Tag Archives: History

Back To The Old School! 1985 AE86 1000km Cup at Fuji Speedway!

August 20, 2012 in AE86 History, Videos by

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntu_paGoeF4

YouTube motorsport archive legend ‘RocketPencil’ has uploaded some excellent AE86 Cup videos from the eighties. Featuring two of the rounds of the 1985 AE86 1000km race at Fuji Speedway, the footage is addictivley good!

Above is Round Two and below is Round Three.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=145PfO210PA

Let’s hope soon RocketPencil can find Round One hiding amongst his retro motorsport contacts!

1986 Paris Dakar Rally AE86!

May 9, 2010 in AE86 History, Videos by

Moto over at Club4AG has put up this great video compilation on YouTube of clips from the documentary “Eikou No Chousen” released in 1986!  It documents the trial of Team ACP, an adventure enthusiast organisation and their attempt at the treacherous Paris Dakar Rally with a Toyota Corolla, Land Cruiser, and several Yamaha Motorcycles.  Moto has cut the movie down to feature the AE86 content on this short video and overlayed the un-translated Japanese Audio with none other than ’80s badboy rocker Billy Idol and Santana! Sweet!

AE86: An In-Depth Look at A Legend

April 24, 2008 in AE86 History, HR Originals by

Ever wonder what the origins of the AE86 were? or what the hell those model names mean? or even still what the differences were between all those models, body styles or trim specs? Well pull up a chair, slap on your readin’ glasses and get yourself a nice strong coffee, you’re about to be schooled in a little history – AE86 Style.

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