S1 Ep45: How Japanese Street Racers Created the Best Car Magazine Ever
Past Gas
Donut Media
4.9 • 7.2K Ratings
🗓️ 14 September 2020
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
A decade before JDM reached the US and Europe, Option Magazine was profiling the Midnight Club and the underground street racing scene of Tokyo. The mag's hands-on approach had a huge influence on car culture and played a big role in popularizing all the Japanese tuners we know and love today. Its pages were filled with cars like the GT-R R33, Mazda RX-7, and Toyota Supra. By the end of the episode we promise you'll love Option as much as we do.
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| 2:13.6 | we're talking about the legendary OG of the Japanese tuner scene, Option Magazine. |
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