Now I certainly know I did something wrong with the education of my son: this guy’s son seems to be younger than Ollie and he is already fully capable of adjusting a sidedraft Solex carburettor!!
I guess teaching Ollie this stuff won’t do much good either: he prefers to use hammers above a screwdrivers. ;)
Month: July 2010 (Page 2 of 5)
I just uploaded all worthy pictures I took at Japan Classic Sunday 2010. I haven’t commented them yet but I surely will do that in the upcoming week. I’ll also start posting pictures from the meet now and then. Let’s kick off with some highlights!
Trip to the JCS 2010
The trip to JCS was already a highlight! Five old/youngtimers cruising on the highway and of course we could all keep up with modern traffic. Only the TE71 (currently an AE71 with 20v blacktop) had some difficulties now and then: who says a blown headgasket can keep you from going to a meeting? So he just filled up that radiator with some water now and then… ;)
Double Beat!
These double Honda Beats sure look great! If you read my blog regularly you will recognize the red Honda Beat as the one I posted in the DOTS a few weeks ago! I spoke to the owner and he has an extensively large collection of cars and motorcycles and does indeed owns the FJ Cruiser. More on that later!
German Corolla AE86 in Haselbeck trim
What’s so special about this German AE86 except for its AE86 vanity plate?
German Corolla AE86 with 401k on the odo!
401k kilometer on the odo meter? Indeed: I spoke to the (young) owner who bought it only three weeks ago from the first owner! The first owner had the car for 27 years and drove 400k kilometers with it and then sold it off to this young lad. From the sound of the engine that 4AGE was still purring like a kitten! :)
More highlights tomorrow and on Saturday! In the meanwhile you can already have a look at the pictures here:
Japan Classic Sunday 2010 gallery
A few weeks ago Turbiini78 sent me a video of him drifting at the Botniaring on the 12th of june.
Even though the Carina now is running on 225/50 R17 it still likes to throw up big clouds and happily goes sideways! :)
When I found the picture of Fuji International Speedway I posted last week I got an Initial D feeling from the whole scene. So I could not resist modifying it with some comic sound effects from Initial D:
Comic version: Fuji Speedway International visit
Even better to keep this version in your family album, right?
Had great fun yesterday at the Japan Classic Sunday 2010! Saw many friends, familiar faces and familiar cars! Even spotted two DOTS and spoke to one of them! :)
It was very hot today and after shooting pictures+talking I figured I needed a rest. Did miss quite a few cars that way, well shit can happen. Still sorting out all the pictures I shot and I will definitely upload pictures somewhere this week… For now you will have to do with my autojumble find:
JCS 2010 autojumble: Carina TA60 indicator lights
Yep, two original TA60 indicator lights! Too bad one of them has a small crack in them, but it isn’t that bad… Apart from that I’ve probably sourced a trunklid and some side panels! You can never have enough parts I guess! :P
Since I’m off today to the Japan Classic Sunday I’m not going to post an extensively long DOTS today… Instead another posting from the old (digital) archives! :)
How about a Subaru SVX used as a delivery van?
Down on the Street: Subaru SVX Worstkoerier
You read that right: SVX used as a delivery van! :D
Back in the mid 00s a Dutch broadcasting company (BNN) opened up a TV show where you could “win” a big thick (smoked) sausage by sending an SMS to their service. Your sausage would be delivered to your door in this Subaru SVX. Since that broadcasting company is located next to the office it was not unusual to see that car now and then.
Worstkoerier translates into sausagecourier, but it is meant as a pun because they would do a very bad job (being the worst courier).
Down on the Street: Subaru SVX Worstkoerier
They claimed the SVX actually had 340hp and could deliver your sausage with a highspeed 260km/h. Personally I think that was just bollocks to attract attention. You can still visit their website and see/read it yourself. ;)
Anyway, it was funny to spot a SVX being used in such extraordinary way!