After returning from New Guinea (Papua) to Bali I didn’t stop photographing interesting J-tin. A good example is this boy racer Corolla KE30:
Toyota Corolla KE30 in Tuban, Bali
It is red, has some huge deep dished rims, lots of plastic bodywork modifications and did I already mention it was red? :P
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Let’s continue (and finish) the highlights of Japan Classic Sunday 2010!
First of all these two blue Corolla KE30s drew my attention:
Two Corolla KE30s
Two Corolla KE30s
I briefly spoke to the owner and his buddy. They surely love to keep these old Rollas alive! :)
Another Corolla, but this time PetzK’s AE86:
PetzK 3 door AE86
It finally returned to its home soil (it used to be a Dutch 3 door!) and the car looks even better than on the pictures I saw before. Too bad I didn’t have the opportunity to chat! :(
Talking about 3 door AE86s:
Ibrahims red 3 door Levin AE86
He won second place in the youngtimer class (two years ago he became first). Winning a price on the JCS is not a bad thing, but winning twice is a very good thing! Congrats again Ibrahim! :)
Iwan brought both his Datsun Super Six and this Datsun 280C wagon:
Datsun 280C (Nissan Gloria/Cedric 430) wagon
Datsun 280C (Nissan Gloria/Cedric 430) wagon
Datsun 280C (Nissan Gloria/Cedric 430) wagon
Not only can this 280C bring along 8 passengers (!) but it also has a small side window that can be operated through the keyhole in the back (seen in the last picture!). It was meant as a feature for Japanese people who returned shopping and wanted to load their groceries into the car without stepping off the pavement! Talk about (useless) innovation! :D
And last but not least, this Corolla Levin BG-Z AE111:
Toyota Corolla Levin BZ-G AE111
Toyota Corolla Levin BZ-G AE111
Believe it or not: this car is an original Luxembourg car! A collector from Luxembourg ordered this RHD car through a Toyota dealer directly from Japan, so this is one of the few original AE111 delivered outside Japan! Amazing!
That’s it for JCS 2010! Can’t wait for JCS 2011! (if that is ever going to happen!)
RS Yasu updated their blog with the notion that they are closed between 30th of december and 5th of january. Normally I would say this is not too exciting news, however they did feature a photograph of the KE30B122 pickup in front of their workshop:
Toyota Corolla KE30 pickup in front of a European looking house
It strikes me how much this workshop really looks like an average European house, like for instance in Austria, Germany or Hungary. I was fooled for a few seconds, but of course the pickup doesn’t belong there since Europeans (in contrary of the Americans) are not too fond of pickups.
If you’re interested in the rebuild of this nice KE30B122:
Toyota Corolla KE30 pickup rebuild by RS Yasu
Edit: it is not a KE30, but a Nissan Sunny B122 pickup:
http://www.banpei.net/blog/toyota-corolla-ke30-turns-out-be-a-nissan-sunny-b122
Got a mixed bag of Toyota commercials from Japan: Starlet KP60 Trans Europe trial, Corona T100, Celica XX mk1, Chaser MX30 and the KE30 saloon!
Even though I live in Europe, in a country next to Germany I still have no idea what the Trans Europe Trial actually is… It must have been something like Toyota wanted to prove the Starlet was an excellent car for European roads, therefore it would certainly be an even better car for the Japanese roads!
The Corona T100 looks like it would have been sophisticated back in a day, but with those features (central warning light, 5mph bumpers) you can even find on BYDs nowadays!
And that Chaser MX30! Of course if you first run it flat out on the saltflats (who put those lines there??) you definitely need to wash your hair!
It is time for some more rustoseums! :)
Let’s start with this four door Nissan Skyline sedan:
Nissan Skyline R32 4 door sedan
As you can see it must have had some really big fender extenders which now have been removed. Would that mean the fender extenders were considered more expensive than the Skyline?
What about a nice Toyota Mark II X7 wagon with some plants on it?
Toyota Mark II X7 wagon
Is it actually going to be used as a flowerbed? Or did the owner intend it to grow into a Crown MS120 wagon?
Somehow I always smile when I see these third generation Honda Accords:
Honda Accord Mk3
The front of the car really resembles the Trueno. Of course the bumper is a bit different, but it is styled closer to a Trueno than the Silvia S12! Sad to see this example without its eyes…
A really (c)rusty Corolla KE30:
Toyota Corolla KE30
And it has got the great looking hubcaps!
Personally I thought this was a first generation Cedric 130, but the poster of the picture says it is actually a Isuzu Bellet sedan:
Isuzu Bellet sedan
Bellet sedan? Were those actually made??
Remember this one?
Toyota Corolla KE30 pickup in front of a European looking house
I posted it here shortly before Christmas:
http://www.banpei.net/blog/toyota-corolla-ke30-pickup-europe
Must have missed this JNC blogposting during the holidays:
http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2008/12/28/rs-yasus-nissan-sunny-b122-pickup-resto/
Because the Corolla KE30 pickup turns out to be a Nissan Sunny B122 pickup. Must have overlooked that it could possibly be a Sunny and not a Corolla. Well, they do look very much alike after all. ;)