What is "Bippu" HPI85

infotechplus · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:04 am Post subject: What is "Bippu" HPI85

In the latest issue of High Performance Imports, No.85 there is an interview with the head of Junction Produce, Mr. Takahiro Taketomi, who is credited with starting the VIP style otherwise known as "Bippu".

It's an interesting read and there are some great photos of the JP Nissan President F50.

There's also an explanation of the "Fusa" and Kiku Knot.

Look for the mag at your local newsagent:

You can download the article here:

http://users.tpg.com.au/adslljrb/vipstyle.PDF

PS. There is no Aristo, Lexus, Nissan President, VIPstyle content on the accompanying DVD.

Cheers,

Peter
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Andypants · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:45 pm Post subject:

Cheers Peter!

Bippu all the way baby!
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Forsaken · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:59 pm Post subject:

there is a lexus pictured in one of the photos... what is it?
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xscape · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:02 pm Post subject:

i would guess its a new LS

infotechplus · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:10 pm Post subject: VIP Style

Dave Toyostar · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:24 pm Post subject:

The car featured is the new LS460, once very hot car.

I meet with the Taketomi San when I was in Japan a couple of months ago spend an entire day with the guys at Jucntion Produce. There are some very hot cars sitting in the JP garage including a JZS161 and a hot as S Class Merc. Even in Japan these cars turned heads while we cruised around Oaska.
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Forsaken · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:39 pm Post subject:

Rusty P · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:31 am Post subject:

The LS460 is a freakin stunning car.

Truly awesome, i want one soooo bad. If i won the lotto, i'd buy one.

H.O.T.

That said, agreed!! PICSORBAN of JP Cars!!
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Aristo · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:03 am Post subject:

Saw an LS460 sitting outside Lexus the other day, looked horn in black with massive chrome pipes, here is an article / pics looks hotter in the flesh...

http://www.familycar.com/RoadTests/LexusLS460/

Rusty P · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:53 am Post subject:

Oh, what, you mean a little bit like this?
Shocked

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Forsaken · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:48 pm Post subject:

oh damn, now I need to clean the screen!
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Andypants · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:00 pm Post subject:

Heres another :O

Bippu

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Andypants · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:56 pm Post subject:

Lets see some more Bippu, Anyone know why it got called Bippu...I have a theory

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Aristo · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:08 pm Post subject:

Miggy · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:44 pm Post subject:

Evil looking Asian guy in a suit and with very expensive VIP cars got to be Yakuza Razz

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Those cars are sooo hot.

Any one going to make a full on VIP aristo on here? Got to get the V8 though!
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Dave Toyostar · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:35 pm Post subject:

Here are some Pics from Junction Produce, there not the best, all the cars were very close together and it was raining so it was hard to get good pics of the whole cars. I do have some better ones but there on a memory car which seems to not want to work.

Our cima for a day.

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Andypants · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:46 pm Post subject:

I was having a squizz at Auction sheets today and thought I'd add some of the Bippu currently for sale in Japan.

Most of which are unfortunately ineligible for import - except the Cima

Checkit:

Bippu 161:

Bippu Celsior:

Bippu President:

Bippu CIMA:

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Esteban · JZS147 Rookie Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 60

And here I was thinking bippu was an acronym for Basic Import Power/Performance Upgrades ... or something Embarassed

Slain · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:53 pm Post subject:

Andypants · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:09 pm Post subject:

Always funny how they have "oo" at the end of all those types of words
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