Nice! Love the koi tank. But that "living/TV room," man. Looks very Liberace! The hot pink (magenta?) and white furniture goes very nicely with that wood-stove.

But that's all easily swapped out, unlike the Hako, 'Stang, and Porsche.

 

I told everyone at work that I'd bleed my retirement for that house IF it came with the cars. The house cost is ~$1.2M

 

was curious what the conversion was.
Of the 3, I guess the Porsche would be the best daily. The Mustang probably too big for regular use there & the Hako a bit too special.

 

Never seen one of these before.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-isuzu-bellett

 

Forced induction rotary, from the era of the "gentlemen's agreement."

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/rM6...90-eunos-cosmo

 

But a shame it's an auto. Wonder if a FD 6MT would drop in, with a modified/shorter driveshaft.

 

Another auto; too bad.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994-mitsubishi-fto-2

 

Always thought the FTO was an interesting model.

 

Huh. Just noticed that they're FWD. Seems a little odd to me.

 

Always seemed like a FWD 3000GT with thinner proportions

 

I owned one of these when I was a young Soldier in Japan.

 

So temped by this example. Distinctive color. Low mileage. Top-spec Type C. Only a coupla hours from me.

290hp/300 lbs-ft from that bullet-proof 4.0L 1UZ-FE V8 with VVT-i and 10.5:1 compression.

$20k. In Jalop speak, "Nice price? Or, crack pipe?"

https://www.japaneseclassics.com/veh...celsior-vip-2/

 

I like it, nice color too

 

Cruiser.

5.0L V12 1GZ-FE.

Hadn't heard of this engine 'til now.

https://www.japaneseclassics.com/veh...tury-v12-vip/#

 

A really clean example (under-carriage is spotless) of an RS200 (SXE10) Altezza with low-mileage.

Although the 5th gen 3S-GE I4, only found in the JDM RS200, is only factory-rated at 197 hp and an anemic 158 ft-lbs, this would still be a great DD, IMO.

 

Love that gen Altezza/IS300. Though, those taillights covers would be the first thing to go. Makes it look too much like a Skyline look.
My aunt had a 5MT IS300 when I was in college, loved getting behind the wheel of it.

 

Lots of Americans here have Altezzas. And they like to put fart cans on them, thinking they are fast cars.

 

They're fun, even if not fast. The 2JZ makes for a fun sedan, even without the snails.

 

B5 5M/T gent's agreement 276 hp

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2000-subaru-legacy-7/

 

Not bad, prefer the wagon, but that looks pretty clean

 

OK. This was their best wagon (At the time, mine is the best now. Ha)

 

My favorite gen Legacy, for sure.
The Levorg is a good 2nd place

 

I am on the fence actually. I love the interior and exterior of the Levorg. The Legacy had the EJ25 in WRX guise. That S402 had "285HP" with stock airbox, and the sound system inside was a McIntosh.

Choices, choices. My car's biggest drawbacks: CVT and small brakes. No manual offered. The S402 was in 6MT only (in Japan that is)

 

Another B4 RSK; this time on C&B.

The one above ended up selling for $7k


https://carsandbids.com/auctions/9Xa...-legacy-b4-rsk

 

If only it were LHD.
Don't think I could reasonably DD a RHD car

 

I did in Germany for 5 years (JDM) and on the Autobahn to boot. Very doable, except drive thru operations. That's awkward.

 

I've done it before in a RHD EK SiR for a long weekend. Doable on the highway, a bit more awkward on narrow 2-lane roads.

 

Nahhh, go ahead and import a Nissan R34 GT-R.... I dare you.

 

Need 4 doors, got 3 kids.
There are 4-door R34s...

 

There are, but they have the RB25 motor.





This would be better. Stagea 260 RS - This has the RB26 from the Skyline GT-R in it.

 

Stagea FTW
And if I were going with a Skyline, it'd be a R32.

 

^ Here you go. 4 doors.






Or did you mean Godzilla?

 

to both.

 

Also, I think the R32 proportions, especially in the rear, work better on a sedan. The R34 rear fascia is too 'tall' outside the coupe.

 

Agree. The r34 is a bit better, but the 4 door "just looks wrong" in my book. Now if I had my choice, I'd want one of these.

 

R32 for me, every day, sedan, coupe, GTR. Just always preferred the look, even if the R34 is the goat.

 

Folks, I went to a small classic auto show. Mostly old Japanese cars but a small few from the US made it here. The first car came from Fukuoka (a long boat ride). The rest are local. And I like the Hako with the period correct magazine and pack of cigarettes on the dash.