I posted about this Fairlady 280ZX before in the Family Album Treasures, but this time I found a picture of him and his Carina GT-R buddy sitting on the bonnets of their cars:

Carina and 280ZX
Buddy pictures always should end up in the family albums. ;)

What's more 90s than visiting the Fuji International Speedway circuit with your friends? Especially if most of them own a sportscar?

Fuji Speedway International visit
Yes, that's a whole bunch of AE86s, a Celica XX, a 280ZX and...and... a Sprinter AE82? And is that a female driver next to the panda white Levin AE86?
Definitely a picture worth keeping in your family album! :)

Found at 今日もＲＳで走る

Now this treasure is really puzzling: an landing stage the background backlit by the sundown, a (flash illuminated) white Fairlady Z 280ZX in the middle and a jumping guy in early 80s fashion in the foreground! What does it mean?

Fairlady Z 280ZX jump!
Does it mean the owner is really happy with his S130Z? Or rather with the background? We'll never know...

I've posted something about hilarious Cosplay (コスプレ) in the past and this one is just as funny as that posting: Deka renzoku cosplay! In other words: police series cosplay!

Deka renzoku cosplay: Seibu Keisatsu
Yes, that's the old Chief Daimon next to the Nissan 280ZX alright!

More Chief Daimon and Abunai Deka cosplay after the jump!

Today 86ers.org posted about the Czech duo Franz & Tonda. Franz & Tonda have a nice garage full of old JDM tin, like a Corolla TE71, a (almost deteriorated) AE86, a 280ZX, a Toyota MR2, a widebody Mitsubishi Starion and a TA62 Carina Coupe! :)

Carina Coupe TA62 owned by Franz & Tonda

It turns out to be a familiar Carina for me: Franz already visited AEU86 in the past!

Carina Coupe TA62 owned by Franz & Tonda

From the pictures the Carina still looks very nice, but if I understood Franz correctly the bottom is very very rusted and the interior is not too wel either. I really hope Franz and Tonda have time to restore the TA62 and stop its deterioration!

Carina Coupe TA62 owned by Franz & Tonda

As you can see from the stance of the rear wheels the TA62 has the same live axle as the TA60 (and the AE86) and does not feature the IRS as found on the TA63 or AA63 (Japanese GT models). Nevertheless it would look pretty wild with some deep dish Hayashi Streets on it! :)

Single carb 3T engine

From the pictures of the engine I can see it has a single carburetor so it is featuring the 1.8 3T. Basically the same engine as the 2T in my Carina, but then with 0.2 liter more displacement than mine. Also a 3TC has a dual carb setup, so that difference is easy to spot. ;)

If you are curious to the other cars of their collection, you can find them here:
86ers visit to Franz and Tonda