Young Version — August 1999
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About this issue
The August 1999 issue of Young Version explores drift setups versus grip tuning through 22 shop demo cars, including S15 Silvias from Mine’s and Kazama Auto. Features cover front-wheel-drive builds taking on high-powered 4WD rivals, choosing a first drift car, and reviving a used AE86 Trueno on a ¥1 million total budget. Suspension fundamentals, engine-oil selection, rotary maintenance, new-parts tests, and reports from Hiroshima and California round out this look at Japan’s late-1990s tuning scene.
242 available scans from Young Version — August 1999, 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 144 — English draft translation
Hello, Matsugon and readers. I’m a 23-year-old man who drove a 70 Supra. My inspection expired at the end of May, and since I’m getting married, I decided to let my beloved car go. On the third day of a final trip with my girlfriend to visit her relatives, the engine suddenly stopped. The timing belt had snapped. I really wanted to drive it home, but instead had to scrap it… It was terribly painful. Many people in Shikoku helped me…
Send us stories, funny experiences, sightings of unusual cars, and more. We may publish your letter as-is, so please write in ballpoint or marker. We welcome your creative work, but pencil entries are not accepted. Write clearly in pen! Entries that impress or make Matsugon laugh may be featured as “This Month’s Artist” and receive two stickers. We also want information about uncommon cars and hard-to-find parts…
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I wanted to give my car a proper goodbye…
…the real farewell…
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Young Version editorial…
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Please send me a sticker.
Ojarumaru, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture
You answered me in the July Q&A…
Please take good care of your next Supra, just like this one. I’d like to send you a sticker, but you didn’t include your name! Please contact Matsugon at the editorial office soon.
Thank you. I couldn’t figure out the cause myself and was quite worried. Your clear advice helped, and I plan to get it diagnosed soon. I feel a little relieved. I’m writing to thank you and ask a simple question.
S15 Civic…
The EK Civic Type R… / next model S4… everyone’s excited!
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(The man who drove the 70 Supra)
Please…
Yay!!
We also make…
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It’s about the monitor program…
After the monitor period ends, do I have to return the item? I wasn’t sure, so I hesitated to apply. (RX-7 fan, Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture) / Matsugon: Usually, products sent for monitoring are yours to keep as thanks for the report. If you don’t send a report or monitor it properly, we may ask for it back. So apply with confidence!
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Ken Yamaguchi, Hamana District, Shizuoka Prefecture
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A Civic driver from Seto City, Aichi Prefecture
I’m a student writing for the first time, and I love cars. I want to get my license soon. I’m choosing between an RX-7 and a GTO or 180SX. The GTO is my favorite, but I hardly ever see one here in Fukuoka! There are two or three RX-7s parked near my house, and 180SXs and Silvias are everywhere…
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…but the GTO never appears in magazines! Why? Is it not fast? Is it too expensive? (Mitsubishi fan, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
Matsugon: It is more expensive than other cars. How is it in other places?
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An announcement from the editorial team: Young Version…
Our logo has changed, and the long-awaited new sticker is finally ready! People featured in the July issue will receive the new design. We’re mailing them now, so look forward to it. This time, besides the standard white-and-red version, there is a rare silver-and-black version. We’re giving that one to this month’s artists and others…
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Kazunobu Kanai, Sapporo City, Hokkaido
We’re waiting for your letters and illustrations!
Send your submissions here!!
YV Editorial Department, Kodansha? / 101-8524 / Kotsu Times Co., Ltd.
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Thank you for all your submissions every month. Selected entries…
Matsugon reads everything, even pieces that aren’t chosen, so send them in! As mentioned in the Hotline, this issue has rare sticker versions. Only letters or illustrations that impress (or make) Matsugon laugh and are selected for “This Month’s Artist” receive one. Send your best ideas! No deadline—we look forward to them!
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