WTF: Is the Stig driving a Mitsubishi Cyborg?
November 3, 2011 in video option
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Wish I could have photographed this Colt A20
September 15, 2011 in catalogues
Just imagine it is someone around the same age as your dad (or granddad of course) who drove this Mitsubishi Colt 1000 with his wife back in 1963 for the backside of the Colt A20 catalogue:
The photograph is done in a typical early 60s style: showing the magnificent progress (the car, the blurry neon lights), the mood (dark, gloomy and wet asphalt reflecting the tail lights) and of course usage of the colors (pastel like). Makes me wish I could have taken this photograph!
Irian Jaya: Bemo taxi busses
August 4, 2011 in irian jaya
Just got back from a two week trip to Manokwari and Jayapura (Irian Jaya aka New Guinea) and I did find loads and loads of old J-tin! I spotted many old Coronas (T80 to T120s), Kijangs (especially the first three generations), Chasers and Mark IIs (X70/X80/X90) and loads of these tiny taxi busses called bemo for your everyday transportation. The drivers tend to outdo each other with modifications and I’ve sat in some very very bizarre creations already!
Bemo taxi minibus in Jayapura
A ride costs next to nothing (2000 rupiah), you can hop on whenever you see one and they take you along on the main routes. You can also hire one for a personal destination but you can expect to pay a lot more than the 2000 rupiah…
Also at the terminal you can find loads and loads of these busses waiting for a ride:
Bemo taxi minibus in Jayapura
Most of the busses for short distances are either the Suzuki Carry (or Suzuki Every) or the Mitsubishi Colt (Mitsubishi Minicab), but some other brands and models are also used for mid range transportation.
Bemo taxi minibus in Jayapura
Some of them are really shabby and you really get the feeling they will fall apart while they master another hairpin of the many touges around Jayapura!
Bemo taxi minibus in Jayapura
But most of the drivers are really creative and improve their rides every day…
Bemo taxi minibus in Jayapura
Most of the time they start with a bunch of deep dished wheels at the rear that stick out of the bodywork with at least 3 inch. Later on they do the same up front, followed by big wings and spoilers. Steering wheel, audio, tsurikawas and dash bling are mostly done in the later phases followed by big foglights.
Bemo taxi minibus in Jayapura
I’ve given away a couple of the Bosozoku Style stickers (only whenever I really liked the car and driver) so in case you are visiting Jayapura anytime soon you can spot one on a bemo!
Video: N2 AE86s competing in Gymkhana Class C2
October 12, 2010 in video
I have to give credits to Ivan141 for finding this gem on Youtube: a Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 with N2 flares competeing in a Gymkhana Class C2 in 1989:
The fun may seem to be over after a minute, but just continue to watch:you can enjoy seeing a Corolla FX AE82, a third generation Civic, an even more agressive Sprinter Trueno AE86 N2 on SSR Longchamps, a Mitsubishi Cyborg Mirage (Colt) and finishing off with another Corolla Levin AE86 N2 on SSR Mk IIIs.
Can you imagine such a lineup doing stuff like that nowadays? Nah, don’t think so…
DOTS: 1989 Mitsubishi Colt GTi 16V
September 20, 2009 in dots
I always had a soft spot for the third generation Mitsubishi Colt: it was my first car and it still brings back many memories… So whenever I see a third generation Mitsubishi Colt I always look for two things:
1. Is it my old Mitsu?
2. Is it a GTi?
I was in luck three times: just once I spotted my very own Colt driving in the other direction of where I was going to and twice I spotted this Colt GTi 16V:
Mitsubishi Colt GTi 16V
The GTi exists in two versions a 1.6 and a 1.8 liter version. However the early type Colt only featured the 1.6 liter GTi driven by the 124 hp 1.6 4G61 engine.
This GTi still has its original GTi rims, however in the picture below you can see that it is missing one:
Mitsubishi Colt GTi 16V
It does have an hubcap, so it can’t be the spare wheel of the car…
Also a fun fact: the Colt and Lancer both have 4×114.3 pcd rims, so the rims of older Toyota, Datsuns and Nissans fit on these cars (wide!). It works the other way around as well, however the offset of the FWD cars is highly positive so you will need spacers to make them fit on RWD cars!
Funny to see the double exhaust tip implying the car needs to breathe well. If you look carefully you will see the second silencer going transverse under the car which feeds the double exhaust tip with a single pipe. Apart from the 2-1 flexible header at the engine the entire exhaust is exactly the same for the whole line. Imagine what improvement an aftermarket exhaust would give this GTi. 
The first and last pictures are from a set I took with the shitty-cam I always bring along (weights less than the EOS) and all other photos failed miserably. I did not spot the Colt again till last Tuesday when I was in a big hurry, so I stopped and snapped another four pictures with the shitty-cam from which two failed again and only one (the picture above) was worth keeping.
As you can see, the second time I spotted the car was, yet again, around the corner of the office where I also spotted the Toyota Celica Supra MA61. Hopefully I will spot it again and this time have time to have a few pics of the interior as well.
