed muffler is also not yet sold in Japan.
The latest in graphics
Show-off impact: maximum!
They call it ‘Mirror Vinyl’! A metallic sheet that blends into the sky! The RX-7 from the ‘Born to Run’ feature on pages 34 onward is decorated with brilliant metallic graphics. The film’s stretchability lets it conform to curved surfaces.
Captivating artistry at the level of fine art. In its latest work, F Connection brings elements of maki-e, a traditional Japanese art, into an artistic airbrush technique.
Final Connection — TEL 042-550-4533
Born to Run — TEL 077-568-3620
Tiara
Turning out one eye-catching machine after another. In the sport-compact scene, standing out is what counts. Garage Tiara’s latest creation goes all out with glitter and bold graphics.
0823-82…
A traditional lowrider technique comes to the sport compact scene. Lowrider graphics featuring glamorous Western women are still going strong, and they attract plenty of attention at sport-compact events.
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