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Posted Nov 30 2009, 06:00 PM by Dino Dalle Carbonare with 37 comment(s)

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Most people might find it hard to believe but finding a properly modified VIP sedan in Japan is not that easy, especially up in the Kanto region of the country. VIP is a style that began down south, in and around Osaka, and has over the last decade or so spread around. Different takes on this style have emerged but for my slammed feature from Japan I wanted to bring you the most authentic car I could find, which is where my friend Kenji Yamada came in. Yamada-san runs Sessions, a car shop in Yokohama...
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Posted Nov 03 2009, 06:58 AM by Jeroen Willemsen with 41 comment(s)

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I can remember way back, I always followed a website called Teamrice.org after it was featured in a edition of the HCI magazine. They always showcased amazing looking cars and had a video that accompanied each feature. I always loved that site until it went offline. But thankfully this was followed up by an affiliate site called DOHCresearch.com and after checking it again not too long ago I came across some fine automobiles from Hawaii. I'm still amazed at the quality of the builds they have...
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Posted Oct 05 2009, 03:45 PM by Mike Garrett with 12 comment(s)

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My latest browse through the Minkara database came up with this Kyushu-based UCF30 Celsior sporting Job Design aero and dropped on Bold World suspension. The wheels are Work Schwert SC1's in a unique 21" size. One-off touches include the fender ducts and colored wheel lips. Just another example of modern VIP style at it's best. -Mike Garrett...

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Posted Jun 04 2009, 03:29 PM by Mike Garrett with 31 comment(s)

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With this month being dedicated to luxury and exotic cars, you can expect to see a nice selection of VIP cars over the next few weeks here on Speedhunters. To get started, I thought I'd share a few of the cars done by a shop in Mie Prefecture called Garage Excellent. G-Excellent is all about the "dress up" style - whether its on traditional Japanese sedans, European luxury cars, or the always-popular minivans. Looking at some of G-Excellent's recent demo and customer cars, you can get a good feel for the current state of the dress up and VIP scene in Japan....
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Posted Feb 05 2009, 08:10 PM by Jeroen Willemsen with 7 comment(s)

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When I think about VIP I immediately think about the Toyota GS series, but there are other Toyota's that are just as impressive. This Toyota LS or Celsior as it is called in Japan was build by Job Design, together with Aimgain they are on the forefront of VIP styling. Expect to see more of these kind of cars this month. ps, the wheels used on this car are made by Work and are called the Schwert SC1 -Jeroen Willemsen Job Design.

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Posted Oct 06 2008, 04:00 PM by Antonio Alvendia with 16 comment(s)

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Downtown Long Beach is such a nice place to visit. Occasionally, I have to go there for meetings at the Belle 1 Communications or Formula D offices, or occasional events like Formula D Long Beach or the Spocom show. On the day of the Spocom show, just as I was wondering if I'd have enough time to check out the new arrivals at Proper , I spotted this UCF10 in the parking structure. I happen to have a black UCF10 in my garage among my old school Toyota collection, so I definitely had to stop and...
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Posted Jul 02 2008, 11:16 AM by Jeroen Willemsen with 5 comment(s)

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The Toyota Celsior (UCF30) is very popular amongst VIP tuners in Japan, one of those tuners is K-Break. They offer complete body kits for different models including this third generation Celsior. What I really like about this particular car are the old school BBS rims, no fancy chrome 22" rims but nice and classy multi spoke wheels. -Jeroen Willemsen K-Break

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