It’s a low rider. Cars like that are for high speed on smooth roads (i.e. tracks). They make poor road cars since some roads have a pot hole some where or another (perhaps). The reversed lettering is something I don’t see too often. I suspect it is derived from American ambulance’s who have their lettering on the front of their vehicles reversed so it can be read by the rear view mirror’s of cars ahead of it. Anyways it’s someone’s idea of a hot car. I suspect it can travel fairly fast as it has a spoiler in the back and racing seats. Obviously a tricked out car.
Actually, the reversed lettering is purely Japanese. It started on things like delivery trucks - they reverse the kanji so it always reads from front to back on either side. The practice has expanded to include English on “tuner” style cars, even in America (where it’s cool because the Japanese do it ^_^)
Confusatron: where were you when I needed you? Driving around is a great way to practice reading Japanese, but half the times the writing on the trucks made absolutely no sense. Then my wife told me about the backwards writing on cars.
Dang….check out that ground clearance….or lack thereof. Probably get hung up on a simple speed bump.
September 6th, 2006 at 1:16 amIt’s a low rider. Cars like that are for high speed on smooth roads (i.e. tracks). They make poor road cars since some roads have a pot hole some where or another (perhaps). The reversed lettering is something I don’t see too often. I suspect it is derived from American ambulance’s who have their lettering on the front of their vehicles reversed so it can be read by the rear view mirror’s of cars ahead of it. Anyways it’s someone’s idea of a hot car. I suspect it can travel fairly fast as it has a spoiler in the back and racing seats. Obviously a tricked out car.
September 6th, 2006 at 9:47 pmActually, the reversed lettering is purely Japanese. It started on things like delivery trucks - they reverse the kanji so it always reads from front to back on either side. The practice has expanded to include English on “tuner” style cars, even in America (where it’s cool because the Japanese do it ^_^)
September 7th, 2006 at 1:33 amConfusatron: where were you when I needed you? Driving around is a great way to practice reading Japanese, but half the times the writing on the trucks made absolutely no sense. Then my wife told me about the backwards writing on cars.
September 7th, 2006 at 7:45 am