strotter Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 (edited) I don't think this is a repost. An absorbing trip through Japanese design history, here. My personal favorite, the Nissan Sprint 1900 prototype, from 1963: No S30's, and many early designs were clearly derivative (or outright designed by european companies). But as you browse, you can see the evolution of a very distinct and truly "Japanese" sensibility. Edited November 10, 2010 by strotter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getoffmyinternet Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 (edited) Awesome. Yeah I saw a lot of panteras and such on there. A lot of hummer/land rovers too. And would a sports car with a minivan door ever take I wonder. I still see a million concepts like the boga and esr, they're just dying to make those cars! I think my favorite name is "Super Heavy Dumptruck." I like the figaro, although that car actually came to fruition. But not to the US It's a viper! It's a camaro! It's a... miata? Oh how the world would have been different if this had gone to production. It's probably still FWD These aren't the droids we're looking for. Edited November 10, 2010 by getoffmyinternet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Oh look! Toyota Aztek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S30Mark Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 (edited) (1997) The Nissan TrailRunner is sick! Edited November 11, 2010 by S30Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldAndyAndTheSea Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 WOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Shows that the Japanese can style cars as beautifully as the Italians...the RX-500 and Nissan 126X/216X are amazing. Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Shows that the Japanese can style cars as beautifully as the Italians...the RX-500 and Nissan 126X/216X are amazing. Yasin I like the RX-500 too. The nose is straight off the AMX III concept. A car designed by... wait for it... an Italian. In truth all automotive designers steal ideas from each other. I give credit to the Japanese for as many mostly original designs as they have. Even if I don't personally care for the "distinct Japanese design sensibility". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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