The owner’s 1/1 model car project started 5 years ago when he happened to acquire a relatively good condition 2by2. First of all, he unloaded the car and overhauled the L20 engine and transmission. Basically, the engine is the final Bosch-developed L-Jetronic Nissan EGI specification, and it is now “a lady’s specification that can be driven with ease, despite its appearance. It is very nice to be able to ride in this car easily. After that, we started a careful body restoration, stripping off all of the relatively little corrosion on the body and finishing it up. The work cannot be described without passion, and each part was carefully and lovingly polished to resemble a grown lady, and when he said with a laugh that “the life of the car has clearly been shortened,” I couldn’t help but feel that he had spent a wonderful and enjoyable time. I couldn’t help but feel that he was having a wonderful and enjoyable time.

In the background of corporate manufacturing, there is always a production environment bound by time and cost, but I always think that passionate manufacturing that disregards time and cost can sometimes produce wonderful works of art that cannot be produced by corporations. As the modeler owner gradually came to see the shape of the Lady after spending a long and arduous (but actually enjoyable) time, an image of the finished product began to emerge, and the 1/1 modeler owner finally proceeded to the finishing work to materialize the image in his mind. The 5-part G-nose was installed perfectly after more than 20 attempts, as if to say, “This is how old cars should be ridden. Longer, lower, and wider! Kayaba short shocks and Kameari’s reinforced suspension (for vehicle inspections) were used to lower the vehicle with a mature sense of style. Deep rimmed wheels with 9.5J in the front and 11.5J (!!!) in the rear were installed. The rear over fenders were machined and molded in two layers to accommodate the deep rimmed wheels. Two over fenders were machined and molded on top of each other to create this lady’s unique and original proportions!The grand project of a professional modeler owner who started with such a feeling, “I want to run that dream again…”, “I aim to exceed the original and create a lady with good proportions with sensitivity, just like the image in my mind…”, has gone through a “modified official vehicle inspection” approved by the government and made its debut in the glamorous world of society. The project is now ready for its debut in the glamorous world of society. The car appeared in a famous nostalgic car show, which had been the owner’s dream stage, and her debut as a glamorous lady was widely introduced in the local newspaper. As a result, the owner now has many friends and is enjoying a very meaningful life. The story takes an unexpected turn…. We sometimes hear this fact in our interviews at Enso no Mori: “They feel the greatest joy in building the car, and once it is finished, they do not ride it. It does not mean that they have lost their love for it.

The owner’s words, “This thing has done its job…,” conveyed this sentiment. And this is what I remember most about this story. The original lady, who was brought up by a professional modeler owner with extraordinary love, had an excellent proportion, somewhat similar to a classic English Fang Lady, and she is now looking for her next gentleman.