General Chat
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Please join me in wishing Mr. Yutaka Katayama, or as we know and love him as Mr. K, a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Mr K was born on September 15, 1909 (Japan date)
We owe him so much, it can never be repaid.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mr. K!
Ask yourself, "What would Mr. K do?", and the would will be a much better place!
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...I wonder what he would want for his 97th bday
Previously owned: 2005 Z Enthusiast, Super Black, 6 spd.
Currently lease: 2006 Pathfinder S, Silver, Auto
"She is (and always will be) my little deuce coupe, you don't know what I got!"
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He'd probably want to kick ROADBUSTER's ass for spamming every topic on every forum on the internet that has anything to do with Nissan, just like alot of other people want to do right now.
Post Edited (Sep 14, 5:24pm)
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Without him we'd all have a lot more money in our pockets. But who needs that?
1972 240z w/L28, tokico shocks and springs, and a 5 speed waiting. Also running high performance ultra mega blinker fluid, that's at least an extra 50hp to the wheels.
1987 Toyota Supra Turbo 5-speed. Belongs to me until my friend get's back from Iraq.
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Maybe you'd have the same financial situation and a much shittier car?
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Pete1978z: "It's not that I think stupidity should be punishable by death, I just think we should take the warning labels off of everything and let the problem take care of itself."
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Mr. K kicks AZZ!!! Three Cheers!!!
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12.804 @ 107.26 mph on crappy street tires with Dual SU Powered 2.9L Stroker!
ZCAR.COM member since Aug 1998
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happy b-day mr.k i got a chance to meet him once here in san diego.sweet old guy got some pics and autographs.thank you for your contributions to a wonderful car.hope you have many more years to "enjoy the ride".with admiration and respect.
mike(zlion)
Z's are like woman maintenance,maintenance,maintenance!
1971 240Z gunmetal metalic 5sp 4:11 gears in the rear
illuminas and purchased from the original owner w/136k original miles
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Maybe we should get him a hooker.
1991 300ZX N/A Slicktop
1970 240Z
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A Very Interesting story regarding MR K.
My friend and i went to the Z convention in 2002,i did not have a z-car them,but had a 1977 Kingcab truck.Anyway, i grabbed an ad from the 7o's depicting a Kingcab that looked exactly like my truck,so that Mr K would sign that one,and a week prior to that i bought an old 1973 Playboy magazine at a local swap meet,and found an ad for the 610 in it,so i thought i would grab that one as well.
As my turn came up i first hand him the Kingcab ad,and he signed it,no problem.I then ask him if he can sign one more ad,and as i hand him the magazine i don't want to show him that it's in a Playboy so i open it from the back and as he signed it he turned the pages toward the front and closed it RIGHT AT THE FRONT COVER WHERE IT SAYS THE NAME etc...You guys should have seen the brief silence ,and then his face turning slightly red and embarrased.I said"Mr K i only have this Playboy because of the 610 ad that is in it"He looked at me with a "Yeah right!" expression and signed my friends glovebox door.
SO IF MR K IS READING THIS,HAPPY BIRTHDAY,MAY YOU LIVE TO BE OVER 100 AND STILL HAVE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR.
1971 "Series One" 240z,L28 n42/n42 flattops.primered,work in progress,Tokico Iluminas,Eibach Pro-Kit,1" front swaybar more to come..
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Shamelessly defacing airbag cover
whilst someone plays pocket pool in
backgrounds...
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Me YORGO...You Not
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Mr. K had a sidekick that he traveled with, Mr. Sato. Sato-san and I became friends and I used to send him some pretty racey emails, (playboy style).
One day I get an email from Mr. K; " Why are you not sending me those emails too?"
He was added to the circle.
I think it may have been the circumstance of the encounter, not the content of the publication, that caused the response.
Mr. K is one of Japan's living treasures and one of the few I can call a real Car Guy.
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During our Club Meeting at Inland Valley ZCC this past Tuesady (13th in Japan) we called Mr. K and the club as a group wished him a Happy Birthday.
To everyone:
No, don't ask, not in a million years, forget the idea right now!
People Are Idiots, Just look around here and you will see!
Tony D: "Knowledgeable but Caustic"... rationull
My brother from another mother calls himself "Willie D"
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How great it is to make history and not just read about it.
The man mqade an icon in the automotive world and made a lot of people happy (except British sports car makers).
Ed and Jeanne's
ZXelda 1981 280 ZXT: ZXena 1990 300 ZX
1941 Buick Special Sedanette (Betty)
1956 Dodge Royal (Dorothy)
1971 Buick Riviera (Rita)
1975 Ford F-150 Stepside (Fiona)
1992 Firebird (Frieda)