Muscle car graveyard in Japan - Page 2

CHMSC · 04-16-2013, 08:29 PM

Very sad

motorhead · 04-16-2013, 08:32 PM

I live very close to a similar type Situation with a lot of old very high dollar old Mopars that are going to waiste in a field because the owner is nuts and will shoot anyone that comes near his land. There are many 426 hemi cars, 440 and a few 340's. what a shame for sure.

RLHMARINES · 04-17-2013, 12:18 AM

I use to see a few american cars in japan when I was stationed there from time to time especially at night when the streets were not as congested. We knew that the people who could afford to pay the high taxes on these cars had to be wealthy. Imported american cars did not have to be right hand drive and that also made it harder to drive on the left hand side of the street. We had to have an "A" driver or assistant driver when driving our military vehicles off base to assist the primary driver thru traffic.

It was not uncommon to see muscle cars racing the streets after midnight with Fairlady Z's, Silvia's, Mazda's Cosmo's and Savanna RX7's and also the infamous Skyline GTR's back in the '80's and the '90's.

ChrisBlair · 04-20-2013, 08:31 AM

If you were in the muscle car hobby in the '80s and '90s, you saw this all the time if you were parts hunting at junk yards.

I saw a 1969 Buick California GS (there's a name for you car buffs- not a model that just had Cali emissions equipment, a rare variant of the GS) in a junkyard. Used to store hubcaps. When all the hubcaps were sold, they crushed it. that was around '98. I saw Satellites, Chevelles, 442s, a slew of '70s Trans Ams, Fairlane 500s, A Spoiler II, almost anything, you name it. Crunch.

05stram · 04-20-2013, 07:22 PM

you referring to the 67 California Nailhead? Reason they called the 67 the Nailhead was because the 401 had such small valves. Changing the heads on it made it an impressive vehicle.

Linker239 · 04-21-2013, 05:21 AM

ouch! That makes me sad.

derklug · 04-21-2013, 06:31 AM

Friend of mine restores cars and he tells horror stories of cars returning to their base elements, and owners who have unrealistic ideas of restoring them. Some of these guys watch auctions on TV and think that all of their stuff is worth 6 figures.

04-16-2013, 08:29 PM	#15
CHMSC ROAD COURSE JUNKIE Drives: 2012 SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Somewhere Posts: 4,868 View My Garage	Very sad __________________

04-17-2013, 12:18 AM	#17
RLHMARINES 1st Civ. Div. Drives: Camaroless for now...RIP "Big SexZ" Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 2,729	I use to see a few american cars in japan when I was stationed there from time to time especially at night when the streets were not as congested. We knew that the people who could afford to pay the high taxes on these cars had to be wealthy. Imported american cars did not have to be right hand drive and that also made it harder to drive on the left hand side of the street. We had to have an "A" driver or assistant driver when driving our military vehicles off base to assist the primary driver thru traffic. It was not uncommon to see muscle cars racing the streets after midnight with Fairlady Z's, Silvia's, Mazda's Cosmo's and Savanna RX7's and also the infamous Skyline GTR's back in the '80's and the '90's. __________________ Swift....Silent....Deadly Last edited by RLHMARINES; 04-17-2013 at 12:37 AM.

04-20-2013, 08:31 AM	#18
ChrisBlair Buick 455 Fan Drives: 1970 Buick, 2012 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boston MA Posts: 5,957	If you were in the muscle car hobby in the '80s and '90s, you saw this all the time if you were parts hunting at junk yards. I saw a 1969 Buick California GS (there's a name for you car buffs- not a model that just had Cali emissions equipment, a rare variant of the GS) in a junkyard. Used to store hubcaps. When all the hubcaps were sold, they crushed it. that was around '98. I saw Satellites, Chevelles, 442s, a slew of '70s Trans Ams, Fairlane 500s, A Spoiler II, almost anything, you name it. Crunch. __________________

04-21-2013, 05:21 AM	#20
Linker239 Drives: 2022 WC 2SS Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Searcy, Arkansas Posts: 2,466 View My Garage	ouch! That makes me sad. __________________ Current 2022 Wild Cherrry 2SS; Recaros, NPP, 5 Split Spoke Polished Rims, Satin Black Package Ordered 7-11-2023 1100: Riptide Blue 2SS, Not Built 2023 Red Hot 1LT RS V6; Sold 2010 VR 1LT RS; Sold

04-21-2013, 06:31 AM	#21
derklug Drives: 12 Boss 302 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Grand Rapids, Mi Posts: 1,369	Friend of mine restores cars and he tells horror stories of cars returning to their base elements, and owners who have unrealistic ideas of restoring them. Some of these guys watch auctions on TV and think that all of their stuff is worth 6 figures. __________________ The biggest mistakes in life come when you know exactly what you are doing.

04-16-2013, 08:32 PM	#16
motorhead Drives: Love the one you're with Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Downtown Charlie Brown Posts: 11,849	I live very close to a similar type Situation with a lot of old very high dollar old Mopars that are going to waiste in a field because the owner is nuts and will shoot anyone that comes near his land. There are many 426 hemi cars, 440 and a few 340's. what a shame for sure.

04-20-2013, 07:22 PM	#19
05stram Drives: 2013 RS - 2013 2SS/RS - 1971 RS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,027	you referring to the 67 California Nailhead? Reason they called the 67 the Nailhead was because the 401 had such small valves. Changing the heads on it made it an impressive vehicle.