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.
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PART 7 · May 2, 2004 @ Yokohama 18th MOONEYES YOKOHAMA STREET CAR NATIONALS
One of Japan’s oldest and most storied…
…California-style custom-car shows
…at the Yokohama Minato Mirai venue. Around 500 cars and more than 100 swap-meet vendors…
Now in its 18th year, MOONEYES’ Yokohama Street Car Nationals is one of Japan’s premier hot-rod shows, bringing together American-inspired custom cars from Japan and abroad.
This year’s event was held in Yokohama Minato Mirai, home of MOONEYES. Nearly 500 cars and more than 100 swap-meet vendors packed the venue. American-style sport compacts are growing in number every year—let’s take a look!
Pursuing a USDM style through DIY
OWNER
JATS sport-compact crew!
USDM style
The US-spec nose bra gives it an American look…
1011-san
www.jats.co.jp
…this Sainos uses secondhand and swapped parts…
…uses plenty of parts on a budget…
…an aero kit (a Regulus copy?)…
A VTEC-tuned street car built for quick driving
The contrast of carbon parts and vinyl graphics gives this EJ1 a race-inspired look…
…with all of the U.S.-spec lighting parts transplanted.
…the “Paseo” U.S. specification is reproduced.
It faithfully recreates the U.S.-spec Toyota Sainos, sold there as the “Paseo.”
An EJ1…
…with an Integra Type R engine swap—pretty wild!
The wheel manufacturer is not specified…
…17-inch wheels. This part…
…a budget-built…
TOYOTA
MITSUBISHI FTO
…is the point of the concept!
…a polished finish…
TOYOTA SAIINOS
WINS “win tech concept”
Simple lowrider Euro style
HONDA
HONDA CIVIC COUPE
…and love Civics fitted with air suspension!
WINS showroom in Sumida, Tokyo (TEL 03-5600-1400)
…the “Win Tech Concept” proposed by WINS. Kids love this air-suspension Civic!
Air suspension, 18-inch wheels, and a yellow metallic…
The color scheme is cool on this Accord. The shop is Ship, in Shizuoka…
Exceed Custom’s, Shizuoka Prefecture (TEL 0544-65-0600)
Carbon-fiber hood and trunk
OWNER
WINS
…“Lucelle” is a Euro-style…
…with a strong Euro flavor…
VERSUS “Turismo” wheels…
VELTERRA
…lights installed.
…plus aero by WINS…
…has aero parts and neon…
HONDA
…design.
HONDA
HONDA CIVIC COUPE
HONDA ACCORD COUPE
HONDA
Sorry…
A minor player, but…
HONDA CIVIC COUPE
Although it is a minor model, this is the second one here today…
…is represented by its leader…
The familiar team “Blade Master”…
…U.S.-spec body and a one-off…
Sainos. The exterior has a full…
Regulus front bumper and…
A 5.1-channel surround…
…aero kit plus a Do-Luck…
…with a dramatic wing. Inside is a luxurious…
…system with multiple monitors…
…system creates a car theater.
…a lavish DVD theater!
Lights faithfully reproduce the U.S. specification…
TOYOTA
TOYOTA SAIINOS
…unit and custom…
…front bumper fitted.
Evolving with a commitment to “green”!
Weber aero and gullwing doors—the classic show-car style
A shop in Kawasaki, Kanagawa…
…with a dual-trim front…
The Takahashi family came to enjoy the event together…
Euro compacts popular in the United States
A simple aero-free exterior, TEIN suspension, and ENKEI wheels…
…wheels that bring out the best in the Civic without spoiling its shape…
…more than 20…
This year, more than 200 entries spanned everything from sport compacts to luxury cars and SUVs…
…entries filled the venue and kept the crowd buzzing. Also…
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…and CUP wheels…
…with a mixed aero setup…
…and a rear …
OWNER
…and green-painted lights are the key detail.
…a full-service shop offering everything from air suspension to gullwing conversions…
…the shop handles everything from used-car sales to custom work…
…with these wheels.
…complete the look.
Manami
Kimiyuki Yaguchi &…
Enjoy the show with a pink body!
…they’ll make your car stand out!
Fuma Takahashi
VW
Polo
HONDA
HONDA CIVIC COUPE
…and its pink-and-blue pearl paint is dazzling! The Webersports aero…
Nobuko Sasaki’s DC2 takes its inspiration from the S2000 in “The Fast and the Furious”…
Latest L.A. style: “LUXURY”
…paired with BBS “Daiwa” wheels looks great!
…it is the opposite of a sport compact built for performance…
The latest custom style making waves in California…
…that is the idea.
…but this, too, is a cool form of car culture born on the West Coast…
…turns it into an outrageously high-end machine with huge wheels…
…it is a luxurious style built around oversized wheels…
HONDA
LEGEND
Real American!
A full U.S.-spec luxury style that looks ready to cruise on American roads
…and 19-inch Lowenhart D1X wheels.
Hiroshi Koshido’s W210 is built to look like a current U.S.-spec car. It wears BRABUS side skirts…
JATS
OWNER
Hiro C & Wario
Mercedes-Benz
MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS
HONDA
Simple is a must!
This Legend’s main concept is keeping things simple, with air suspension for an extremely low stance and large chrome wheels for presence…
…make quite an entrance!
…wing, too. Wouldn’t this…
Euro taillights and a GT…
INTEGRA
…with full U.S.-spec exterior parts, including a nose bra.
The low stance from air suspension and large chrome wheels make a strong impression…
OWNER
Hirotoshi Koshido
…it would really stand out!
If a girl drove it…
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