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Bosozoku 1967 Ford Mustang Is a Confusing American-Japanese Mashup

The more you look at cars, the more you realize that automakers influence each other in big ways. You've got Japanese sports cars trying to be British, British coupes believing they're American and a lot of fake "European Gran Turismo" embodied in Detroit's toys. But what if you took things to extremes with a classic Mustang that's been decked out like a Japanese tuning project.
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Photo: sad.machines on Instagram
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The JDM scene is about so much more than Supras with body kits and neon lights. It's got classics as well, and a unique style called bosozoku. The term roughly translates as " violent speed tribe" and was coined in the 1970s.

It was mainly about the bikes and scooters at first, since that's what the rebellious teens could afford. However, cars got the special treatment too. These extreme mods include lowered suspension, boxed fenders, and crazy front splitters. Unlike most tuning, which is done in the name of speed and performance, this is a purely cosmetic artform.

But we don't really need to explain it thoroughly since the custom work in these photos just jumps out at you. It's not like there's ever been a 1967 Ford Mustang with that kind of bodywork. Also, the giant exhaust pipes sticking out the hood are another trademark of this tuning style. It's called takeyari, which translates to "bamboo spear" and does look like it could hurt somebody.

We've never seen them painted in the American flag, though. Sadly, this is just a rendering, created by artist sad.machines. Besides the thousands of people who will look at this and say "boy, that's really ugly, way to ruin a Mustang," it might even offend the Japanese.

Not in a cultural appropriation kind of way, since the Japanese don't believe in that, but how would you feel if somebody turned up in a Toyota Corolla to your all-Mustang gathering? Exactly.


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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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