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Old 10-12-2010, 05:48 PM
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Good post.

I like this one:


And its pretty clear to see the where the production Celica came from:


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I would soooo rock this with a 3-rotor :





It vaguely reminds me of a 917...



...or a 250 GT Breadvan:


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Nothing beats the Furai - sexiest, scariest-looking car ever!
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This thing is hilarious. It looks like what "the car of the future" in a 1950s sci-fi movie would look like. I bet the inside is full of vacuum tubes, reel-to-reel tape, and flashing lights.



Also, apparently Japanese designers were obsessed with triangles in the late 60s/early 70s.
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that pic of the blue Celica, is just pure sex. I would sell an organ to have a car as clean and sexy as that.
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Originally Posted by AliGhanizad,Oct 13 2010, 01:03 AM
that pic of the blue Celica, is just pure sex. I would sell an organ to have a car as clean and sexy as that.
Just build one. Its not like its a Miura or some other unattainable exotic.. they can be had for 3-5K in great shape + 20K or so in mods, depending on the direction you want to take and labor you're willing to do.

That one is S2000 powered.
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Originally Posted by Bloodred,Oct 12 2010, 10:36 PM
This thing is hilarious. It looks like what "the car of the future" in a 1950s sci-fi movie would look like. I bet the inside is full of vacuum tubes, reel-to-reel tape, and flashing lights.


Hahahahahahahahaha.
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Lost in Space!! Great link.
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Originally Posted by Bloodred,Oct 13 2010, 01:36 AM
This thing is hilarious. It looks like what "the car of the future" in a 1950s sci-fi movie would look like. I bet the inside is full of vacuum tubes, reel-to-reel tape, and flashing lights.


Decided to do a search out of curiosity. It's actually a rolling nightclub inside (FF to 1:30):

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stS_WrTGtE8 [/media]&feature=player_embedded#!
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