Irkutsk customizer Evgeny Mikhlik bought a 1993 Toyota to make an original show car, a variation on the Volga GAZ-21, powered by a Toyota 2JZ-GTE, then a 1GZ-JEn (what ever those are) with fiberglas panels over a tube frame, covered in buffalo leather, with under the hood airbrushing by airbrush artist Mikhail Zolotov
http://englishrussia.com/2018/09/30/russian-oligarch-exclusive-car-for-sale/
https://www.popmech.ru/vehicles/15053-v-bizoney-shkure/#part0
the body design will seem familiar I think, as it was perfect when they did it a decade prior to this when the Holden Efigy was made
giving credit where it's due
The 2JZ-GTE is a Toyota turbocharged three litre in line dohc six with four valves per cylinder, mostly seen in 1990s Supras. It can be made to produce a lot of horsepower. A much stronger engine than the M series that preceded it. The turbo M engine would blow head gaskets and run bearings.
ReplyDeleteThe IGZ engine is the 5 litre V12 used only in the Toyota Century. The V12 has been around since 1997 and used examples have been available for engine conversions. I know of one here in NZ fitted to a Cressida. I am not sure about the JEn suffix you quote but most are 1GZ-FE.
Two things. First, it looks like a foot ball. Second, what's up with the swastikas in the trunk? I thought the Russians hated Nazi's.
ReplyDeleteYes, but leather cars are rare. Some people might want that for a show car, just to turn heads and get free publicity. The design isn't seperate, clear swastikas, so, I have to give benefit of the doubt. It's too close not to be coincidence though. Maybe it's just a design, maybe it's subtle hiding in plain sight. But the swastika was a good luck symbol for centuries before the Nazis hijacked it, and can still be found in Buddha temples, old Coca Cola advertising, etc. So, I don't get bothered unless I see skinheads tagging a church with a swastika... it doesn't even bother me to post the swastika bearing Zeppelin, or Auto Union race cars. Not many people are trying to push that Nazi crap, 75 years later, so, I think most people don't get to jumping to anti-semitic notions without some real skinhead neo nazi additional nonsense to really prove there is malevolence intended
ReplyDeletewhich is to say its probably not swastikas, people who want to make a statement nev er half ass a swastika
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Yes it was a sign of good luck, in fact I believe it was used as a moniker on the Dodge brothers cars back in the 1920's?
DeleteBut, it still looks like a foot ball. ;)