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DOTS: 1993 Nissan 300ZX Z32

January 24, 2010 / banpei / 6 Comments

If you are already bored with the running feature of the Nissan 200SX S14 you are in luck: I got this 1993 Nissan 300ZX Z32 for you then!

Nissan 300ZX Z32
This 1993 Z32 was originally delivered in Germany and imported in 2007 to the Netherlands by the current owner.

Nissan 300ZX Z32
According to the info from the RDW it has a 208kW engine, so it this car features the VG30DETT engine. The car is completely stock, even the alloy rims are still in the original Nissan spec.

Nissan 300ZX Z32
As you may have noticed: there is a lot of fireworks debris laying around and not under the car. Since we celebrate New Year with a lot of fireworks it is clear the car did not move for at least three weeks now.

This was the same case when I made the previous shots three months ago:

Nissan 300ZX Z32
A lot of leafs and sticks around the car. But if you compare the two images above you can see that the car did move in the three months between these pictures. ;)

The previous shots were better quality than the last set. I couldn’t use them because one was not looking too well, another one was ruined by a construction worker showing off his buttcrack in the background and the third picture is the one you see above. So I decided to come back later and shoot the pictures a second time. I’m not too pleased with these later pictures and they are a bit ruined due to less light (winter, lens filter, etc.) and a digital camera sensor doing flaky stuff, so I can’t wait to go back to analogue! ;)

DOTS: Honda Accord Mk3 Aerodeck

January 17, 2010 / banpei / 0 Comments

I’m not a big Honda fan, but I always liked the Honda Accord Mk3 because it looks a bit like the zenki Trueno. At least: that’s my thought every time I pass this abandoned Accord Mk3 Aerodeck when driving to my dad’s house:

Honda Accord Mk3 Aerodeck
For all previous generations of the Corolla Toyota had a 3 door liftback model which was a small brother of the sporty coupe. With the introduction of the FWD E8 series they kind of ditched the 3 door liftback model and named the five door EE80 model the liftback. IMO the Accord Mk3 Aerodeck resembles what the AE86 liftback would have looked like. ;)

Honda Accord Mk3 Aerodeck
Last sunday I had another drive to my dad and this time I brought my camera along. Since it was snowing it would certainly add that little extra to the dramatic state of the car. ;)

Honda Accord Mk3 Aerodeck
Anyway, let’s get back to the Accord… I did notice some time ago that the license plates of this Accord were removed. Most probably done by fuel-thieves. What puzzles me is that neither its owner and the Police actually did something about it…

That was not the least thing the owner did neglect to do to this Accord: as you can see it has got a lot of rust on it already…

Honda Accord Mk3 Aerodeck
Not to mention the amount of moss sticking on it…

Comparing this Accord to the Pony I reckon this car is standing there a bit longer than the few years the Pony spent on its resting place. Must be something near the 4 or 5 years I guess… ;)

DOTS: Miata hunting! (part 4)

January 10, 2010 / banpei / 1 Comment

Time for some more Miata hunting!

Mazda Miata
I really love the picture of this grey Miata together with the red leafs! Too bad the Ford Ka was in the way. :(
This Miata was imported in 1999, most probably from the US.

Another import:

Mazda Miata
Yet again an imported Miata from (probably) the US. It was imported to the Netherlands by a Mazda specialist only a few days before the current owner bought it in 2002. The current owner placed the rack, double exhaust and replaced the taillights with these Lexus-look taillights. IMO this Miata looks great this way! :)

So, how about an original Dutch MX5 then?

Mazda MX5 mk2
I spotted this mk2 MX5 while doing my groceries and yes: it is parked in front of a Coffee Shop… ;)

DOTS:Suzuki SJ413 Smurf Jeep

December 27, 2009 / banpei / 0 Comments

Just one step down from the Suzuki Escudo is the Suzuki Jimny, also known as the Suzuki Samurai. Especially the Samurai (the SJ series was sold under that name in the Netherlands) was considered unsafe when doing quick turns at higher speeds, but I don’t think this Samurai suffered from tipping over:

Suzuki SJ413 aka Samurai or Jimny
Now these tiny 4×4 were already considered a laughing stock back in the 80s but actually they were better cars than most of their rivals. They are quite powerful considering their power/weight ratio and extremely agile thanks to their short wheelbase.

Now I did find this nice 1988 example did not do its bad name any good at all:

Suzuki SJ413 aka Samurai or Jimny
Now the big question is what SJ stood for… Could it have been Suzuki Jimny or could it have been Smurf Jeep? You can decide in this poll:

DOTS: 1981 Suzuki Cervo SC100

December 13, 2009 / banpei / 0 Comments

When I 16 years old and still in high school there was this guy in my class who became 18 years old and was allowed to drive a car to school (in the Netherlands the age getting your license is 18). The car he drove was a tiny black Suzuki Cervo SC100 with some wicked rims under it. It looked a bit like the SC100 I found a few days ago:

Down on the Street: Suzuki Cervo SC100
Maybe it is even the same car and still owned by that same guy! ;)

Down on the Street: Suzuki Cervo SC100
Back then I thought it was one of the best cars you could possibly own: a small (economical) car with enough power to make it a bit sporty due to its size… Of course I wanted such a car as well. Back then I never concluded that my size (6 foot 5) would be a problem… I fitted on the passenger seat and my hair was scraping against the headlining, what’s wrong with that?? ;)

When I finally wanted to buy my first car I was looking for such small cars. I did drive the Suzuki Alto CA71 owned by my brother and found out that it was already hard to drive a car longer than 30 minutes when you are cramped between the seat, the headlining and the steering wheel… So in the end I started looking for a B class car instead.

To give you an impression on how small these Cervo SC100s are:

Down on the Street: Suzuki Cervo SC100
Yes that’s right: it is parked between a Toyota Starlet and a Peugeot 206 and it is about three quarters of the size of that Starlet! :D

DOTS: 1982 Hyundai Pony Mk1

December 6, 2009 / banpei / 0 Comments

Somewhere during the summer I spotted this abandoned 1982 Hyundai Pony Mk1:

Hyundai Pony Mk1 1400 TLS Automatic

You may think: WTF?! This is supposed to be a JDM section only? So what is that Pony doing here?. Completely true: Hyundai is a Korean brand and this Pony was produced in Korea…

Hyundai Pony Mk1 1400 TLS Automatic

Hyundai started with producing a copy of the Ford Cortina in 1968 and released the first Korean car in 1975 with the introduction of the Pony. Well, partly Korean: the Mitsubishi Motor Company provided the engine and drivetrain. That is one of the great things about the Hyundai Pony: you can actually swap in a RWD Mitsubishi engine this way! ;)

Hyundai Pony Mk1 1400 TLS Automatic

Now this is where TE71Corolla comes in… I know him through AEU86, bought my AE86 from him somewhere in 2005 and I know he owns two Hyundai Ponies (Mk1 and Mk2). Back then he told me that the Hyundai Pony was based upon Mitsubishi underpinnings, had a licensed Mitsubishi engine and drivetrain and he wanted to put a Starion engine (4G63 or 4G54?) in one of the Ponies!

So I gave him a call and he was very enthusiastic about my “barnfind”! So I gave him the address where the car was parked and after some thorough investigation he found the owner! :)

It turned out that the car was parked at the same spot for over 4 years! Knowing that it is amazing how well the car still is! Another Pony saved!

So, TE71Corolla now owns 3 Ponies! Looks like he’s starting to be a serious collector now! ;)