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My Daihatsu Charade G10 from 1981
Mon, 06/09/2010 - 14:32
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Wed, 30/12/2009 - 22:16
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Thanks
Yes, it was a lot of
Thanks
Yes, it was a lot of work and for sure absolut too much money for a car like this, in the USA I could restore a Mustang for it. Some times it could be a nice feeling that many others like your own car as you did it. But this could not happen yet, maybe in 10 or 20 years. But I never want to give it away, if I have sometimes the possibilities to own more then one "vintage" car, my dream is that I could own sometimes a old fuel station (best if it was a Shell like that one where I grow up) with a bigger closed garage than a typical fuelstation has....
Sometimes this dream should be come true :)
Wed, 30/12/2009 - 23:38
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I made some changes so now
I made some changes so now your pictures are coming through also, its great to see so much detail put into that little car. I understand what you mean that you could have got a mustang for the same money, but sometimes you just gotta do what you love. It will certainly be a unique vehicle in years to come. 
Thu, 31/12/2009 - 14:12
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It is rare here in Austria
It is rare here in Austria where I life, in Argentina I found a G10 owners club with the most owners.
I got in contact with all the G10 owners I found on the web, but there is only ONE person how did a full restore to his G10 Charade like me, and he still work on it. It's a funny thing to have contact with Sergio (the restorer of this other G10) from Portuguese, in the Argentina G10 forum one person create a new thread and show there my G10 with a comment like "this car looks like that one I had in the past", this happen to a time where I was not know this Argentina G10 owners club.
After a couple of time, Sergio answers to that thread that Rainer (me) the owner of this G10 is from Austria and that he knows me.
Since that, in every bigger japanese nostalgic car forum Sergio is also registered, but most of them are in spanish or potugese language, but it is great and very small in the same moment! The smaller the community of a car the knowledgement is much higher.
Yesterday I would to create a Facebook Group for G10 owners but there still one exists, with a picture of my G10 at home!
Fri, 19/02/2010 - 09:36
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Dear Rainer,
Very nice work
Dear Rainer,
Very nice work and thank you very much for sharing it with us.
I also own a G10 pre face lift, and collecting information for a restoration project. unfortunately it is severly coroded and needs lot of tinkering, which I am afraid many dont recommend to go on with.
I am insearch for replacement of body parts such as doors and bonnet if possible. But so far I have not come accross any, but hopefully look forward for.
Thanks for sharing your ride with us, looks like a lot of work you have put in there. Keep it up.