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found an old copy of custom car (UK mag edited by fastbrit) with this car featured in it thought you guys might know the car built by twin brothers Kevin and Mike Nagatani according to the feature.
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I remember that car, it was from San Jose, I think? had 1835, K8, IDAs. One of those aqua-green cars I was really fond of. I still am. I still think that car is very cool.

Thanks for posting!

good memory Jim the feature says it had an 1835cc motor with a K8, eliminator heads, Ida's and  a 10.3:1 cr must have been a bear in traffic. I almost did my first car that colour because of this feature.

thanks. The cars that made lasting impressions I saved all the info somewhere in my head.  ;D

the white brake drums (and the hair) are very 80's.

That car is sweet!! The only thing I might change is the fender beading and the running boards, but the more I look at the picture the more those two details work with the entire car. Something different.

mullet boyzzzzzzzzzz  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Very Clean car. I think they also had a white cal looker too. The twins did detailed work. I was showing the Green M&M Pre-chop at the same time,...man that was years ago.

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Wow thats an old photo.  Mike and I sold that car around 1990 ish its been so long I cant even remember.  After we sold it we never heard or seen it since.  Thanks for posting that photo brings back some good memories.

Kevin

Hi Kevin

Thanks for letting David Fetherston shoot your car for my magazine way back when! If I remember correctly (it IS a long time ago,!) we called the feature 'Pale rider'…
Cool car that would still look good today. Hope it survives somewhere!

Keith Seume
ex-editor of Custom Car magazine!

Still love that car. Does anybody have the Hot VW's article to scan and share? 8)

cool  8) glad you found this forum and thread Kevin do you or your brother have any photo's of the car? and have you built anything since this one?

Mike and I were out of the vw scene for about twenty years, but we got back into it a few years ago.  Mike recently finished his 68 custom ford truck and  I just finished an oval about a year ago, wish got back sooner.
Mike is going to post some build images of the 59 we still have, and willl post them soon.  Here is pic of the 56...maybe Ill hit a few shows this up coming year.

Kevin

Here are some pics in the ol picture album.....the picture of the body on the pool table reminds me of how old we were....not to smart.  LOL

are you thinking about me  ::) ::)................... :D :D
any idea about the year ???

how did you guess, Fabs? I think it was 1988. You're the man.

good memory jim it was oct 88 double report names california cruisers the 59 nagatani bros ,and tom van blankenship 58
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here we go

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