Down on the Street: hot Toyopet Corona RT20
February 5, 2012 in down on the street
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Down on the Street: Datsun 240Z Rally car
January 29, 2012 in down on the street
How often do you encounter a rally car parked down on the street? I guess almost next to none. So how about encountering a Datsun 240Z rally car then?
On my way home from doing groceries I spotted this 240Z immediately. It was parked next to the local Japanese teppanyaki restaurant, so I stopped by to take a couple of pictures. Unfortunately I only had my phone with me and to make things worse: it was the elcheapo one too. So these 640×480 pictures are the best I can offer… 
Anyway, I got closer and noticed the 240Z was actually a rally car. Just look at the interior:
Equipment for timing and navigation and also the necessary stickers of the sponsors. The second sticker on the front fender actually was sponsored by the teppanyaki restaurant it was parked next to, so being there was no coincidence.
The 240Z was first registered in June 1971, but only imported into the Netherlands in 2003. No idea where from but it must have been a good country since I couldn’t find a spec of rust on its original paint.
Too bad the picture quality of my phone is so bad I can’t even make out the names of the drivers, so I’ll drop by the restaurant later this week to see if I can track them down. 
Down on the desk: Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 mouse
January 15, 2012 in down on the street
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?
Down on the Street: EVO IX on the third floor!
January 8, 2012 in down on the street
I spotted this Mitsubishi EVO nine two weeks ago in a parking garage in my hometown.
It is a bit hard to see on this blurry picture, but there was a pair of glasses on the dash that literally shouted “old guy in midlife-crisis”.
My biggest objection against the EVO is the too-big-for-my-taste wing on its tail:
I can remember seeing a modified EVO IX some time ago where the big wing was replaced by a saner little small wing. Perfect wolf in sheep’s clothing.
This EVO definitely was one of the cleanest I’ve seen so far, but given the glasses it could hardly be trashed.
Down on the Street: Black 1981 Toyota Tercel AL11
December 11, 2011 in down on the street
I found this little black bugger parked on my way to work and since it was black I thought there could be no better way than to post this in black and white.
The car was imported into the Netherlands in 2005, meaning it registered just one year before becoming an oldtimer, just like my Carina did in 2006. The Tercel features the 1.3 liter engine, so it must feature the 2A engine under its bonnet. Imagine swapping that for a 4A-GZE! Would just create insane tiresmoking front wheels at each and every traffic light!
It was parked at this spot for only a few days and then disappeared into thin air.
