Just received new stock of the AE86 OEM sticker reproductions we sell through the AEU86 shop
I know it is a shameless plug for the webshop, but it serves a greater goal I guess. ;)
Month: August 2011 (Page 3 of 5)
Now this is a blaze from the past! The origin of the kaido racers had its roots in copying the style used in the 70s and 80s Grand Championships on Fuji Speedway and its styling was called Grachan. Headlight covers, widened fenders, hood air ducts and pink/gold number on the door.
Jokers Yonmeri Skyline C110
I love this little piece of comment in the original blog:
When people could not stand Yonmeri.
I would be proud of having made such an early adopter of the Grachan styling, so definitely something to keep in the family album!
Found at [Joker’s official blog]
After returning from New Guinea (Papua) to Bali I didn’t stop photographing interesting J-tin. A good example is this boy racer Corolla KE30:
Toyota Corolla KE30 in Tuban, Bali
It is red, has some huge deep dished rims, lots of plastic bodywork modifications and did I already mention it was red? :P
Yesterday this orange Carina deluxe wagon became for sale on Marktplaats and I wrote to the owner asking if I could put it on the blog since it is such an amazing treasure find!
Carina deluxe TA40 wagon
The owner is the second owner of the car since 2006 and bought it back then with only 124.000km on the odometer and today the Carina only covered 146000km so far!
The bodywork appears to be in excellent condition and that is mainly due to the anti rust treatment the first owner applied to the car.
Carina deluxe TA40 wagon
That doesn’t mean time stood still on this car: there is some minor surface rust on the wheel arches and around the fuelcap but apart from that the car is in great nick.
Also the interior is in excellent condition:
Carina deluxe TA40 wagon
which is due to the first owner driving around with (sheepscloth) sheets and the second owner being very careful with the car.
The engine is the well known 2T and is mated with, probably, the same 3 speed autobox as mine:
Carina deluxe TA40 wagon
I’m very tempted to buy this car, but it is simply too beautiful and perfect to be ruined by me… ;)
So if anyone else got 1250 euros for spare: this is an excellent opportunity to get yourselves one of the last Carina station wagons! You can find it for sale here:
Carina deluxe TA40 wagon on Marktplaats
After taking so many rides in the Bemo taxi busses in Irian Jaya I started looking around for one but I still have no intention of selling the Carina. ;)
I did come across this Subaru Sambar commercial on Youtube:
I like the motto: Let’s try the Sambar!
Since I was on holiday for the past four weeks I totally missed hachi-roku-day! :(
Lucky enough I already saw some great stuff in the past days like the 48km Corolla GT on Speedhunters. I also saw this video by JRotaro on Youtube of lots of hachis having fun at the Fuji drift course next to the Fuji Speedway:
Now this is something you definitely don’t want to miss! ;)