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BellyBuilder Part of things Posts: 629	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves BellyBuilder @funkyoldpatina
	Nov 18, 2020 21:26:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Had the pleasure of seeing not one, but two of these lovely 1981 Datsun Bluebird coupes last week owned by a Datsun hoarder. Never seen one before in the flesh. I'm not going to lie, the one like the blue one here got me salivating! Only difference was the 80s mags he had on it. Any other Japanese coupes that tickle your fancy?


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hotfuzz Part of things Posts: 395	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves hotfuzz @hotfuzz
	Nov 18, 2020 22:30:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Has to be this generation Toyota Celica for me. I’ve had a white and a red one (Sadly not the GT4) very reliable and such a great drive. Not seen one on the road for a long time.


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daklone Part of things Posts: 425	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves daklone @daklone
	Nov 18, 2020 23:06:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I'd probably go Celica too, but a TA22 GTV like this beauty:


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juggernaut Part of things Posts: 55	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves juggernaut @juggernaut
	Nov 19, 2020 1:09:14 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo, had mine for 5 years and it never broke down, never needed anything except servicing, occasional tyres and one exhaust back box. Had it remapped to appox 200bhp and it was epic for 1983, fantastic car, loved it. Mine was a narrow body version but the big arched ones that came later looked the business in an 80's big shoulder pads kind of way.
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davethepieman Part of things Posts: 337	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves davethepieman @davethepieman
	Nov 19, 2020 3:40:15 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Just love a nice Colt Sapporo.


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jpsmit Posted a lot Posts: 1,274	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves jpsmit @jpsmit
	Nov 19, 2020 3:42:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	If money was no object there would be a Mazda Cosmo in my garage OTOH a Hino Contessa, either, would work


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mr2fc Posted a lot Posts: 1,990	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves mr2fc @mr2fc
	Nov 19, 2020 7:45:19 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	juggernaut 110% correct answer! hotfuzz I see one this shape when I'm out and about locally with the kids I work with. Parked in a driveway, not moved for years but every time they see it they love it... ...still not quite a Starion, though


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Flingstam Part of things Posts: 256	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves Flingstam @flingstam
	Nov 19, 2020 9:01:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	1986 Nissan Leopard Ultima. Quite a simple shape, but well-proportioned. Also, check out the digital dash and the buttons on the steering wheel.
	Last Edit: Nov 19, 2020 10:53:08 GMT by Flingstam 1991 Toyota Deliboy (RWD JDM LCV) - Now SOLD 1998 Lexus LS400 (RWD EUR VIP) - Also GONE 1989 Volvo 740 GLE (RWD EUR GLE)

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Flingstam Part of things Posts: 256	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves Flingstam @flingstam
	Nov 19, 2020 9:05:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	If you don't want a Nissan Leopard, the equivalent Toyota Soarer is... much the same. The Soarer also came in a version called the Aerocabin, with a folding hardtop. The proportions are a little challenged in this spec:
	Last Edit: Nov 19, 2020 9:06:39 GMT by Flingstam 1991 Toyota Deliboy (RWD JDM LCV) - Now SOLD 1998 Lexus LS400 (RWD EUR VIP) - Also GONE 1989 Volvo 740 GLE (RWD EUR GLE)

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BellyBuilder Part of things Posts: 629	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves BellyBuilder @funkyoldpatina
	Nov 19, 2020 9:06:12 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	^ That 1987 Nissan Leopard is absolutely lovely! I think it has to be 80s Japanese coupes for me - those angled lines looked the business!


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Flingstam Part of things Posts: 256	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves Flingstam @flingstam
	Nov 19, 2020 9:10:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I could spend a lot of time doing this... 1965 Nissan Silvia:
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Flingstam Part of things Posts: 256	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves Flingstam @flingstam
	Nov 19, 2020 9:12:47 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	So many Skyline GT-Rs to choose from. This is from 1973, it's a racing car in the Nissan Heritage Collection, although it could easily pass for a modern restomod:
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Flingstam Part of things Posts: 256	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves Flingstam @flingstam
	Nov 19, 2020 9:15:35 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	1972 Toyota CROWN Coupe
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fr€$h&m1nt¥ Posted hell of a lot Posts: 6,598 Club RR Member Number: 99	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves fr€$h&m1nt¥ @freshandminty Club Retro Rides Member 99
	Nov 19, 2020 9:15:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nov 19, 2020 9:10:45 GMT Flingstam said: I could spend a lot of time doing this... 1965 Nissan Silvia: Is that a concept / factory original? It's amazing how over-wheeled / over-tyred that looks. Even a subtle drop on smaller wheel/tyre combo would transform that as the body is gorgeous. More than a hint of an Audi 72 of the same era imho
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Flingstam Part of things Posts: 256	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves Flingstam @flingstam
	Nov 19, 2020 9:28:16 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	This is exactly what the production Silvia looked like in 1965, amazingly enough. The stylists must have had a word with Bridgestone/Yokohama to see what tyre sizes they could provide. Here's an interesting comparison between factory and aftermarket wheels:
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ChrisT Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 1,670 Club RR Member Number: 225	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves ChrisT @christ Club Retro Rides Member 225
	Nov 19, 2020 9:39:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	So many great cars over the years to choose from impossible to narrow it down so here's a pic of my 'modern' (22 Year old) Japanese coupe.
	Last Edit: Nov 19, 2020 13:34:12 GMT by ChrisT The bane of my life 16v manta

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ChrisT Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 1,670 Club RR Member Number: 225	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves ChrisT @christ Club Retro Rides Member 225
	Nov 19, 2020 10:00:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	But having said that this thread wouldn't be complete without the inclusion of the late great HKP Celica.
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norm75 Part of things Posts: 668	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves norm75 @norm75
	Nov 19, 2020 10:12:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nov 19, 2020 9:28:16 GMT Flingstam said: This is exactly what the production Silvia looked like in 1965, amazingly enough. The stylists must have had a word with Bridgestone/Yokohama to see what tyre sizes they could provide. Here's an interesting comparison between factory and aftermarket wheels: nice. Looks a lot like a Fulvia.


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HoTWire Administrator Posts: 27,175	Lovely Japanese coupe content - lets see your faves HoTWire @admin
	Nov 19, 2020 11:53:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Couple of my picks already gone (that exact C110 was on of my 3 Car Garage picks on the podcast). However I absolutely adore this CROWN Coupe: DSCF0120 by Retro Rides, on Flickr To be honest nearly all of my favourite coupes are Japanese, Laurel C130, Toyota Z10, Starion, Mazda Cosmo, RX3, 510, KPGC10, C110, Silvia, Celica, and on and on and on. Oh and the B310 Sunny coupe
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	Nov 19, 2020 11:56:21 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Just in case anyone else doesn't share one .. Laurel C130
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