Champ Road July 2009 issue covers kaido racer builds, nostalgic event coverage, and unique manga features. Here’s what’s inside.
The front cover highlights Bucchigiri-inspired nostalgic highway racers, setting the tone for this issue.
Inside, standout builds include a Toyota Soarer in green and yellow lightning livery with a silhouette whale tail spoiler, and a GX81 Mark II wearing purple glitter paint with a dramatic long nose and SSR mesh wheels.
Another eye-catching feature is a Celica Supra with a Toyota Soarer front end swap,
finished in a pink Ultraman-style widebody livery.
Other builds include a two-tone Nissan Laurel in Ultraman-inspired red and silver with a wild organ pipe exhaust, and a silver-and-blue racer showcasing a silhouette wing.
Collectors will also find nostalgic event coverage, including the Toyota Mark II “X Car” from the Just a Hero Anjo 1995 event, shown in both a feature and a full-page spread. Additional builds include a yellow Bridgestone-liveried Toyota Cresta with oversized chin spoiler,
a Michelin-striped GX10 Soarer with one-sided porter taillight,
and a two-tone beige and brown Soarer done in silhouette whale tail style.
The issue includes Yoshiharu Hatakeyama’s comic artwork, capturing the transformation and golden age of the bosozoku scene.
The rear cover provides a fashion catalog spread, showing how style and streetwear merged with the bosozoku scene.
This issue is a must-have for collectors — available now at ImportWorx.