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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Thanks for visiting our introductory class about the Lonesome Car-boy stereo line up offered by Pioneer. Now after you buy your setup, how do you make it work? One advantage of the Lonesome Car-boy lineup is that it’s modular. If you want to put it together or add something, you
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The final episode of our Japan series took us to Mizuno Works, and it was an absolute thrill ride from start to finish! This kaido racer heaven was a paradise for car enthusiasts, and we got the chance to see some of the most magnificent cars out there. The owner,
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Parman is a team that was originally from Ebitsu, between Fukuoka and Kitakyushu. Their main motto was to have a team full of casualness and simplicity, along with loving the color red. These photos are from their Junior Young Auto interview in the March 1991 issue. Yoshihiro’s RX-7 The side
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In the 1970s and 1980s, prior to there being UpGarage, Autobacs and Yellow Hat shops all over Japan, individual tuning shops thrived. There used to be a lot more shops where you could buy used cars along with wheels, tires, steering wheels, body kits and other accessories. Sigma was one
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Even 40 years later, Atsushi Muto ( 武藤厚司 ) and his legendary American Z is still talked about today. While it was covered heavily in magazines back then, there is very little information online about this iconic car. Originally Muto wasn’t planning on buying a Z. It wasn’t until he
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The Lonesome Car-boy ( ロンサムカーボーイ ) line of component car audio was released in 1977 in Japan and would also make its release worldwide as Pioneer Component. This was the first component system released with other companies soon following. Sony had the “My Deen” component system, Kenwood had the “Trio”
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“Even sea bream is not delicious when eaten in loneliness.” – Japanese Expression Day 1 – An American Welcome The United States of America. Regardless of wether you hold the belief that its the greatest country on Earth, or a social experiment that got way out of hand, you have
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If you have been following any kaido racer accounts on Instagram for more than a year, you have probably noticed an uptick of photos around late December or January. New Years (正月, shōgatsu) in Japan is viewed as one of the most important holidays. Similar to the west, the new
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RS Aoyagi is a racing shop located in Fukuoka. Visiting the shop was quite easy as they are within a 10 minute walk from a bus stop. The part of Fukuoka the shop is located in is quite industrial and old. The infrastructure in the area, including the bus station
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