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Libertywalk’s craziest builds FEATURETTE
Liberty Walk: the people who take “widebody” to a whole new level. Their body kits are like the hot sauce packets of the car world – love them or hate them, they definitely add some flavour. Liberty Walk was founded by Wataru Kato at the age of 26. The business was initially run on a small car park where only a few cars could be displayed. Over the course of its history, Liberty Walk has become one of the biggest names in car tuning through excellent marketing and a passion for work. This has also spread to the world of model cars, with numerous manufacturers such as Inno64, MiniGT and…
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Bōsōzoku, the craziness of Japan POP RACE FEATURETTE
Welcome to the Bōsōzoku subculture of Japan! 暴走族! Literally, it means “brutal running tribe”, which already says the essentials about this subculture: it’s all about tuning cars and motorbikes to generate a brutal look. Originally, the Bōsōzoku gangs were pure motorbike clubs, but gradually migrated into the car scene. These gangs experienced their heyday at the beginning of the 1980s. They were recognisable by their tokko-fuku (特攻服), the “special attack uniform” based on the uniform of kamikaze pilots with slogans in kanji characters. Later, the influence of the actual gangs faded, but the subculture remained and shifted to cars. Bōsōzoku style was born! An absolute masterpiece in its own way:…
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Inno64 Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 V-Spec MPII – PURPLE GODZILLA FEATURETTE
Now…what colour is it? People tend to argue when it comes to define a precise colour definition. One family member claims it is burgundy, while another person is absolutely sure that it has to be rosewood, although the car is actually carmine red! Midnight Purple presents people with a whole new set of challenges! Because depending on the sunlight or artificial light, depending on the angle and the shadows, the paint turns green at one moment and suddenly switches to dark purple at another. By mixing pigment powder in a certain process, the colour changes due to the factors mentioned above. It is all the more ingenious when this colour…
