{"id":9172,"date":"2014-11-15T11:55:31","date_gmt":"2014-11-15T02:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/?p=9172"},"modified":"2014-11-15T14:13:31","modified_gmt":"2014-11-15T05:13:31","slug":"frank-morimoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/2014\/11\/frank-morimoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Morimoto"},"content":{"rendered":"MQQNEYES USA \u306b\u7740\u304f\u3068\u300c\u53e4\u3044\u65e5\u7cfb Hot Rodder \u306e\u5199\u771f\u304c\u3042\u308b\u304b\u3089\u898b\u3066\u304f\u308c\u300d\u3068\u306e\u96fb\u8a71\u304c\u3042\u308a\r\n\u5f85\u3064\u4e8b\u6570\u6642\u9593\u3001 \u4f55\u3068\u305d\u306e\u65e5\u7cfb\u306e\u65b9\u306f Frank Morimoto \u3055\u3093\u3067\u4f55\u5e74\u524d\u304b\u5fd8\u308c\u305f\u3051\u3069 Japanese-American\r\nRacers \u3068\u8a00\u3046\u4f01\u753b\u3092 Cruisin \u8a8c\u3067\u3084\u3063\u305f\u6642\u306b\u30a4\u30f3\u30bf\u30d3\u30e5\u30fc\u3055\u305b\u3066\u3082\u3089\u3063\u305f\u4eba\u306e\u7269\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002\r\n\u805e\u3044\u3066\u307f\u308b\u3068 Estate Sale\u3001\u805e\u304d\u6163\u308c\u306a\u3044\u8a00\u8449\u3067\u3059\u304c\u6545\u4eba\u306e\u6240\u6709\u7269\u3092\u907a\u65cf\u306b\u4ee3\u308f\u3063\u3066\u58f2\u308b\u4ed5\u4e8b\u306b\u643a\u308f\u308b\u4eba\u304c\r\n\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u5199\u771f\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051 Hot Rod \u3067\u65e5\u7cfb\u3001 \u305d\u308c\u306a\u3089 MQQNEYES \u3060\u308d\u3046\u3068\u8a00\u3046\u4e8b\u3067\u5c0b\u306d\u3066\u6765\u3066\u304f\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived at MQQNEYES USA in Santa Fe Springs, I received a phone call, \"There are a lot of old Hot Rodder photos of a Japanese-American\" was all I knew. While waiting a few hours, then learned it was Frank Morimoto. Some years back, I had interviewed Frank Morimoto for Cruisin Magazine as they did a series of articles on Japanese-American Racers and he was featured in it. Come to find out, there was an Estate Sale for his personal items and these photos were from it. Being MQQNEYES, we had to go see more.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-97.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-97-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"morimoto-97\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9189\" \/><\/a>\r\n\u5f7c\u306f 442\u90e8\u968a\u306e\u4e00\u54e1\u3067\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\r\nHe was also a member of the 442nd Infantry Regiment\r\n \r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-96.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-96-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"morimoto-96\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9188\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-s3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-s3-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"morimoto-s3\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9192\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-23-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"morimoto-23\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9187\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-s4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-s4-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"morimoto-s4\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9193\" \/><\/a>\r\n\u3053\u306e\u5199\u771f\u306e\u88cf\u306b\u306f\u4e0b\u8a18\u304c\u66f8\u304d\u8fbc\u307e\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\r\nThis was written on the back of this photo.\r\n\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-17-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"morimoto-17\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9186\" \/><\/a>\r\nMorimoto\u3055\u3093\u5b85\u3078\u884c\u304f\u9014\u4e2d\u3001 \u3053\u3093\u306a\u7d20\u6575\u306a\u7269\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\r\nNear Morimoto's house, was this amazing display\r\n \r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-04-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"morimoto-04\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9182\" \/><\/a>\r\nFrank Morimoto\u5b85, 1900\u5e74\u306b\u5efa\u3066\u3089\u308c\u3066\u5bb6\u3060\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002\r\nFrank Morimoto's house, said to have been built in 1900.\r\n \r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-98.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-98-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"morimoto-98\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9190\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-06-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"morimoto-06\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9184\" \/><\/a>\r\nGarage \u3067\u3059\u3002\r\nThe garage.\r\n \r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-99.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-99-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"morimoto-99\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9191\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-00-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"morimoto-00\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9178\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-01-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"morimoto-01\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9179\" \/><\/a>\r\n1959\u5e74\u304b\u3089\u30b3\u30b3\u306b\u639b\u304b\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002\r\nThis was probably hanging here since 1959.\r\n \r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-02-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"morimoto-02\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9180\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-03-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"morimoto-03\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9181\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-05-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"morimoto-05\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9183\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/morimoto-07-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"morimoto-07\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9185\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-01-143x190.jpg\" alt=\"cruisin-01\" width=\"143\" height=\"190\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-01-143x190.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-01-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-01-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-01-400x528.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-01.jpg 606w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-02-190x128.jpg\" alt=\"cruisin-02\" width=\"190\" height=\"128\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-02-190x128.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-02-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-02-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-02-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-02.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-03-190x129.jpg\" alt=\"cruisin-03\" width=\"190\" height=\"129\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-03-190x129.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-03-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-03-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-03-400x273.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/cruisin-03.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a>\r\nArticle from Cruisin Magazine\r\n \r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/jimdunn-78.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/jimdunn-78-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"jimdunn-78\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9176\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/jimdunn-80.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/jimdunn-80-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"jimdunn-80\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9177\" \/><\/a>\r\n\u305d\u3057\u3066\u4eca\u9031\u672b\u306f NHRA World Final \u3067\u3059\u3002\r\nAnd this weekend is NHRA World Final.\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MQQNEYES USA \u306b\u7740\u304f\u3068\u300c\u53e4\u3044\u65e5\u7cfb Hot Rodder \u306e\u5199\u771f\u304c\u3042\u308b\u304b\u3089\u898b\u3066\u304f\u308c\u300d\u3068\u306e\u96fb\u8a71\u304c\u3042\u308a \u5f85\u3064\u4e8b\u6570\u6642\u9593\u3001 \u4f55\u3068\u305d\u306e\u65e5\u7cfb\u306e\u65b9\u306f Frank Morimoto \u3055\u3093\u3067\u4f55\u5e74\u524d\u304b\u5fd8\u308c\u305f\u3051\u3069 Japanese-American Racers \u3068\u8a00\u3046\u4f01\u753b\u3092 Cruisin \u8a8c\u3067\u3084\u3063\u305f\u6642\u306b\u30a4\u30f3\u30bf\u30d3\u30e5\u30fc\u3055\u305b\u3066\u3082\u3089\u3063\u305f\u4eba\u306e\u7269\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002 \u805e\u3044\u3066\u307f\u308b\u3068 Estate Sale\u3001\u805e\u304d\u6163\u308c\u306a\u3044\u8a00\u8449\u3067\u3059\u304c\u6545\u4eba\u306e\u6240\u6709\u7269\u3092\u907a\u65cf\u306b\u4ee3\u308f\u3063\u3066\u58f2\u308b\u4ed5\u4e8b\u306b\u643a\u308f\u308b\u4eba\u304c \u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u5199\u771f\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051 Hot Rod \u3067\u65e5\u7cfb\u3001 \u305d\u308c\u306a\u3089 MQQNEYES \u3060\u308d\u3046\u3068\u8a00\u3046\u4e8b\u3067\u5c0b\u306d\u3066\u6765\u3066\u304f\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002 When I arrived at MQQNEYES USA in Santa Fe Springs, I received a phone call, \"There are a lot of old Hot Rodder photos of a Japanese-American\" was all I knew. While waiting a few hours, then learned it was Frank Morimoto. Some years back, I had interviewed Frank Morimoto for Cruisin Magazine as they did a series of articles on Japanese-American Racers and he was featured in it. Come to find out, there was an Estate Sale for his personal items and these photos were from it. Being MQQNEYES, we had to go see more. \u5f7c\u306f 442\u90e8\u968a\u306e\u4e00\u54e1\u3067\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 He was also a member of the 442nd Infantry Regiment \u3053\u306e\u5199\u771f\u306e\u88cf\u306b\u306f\u4e0b\u8a18\u304c\u66f8\u304d\u8fbc\u307e\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 This was written on the back of this photo. Morimoto\u3055\u3093\u5b85\u3078\u884c\u304f\u9014\u4e2d\u3001 \u3053\u3093\u306a\u7d20\u6575\u306a\u7269\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 Near Morimoto's house, was this amazing display Frank Morimoto\u5b85, 1900\u5e74\u306b\u5efa\u3066\u3089\u308c\u3066\u5bb6\u3060\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002 Frank Morimoto's house, said to have been built in 1900. Garage \u3067\u3059\u3002 The garage. 1959\u5e74\u304b\u3089\u30b3\u30b3\u306b\u639b\u304b\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002 This was probably hanging here since 1959. Article from Cruisin Magazine \u305d\u3057\u3066\u4eca\u9031\u672b\u306f NHRA World Final \u3067\u3059\u3002 And this weekend is NHRA World Final.","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9172"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9172"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9201,"href":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9172\/revisions\/9201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}