NSR: Very strange looking cars

michelle_7728 · Post by **michelle_7728** » Sun May 06, 2012 7:30 am

Have you ever seen anyting like this before?

What is the point here? Maybe some aerodynamics, but what about the pipes coming over the roof? Bizarre. Some strange looking bikes at the end also....

Post by **ericalm** » Sun May 06, 2012 3:02 pm

No point in terms of performance. It's like Lowriders, just a style of customization. I've seen some like these before and think this may be popular in a few SE Asian countries. Can't find any other info, though.

bluebuddygirl · Post by **bluebuddygirl** » Sun May 06, 2012 3:24 pm

Not everything has a point. Kind of like high fashion, or concept cars, you show what you can do not really expecting anyone to use it.

un_designer · Post by **un_designer** » Sun May 06, 2012 4:27 pm

I sooooo wanna see those car go out of a parking lot incline

rsrider · Post by **rsrider** » Sun May 06, 2012 5:18 pm

It's Japan. I liked the bosozuka bikes at the end..........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C5%8Ds%C5%8Dzoku

The term can be applied to both bikes and cars, but bikes were first.

michelle_7728 · Post by **michelle_7728** » Sun May 06, 2012 11:13 pm

Seems like those pipes would have been hot, if it was actually rerouted exhaust...and that one guy in the convertible was touching them!

scootavaran · Post by **scootavaran** » Sun May 06, 2012 11:41 pm

Great if you need to shovel snow off the driveway.

bigbropgo · Post by **bigbropgo** » Sun May 06, 2012 11:51 pm

bluebuddygirl wrote:Not everything has a point. Kind of like high fashion, or concept cars, you show what you can do not really expecting anyone to use it.

^this. it is a style that has evolved to excess. how big, how far and how much. no real reason other than to do "it" (whatever "it" is.) bigger than the next dude.

Swordsman · Post by **Swordsman** » Mon May 07, 2012 4:55 pm

I haven't seen any of those before, but I have seen their crazy custom vans. Couldn't find anything on Youtube, but Google images has some good shots. Often the rear doors open up to reveal an entire wall of giant subwoofer speakers that look like spaceship engines.

https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch& ... 7F_jO7rsOM

~SM

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Mon May 07, 2012 5:08 pm

rsrider wrote:It's Japan. I liked the bosozuka bikes at the end..........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C5%8Ds%C5%8Dzoku

The term can be applied to both bikes and cars, but bikes were first.

I remember first seeing these bikes in pictures back in the 80's ( YIKES! before the internet) and wondering if the looked through the bottom of the fairing to ride!

I was going to mention the vans, but I see someone beat me to it.

Crazy stuff but you gotta admire the time and quality of work!

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Mon May 07, 2012 7:06 pm

Swordsman wrote:I haven't seen any of those before, but I have seen their crazy custom vans. Couldn't find anything on Youtube, but Google images has some good shots. Often the rear doors open up to reveal an entire wall of giant subwoofer speakers that look like spaceship engines.

~SM

How'd you like to drive that beast on a windy day? Ha!

SYMbionic Duo · Post by **SYMbionic Duo** » Mon May 07, 2012 8:29 pm

Lets not forget 'decotora'

The Japanese take things to an insane and obsessive level. and that's why we love 'em.

Mutt the Hoople · Post by **Mutt the Hoople** » Mon May 07, 2012 8:32 pm

Wonder what the has mileage is

Swordsman · Post by **Swordsman** » Wed May 09, 2012 1:03 pm

SYMbionic Duo wrote:Lets not forget 'decotora'

The Japanese take things to an insane and obsessive level. and that's why we love 'em.

I suspect all of these turn into giant alien robots when trouble arises.

~SM

AWinn6889 · Post by **AWinn6889** » Wed May 09, 2012 10:18 pm

Swordsman wrote:
SYMbionic Duo wrote:Lets not forget 'decotora'

(Removed picture for redundancy's sake)

The Japanese take things to an insane and obsessive level. and that's why we love 'em.
I suspect all of these turn into giant alien robots when trouble arises.

~SM

Yeah, that thing better be a real life Transformer.

xTomBx · Post by **xTomBx** » Sun May 13, 2012 1:18 am

The Japanese have a knack for taking a small aspect of a culture, fetishizing it and then expanding i into a whole new culture.
They do some amazing things with american Hot rods, Kustoms and lowriders.

I was really intrigued by what they were doing to "big scooters" a few years back, beautiful beautiful machines-