Remembering Japanese cars from the past
Remember non descriptive Hyundai Pony? TE71Corolla bought it and stored it somewhere for later use.
In the meanwhile he found another Pony (his third mk1 Pony!) and this time he did some wild stuff with it: he mated a 2.5 liter Starex/H200 turbo Diesel to it and just have a look at what it can do now:
I’ve even seen a video of it outrunning a beemer! Amazing! :D
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! ;)
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