Tag: sprinter trueno (Page 8 of 15)

Wrecked: red panda Sprinter Trueno GT Apex

May 17, 2012 / banpei / 1 Comment

On January second 1997 this almost mint red panda Sprinter Trueno GT Apex AE86 died:

This zenki Trueno was built in July 1984 and featured Bilstein shocks, TRD lowering springs, TRD LSD and a Tanabe limited exhaust. The wheels are a bit difficult to identify since they are not listed, but looking at the design it could come close to a set of black Advan A3As.

From the picture above it does not look that bad, but from the rear it becomes apparent why this car was declared to be totaled: Continue reading

Family Album Treasures: me, my wife and my Trueno

March 8, 2012 / banpei / 0 Comments

Petrolheads are always fond of their cars, so what would be a bigger love for this guy: his wife or his Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86?

Does his wife have a huge tail spoiler? Or a set of Hoshino Impul Pro Mesh? I wonder who he refers to as his life partner. ;)

Also as a bonus, a picture of the same owner but this time his Trueno suits him fine: Continue reading

Japanese Rustoseums (part thirty-two)

February 24, 2012 / banpei / 1 Comment

I have three words for this video: only in Japan…

So far I counted the following:
2 x Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86s
1 x Toyota Celica RA28
1 x Nissan Cefiro A31
2 x Nissan Skyline K(P)GC10
1 x Toyota Sprinter Trueno Black Limited
(Video on the next page) Continue reading

Barn Finds: Toyota Sprinter Trueno on Mercedes S Class rims

February 21, 2012 / banpei / 2 Comments

Only in Japan an AE86 barn find isn’t something spectacular. Unless the AE86 has a set of 16 inch S-Class Mercedes rims mounted on the rear:

Probably the rims are not the real deal and some noname knock offs, but I must say they actually do look great on the hachi.

And here the little hachi is on its way to its new home:

Found at Crazy-Doctor

Fifteen years ago: yellow Hachiroku

January 24, 2012 / banpei / 0 Comments

Fifteen years ago this yellow Sprinter Trueno AE86 GT Apex was king of the mountain and the Honda in front of it king of the desert!

Now which one would you choose as your daily transportation?

Minkara

Down on the desk: Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 mouse

January 15, 2012 / banpei / 0 Comments

It took only 13 days to arrive from Japan to my desk: the BOSS Coffee Sprinter Trueno car mouse!

The tail lights really do work, the indicator lights do shine a bit (light comes from the optical led) and the shape is okayish to work with, especially since my hands are above average Dutch size and absolutely non-Japanese sized nor shaped. So currently I’m kind of drifting my AE86 mouse on my desk at work and work as a BOSS! ;)

Big thanks to 7Tune for offering them for sale and the “Like a BOSS” heart! I hope you guys enjoyed drinking the Coffee first or did you just empty it into the sink?