Influence and Impact - Automotive History
Influence and Impact - Automotive History
Auto Revolution
Import Car Origins, Datsun Racing, Drift King, Fast and Furious
1 hour 10 minutes Posted Oct 18, 2023 at 4:31 pm.
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Auto Revolution's Influence & Impact traces the automotive history of custom car and truck builders.


What began as economical cars being an alternative to gas guzzlers turned into racing gold. With the success of Datsun racing, other import car companies jumped at the chance to make sporty, smaller cars for a new generation.


One racer’s driving style gave birth to drifting which exploded with underground flair across Japan and the US. As road racing, drag racing, drifting and street racing grew; the media took notice.


A magazine article titled Racer X inspired the massive Fast & Furious movie franchise. Taking care to reflect the current styles of import street cars; the first few movies would make import cars a household name.


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