Chrome. Lights. Custom art. And it’s a truck, too. Meet the dekotora, Japanese for decoration truck: giant, kitted-out rigs influenced by “Torakku Yaro,” a ’70s Japanese comedy-action movie series.
Chrome. Lights. Custom art. And it’s a truck, too. Meet the dekotora, Japanese for decoration truck: giant, kitted-out rigs influenced by “Torakku Yaro,” a ’70s Japanese comedy-action movie series.
Yessssssss!!! I can't say I understand it, or that its tasteful, but, wow, is dekotora awesome.
I love dekotora!
PAGING WALLY!
Yeah, dekotora is truly awesome.
If you slide in with a Dekotora rollback hauling a Bosozuku Cresseda on the back, you will rule all car shows for all time.
Dekotora kei truck, anybody?
Duke said:PAGING WALLY!
Yeah, dekotora is truly awesome.
I'm waiting for the Facebook post where he has dekotora'd the Renegade.
I don't have any pictures, but a chromed up Peterbilt may be the beginnings of this. It's like the X-Files they're out there.
People know me so well. You can never have too much chrome or too many lights. I've been told I can't dress up the Renegade too much since it's not mine but I have been looking at Kei trucks to "go to the lumber yard" and such. Surprisingly many of these trucks are working trucks even with all the add-ons. I can't read any Japanese so info is hard to come by but two Twitter accounts I follow that regularly have shiny Japanese truck content are:
Dekotara content- https://twitter.com/hatamarurikusen
Fire Trucks- https://twitter.com/AFDrescue3
For you chrome needs: https://www.mach7.jp/smartphone/list.html?category_code=ct344
That first one with the Transformer grille needs more '59 Caddy grille up top!
914Driver said:That first one with the Transformer grille needs more '59 Caddy grille up top!
I was thinking the same thing - then the lower of the two upper grilles reminds me of a 1971 Riviera grille!
If I ever have berkeley you money, I'm building a deko truck to go with whatever weird Japanese crap I buy.
In reply to Mndsm :
If I get to do one I'm starting with something odd like a Chinese Six or an 8x4 on small wheels
Wally said:Dekotara content- https://twitter.com/hatamarurikusen
Fire Trucks- https://twitter.com/AFDrescue3
For you chrome needs: https://www.mach7.jp/smartphone/list.html?category_code=ct344
Oh my. I did not need to know these links.
In reply to Wally :
I'm still thinking about the hiace fire truck we found in that other thread.
In reply to _ :
Enjoy
In reply to Mndsm :
Or Kei fire truck I've seen one in the past - in Canada the 25 year rule is the 15 year rule, as of today a vehicle produced on March 1 2005 can be imported.
First person to bring one to the $2000 Challenge wins.
In reply to David S. Wallens :
Full article. Front page. And a calendar month
David S. Wallens said:First person to bring one to the $2000 Challenge wins.
You gonna declare a budget exemption for that?
And my own dekotora. IIRC, this came out of a gashapon machine.
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