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David S. Wallens wrote: Bosozoku!
Thanks, Dave (...I think ) for clarifying that. I always thought that bosozoku was just a "butt in the air" look to a car.
I was wrong. Google just explained to me that bosozoku covers a variety of bad ideas. Honestly, there should be a bosozoku-themed lemons car.....build the cage to resemble their exhaust pipes.
I heard that Bosozoku came about as a rebellion thing. Basically once you inspect/MOT the car it's good for x number of years. So the youth would do everything possible to the car that would make it fail the inspection (because it has a current legal pass) and flaunt it to the authorities.
I like some of these boso cars. The red one with the star exhaust is a favorite. It's sort of whimsical, and there is a method to the madness (I think....). I see it as a cross between art, and a funny joke. Seeing them move around almost has a MadMax-Bartertown feel to it.....if they had cast HelloKitty instead of Tina Turner. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_6yeRg3kAo&feature=related
As a car nut, I hate it... but as an artist I find bosozuko really cool. It's kind of an art form that uses the vehicle as a canvas.
The cars that are bosozukaed look to be the mid-90's Chevy Luminas of Japan. Nothing particularly compelling was lost.
I wonder how much the Cibié marketing department would pay the guy with the 15 exhaust pipes if he agreed to remove their name from his car forever?
Keith wrote: I love this stuff. It's just so far gone.
Me too. I really want to build one out of some iconic American car(Taurus, maybe???)...and proceed to take it to every Midwestern car show I can find.
Stealthtercel wrote: I wonder how much the Cibié marketing department would pay the guy with the 15 exhaust pipes if he agreed to remove their name from his car forever?
forget that one, tell me more aboout the dumped previa in the background about that pic...oh wait, I took another look and its still fugly, never mind
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