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They Are Into WHAT in Japan?

Isn’t it amazing how American tuners have become obsessed with everything JDM? I have a friend who spent thousands of dollars turning his Civic hatch into the JDM Civic, right-hand-drive conversion and all. I never got that, what’s so much better about the JDM market stuff than the US market? Well, maybe something, and maybe nothing, but it seems the Japanese have also started following the “grass is always greener” philosophy of car building, because just look what they are into over there. Americana galore, from full-size Ram vans on Panasports to SHO Wagons with NASCAR replica wheels and tires….. What will we see next? Japanese kids turning their Skylines into US-spec 240′s?

JDM Americana gallery after the jump.

Hat tip to Vinny for the tip!

One Response to “They Are Into WHAT in Japan?”

  1. That SHOwagon is odd, in that it appears to have Mercury Sable Headlamps, yet a 'Ford' grille… But, given that there were never any official SHOwagons built, maybe it can just be tossed in with artistic liberty.

    And leave it to the Japanese to finally make American full-size vans look somewhat cool…

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