Tag: Corolla AE86 (Page 7 of 12)

Fuck the 86: this is the real deal!

December 5, 2011 / banpei / 0 Comments

Yes I know: that’s a very blunt statement but as I see it there is a lot of truth in that. Apart from that it was meant to say I’m currently not hopping on the 86 bandwagon, not writing the same as thousands of bloggers out there and simply just stick to the real deal: AE86 deathrace in Hokkaido!

Incredible how wild these guys throw their hachis around the track. Insanely close guardrail slides with the occasional tip over the tirestack to keep the audience awake. Well, actually I don’t think they were sleeping at all: they are just cheering to them to go closer!

Don’t get me wrong: the 86 is definitely one of the best engineered cars and it has got beautiful styling, but it is not the AE86. It is not an entry level car, not a light weight FR and on top of it all: it is currently hyped.

Direct link to video: Drifting v1.03

Wangan Warriors meeting 10: the oldskool

November 25, 2011 / banpei / 10 Comments

Not only hard tuned cars were present on the Wangan Warriors meeting, but also a lot of oldskool cars from the 80s and early 90s.
I already posted the decals of this original Suzuki Swift GTi before, but here it is in full glory:

Also this original Skyline GT-R R32 can nowadays almost be considered as a classic: Continue reading

Wangan Warriors meeting 10: it was a bit misty

November 24, 2011 / banpei / 1 Comment

As said in the first impressions posting: it was misty…
To give you an impression, it was this misty:

On the positive side it could theoretically be beneficial for taking photos at a smaller diaphragm without losing the depth of field. Unfortunately mist also means there is less light, so I had great difficulty to go higher than 5.6 on one of my lenses…

But this photo of a white Sil80 is a good example of that effect: Continue reading

Wangan Warrors meeting 10: first impression

November 20, 2011 / banpei / 0 Comments

First impressions are always worth most since they describe the Wangan Warriors meeting in one sentence. In this case I’d say my first impression would be that the meeting was mystifying! And yes, that is also a pun to the weather. ;)

No really it was definitely worth going! Spoke to a lot of people and seen a lot of nice cars!
Stay tuned for several features in the upcoming days.

1987 red panda Toyota Corolla Levin AE86

Ebay treasures: Almost new red panda Levin AE86!

October 18, 2011 / banpei / 6 Comments

Okay this Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 isn’t entirely new and it surely is not for sale on Ebay (actually on Goo-net), but it only drove 36k kilometers so far! If that’s not an Ebay-treasure, I’ll eat my shoe!

This Levin was definitely cherished by its first owner and later on restored in full glory by it seller Carland86. Carland86 is famous for their immense inventory of AE86-es that all are in excellent condition!

Levin AE86 condition

Just look at the enginebay: Continue reading

Family Album Treasures: the Levin brothers

September 27, 2011 / banpei / 0 Comments

Back in the early 00s when I tried to convince my friend Mux to buy a hachi my idea was to buy the same one as he did. This photo reminds me a bit of that era:

Two friends buying the same car, modifying it in the exact same way.
For Mux and me it worked out a bit differently: he bought a zenki Levin in metalic blue (colorcode 8A9) and I bought a zenki Trueno in silver grey.

Found at Kosi Gaya Racing