J thread?

From a random google find...

"Bosozoku cars seem to take a lot of the styling from older Japanese racecars, ie. fender flares, airdams/chin spoilers, front mount oil coolers, numbers plates, paint schemes etc. and just exaggerate everything. Of course it ranges from just having some deep dish wheels, flares, and a chin spoiler to crazy looking cars like that GX71 with wild paintjobs and zig zag exhausts. It all comes down to having fun with your car, and I love seeing all kinds of bosozoku cars from clean Ken & Mary Skylines to the crazy Chasers and Soarers. I guess the whole style is kind of gang related though, these are the preferred cars of all the guys you see in Japan riding around on motorcycles with straight exhaust trying to get noticed, and alot of them are only teenagers. I think bosozoku actually translates roughly to violent racing clan or something similar (I know bo means violent)"

There was one of these round the corner from me when I was at school, I'd forgotten all about them until now!!

Wacky 'breadvan' styling!

Look at those wheel trims! Fantastic!