mr2

Somewhere during early October I spotted this immaculate white MR2:

White Toyota MR2 mk1
This 1987 MR2 is a USDM import and entered the Netherlands somewhere in 1993. Somehow it surely must have been garaged a lot during its life: my Trueno was imported to the Netherlands during the same era but did not survive the Dutch weather well and the MR2 is renowned to be rust proofed just as bad as the AE86...

White Toyota MR2 mk1
I only saw this MR2 once, so I don't have many pictures of it. As you can see the MR2 is parked in front of building which is under construction. Well the building is still under construction, so maybe the owner will return when everything has been finished. ;)

Red Toyota MR2 mk1
The same day I spotted this faded red MR2 somewhere in a private yard. It is about 150 meters away from the white MR2 and doesn't have its MOT renewed since 2000... The yard used to be owned by a secondhand car dealer, so maybe this MR2 is a leftover? I'm still thinking about visiting the owner of the place and do some inquiries about the car. :)

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