Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2017/02/27/disco-trucks-of-japan.html
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On an alternate timeline, this is what Joel Schumacher’s Transformers would’ve looked like.
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I’d be 100% in on it. Too bad the current franchise is a barely comprehensible CGI wankfest.
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I’ve seen articles on this scene pop up occasionally over the years and it’s always super fascinating. Is there a documentary about this? Because i would watch the hell out of it.
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Boing Boing, if this article gets the Rcik Dees smash hit stuck in my head, there will be words!
You know, the song that goes: “Disco! Disco trucks!”
You’re welcome, everyone.
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Is it just me, or do some of those front bumpers look like stages? I half expect them to be cruising down the highway with women in hot pants and gogo boots dancing on them.
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That would be the best thing ever! EVAR!
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If Jean Claude Van Damme can do the splits between two trucks…
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I would be down if some of those trucks had a bunch of arcade/pinball machines in them. Would be totally rad to have these trucks roll up for a (birthday) party
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Has any video game franchise explored Dekotora? I feel like it’s fertile territory.
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If nothing else, there’s consistency: No sign of any aerodynamic drag-reducing roof or side fairings on these babies.
The Sims 3: Dekotora DLC
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Ornate crumple zones.
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Cultural institutions unite!
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This was one of the selectable characters in the 18 Wheeler arcade (and later Dreamcast, PS2 and GameCube) game:
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In a Daft Punk co-production.
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Damn near perfect response to every post. I am starting to believe that you have superhuman capabilities.
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