I have never expected that a very rare car's, even in Japan, site exists in Australia.
I don't have a Bellett now but I have lived with Bellett more than 19 years in my youth.
Let me introduce my beloved Bellett which I had owned from 1964 to 1983.
I'm not a Bellett owner any more but still love it. I would like to have one again if I could afford it.
My first Bellett was 1500 cc four door sedan which was manufactured in 1964 when I was 23 years old.
1964 was a start year which was called "motarization" year in Japan. In other words, time has come when you can buy a family car ( it was called that way) less than a million Yen at that time.
Next year, I got a 2 door sedan (the first pic) and a year after I owned the Bellett 1500GT. This 2 door coupe has influenced definitely to my car life later. My ideal car in those years was a Alfa Romeo 2000GT and this Bellett looked very much like it.
In 1969, the flagship Bellett 1600GTR came on the market. I bought this car as soon as it's been released. Mclaren orange colour ( it was called at the time) with mat black painted bonnet!
120 hp was one of top power at that time with DOHC.
I have owned this GTR 14 years from 1969 to 1983 until the first generation Soarer came on the market from Toyota.
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File comment: Side view. original wheels and stripes. Bellett1600GTR side view 2.jpg [ 49.84 KiB | Viewed 29340 times ] |
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File comment: Bellett 1600 GTR came on the market in Nov. 1969. Bellett1600GTR-1.jpg [ 94.1 KiB | Viewed 29340 times ] |
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File comment: This red colour is my original. Bellett1600GT in 1967.jpg [ 222.89 KiB | Viewed 29340 times ] |
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File comment: Bellett 1500 GT. 88hp with OHV engine. Bellett1600GT front view1.jpg [ 52.97 KiB | Viewed 29340 times ] |
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File comment: I bought this this 2 door sedan in 1965. At these years, it was a fashion to be loooked like a race car. bellett1500 in 1966-2.jpg [ 122.78 KiB | Viewed 29340 times ] |
They are rare here too but they have a little group that love them and you found us. Your little red gt pr90 there are still a couple here but the others 2 door sedan was never sold here neither was the later gtr. There has been a small amount of dohc engines here that were imported after they were used in japan some got fitted into belletts.The four door 1500 sedan was the popular car here in the day and up until 15 years ago you could buy 1 any day of the week these days there are getting a little rare now also. 
