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Akira

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Roadstar
« on: March 03, 2016, 12:59:02 »
Found this one in Akihabara, Tokyo.
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Re: Roadstar
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2016, 13:19:52 »
Talk about cultivating the difference :D

Must be some experience driving this vehicle in the streets of Tokyo ...
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Re: Roadstar
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2016, 13:38:39 »
Yes, indeed.  I wish I had a chance to hear the sound of the engine.
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Re: Roadstar
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2016, 14:11:38 »
It is so cool that they have used an old Ford flathead V8. It's the only engine that suits a Ford hotrod like this. People using modern Chevy engines in cars like this should be punished :-)

Nice find Akira, and lovely presentation as well. Your new D750 at work?

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Re: Roadstar
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2016, 14:28:20 »
That would be illegal in the UK!
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Re: Roadstar
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2016, 15:33:09 »
Quote from: frankv on March 03, 2016, 14:11:38
It is so cool that they have used an old Ford flathead V8. It's the only engine that suits a Ford hotrod like this. People using modern Chevy engines in cars like this should be punished :-)

Nice find Akira, and lovely presentation as well. Your new D750 at work?

-frank-

Thanks, Frank, for kind words and the identification of the engine.  Strangely I didn't like D750 at all when it hit the market, but I'm in love with it now.   ::)

Quote from: Mike G on March 03, 2016, 14:28:20
That would be illegal in the UK!

Mike, are you talking about the absence of the fenders?  I suspect it could be illegal also in Japan...
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Re: Roadstar
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2016, 17:00:59 »
I love how accessible these old engines are. Today's engines are almost impossible to access for even the simplest of DIY tasks  >:(
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Re: Roadstar
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2016, 17:02:54 »
Absolutely Akira. Also it is not allowed to have the engine compartment open which would give access to moving parts!
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Re: Roadstar
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2016, 18:41:34 »
What a beautiful car!

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Re: Roadstar
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2016, 19:17:51 »
What a find !

nice little series Akira
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Re: Roadstar
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2016, 19:58:58 »
Nice road side take!
Fun car with a ton of character.
Do you have an interieur shot?

I assume there would be issues with the non covered wheels in Germany...
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Re: Roadstar
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2016, 20:33:42 »
Thanks, Mikes, there are too many black boxes in today's machines.

Jakov, it surely has a character!

Armando, glad you like the series.

Thomas, unfortunately there was a thick down jacket and the most interesting part of the interior was covered with it.  Also, the owner was not present there.  I didn't want to be suspected and had to work quickly.
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Re: Roadstar
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2016, 21:35:02 »
Quote from: Akira on March 03, 2016, 20:33:42
Thomas, unfortunately there was a thick down jacket and the most interesting part of the interior was covered with it.  Also, the owner was not present there.  I didn't want to be suspected and had to work quickly.
No heating  :-X ?
Akira, thank you for showing. Here's a youtube sound file that seems to fit., and another sounding good.
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Akira

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Re: Roadstar
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2016, 22:11:29 »
Quote from: Thomas G on March 03, 2016, 21:35:02
No heating  :-X ?
Akira, thank you for showing. Here's a youtube sound file that seems to fit., and another sounding good.

Thomas, I'm not sure.  If there is no heating, the owner wants to save the battery power maybe?

Thanks for the links to hear the sound.  The engine surely sound nice.  I especially like the idling sound.  :)
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Re: Roadstar
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2016, 23:37:38 »
Nice bus !!........but so unjapanese. It may be the rarest thing in Japan right now. TFS.
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