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Veilside Co., Ltd. (ヴェイルサイド株式会社,Vueirusaidokabushiki gaisha; officially stylized asVeilSide) is a Japaneseaftermarket automotive company which initially soldsuspension andengine tuning parts, and now sells interior as well asbody parts for aerodynamic and aesthetic enhancement of the vehicle.
The name is derived from the owner's name, Hironao Yokomaku. "Yoko" means "side" and "maku" means "veil", which were then conjoined to form the company's name "VeilSide".[1]
Based inJapan near theTsukuba Circuit race course, the company first started its business in 1990. It initially focused onperformance tuning, and at the 1991Tokyo Auto Salon VeilSide took the Grand Prize in the Tuned Car category.[citation needed] Hironao was influenced by the 1960sBatmobile and made his designs along those lines.[2] In 1994, the Supra Combat design was released which earned the Grand prize at the Tokyo Auto Salon in the Complete Car category.
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In July 1995, VeilSide received the Ministry of Transportation's authorization for the production, distribution, and selling of a range ofaero parts. Following this acceptance, VeilSide began to produce a full range of products. Their aerodynamic parts catalogue was originally intended for Japanese models, such as theToyota Supra,Mazda RX-7,Subaru Impreza, andMitsubishi FTO, although they have since extended their portfolio to include American and European models. VeilSide produces a bodykit called "Fortune" which replaces all body panels except the roof. It is currently available for the Mazda RX-7 FD3S,Toyota Supra Mark IV,Acura NSX,Toyota MR-S, and theNissan Skyline V35/V36. The Fortune kit ranges from $4,500 USD for the MRS to $15,000 for the RX-7.[3] The Fortune kit also turns Nissan Skylines intoInfiniti G models. VeilSide manufactures aerodynamic wing mirrors and GT-style wing spoilers and also its own line of clothing.
The company made its own wheels available under the brand name of VeilSide Andrew Racing Wheels. Many of their factory cars from the late nineties featured these wheels. As of January, 2006 VeilSide's website lists all three designs—Andrew Evolution V (18 inch and 19 inch), Andrew Golt Dish (18 inch), and Andrew Dish (18 inch)—as discontinued.
Despite being famous for its body kits, the company also provides an engine tuning service and sometimes uses their cars to compete intime attack,drag racing anddrifting events such asD1 Grand Prix.
Their products have been featured in movies such asThe Fast and the Furious (2001),2 Fast 2 Furious (2003),The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006),Fast & Furious (2009),Fast Five (2011) andFast & Furious 6 (2013).
