"Conscience APP" NetEase Cloud Music recently gave birth to a 100,000+ red post, which is about Ultraman - so it is still a bit general, it should be said that it was born in the neon 1960s-1980s, and in the 1990s-2000s of the Heavenly Dynasty, the "Showa Ultraman" was infinite.
Po master from the main creator to the protagonist, from the backstage to the front of the stage, from the artistic aesthetic to the background of the times, from music to stage beauty... Almost every aspect has been said, except for the lack of... Those little chariots that fight alongside several of the great heroes of the universe.
You know, countless post-80s generations have had the same dream - it is best to be caught by which cosmic hero and become his human body. If you can't do it, you will be a member of the special search team, sitting in the headquarters or chariot every day, and assisting people to fight small monsters together, which is also a satisfaction.
Today, let's talk about the chariots that fought with Ultraman side by side with the little monsters - of course, we are the most familiar with the "Showa series" after the 80s.
1966 The first Ultraman
Chevrolet Corvair
If you count the previously well received "Ultra Q", the first generation of Ultraman should be the father of the special shot Eiji Marutani "utopian close-up series" second bullet, the name is "Ultraman", the word "first generation" is added in order to facilitate the distinction. 30 years later, when the Celestial Dynasty was introduced, it was translated as "Cosmic Hero Ultraman".
Many of the plots of the original Ultraman are very bloody, and Ultraman is even less human. For example, in the episode of fighting the monster prince Gomola, no matter whether three seven twenty-one cut the tail of the person and knocked out the horn of the man... In the end, he was killed by Shuang Crisp, completely ignoring why people came to Osaka and why they destroyed Osaka Castle in anger.
Gomorrah was originally in a paradise, basking in the sun and scratching the itch, but was favored by Professor Dede, hard anesthesia to make Japan do the exhibition; halfway woke up panicked, humans directly threw it from a height of 20,000 meters, and fell to the ground and was ready to dig a hole to escape, Professor Dede looked regretful: "Then you can only die as a specimen." ”
If I were To be Gomorrah, the first one would kill him.
Far from it. The original Ultraman's human body, Hayata Jin, belonged to the Science Search Team, referred to as the SSSP. Many of the team members are more cute than the protagonist, and they really work (such as the big chin expression Tetsui Mitsuhiro). Their car is a silver sedan with the SSSP blue-red logo.
It is arguably the most special of the entire Ott series, because it... In fact, it is Marutani-san's own car, which was donated and greatly modified for the sake of his career.
This sedan is the legend of the generation of that year , the Chevrolet Corvair. It was the first air-cooled model in Chevrolet's history, and the only production car in the history of the United States empire to use a rear-mounted rear-drive air-cooled engine.
It was a compact car specially designed by the brand in response to the "Beetle fever" inside the US empire in the late 1950s - with a total length of 4572mm and a wheelbase of 2743mm. It has a 2.3-2.7L horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine and is available in three gearboxes: 3-speed manual, 4-speed manual and 2-speed automatic.
And this response was timely and successful – one of the high-end cheap sports cars called the 900 Monza Coupe, which was unique at the time and was very popular with young people.
At that time, the specific car environment of the American Empire made the little Corvair extremely special, and in 1960 it won the Motor Trend's "Car of the Year" award. However, it also has serious design flaws – in some cases it can easily get out of hand. The reputation is mixed.
Although this car is about the same size as the Beetle in the eyes of the American empire people, it is quite cheap, but in the neon of that year, it was definitely the category of large luxury cars.
It can be seen how much Marutani Sang loves Ultraman.
Pieres:
"Otter Q" is the first series in the history of neon cinematography to feature monsters, giving birth to many small monsters and alien prototypes that later became popular in the Ultraman series. For example, later Jetton, Pimon, Baltan, Ragon and so on. The heroine, Hiroko Sakurai, continues to be the only female member of the SSSP in the original generation.
Personally, I feel that "Otter Q" is actually a series that makes people think about it. Some plots are still creepy when you look at them now.
1967 Severn Ultraman
Chrysler Empire
In our opinion, the second part can be said to be the most interesting and most enduring one in the Showa series. The aliens and small monsters inside are extremely classic, such as the "Goldfish Monster" We like, the "Goldfish Monster" Mitron Star, and the music is also good to hear.
Unfortunately, it was not popular at the time. Although he had high hopes and paid N times more effort than the original, it backfired - because the content was somewhat esoteric, many neon bear children said they could not understand it, so the ratings were not high.
It may be this reason that it has not been introduced by the Heavenly Dynasty, so many small partners are quite unfamiliar with it.
Put it this way, Severn's appearance is recognized by countless close-up fans as the most handsome Ultraman. The female team member Annu is a goddess in the hearts of countless special fans. Although in real life, Annu's actor Yuriko Ishimi is extremely brash and uninhibited, and has also been a teacher of countless otaku men, and has made a very famous teaching film "Forgetting Hachibuido".
Now that I think about it, Neon is truly a magical country. The little sister's front foot helps Ultraman fight the little monster, sets a good example for the bear child, and the back foot goes to show three points to the adult to empty... Simply.
Far from it. Severn's friends are mainly the Otter Guard (UG Team). Their usual car is called the Pointer, the gray side has a huge UG team logo, the appearance is extremely exaggerated (of course, compared with the next few models, it is still in the normal aesthetic category), plus great black technology, such as automatic driving, smoke screen devices, defense against light waves, and car laser guns.
This amazing chariot, also based on a left-hand-rudder American empire, should be the Chrysler Empire of the 1950s-1960s. It belonged to the famous "tail fin car" of that year, and it was one of the most advanced and luxurious cars in the world that year.
Its most controversial point is undoubtedly the B-pillar design. At the time, Chrysler's bold idea was unique—abandoning the structure of the upper half altogether in order to give the back seat trenches a broader view. But it also lays the groundwork for safety hazards. So in the 1960s, the Empire series slowly pressed the B-pillar back.
The famous red flag C69 of the Heavenly Dynasty originated from the 1955 version of "Empire". It is said that the Ambassador to China of Yugoslavia, a close friend of the year, "sold" him to the People's Daily before returning to China. The latter also heard that FAW was ready to build its own high-end car, and gave it to them and Jilin University of Technology to unload eight pieces.
Personally, I feel that the second part still chooses the American car, which should be the preference of Marutani's father.
1971 Jack Ultraman
Mazda Cosmo Sport
This is a typical tribute to the original. "Jack Ultraman", also known as "Returning Ultraman", is the first work launched by Marutani Co., Ltd. after the death of Ultraman founder Eiji Marutani.
Therefore, Jack Ultraman's appearance is simply the twin brother of the original Ultraman. Anyway, I've been silly and unclear, and often think of Jack with excess red strokes on his body as the first generation.
It is said that an important reason for liking Jack Ultraman is that his human body Hideki can be described as the most handsome male god of the Showa system and even the entire galaxy - TuanShilang. He is a mixed American-Japanese child, his father is a U.S. military stationed in Japan, and his mother is a neon girl.
In that era, the babies born of this combination generally had a bad luck and urged life, and there was nothing good to make a living. But TuanShilang is an exception, because... He's so handsome! At the age of 18, he was photographed by Shiseido and became an exclusive model, acting in many advertisements; at the age of 21, he received such a good job as "Jack Ultraman", and has been popular since then to the 21st century.
Xiang Xiushu, played by Tuan Shilang, was originally a racing driver. As soon as he appeared to save the bear child, he was crushed to death by the house that the monster had pushed down. After being resurrected by Jack, he became a member of the MAT (Monster Attack Team), wearing an orange uniform and white helmet similar to the original science search team, handsome!
MAT's commuter car no longer uses The American Dad's left-hand drive car — by the time Marutani Dad had died, the film crew could finally use a cheap and sufficient local car.
As a result, this part of the commuter car became the famous Cosmo Sport , which Mazda bought in 1961 with the salaries of 8,000 employees a month, almost 280 million yen.
Mazda is not just a contract to obtain a patent for the rotor engine, but also used it directly. On the basis of Wonkel's invention, they overcame various technical difficulties, such as engine casting technology, corrugated wear of the walls in the rotor chamber, the material of sealing parts at the rotor apex, and so on... Even the grinding NSU had to kneel and give up, and they still insisted on developing without complaint. In the end, it took a lot of hard work to finally produce this two-door sports car.
It's not just the world's first production car with a two-rotor engine, it's even four months ahead of the Ro80, the first rotor car of the "rotor ancestor" NSU.
Therefore, it is a milestone existence for Mazda and even the entire neon car industry.
The original Cosmo Sport had a displacement of 0.982L, a maximum power of 110 hp and a maximum torque of 130 Nm. From birth to the end, a total of 1519 cars were produced - all hand-built, one a day, not fast or slow.
The one they drove was exactly 1/1519. Think about it a little excited, handsome guy with handsome car, righteous!
To add, the first owner of Cosmo Sport was konosuke Matsushita, the founder of the well-known Panasonic.
1972 Ace Ultraman
Toyota Celica and Corona Mark II
Who is Ace? It was ultraman who left Matt 'Mohican's head'. Its stylist, Yoshio Suzuki, said that Ace's hairstyle actually originated from the helmet of an ancient Roman warrior, plus his name "Ace", which is the meaning of A in playing cards. It can be seen how awesome this brother who killed Matt Is.
It is very different from the previous ones, and it is all super beasts - that is, the super monsters of the universe monster and the biogenesis of the earth. His Earth friends are known as the TAC Team (Super Beast Attack Team).
Since Ace and the TAC team's enemies are only super small monsters, the story is obviously much more monotonous compared to the other showa series. Therefore, it seems that it is the most boring Showa Ultraman.
Of course, there is another reason why there is nothing to see for girls - Ace half of the human body, the little boy of the Big Dipper Star Division, is definitely the lowest-looking male protagonist in the Showa series, and several male colleagues in the TAC team are more handsome than him.
Before the Big Dipper Star Division did Ace, he was a 100% loyal and brave year. At that time, his car was the famous Volkswagen T1, which was specially used to deliver small bread to welfare homes. During a love offering, he was burned to death by the missile super beast Berlukone. Along with the burning, there was another half of the human body, the little nurse sister Nan Xizi- she was also one of the few loyal and brave girls in the world.
After the two were resurrected to join the TAC team, they often drove a "Black Panther" patrol car painted with red flowers, resembling the first generation of Toyota's legendary trot Celica or its sister car, the corona Mark II.
The appearance of these two cars is derived from Toyota's classic toyota 2000GT, plus some American Pony car style.
The former was born in 1970. The front-mounted rear-drive, equipped with a 1.6-liter in-line 4-cylinder engine, was a mass-produced version of the EX-1 concept car of that year, and was highly regarded by the pro-American young people of neon at that time. One of the most popular sellers is the "Black Panther" patrol car style lifeback model. It is somewhat similar to today's two-door Coupe, but it is different - compared to the general two-door hatchback, its tilt angle is larger, and the door is slightly larger than the ordinary cargo color, which is convenient for the rear to enter and exit.
The latter was born two years later than Celica and was actually Reiz's predecessor. It was toyota's main sports midsize car in the early 1970s, and was used to compete with the Nissan Skyline GT. So the brand also ported the Crown M straight 6 engine to this generation of corona Mark II platforms.
Why did the Toyota sister flowers of that year look like a Pony car? hin simple ah, at that time the neon automobile industry is developing rapidly, everyone is not willing to spend too much effort and time on the design, then directly take the mature design... A little change (like many of today's own brands, right).
In addition, at that time, neon cars had generally penetrated into the interior of the US empire and began to slowly conquer the hearts of local consumers - taking the other party from the appearance first was undoubtedly the most time-saving and labor-saving approach.
1973 Tyro Ultraman
Subaru Sambar and Toyota Crown
When Tyro Ultraman was broadcast on Jade Channel that year, the Hong Kong people re-gave it a very loud Cantonese translation of "Superman Taro".
And the special fans in most parts of the Heavenly Dynasty generally call him "Prince". Because man is the biological son of Ott's father and Ott's mother, he can be said to be a collection of thousands of pets. What Ott's Father's combat power, Ott's Mother's regeneration ability, and Ott Bomb, can be described as the most colorful Ultraman.
Tyro's little friend, the Cosmic Science Guard (ZAT Team), can be described as the best in the world from the perspective of today's adults - except for Tyro's human body Tokotaro, all the surroundings related to the ZAT team are shockingly ugly.
From the looks of other male players to the ZAT team uniforms, from the Tokyo base to the ZAT gun, from various fighter jets to the cars of the team members... It was really the ultimate understanding of the bear children's "cool hanging sky"! In particular, those two cars, the small survey vehicle "Panda Rabbit" and the chariot "Uruf 777".
The former is equipped with high-performance detection radar, laser cannons and rocket launchers that can be understood without guessing. Looking at it now, it looks like the red-haired commander in "The Dirty King"!
The prototype of this "panda rabbit" should be the ancestor of neon micro-trucks, the original Subaru Sambar.
As a classic microcar with a long history and a long history in neon, the Sambar was born in 1961 and developed based on the Subaru 360 model platform. The original design inspiration was derived from the famous first-generation Volkswagen Samba (that is, T1) and the Fiat 600 Multipla produced in 1957.
How small is Subaru Sambar? It weighs only 395kg. In terms of size, it is 2990mm long and the wheelbase is only 1670mm - we lie flat, directly to the head and feet. It is equipped with an EK31 engine, a two-cylinder two-stroke air-cooled gasoline engine, a 356cc displacement, a maximum output of 18 horsepower, and a 3-speed manual transmission.
In addition, as the original K card of Neon, Sambar can be described as the basic routine that defined the various micro-cards in those years: the flat-headed cab with the front face tilted, the exaggerated front bumper similar to the human lips, plus a displacement engine of less than 0.66L.
Our Famous Dafa van in Tianjin also has a distant relationship similar to "this is my cousin's cousin" with this Sambar - the prototype of Tianjin Dafa was the neon Dafa Hije series. At present, the latest generation of Samba is also directly from Daihatsu Hijet, but it is hung up on the Subaru logo.
The "Uruf 777" chariot, also known as the "Wolf 777", is a vehicle with missiles, laser guns, cannons and radars... Wait for the ghost animal car that can go against the sky but can't go against the monsters or aliens. Its prototype is a third-generation Toyota Crown.
Crown is familiar to everyone, so I won't repeat it here. Just want to YY: the top private luxury car of the year, was mashed into such a ghostly appearance, think about it is honey juice funny, there must be no sponsorship fee!
1974 Leo Ultraman
Honda Civic
This can be described as the most unbearable Otter series that countless people have ever witnessed in their childhood. Because it completely subverted the tradition of light-hearted and funny in the previous Otter series, it began to become serious and realistic, leaving a deep childhood shadow for countless friends at that time. Therefore, the reception of the screening was dismal at the beginning of the screening; even if the mid-to-late period began to slowly tilt the tune of the previous Taylor, it would not help... It was the most dismal ending of the year, and it was the second Waterloo of Round Valley Co., Ltd.
But now in the eyes of many tv fans, Leo Ultraman himself is undoubtedly one of the most popular figures in the Showa department - because he almost does not use stunts to rely on hand-to-hand combat to beat monsters to death!
However, you think that the worst thing about this play is the little monsters, which is a big mistake. The most tragic is actually the Cosmic Monster Attack Team (MAC Team for short). Because in the second half of the work, except for Leo's human body Fengyuan, including the star clusters, all the MAC team members died, which can be described as the "Showa Department First Cannon Fodder Team".
However, their chariots still continue the "cool hanging explosion" wind of the previous Tyro, especially the land chariot of the Slayer Trody with five bags in front of it.
Some say it could be some of Mitsubishi's trucks. Forgive us for being clumsy, this change is really unrecognizable! I just feel that the front of the car is a bit like the commercial vehicles of the early Isuzu period.
However, the MAC team also has a normal style of car, very much like the neon pioneer king - the original Honda Civic. One of the most classic models is undoubtedly a hatchback version opened separately in the trunk, with a wheelbase of only 2200mm and a curb weight of 615kg.
It is powered by a Honda EB Series 1.2-liter dual-valve in-line four-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 60 hp and a maximum torque of 93 Nm, and is mated to a 4-speed manual transmission. The acceleration time is 12.3 seconds from 100 km/h, and the speed can reach 143 km/h. It's small and light and it's still running pretty fast.
Since then, Honda has continued to improve its power and horsepower. Less than a year after it came out, it has become a world-class car with unlimited capabilities, and won the third place in the "European Model of the Year" selection.
The special drama of that year absolutely kept up with the times.
1980 Eddie Ultraman
Mazda RX7
As the finale of the Showa era, Eddie Ultraman did not continue the "adult orientation" of the previous film, Leo Ultraman— but moved closer to the fifth part. This helplessness we fully understand, the last Leo is too tragic, round valley team is extremely afraid of the tragedy recurrence, desperately want to save the little heart of children and teenagers.
Therefore, although Eddie is not a prince, he is named "Almighty King". In the whole play, he has not been off the line once, has a unique all-win record, and is deeply influenced by the greens of Asian bear children.
The special forces that fight alongside the "Mighty King" are called the Sterilization Government Members, Chinese meaning "Government Utility Members", or the UGM Team for short.
The team was designed to be extremely weak at first — not hardware, of course. Mainly the team members are relatively weak, except for the captain Oyama Kazuki, other can be described as a rookie with zero foundation (but no matter how weak it is, it is not as good as the previous cannon fodder team).
Eddie's human body was once a male god in the minds of countless young boys. Although he is not handsome, he is very manly, a middle school teacher, and belongs to the legendary "other people's homeroom teacher / other people's science teachers". The main vehicle is a special patrol car with a top speed of 750 kilometers per hour, nicknamed the "Scat S7".
The sharp-eyed partner of this car should be able to identify it at the first time, and it is from Mazda, which loves flowers and flowers, and its RX7 series. It was also the original 1978, also known as the RX7 SA22C.
Compared to Ryosuke Takahashi's second-generation RX7 FC3S in "Head Text D" and Keisuke Takahashi's third-generation RX7 FD3S Type-R, the RX7 SA22C should be said to have a more transcendent status - it can be said to be the first commercially successful rotary engine model. Its wind resistance coefficient is 0.36, the body weighs only 1065 kg, and the front and rear weight is perfect 50:50. It is equipped with a 12A naturally inlet twin-rotor engine with an output of 105 horsepower.
It is also often compared to the Porsche 924, which shows its strength.
The first of the original, the version born in 1978, used an exhaust recirculation system, and the fuel consumption rate was increased by 40% compared with the previous model.
However, only a year later, the system was discontinued and the original Type 12A was changed to a thin combustion system, along with a change in taillights and front skirt shape, reducing the drag coefficient from 0.36 to 0.34.
For mao? Because although its structure is simple, it is a typical small displacement and large power, but it is extremely difficult to maintain, and the fuel consumption is even more frightening. It has been vividly described as "L4 displacement, V6 power, V8 fuel consumption".
Today, the original RX7 is so few that it has become a legend.
Now, look at the "Showa System" - the Otter brothers who do not make big moves until the last second, all kinds of wild monsters and alien invaders, all kinds of special search team members, and their strange chariots... We'll still be excited.
Of course, the reason is no longer the full fantasy of the great heroes of the universe; more of the full white of the Round Valley family, especially the founder Eiji Marutani, and the full love for the childhood years...