If you have looked at enough photos of “haiso” (high society) styled kaido racers, chances are you have noticed antennas mounted either to the rear end or the roof. First assumption is for a radio or even a television, but that isnt always the case. CB (Citizen Band) radios peaked
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While tools such as social media are great for seeing photos of kaido racers new and old, this may leave you wanting more. Whether it’s wanting to focus on a specific period, finer details, or finding “deep cuts”, going straight to the source remains one the best options, but where
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Over the last few years, the touring events organized by Rudeboy Custom in Vancouver, BC, have brought the captivating world of kaido racers to the PNW region of North America. The Pacific Northwest (PNW) Summer Touring 2024 was once again an unforgettable experience. Enthusiasts from all over the continent and
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Rudeboy Customs is back with another rendition of PNW Summer Meeting in Vancouver, BC Canada. The official day is going to be August 10th, with meeting location and time posted on the day of the event on their Instagram stories. Try showing up with a kaido racer, but other cars
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We’re happy to announce that BYD will be coming back to Nonsuri (non-slip festival) this year! The legendary team will not only once again judge the upcoming rev/showcase competition this year but will also be helping us judge in a new competition this year “Best interior dress up”. We will
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Continuing from the previous article about music that you might hear around kaido racers, we continue with more artists of the 80s-90s. Mind you that this isn’t all of the artists and also that many people who are into kaido racers listen to other music besides Japanese artists. In fact,
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In the late 80’s and early 90’s kaido racers really started to resemble what Westerners use the blanket (incorrect) term of bosozoku for. Cars sporting a plethora of fiberglass, both custom-made and “off the shelf”, to create borderline unidentifiable cars were at their peak around this time (exemplified with Chibaragi
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In the 1980s European tuning shops started to get popular. In Germany alone, there was RUF, Brabus, Gemball, but what was probably the craziest tuner was Koenig Specials. Willy König purchased a Ferrari 365 BB in 1974 and wasn’t happy with the performance of it. He had the 365 sent off
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Welcome back to class. If you missed out on our first class of the early Lonesome Car-boy series or our follow-up to that with installation instructions, be sure to check those out. Now we are on to advanced topics. By 1983 the original Lonesome Car-boy line was beginning to look
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What better way to celebrate the start of a new year than driving loud, flashy cars around the city? Since Rudeboy Custom held the very first PNW Touring event, which was New Year Touring 2022, I’ve been dreaming of having our very own Checkpoint car to really be a part
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