There are now different versions, including by KMS and Car Factory Ai, all driven by Tsuchiya-San on different occasions, but the original in our hearts is by TRD Master himself Sakurai-San (RIP). It’s developed so much over the Year’s by TRD and Tsuchiya. Proabably the most well known car to all of us. To me personally, it’s one of the most influential cars to me growing up, and remains up there today! **Read More Here** Learning to Race in an AE86, it still has a place in heart today and I don’t think we’ll ever see a street car built this extreme again! Custom Body and Chassis work, Brembo Brakes, Group A spec one off 20v Engine, over $100,000 was spent making this stunning car. He loved the AE86 and set about taking it the next level long before any of us could dream of it.
DRIFT STREETS JAPAN AE86 DRIVER
Akira Iida, Toyota Gazoo Racing Driver was a young man from Kanagawa, Japan. The livery style is timeless and still used today by many today! Driven by Keiichi Tsuchiya in 1984, it was the making of Tsuchiya-San and set him up for an incredible racing career. This is what the AE86 is all about, Racing! The 80’s were the pinnacle of Racing for all worldwide, and the AE86 was no exception. The T3 car was a breakthough in the USA, running a Honda F20c it was one of the best builds Stateside and took the AE86 scene there to the next level. His parts have been tried and tested and used worldwide now by many. T3 Techno Toy Tuning! Gabe at T3 is known Worldwide for his contribution to the AE86 World. Simple, but great attention to detail, sitting on Hayashi Street Wheels, it’s still one of the freshest looking cars today and a style that never gets old.
DRIFT STREETS JAPAN AE86 FULL
The Carland demo-car started as an AE85, had a full nut and bolt restoration with all new parts and received a 20v conversion. Perhaps one of the most famous AE86 Restoration Shops in Japan, Masahito-San has been building AE86’s for many years, including the official Initial-D cars. If you’ve ever seen this car in action you’ll never forget hearing that screaming 4AGE 16vĬARLAND 86. It has went through a few builds, but the Tomei Powered SIFT Car may be the most well known.
Competing right up until it’s limits in D1GP, this AE86 is probably the most influential among Drift fans. Ueo Katsuhiro AE86, The little ’86 that could.
The options are endless, so expect 5 Articles, creating a TOP 50 of all time! Let us know your thoughts and what Cars you’d like to see more of in detail. This is by no means a definitive Top 10, but rather 10 cars that stand out right now in our mind and worth talking about. So, over the next few articles we’re going to look at our ’10 of the Best’. It’s been involved in Racing, Drifting, Rally, Track, and countless amounts of Amazing Privateer Builds and Road Cars. Ask anyone, ‘What’s your favourite AE86?’, and you’ll almost always get a different answer! Over the last 30+ Years the Car has evolved and been developed so much.
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