The story of the Kraft Wise Sports Toyota Cavalier, weird JGTC racecar that appeared in the 97 and 98 seasons of the GT300 class. Idk what else to put down here
I had a ‘97 base model 5 speed coupe as my daily driver for 15 years. By far the best car I ever had! You could drive that thing at 85 mph all day long and get 33 mpg. The coupe is very aerodynamic as evidenced by many used in NHRA Pro Stock class in the early 2000’s. They ran over 200 mph in the quarter mile! In my opinion the lines on the coupe are beautiful. (The 4 door is butt ugly). My current project is a ‘96 Z24 with rear wheel drive, Corvette LS, suspension and driveline. It’s no joke.
Up there with the Lancia 037 rally car used at Fuji Speedway in 1994. Yeah, they used a Rally car with a top speed of 200km/h on the racetrack with one of the longest straight line in the world. At least it finished the race
@@garthhancock3373 lmao nah They took a Group B spec, still with the Lancia Martini livery,, adjusted the suspension and called it a day. No further changes were made.
Welllllll APR is your friend. They didn’t win the title but they had some alright runs. With the Prius. They’re currently using a Lexus this year in Super GT (JGTC) going up against the modern GT3s and the Supra and 400z. An Evora is still in there too
@@c3gfboy7their own team may not be doing so well, but the teams that also use their cars? You can bet you will see teams like muta Racing or Saitama Toyopet with great results and won championships.
I'm glad someone else knows about this! I fell down a search hole when I saw a Toyota Cavalier on one of the Japanese auction sites and it had a trd kit on it. Is it weird that I want to import one now.
My first car was a chevrolet cavalier. It was my grandmas beater car and was passed down to me. I love that thing so much. So much time and work put into it. When I found out there existed a toyota cavalier, i wanted one so bad. Although, theyre so incredibly rare and not many people know about them. I would totally add it to my collection of cars if i could.
Just stumbled upon this video. I actually have the TRD replica body kit for my Cavalier along with Japan spec folding mirrors, taillights, leather steering wheel, trunk carpet, and wide fenders with the Saab signal lights. I just need the firewall/dash to complete my project!
I don't know much about this car either, but one detail I can add, is in the 1998 licensed JGTC game for the Playstation in Japan which mimics the 1997 JGTC season does include this Cavalier as one of the many playable cars in the game.
Well i believe it should be preserved on like assetto Corsa and Rfactor just like quite a few of the more obscure JGTC cars like the fleet of BMWs or the Prius GT300 cars or even the Corvette that made an attempt i am happy that the GT modders are saving the earliest of the GT1 cars in GT500 class but more is needed
A goal of mine is to take a random cavalier do an engine swap, probably a k20 from a civic and add a crazy wide body to it to give massive downforce. I don’t know why but to me I’ve always been fascinated with a race built Cavalier or a Pontiac Sunfire.
Honestly if that had the same engine as the eventual Cobalt ss's, then that would have been a decent car. I'm pretty sure the cavaliers weigh less than the cobalts, but I'm not gonna lie, that body kit really does give it a nice look. 😅
We have 2 Cavaliers , a 99 z24 and a 99 sedan both are very reliable and in no way an embarrassment to own or drive. Neither were made to race on a track but the z24 is just as fun and capable as any civic of the same Era. They weren't made to race against porsche,supra,nsx or a skyline
well, there were more bizarre cars in JGTC GT300 in the 90s, like the Mitsubishi Mirage C53A (a hatchback) and Renault Sport Spider (the only open-top car in the history of the race)
the reason the cavalier didnt do great in the races is that if it was stock, the bad ass american engineering would have easily beaten every other car. So the organizers had to nerf it by taking out the bad ass oldsmobile twin cam and put in a little junky toyota economy motor. Even then, the sheer quality of the american chassis design prevailed and allowed the car to finish races
sometimes I wonder where it is? I mean I saw a picture of a JGTC Supra being used as a flower bed in some old mans front yard. Perhaps hidden in Toyota's musuem?
Dude, this kid just makes great vids with real TH-cam potential if he was just consistent and then just disappears. 😢 Get back on here and get to work. Slacking won't get you rich. Your the only one rivaling Albon
That widebody looks sick though. Wonder if getting one is still possible
They are not, You'd likely have to get ahold of Bomex and see if the mold is sitting in the warehouse if it hasn't been destroyed
You’d probably be more fruitful learning how to 3D model and designing a clone from scratch than finding the original molds haha.
I think it's more likely you find a cavalier with this body kit on, than the body by itself
You forgot to add that Yumi Sato's entrant in the car in the 1997 season was the first time a woman had raced in the JGTC. Cool bit of history there.
And I think Sato managed a 4th place in class at some point with this car that stands as the best result ever achieved by a woman in jgtcc
"My Cavalier is faster than your Diablo!"
I really wish this car had more recognition there relatively easy to turn into fun cars
I had a few z24s and Sunfire GTs the aftermarket was an issue on top of horrible gearing etc stock
I had a ‘97 base model 5 speed coupe as my daily driver for 15 years. By far the best car I ever had! You could drive that thing at 85 mph all day long and get 33 mpg. The coupe is very aerodynamic as evidenced by many used in NHRA Pro Stock class in the early 2000’s. They ran over 200 mph in the quarter mile! In my opinion the lines on the coupe are beautiful. (The 4 door is butt ugly). My current project is a ‘96 Z24 with rear wheel drive, Corvette LS, suspension and driveline. It’s no joke.
That race car version looks sick!
Up there with the Lancia 037 rally car used at Fuji Speedway in 1994.
Yeah, they used a Rally car with a top speed of 200km/h on the racetrack with one of the longest straight line in the world. At least it finished the race
Change out the gearing and it'll top out much higher. I'm sure the team took care of that.
@@garthhancock3373 From what I have read, it could only reach 210kph at Fuji with the longest gear ratio. It qualified 26 seconds off the pole lap.
@@garthhancock3373 lmao nah
They took a Group B spec, still with the Lancia Martini livery,, adjusted the suspension and called it a day. No further changes were made.
love the videos man. great quality stories of automotive culture.
The Chevy cavalier is one of the most popular car in Motorsports. After the twingo and the crown Victoria
Japan motor racing scene is always interesting. They bring weird cars to the track like prius all the time.
Welllllll
APR is your friend. They didn’t win the title but they had some alright runs. With the Prius. They’re currently using a Lexus this year in Super GT (JGTC) going up against the modern GT3s and the Supra and 400z. An Evora is still in there too
@@c3gfboy7their own team may not be doing so well, but the teams that also use their cars? You can bet you will see teams like muta Racing or Saitama Toyopet with great results and won championships.
I respect not giving heresy information. And I’m glad you mentioned this car. I have an extra thing to share with my friends.
THE QUALITTYYYY
Banger vid as usual C-daddy keep em coming
I'm glad someone else knows about this! I fell down a search hole when I saw a Toyota Cavalier on one of the Japanese auction sites and it had a trd kit on it. Is it weird that I want to import one now.
My first car was a chevrolet cavalier. It was my grandmas beater car and was passed down to me. I love that thing so much. So much time and work put into it. When I found out there existed a toyota cavalier, i wanted one so bad. Although, theyre so incredibly rare and not many people know about them. I would totally add it to my collection of cars if i could.
I really look forward to your content man! Really !! Thanks
Just stumbled upon this video. I actually have the TRD replica body kit for my Cavalier along with Japan spec folding mirrors, taillights, leather steering wheel, trunk carpet, and wide fenders with the Saab signal lights. I just need the firewall/dash to complete my project!
the sheer weirdness of JGTC cars is why its one of my favorite racing series. Even super GT of today had a prius for quite some time
The Cavalier was driven by race driver and journalist Kumi Saito, btw.
Great video man! Keep em coming
My favorite TH-camr
I never knew that a getto car would be racing.
I still have my 2005 Cavalier. So far it's been great to learn to repair.
They might confused JGTC as "J-body grand touring cars championship".
Never doubt the power of chickens
Oh baby new cian 😫😫
bro came in with the R4 music one a JGTC vid nice
That's fucking wild, I can practically smell the mold in the seats.
also it had NA 2.0-liter inline-4 3S-GE (Celica engine) making 295hp (300hp was the class limit)
I don't know much about this car either, but one detail I can add, is in the 1998 licensed JGTC game for the Playstation in Japan which mimics the 1997 JGTC season does include this Cavalier as one of the many playable cars in the game.
Well i believe it should be preserved on like assetto Corsa and Rfactor just like quite a few of the more obscure JGTC cars like the fleet of BMWs or the Prius GT300 cars or even the Corvette that made an attempt i am happy that the GT modders are saving the earliest of the GT1 cars in GT500 class but more is needed
A goal of mine is to take a random cavalier do an engine swap, probably a k20 from a civic and add a crazy wide body to it to give massive downforce. I don’t know why but to me I’ve always been fascinated with a race built Cavalier or a Pontiac Sunfire.
Honestly if that had the same engine as the eventual Cobalt ss's, then that would have been a decent car. I'm pretty sure the cavaliers weigh less than the cobalts, but I'm not gonna lie, that body kit really does give it a nice look. 😅
I need this the bumper is so beautiful. I love the front bumper OMG.
Now this is what Polyphony should bring into Gran Turismo
We have 2 Cavaliers , a 99 z24 and a 99 sedan both are very reliable and in no way an embarrassment to own or drive. Neither were made to race on a track but the z24 is just as fun and capable as any civic of the same Era. They weren't made to race against porsche,supra,nsx or a skyline
had to double take when hearing the Bladee at the end
I used to live near NUMMI in Fremont,Ca.(Now Tesla)
Loved that place.
Just came here to say that Nummi is Finnish word meaning moor or moorland.
Great video!
Why was I hoping it was a Vauxhall Cavalier?
I'm trying to decide if this is weirder than the V8 Prius.
well, there were more bizarre cars in JGTC GT300 in the 90s, like the Mitsubishi Mirage C53A (a hatchback) and Renault Sport Spider (the only open-top car in the history of the race)
I'm really liking this videos
Im still curious what engine it was running...
It had a 3SGTE
Interesting . Makes me like it a bit more.
it looks just as clapped as the ones you find in trailer parks compared to the other cars
Anyone know what those wheels are called?
I LOVE THE JDM CAVALIER
Another odd choice for a car in motorsports is the Super GT Toyota Prius.
My best friend drives one that looks just like the one in the picture you used
This is fucking great lol! Subbed
5:45 OMG DRAIN GANG, DRAIN MY LIFE, I AM DRAINER, I LOV DRAIN GANG
Does anyone make a widebody like that, I think a slammed 4dr would look sick like that, totally don't want to make mine look good
Hollup.... that car beat a Porsche? Wtf
IF THERES HOME DEPO GOTTA BUY ITTTTT
I love this thing. 😆
many cavis on the oval tracks dominating. Just sayin
the reason the cavalier didnt do great in the races is that if it was stock, the bad ass american engineering would have easily beaten every other car. So the organizers had to nerf it by taking out the bad ass oldsmobile twin cam and put in a little junky toyota economy motor. Even then, the sheer quality of the american chassis design prevailed and allowed the car to finish races
sometimes I wonder where it is? I mean I saw a picture of a JGTC Supra being used as a flower bed in some old mans front yard. Perhaps hidden in Toyota's musuem?
Unfortunately it probably got instantly parted and crushed if I were to guess
Apparently Sammit had featured that
The smell of Schwagg weed and stale beer
Epic!
Speedrunner detected
Hey step off of the Cavalier the most reliable car I ever had was an 05 Cavalier and it was sporty you just need to know how to actually drive!!!!
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Dude, this kid just makes great vids with real TH-cam potential if he was just consistent and then just disappears. 😢 Get back on here and get to work. Slacking won't get you rich. Your the only one rivaling Albon
1:30 no not my sister noooooo
Im not from the US but i kobda have a thing for the cavalier coupe
bless I have an 03 jbody I’m supercharging 🙏🙏🫡