Norihiko Harada, Chief Designer at Zagato, confirmed that he worked on the Harrier Zagato extensively, and drew the design sketches shown in the video. See his Instagram here: instagram.com/norikaharada

I like how you somehow built a plausible case that this weird car was a quiet turning point & founding chapter for the modern automotive landscape. Shame on Zagato for erasing Harrier Zagato heritage!

@capturingthemachine

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Peep the shirt at 2:08

Thank you for making this video, we imported this car for a great client earlier this year!

@capturingthemachine

7 ай бұрын

Awesome, it's a fantastic car!

Zagato also did another Lexus, IIRC. I believe they did an Altezza/IS 200. I personally love the Harrier Zagato ( i like the earlier iteration the best), and I would love to get my hands on one someday.

@capturingthemachine

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! The history is spotty, so there could definitely be something like that out there

Patiently waiting for the Zagato Stelvio followup.

@capturingthemachine

Жыл бұрын

I shot Myron's Zagato Stelvio at the same spot in 2019 for Road & Track! www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a29760903/the-autech-zagato-stelvio-az1-is-an-italian-japanese-mashup-that-channels-an-era/ If he adds a Zagato Gavia, I will definitely make that video... 😄

I LOVE how it looks, i really do!

@capturingthemachine

8 ай бұрын

I do too, thanks for your comment! 🙂

I know the owner of that car and know where the video was shot. Now I'm curious enough that I may have to drive over and see it. Thanks for sharing

@capturingthemachine

9 ай бұрын

Great! Myron is the best. The Valley Vibes car meet that he co-organizes is a lot of fun too.

Wonderfully told!!

@capturingthemachine

Жыл бұрын

thanks Maury!!

What a cool story; I saw your post on Instagram and had no clue what I was looking at, I would've never guessed in a million years it was an RX300 in a very nice designer Italian suit.

@capturingthemachine

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it, thanks for your comment!

Speaking of oddities and "aero kits"... Maybe someone wants to import an odd car. There is (probably) unknown version of Yugo that was never exported to the US. It's called Yugo In and it was designed by Marc Deschamps and it has Peugeot engine with almost 100 hp. Besides Yugo, we also had something called Florida (and Florida In) that looks like a Citroen from the 90's and the pick-up version of that thing named Poly.

@capturingthemachine

Жыл бұрын

that’s very cool, I had no idea that existed!

Me: [can't stand crossovers] Also Me: "Wow that looks brilliant!" Albeit a little under-wheeled by today's standards and really lifted by its colour scheme. I don't think I knew about this car at all before seeing the thumbnail, unless I'm forgetting a past bit of Weird Car Twitter. To me, though, it's like a final hold-out from the Bubble Era mentality of allowing themselves to do something truly expressive and frivolous for its own sake, or to prove that they can. Japan used to do 'boutique versions' of all sorts of mainstream models but it's become vanishingly rare now (aftermarket notwithstanding). Even if I admire the spirit more than the car itself, I'm still glad to know about it now.

@capturingthemachine

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your insightful comment! I knew about the 2006 version first, and it was much later that I learned about the 1998 version. I'm glad to be able to put a little more info out there for the dozen or so people googling this car every year 😄

Great video. I love the original one I think it's rad

@capturingthemachine

Жыл бұрын

thanks so much! 😄

Cracking Video. I just bought a white one today...

@capturingthemachine

7 күн бұрын

Thanks - that’s amazing! Where are you located?

@thejash92

5 күн бұрын

@@capturingthemachine I'm in Perth Western Australia. Bought the car in Kobe.

Love this video.

@capturingthemachine

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

my current taste is all about 2-door and 3-door cars which are getting rare these days like some sedans, hatchbacks, wagons, suv, GT, Coupe, etc and some convertibles and targa... my previous self is all about coachbuilt and carrozzerias.... no, not about driving experience, just some theoretical, historical knowledge plus some cheap scale model collections

@capturingthemachine

Жыл бұрын

Coachbuilt and carrozzeria stuff is so specialm and the more I learn about that, the more I appreciate it 👍

Not my taste what so ever, but love the uniqueness

@capturingthemachine

Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

This was a brilliant analysis of a very strange vehicle I knew nothing about. I love how deep of a dive you took. It's incredible only in its rarity and oddity.

@capturingthemachine

Жыл бұрын

This comment made my day, thank you!

"promo sm" 🌷