This photos was taken from the bus somewhere outside Jayapura when we passed Mandala Motor. I already spotted them a few times and they had a vast number of wheelporn in their workshop.
Mandala Motor
The convertible appears to be a VW bug that was modified with a Celica Z10 nose by Lipu…
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To be honest: I have no idea if this car actually is a genuine second generation Honda City Turbo, but its bodywork and trim surely suggests it…
Honda City Turbo
On the day of arrival I took a small stroll around the hotel area and encountered these two touge monsters!
Toyota Corona T120 and Corolla KE35 touge monsters
On the left a Corona T120 sedan with … rims and on the right a two door Corolla KE35 on RS Waranabe rims with a bit more wild modifications than the Corona.
I had the pleasure of seeing the Corolla pass by for work on another morning stroll and its raspy exhaust noise was as enjoyable as the looks of it.
Toyota Corona T120 and Corolla KE35 touge monsters
On the last day I made another morning stroll but did not meet the owner so I just put a Bosozoku Style sticker under the windshield wipers of both cars. ;)
Some time ago I was cycling around my hometown and passing some buildings with a huge fence around it and I took this picture:
What is that behind all that bokeh?
Now what is hiding behind all that bokeh?
It is a fungilicious Sunny B11Cherry N12:
Nissan Cherry N12 covered in fungus!
Now that was a nice surprise!
Nissan Cherry N12 covered in fungus!
I had to climb all the way up here to take a picture of that car. From the road the car was hardly visible.
Nissan Cherry N12 covered in fungus!
Apparently I was cycling on a road behind some wrecking yards and the one specialized in Mercedes Benz delivery vans did not really have the use for a Nissan Cherry N12 and just put it on top of a pile of rusty old vans. The car must have been there for ages now since it is gathering all this fungus… I hardly wish to know how much of that stuff is actually inside as well. :(
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!
Another car that can be seen a lot on Bali is the Datsun 620 pickup. Basically the 620 pickup is nothing more than a half Datsun Violet with a big open space to haul stuff around.
Datsun 620 pickup on Bali
I’ll post another one later this week. :)