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 168 — English draft translation
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Open-air freedom from a ragtop A remarkably low Euro style
The owner says he wanted to do something different…
Naoyuki Okamoto
OWNER
…with this Civic coupe. The body has been smoothed cleanly, and its low stance and glitzy chrome wheels give it a low-Euro look. The canvas roof opens as a ragtop. In the trunk, high-end audio includes Rockford subwoofers.
Ragtops are still rare. Could they be the next trend after gullwing doors?
Airbrush work used to striking effect SHN traveled all the way from Kanagawa with this airbrushed Ferio. It wears a full Webersports aero kit and 18-inch #81 Motorsport wheels.
HONDA CIVIC FERIO
HONDA
Enjoy the full-course menu This Civic coupe uses light and shadow as its custom theme. It has an MR-S front-end swap, NOS direct-shot system, retrimmed interior, and more—finished as the ultimate full-course build.
OWNER
WEDS
Akihiko Obara
Asami-chan (right), Miki-chan (center), and Kaori-chan (left)—three friends. Ah, we love you!
…!
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OWNER
SHN
www.g-games.jp
G·games
WEBER
HONDA
CIVIC COUPE
A hobby of roaming the streets at night? …
…with Ami-chan (left) and Mami-chan (right), who…
HONDA
HONDA CIVIC COUPE
The trunk has been opened up, revealing the bright red air-suspension tank and Rockford subwoofers.
OWNER
“A mysterious vibe” is the catchphrase That mysterious feeling is the key to Tetsuya Fujimoto’s Civic Ferio. A full ViS Racing kit sharpens the look; it is painted a subdued solid black, and the seats have been replaced with semi-buckets.
Tetsuya Fujimoto
HONDA
HONDA CIVIC FERIO
OWNER
Turbocharged and ready to run hard It is dressed up, of course, but also built to run hard on the circuit. A bolt-on turbo boosts the Elantra’s power, while Endless pads strengthen the brakes.
Hideaki Katsura
ELANTRA
HYUNDAY
OWNER
Vertically opening gullwing doors This EJ1 has gullwing doors that open straight up. A full ViS Racing kit dresses the exterior. The wheels are G-Games 7W on the right and 7F on the left.
Yusuke Katayama
20-31
EUROLITE
TENZOR
EUROUT
HONDA
HONDA CIVIC COUPE