JDM.....in Japan?

[pbkid]

im sorry... but that last pic is ... the only way i would ever consider that is if it was required by a rally racing organization. otherwise its too hideous

[nfpgasmask]

I believe Naoki to be an upright guy.

I don't know Ron personally, I but I know the opposite has been said about him before. And if his front skid plates were anything like his front clear turn signal covers, that I feel sorry for Naoki if he took Ron's design...

And aren't the front skid plates based on the VX-02 design? So it's silly to say anyone stole anyone's design, as it was merely a replica of an Isuzu design in reality...

Bart

[deermagnet]

This is how I remember it without doing any searching, and I very well could be wrong, and I apologize for saying "stole" if that's not true.

As I recall, the problem was that Naoki bought skid plates off Ron for the sole purpose of using them to make his own molds from Ron's plates instead of making his molds from scratch like Ron did. Naoki apparently took a shortcut by using Ron's plate design to make and sell his own plates in Japan. At least that's how I remember it and I could be wrong and I apologize if Naoki did not buy from Ron to copy his own.

There's certainly nothing wrong with someone taking an idea and doing their own thing in a far away land. IF Naoki bought plates from Ron to copy them directly, then that's a reasonable complaint.

Mark Griffin

[vt_maverick]

That pic is the definition of rice.

[VX KAT]

im sorry... but that last pic is ... the only way i would ever consider that is if it was required by a rally racing organization. otherwise its too hideous

That pic is the definition of rice.

x2 I've never even heard of flap supports...good thing too!

[blacksambo]

I don't think anyone answered your what does JDM stand for question? Simply means Japanese Domestic Model, or in otherwords right hand drive. That's why I thought you basically wanted to know about all these type VX's.

[VX KAT]

OK, I have a dumb question that's been nagging at me for a while.....with Isuzu being based in Japan and many JDMs running around the world (and I know what JDM stands for)....

I don't think anyone answered your what does JDM stand for question? Simply means Japanese Domestic Model, or in otherwords right hand drive. That's why I thought you basically wanted to know about all these type VX's.

Actually I said I DID know what it stood for, but thanks for covering it. My question was really just curious why we don't have any (or many) members from Japan on here since the car originated in Japan. Thanks again though.