Novelties, nissan gt-r, pink, r35, r35 gt-r, racing, targa tasmania, team donut king

Nissan GT-R In Hot Pink For Tasmanian Racing, Godzilla Goes Femme

Why would anyone take a brand new R35 Nissan GT-R and paint it hot pink? Racing, of course. The Targa Tasmania, the Australian version of the Mille Miglia, is coming up and the folks at Just Jap Imports have been tasked with painting it pink for Team Donut King (I hope some of those words make sense together). The team posted the photos at the Skyline Australia forums and we couldn't resist posting them here.

Some may hate it, but I actually find it charming in that bizarre foreign livery sort of way. [Skyline Australia via JPCNews]

5:45 PM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By Matt Hardigree
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FatBraff at 05:51 PM on 01/31/08
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i would still drive it...

Jerk at stoplight: "Hahah... nice car queer..."

Me (with Charles Barrett giving them the finger): zooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOM!

Jerk at stoplight: "Where did they go?"
$Image of Dr.Danger\'s got it all$ Dr.Danger's got it all at 05:55 PM on 01/31/08
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Smash Repairs...funny.
arowsell at 05:59 PM on 01/31/08
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Do you think in a couple years time we'll FINALLY get headlights that reach all the way to the windshield. The wait is killing me.
Tanshanomi at 06:11 PM on 01/31/08
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Is this where I make my third comment referencing Thomas Dolby's "Airhead"?
charles_barrett at 06:23 PM on 01/31/08
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Perfect for the Mary Kay Cosmetics sales person in a hurry...

@fatbraff: 'Twould be my pleasure, kind sir... I might be too tall to drive it comfortably, but it's easier to fit in the shotgun seat!
FatBraff at 06:27 PM on 01/31/08
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@Charles_Barrett: My 6'3" frame will sit behind the wheel as you shout route information... just don't scream when we hit a family of illegal immigrants crossing the border, or "Southern Californian Deer" as is their scientific name...
charles_barrett at 06:35 PM on 01/31/08
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Shall we make a break for the border via I-5...? One practically NEEDS a GT-R just to keep up with traffic between Carlsbad and San Diego. Come to think of it, that paint scheme kinda rules out any chance of being 'stealthy at speed'.
$Image of Dr.Danger\'s got it all$ Dr.Danger's got it all at 06:50 PM on 01/31/08
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thats hot
SSX at 07:06 PM on 01/31/08
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Pretty in Pink? More like Ugly in Pink. While pink doesn't really work for the GT-R, I'm scouring my head for a car where pink really works. So far I have nothing.
Skydiver at 07:07 PM on 01/31/08
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@Charles_Barrett: You need it even more heading back around 5pm.
charles_barrett at 07:10 PM on 01/31/08
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@Dr.Danger: "Hot" as in hot pink, or "that's hot" as in Paris Hilton's limited vernacular...? The paint job DOES remind me of nothing so much as a bottle of fingernail enamel/polish/varnish (pick your local dialect: Brits, Yanks, Aussies, Kiwis, Kanucks and any others who speak the King's English that I may of omitted (what's the non-offensive slang term for those who reside in South Africa...?)
FatBraff at 07:19 PM on 01/31/08
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...@Skydiver: @Charles_Barrett: I like the wide open hoontastic stretch when you get out of the Orange Curtain and before you get to Oceanside... Those gigantic breat towers beckon to me that I should keep pressing the throttle and see if I can go faster than the choppers flying around Camp Pendelton
charles_barrett at 07:28 PM on 01/31/08
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@fatbraff: So San Onofre makes you go nuclear...?
POLAЯZSMAЯTAMINO at 07:31 PM on 01/31/08
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@Charles_Barrett: Pink GT-R guarantees VIP parking here...
mikedrawcar at 07:32 PM on 01/31/08
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@fatbraff: and here i was thinking that "Just Jap Imports" was the most racist thing I was going to hear today.

@arowsell: gimme 4 years...
FatBraff at 07:32 PM on 01/31/08
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@Charles_Barrett: As nuclear as my Ranger will get (which is limited to about 95 or so... the speedo is off) or as nuclear as my wife's Altima will get (if she is sleeping or not paying attention)

...which is to say, in regards to both options, not very nuclear unfortunately...
mikedrawcar at 07:33 PM on 01/31/08
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@Charles_Barrett: hoon?
charles_barrett at 07:41 PM on 01/31/08
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@cardesignmike: No photoshopping at work... those family signs are very real and very needed near California's border with Mexico. An alarming number of fatalities occur on I-5 due to pedestrian crossing misshaps. Well, yes, referring to them as "deer" is a bit pejorative, but I would stop short of calling it racist. The reality is what it is...
charles_barrett at 07:43 PM on 01/31/08
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@fatbraff: Well, I figured "nuclear" of the heart and passion for driving, not necessarily what the vehicle is capable of in velocity.
smoke~ at 07:44 PM on 01/31/08
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I guess there's no chance of viewing this race here.
arowsell at 07:46 PM on 01/31/08
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@cardesignmike: Thanks Mike glad to know someone's looking out for the little guy who dreams of giant headlights. Were I the dragon sort I might think that last sentence sort of dirty.
charles_barrett at 07:49 PM on 01/31/08
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@POLAR: Well, I dunno, "Oyster" would make me think GIRL'S bar, like clams or tacos would. Give me a hot-dog stand with big wieners instead...
JSmith53 at 08:02 PM on 01/31/08
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Allow me to quote Nick Hogan... pussy magnet
smoke~ at 08:02 PM on 01/31/08
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POLAЯZSMAЯTAMINO at 08:05 PM on 01/31/08
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@Charles_Barrett: The Blue Oyster a la Police Academy the movie.
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Maybe you and Fatbraff could share some Taco flavored kisses...

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Littlebitsofpaper at 08:13 PM on 01/31/08
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It just needs a Hello Kitty hood decal !
smokyburnout at 08:47 PM on 01/31/08
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i actually like the styling of the GTR better in pink. weird.

is the Targa Tasmania one of the ones SPEED shows in the winter?
charles_barrett at 08:55 PM on 01/31/08
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@smokeydog001: Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about... Size MATTERS...
@POLAR: I can be dense when it comes to movie references, so maybe I am missing the obvious. Not for the first time, by a longshot...!
Kelly at 09:28 PM on 01/31/08
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Dayum, you people are laugh-out-loud funny.

Fatbraff, I'm gonna use the "southern California deer" tag. Classic.

What I appreciate is everyone has a bona-fide sense of humor, and doesn't go off the deep-end of ranting about why they're so special, they can't be offended because it's against whatever deity's rules.

Re: the GT-R's coloring

I don't care is the think is yellow with baby-blue and pink flames on it, if I can have it at a serious discount, I'll take it.
sos10 at 09:29 PM on 01/31/08
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I get all exited.
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POLAЯZSMAЯTAMINO at 10:29 PM on 01/31/08
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@Charles_Barrett: Well here's a clip for a reminder... [youtube.com]
Novaload at 10:40 PM on 01/31/08
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@arowsell: I was worrying about that a couple of weeks ago in a comment. The vertical up over the fender/heading for the A pillar and down on the side of the fender head lights have just become a cliche--and give you the impression they are pointing straight up like searchlights. That's why some of the new kids the Mustang and Challenger and Camaro look good--headlights below hood, where god intended them.
I do have a question, though--I've noticed some headlights at night that look like four--with two VERY close together. They seem for all the world like high beams but I'm not sure. What are those? I've seen them on vans and trucks so far.
Number_Six at 11:01 PM on 01/31/08
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Those headlights do make it hard to mount those fender-mirrors they use in Japan. There's my customization plan shot.
something_unique_and_d... at 11:36 PM on 01/31/08
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I can't help but wonder if Yashio Factory had something to do with this.

They've got a bit of a thing for pink cars. [www.yashiofactory.co.jp]
SuperCatBarf at 12:09 AM on 02/01/08
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It's got to be so satisfying tearing a brand new car apart like that.
wheels OF satan! at 01:11 AM on 02/01/08
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for this rock star...
wheels OF satan! at 01:13 AM on 02/01/08
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or its american cuzin
turbo zero at 09:56 AM on 02/01/08
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@Dr.Danger: Don't knock Smash Repairs. And a junk yard is a wreckers. And colour is spelled colour. Mate.
turbo zero at 09:58 AM on 02/01/08
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@Charles_Barrett: I call them Saffers, but that is sometimes misheard for something a little more offensive. So it might be better to just stick to the simple Sef Efrikens.
FatBraff at 03:14 PM on 02/01/08
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@Kelly: yeah i thought of that on the fly, and I really like it...