Two months ago I posted some older Down on the Street by me from a period where I didn't even have a proper digicam yet. So, here are some more beautiful cars taken on a crappy phonecam!

Let's start with this nice S12:

Down on the Street: Nissan 200SX S12
The Silvia S12 was called the 200SX in the US and even though this car has the "normal" CA18ET under its hood it is still badged as the 200SX. ;)
Back then the owner of this car lived in the center of Amsterdam and took the habit of parking it close to my house (waiting time for a parking license in Amsterdam is about 3 to 4 years!) so I saw it many many times. According to the RDW this car no longer exists in the Netherlands...

How about a non-widebody Starion then?
Starion and Soarer after the jump!

Somewhere during the summer I spotted this abandoned 1982 Hyundai Pony Mk1:

Hyundai Pony Mk1 1400 TLS Automatic

You may think: WTF?! This is supposed to be a JDM section only? So what is that Pony doing here?. Completely true: Hyundai is a Korean brand and this Pony was produced in Korea...

Hyundai Pony Mk1 1400 TLS Automatic

Hyundai started with producing a copy of the Ford Cortina in 1968 and released the first Korean car in 1975 with the introduction of the Pony. Well, partly Korean: the Mitsubishi Motor Company provided the engine and drivetrain. That is one of the great things about the Hyundai Pony: you can actually swap in a RWD Mitsubishi engine this way! ;)

Hyundai Pony Mk1 1400 TLS Automatic

Now this is where TE71Corolla comes in... I know him through AEU86, bought my AE86 from him somewhere in 2005 and I know he owns two Hyundai Ponies (Mk1 and Mk2). Back then he told me that the Hyundai Pony was based upon Mitsubishi underpinnings, had a licensed Mitsubishi engine and drivetrain and he wanted to put a Starion engine (4G63 or 4G54?) in one of the Ponies!

So I gave him a call and he was very enthusiastic about my "barnfind"! So I gave him the address where the car was parked and after some thorough investigation he found the owner! :)

It turned out that the car was parked at the same spot for over 4 years! Knowing that it is amazing how well the car still is! Another Pony saved!

So, TE71Corolla now owns 3 Ponies! Looks like he's starting to be a serious collector now! ;)

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

Jalopnik nominated the AE86 as Project Car Hell musclecar of the 80s and it is nominated against the Mitsubishi Starion.

Jalopnik:

The AE86 is a pretty cool car, of course, but these days it's akin to what the '69 Camaro was to my generation: just about the only old car that every high-school kid can identify.

You can find (and vote) here:
PCH, 80s Japanese Muscle Edition: AE86 or Starion?

I wished they would have taken my old AE86 as example of how the AE86 looks:

instead of this: