While browsing Minkara I stumbled upon Stance Nation’s Minkara account where I had this WTF?!
That’s one huge ass deep dished rim!
Found at Stance Nation @ Minkara
Category: WTF (Page 8 of 18)
In 1971 at the Tokyo Motor Show Toyota revealed the Toyota RV-1:
It clearly is based upon the (back then) new Celica TA22 and got is rear extended with the gullwing windows.
At the same time the bumper, engine hood and headlights look a bit familiar: Continue reading
The first generation Toyota Hilux was a big improvement over the Toyota Stout: it was roomier, more luxurious and longer wheelbase.
The only thing it lacked was a potent engine, especially in the modern days it may look a bit archaic.
The owner of this Hilux solved that by swapping out the 12R engine for something else. Can you guess what it is? Continue reading
Just found this amazing LEGO build by ylan (Dylan Denton) where he built a 1971 Nissan Skyline GT-R KPGC10 from scratch:
Just amaze yourself about all the little details in this build: it has the black overfenders, GT-R front lip, recessed hood with the round headlights, fender mirrors and the little black spoiler at the rear.
And even from behind he made square tail lights: Continue reading
Every volume of Practical Classic columnist John Simister looks back at his older work, mainly involving cars that were back then brand new and nowadays potential classics. Today the June volume landed on my doormat and to my surprise I found the following column:
It is very funny to see John came to the conclusion the outcome of the original article did not reflect the reality at all:
On the shocking surfaces of the ride and handling course, the Coupe went to pieces while the other two shone.
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Today the Coupe – code-named AE86 which is how the new GT86 got its name – is very rare and much prized by enthusiasts for its old-school driftability. The hatchback GT had practically vanished without a trace. And the MR2? … values should be heading for the stars, but they are not.
Given the fact that a good condition AE86 has a higher pricetag in the UK as the original showroom model, I’d dare to say that the Coupe (as the English call it) was the safest investment of the past 27 years! ;)
Today is my birthday and I was wondering what JDM car would share my birthday and started to search for it. Apparently it was quite hard to find as most release dates are only recorded on the month granularity.
So in the end I came up with the Prince Skyline ALSI-1 sharing partly my birthday:
I’m not that old to be 55 yet and it may be uncertain it actually shared my birthday on the exact date, but at least if you shuffle the year of release a bit you will find my birth-year. ;)
Happy 55th birthday ALSI-1!