well title says it all if you have a drift charm post it!, heres mine
well title says it all if you have a drift charm post it!, heres mine
People still do that?
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its not a drift charm if you dont drift . its just gay . actually its gay even if you do drift.
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man I hate these things
Yea I never really got this?
iirc, the reasoning behind this is that in Japan, cement mixers hang a metal bucket on the back to catch any excess from spilling on to the road.
so back then, owners of cars that are extremely lowered (shakotan) did the same to their vehicle. However with a much smaller toy/key chain sized bucket. kinda to show off to their friends how low their ride sits.
years later it has just turned in to people hanging anything on the back of their car.
I don't mind it if its correct (hanging a bucket) other than that its all wrong, but not my car so whatevers. The only part that bugs me is when people do certain things but don't understand the background of it.
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It seems to me this could be the actual origin of the drift rings. as for the thread obviously you cant take this too siriously I mean I have fn bananas hanging from my car its just for fun and i have seen a few pictures on here of cars with these on just thought it would be fun to see what people put and yes i do drift at my local track. just bought a go pro will be able to supply footage as soon as its warm enaugh and they open the track
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Hmm I think I can help with this topic. I grew up in Yokosuka Japan, was there from 1979 to 1987. I sorta lived the whole train handle deal. I think different folks did it for different reasons but I recall it originating with the need to demonstrate how 'Crazy" of a driver you were. It was kind of a Japanese boso mentality thing and may not translate well... I started seeing train handles inside cars periodically when I first arrived in Japan and they became more common as time went on. The message a train handle sent then was "the driver is so damn crazy that handles are needed" and it also sent the message you had the balls to actually snag a handle from a train. Pretty rebellious stuff for the time. There were a few different ways to show you were a player on the streets: one small purple light under the back of a car was a sure sign, as were train handles in the window. My recollection is that the handles eventually moved outside so it was more obvious you were a rebel/racer/player and the handles wouldn't get you hassled by the cops like a purple light would. I actually still have my OG train handle that was acquired from a train in 1984, and did time in my Skyline:
I have been lurking here for a while now as I am considering buying an older Japanese car for a project...
Last edited by bullit09; 03-28-2012 at 08:34 AM.
Now this has been offically changed to japanese car culture thread.
seriously... If it was i'd jump on to the symbolism behind the fusa knot that are always hung off the mirror on VIP cars
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drift charms are cute
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