James Nakamura's 1951 Oldsmobile
1951 Oldsmobile Sedan owned by James Nakamura of Long Beach, California. James bought the car in 1955, and in 2020 his brother Junji told Sondre Kvipt of Kustomrama that he Olds was pale yellow when his brother bought it. "By the time he was ready to sell it, he had painted it lime green." A friend bought it late in 1957. Junji's brother bought a brand new black 1958 Chevrolet Impala he could race at Lions Dragstrip.
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