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Tetsuya Hibino (日比野哲也, Hibino Tetsuya) (born 10 April 1974 in Aichi) is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Shibata Racing Team. Like many of the drivers in the D1 Grand Prix, he is the owner of his own tuning shop called SunRise, and works on his car himself.
a massive armored car, the TU-89 355 Ladybird used in episode 1 and 2 of Part I by a hired right-wing mercenary and his henchmen aiming for a national coup d'etat and revenge against Daimon; an illegally-modified Mercury Cougar used by bank robbers in episode 45 of Part I; a stolen Ford Torino, used in episode 47 of Part I
The Sard MC8-R was a modified and lengthened version of the Toyota MR2 (SW20) built for GT racing by Toyota's SARD (Sigma Advanced Research Development) works team.. SARD heavily modified the front half of the MR2s chassis and completely replaced the rear with a custom setup in order to fit a twin-turbo version of the 4.0-liter 1UZ-FE V8 producing 600 bhp (447 kW). [1]
Some of the early custom cars in Japan, starting in the late 1970s through the 1980s, included Kaido Racers, Japanese cars modified with homemade parts to look like racecars of the time; imported and modified American and European cars; cars modified for top-speed and highway racing; and Dekotora decorated trucks.
Drivers in the United States have loved Japanese-made vehicles for more than 50 years. With time comes new automobile innovations that have kept Americans' hold on Japanese vehicles strong. Flip ...
In 1973, the Japanese issei began to bring the style of Japanese styled cars over to the U.S. Cars such as the Datsun 510, Toyota Corolla, and the Honda Civic along with other modified vehicles. Modified Nissan R34 Skyline GT-R at Importexpo 2011. The import scene grew exponentially in the 1990s and 2000s with more Japanese imports ...
The first generation was a heavily modified 3rd generation Mazda Carol. [3] It has a 52-58 hp 660 cc gasoline engine. [2] It has a 30-40 L fuel tank. [2] The car started out with 3 doors; however, in 1999 Mitsuoka changed it into a 5-door car based on the 4th generation Mazda Carol and then 1st generation Mira Gino in 2002. [1]
As of 2010, police reported that the new trend among bōsōzoku was to ride together in much smaller groups and to ride scooters instead of heavily modified motorcycles. Aichi prefecture was reported to have the highest number of riders, followed by Tokyo, Osaka, Ibaraki and Fukuoka. [ 8 ]