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 167 — English draft translation
“Whoever masters Mazda cars rules China!” This FD has a carbon diffuser, GT wing, and a wealth of one-off parts that create a unique exterior. The owner has spent seven years customizing it, following the motto of doing everything possible himself. He even installed the gullwing kit from Kazama Auto himself. The standout item is a Trust wagon gate: from the rear it looks like a sports wagon, while everything else is unmistakably an FD—an intriguingly mysterious identity.
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The center console extends all the way to the rear. Carbon-fiber parts are used throughout, including a MazdaSpeed shift knob and SARD gauge panel.
MAZDA
RX-7 [FD3S]
An identity-shrouded machine
A gullwing FD has arrived!!
Here’s what’s inside!!
A hatch packed to the brim…
GullCuore
It is fitted with the exceedingly rare “’97 Auto Salon Wagon Gate.” The audio equipment inside is clearly visible.
…City Road Fukuyama. Panasonic monitors…
…and the audio is by Alpine and Fostex.
The audio system was installed at City Road Fukuyama. The monitors are Panasonic…
SPECIFICATIONS — Exterior: BORDER Type 2 front aero; FEED side skirts; one-off GT wing; FEED front fenders; Trust wagon gate. Suspension: Aragosta. Wheels: Auto Couture, 19×9J front / 19×10J rear. Interior: BRIDE and RECARO seats; Trust Stack Race meters; ARC steering wheel. Engine: one-off straight-through exhaust, HKS T04 turbo kit, and more.
OWNER
Atsuyoshi Tanioka
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