D Car — July 2004
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246 available scans from D Car — July 2004, 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 161 — English draft translation
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A dazzling Civic with high-end audio
The owner says bugs are attracted to the car…
The owner says bugs are drawn to this full-yellow Civic. It wears full Bomex aero and a KAN Project hood. Ohlins suspension and Renso wheels complete the underpinnings, while ZERO1000 fine-tunes the intake and exhaust. The high-end audio features Macintosh and Rockford components. The smoothed rear hatch is another standout bodywork detail.
A ZERO1000 air cleaner tunes the engine. A strut tower bar also adds rigidity.
BOMEX
Owner Jin Yakuwa and Aya say bugs have been sticking to the car all the way here.
OWNER
www.custom.boomer5.com
Honda Civic
HONDA
The audio system is built around premium brands such as Rockford…
OWNER
OWNER
Owner Hiroshi Shoji takes pride in painting the car yellow…
Owner Daisuke Tan has a gold-metallic finish…
…that’s the owner.
Owner Masaya Komatsu has finely tuned it with HKS parts…
Toyota Celica Turbo-swapped for high power
Honda Accord
The custom concept is ‘subtle, low Euro style.’ Its understated lowering on Tanabe coilovers gives it just the right look.
Toyota Celica A clean build that makes full use of the stock aero
A HKS turbine boosts the 3S-GTE…
…a Celica that still feels cohesive. It wears Racing Hart wheels.
A restrained, grown-up custom with a subtle look
…for a powerful Celica that still looks well put together.
OWNER
OWNER
OWNER
Owner Ikumi Ashihara is proud of the full matte-red paint job…
Tatsuya Sato has serious running gear, including AME wheels and Nitto tires.
Owner Tsuyoshi Yokoyama fitted a custom one-off LED undercarriage kit…
Nissan Silvia
Honda Accord Sedan Built to perform as well as it looks This Accord sedan is being customized to be genuinely fast, not just attractive.
HONDA
Honda Civic Ferio A simple build that’s still sharply styled ‘Simple is best’ is the theme of this Ferio, finished with a full Weber Sports aero kit.
…finished with a Vertex aero kit and carbon hood.
A look that promises performance…
An S14 with Vertex aero and a carbon-fiber hood, fitted with 18-inch SSR Professor wheels.
Fitted with Tanabe suspension.
Familiar shops and manufacturers’ demo cars
Fitted with aero not yet released in Japan…
Body Shop Hirama
TOYOTA
Toyota Altezza
Rotary power unleashed!
WORK
GMC
…a Mazda Roadster dressed in a sexy aero style…
An S15 repainted in Show-Up’s original Eki-Show paint.
Sanko Auto’s Roadster wears 15-inch WORK wheels. The rotary engine has been swapped and tuned, delivering a dramatic increase in power!
…with a rotary-engine swap for a major power boost! —Sanko Auto
C1500
Show-Up
NISSAN
Nissan Silvia
High Performance
D-CAR
D-CAR
The Altezza by Body Shop Hirama is built to look fast and feel planted. It has Apex suspension.
The custom theme is ‘unmistakable presence.’
MAZDA
Roadster
WORK
A Cadillac Escalade front end has been transplanted onto this C1500…
…a C1500 with an Escalade front end transplanted onto it. The grille is painted in Porsche’s factory gray.
10,000 fans go wild as D1 Grand Prix runs alongside the event
Ken Nomura pilots a 470-horsepower R34 Skyline in a gutsy battle where two cars come close to making contact.
Keiichi Tsuchiya’s commentary thrilled the packed grandstands. D1 Grand Prix has been booming in popularity lately…
The co-hosted D1 Grand Prix drew a full house…
…and drew a huge crowd. Drift wizards, including the familiar Nomuken, showed off their skills. The gallery could only gasp as monster machines with around 500 horsepower laid down one power-packed drift after another!
URAS
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