The Mother has a raging case of undiagnosed postpartum depression. The guy has always been in the tofu industry, and he’s always been drifting mountain passes, decades before there was even a scene to give him any rivals.But in the early 1970s, young Bunta is in his late teens. But a sudden announcement from Takumi’s mother sways him to take the latter.I always figured Initial D took place around the early 2000s. Bunta is good enough that he tries circuit racing, but finds that the whole controlled nature of the racing just isn’t his thing. Never in real life, and I know it exists because I found a grille for one of them at a Swap Meet. )totally morbid, but very believable from a Japanese drama sort of angle. If anything, i think the old man fujiwara’s ride in his golden age is a 1970 toyota starlet.Hmmm… great idea, as the Starlet is a very agile all-around car. After the race season he debates with himself if he should stay with the team or go back to his touge roots. he only touches the parts of the car when absolutely necessary, but when he does it’s to great effect.
Then as his priority’s changed like most of us he then opted to go with the AE86 for the family and buisness needs. This would be in keeping with him being in his prime during the early to mid 80’s, when these parts and vehicles would have been readily available.Basically, with your reasons for Bunta getting a Bluebird over a TE27, why the hell would he have gotten an AE86 then? But a couple of years pass and he sees that AE86. I would think a straight prequel would be the rivalry between Bunta and Kai’s (2nd gen MR2 driver) father.For a younger Bunta in the late 70s, I’d say a 510. At the time, Group 5 racing was popular and he gradually modified his Skyline Japan to resemble the Super Silhouette cars with exaggerated flares and spoilers. Like many young people, Bunta went through a rebellious phase and was heavily influenced by his peers. It has run for five generations. Sporty, well designed, not-so-powerful, no-nonsense RWD sports coupe with a 5-speed on the floor to boot. you could definitely fill another decade telling those stories…as i see it the legendary chain smoker who drives with his eyes closed could have a few optionsthe young bunta fujiwara should drive either a lower grade celica liftback or aI have not seen nor read Initial D, but I won’t let that stop me. Their style may have even influenced the JNC Kaido shirt. Having said that, the answer is a C210 Skyline Japan. Yes the Corolla is nimbler, but I don’t think the chassis advantage would naturally have fallen Toyota’s way, since it’s a leaf spring solid-axle car vs the Nissan with its independent rear, and the Laurel is hardly a big and bulky car.“the sleepy-eyed chain-smoker is 43 or 44 years old during the series.
the car enjoyed some notable racing success overseas that would have caught his attention, and it wouldn’t have been a stretch to see him putting a larger displacement L-series or even an OS Giken TC16 under the hood. Anyway, when Bunta would’ve made a name for himself as a street racer, there’s only one car I can think of that would’ve been about a decade old, and just seen as another old car. That means he would have come of age smack dab in the middle of Japan’s automotive golden age.” This sounds just like Smokey Nagata of Top Secret fame! They married, they had Takumi. Saved from youtube.com. I can see Bunta in something like a ’75 Galant GS. You do know 86s have live rear axles, don’t you?Yes, I do (it shares the same basic architecture as the same year RWD Corolla). )totally morbid, but very believable from a Japanese drama sort of angle. He bought the car with a small down payment and an agreement to work the rest off. It would have to be around Christmas that she ended it, explaining both Bunta and Takumi’s aversion to celebrating.it leaves a lot of questions unanswered though, so it’s sort of like a comic book movie level reboot.Lotsa choices, but: used, RWD and cheap enough to buy and tweak. The WRX was separated from the Impreza into its own line of cars in 2014. I’m sticking with the 4-door and puke green, though.Most of you seem to like the idea of a static Bunta. Maybe just because of the Keiichi Tsuchiya connection – they were supposed to be friends in their day, no surprise if they had similar cars. They married, they had Takumi. No questions asked.Bunta seems to prefer the physics of the vehicle over all else. The colors and attitude just seem to fit. That’s right, Bunta is into bikes.