This is the Bride D1 Ae86 Levin which was imported to Ireland back in 2007/08; it ended up getting reused as a competition-spec drift car in Ireland before eventually meeting its faith at a round of the Irish drift series called "Prodrift". The car has gained a lot of popularity on places like Tumblr and Instagram over the last few years. Ryota earned the nickname "Crash King" for famously losing the BN sports kit at most events. His Levin was a great example of arguably the coolest era of Japanese drift style; it looked badass on track. Many people outside of Ireland were unaware of its location or its story after Japan. It would have been a great car to see preserved, but just like many Drift cars of the time, it was used and eventually killed. At least it died being used as intended, back then it was just another impressive import from Japan, one of many to flood the Irish market. It sat in a field in Ireland for the last 10+years, but our friend @paddy3sg86 86 ripped it out over the weekend and has plans to try and revive it, or at least use some of the shell for an inspired build. Many of us loved this car before we even really knew much about it. It's cool that some of it still exists and I look forward to seeing what Paddy does. @ryota.yuasa has an IG account and has posted old memories of the car; it must be weird seeing your 86 end up on the other side of the globe and resurface again. You can see his signature on the roof, even to have that piece alone would be great to have. We will keep you posted on whatever happens with this. #ae86 #brideae86 #juiceboxforyou https://www.instagram.com/p/B_7gp5dCVzM/?igshid=1xfzxmse0prdc
