Someone shot this picture of a Hello Kitty bus in the parkinglot of the JCCA New Year Meeting 2012:
Makes me shudder when I think of the people who actually travelled in it to visit the meeting. Would they be itasha fans?
Found at Minkara
Author: banpei (Page 113 of 318)
Now that was a bit confusing: no car chase and it is even unsure if this Nissan Cedric 430 is indeed originally used in the Seibu Keisatsu series…
It does state that this Cedric 430 has been fully restored in the Western Police liverage including the obvious slotmag alloys. Well at least it looks like it could be involved in a huge police car carnage anytime! ;)
Found at Minkara
I *still* haven’t found a photo of this red Carina TA63 at the JCCA NYM 2012 in the background of this picture:
But that doesn’t matter: there was enough other material for me!
For instance this amazing shakotan Carina RA45:
I think it pops up every year at the JCCA NYM. ;)
Also this Corona T140 taxi is a NYM regular: Continue reading
Don’t laugh, but this magazine was actually the Christmas present from my wife!
When I was in Hungary during the holidays my wife bought this magazine in the Tesco because she knows I like old rusty cars. Especially the name of the magazine is an Hungarian pun and would roughly translate into rustpile. She thought of it as a joke and so did I…
Until I opened up the magazine halfway and found this feature of an immaculate second generation Honda Accord coupe:
Nice, huh? It reminded me of this Honda Accord coupe near my son’s school.
Even nicer was this picture: Continue reading
Remember round 2 of the Corolla/Sprinter N2 cup? Rocketpencil just uploaded part 3!
This time it is not just a 15 lap race, but a 1000 kilometer endurance race a the Fuji International Speedway!
The race is seen from the perspective of the TOM’s Sprinter N2 (number 36) which has a camera onboard: Continue reading
How often do you encounter a rally car parked down on the street? I guess almost next to none. So how about encountering a Datsun 240Z rally car then?
On my way home from doing groceries I spotted this 240Z immediately. It was parked next to the local Japanese teppanyaki restaurant, so I stopped by to take a couple of pictures. Unfortunately I only had my phone with me and to make things worse: it was the elcheapo one too. So these 640×480 pictures are the best I can offer… :(
Anyway, I got closer and noticed the 240Z was actually a rally car. Just look at the interior:
Equipment for timing and navigation and also the necessary stickers of the sponsors. The second sticker on the front fender actually was sponsored by the teppanyaki restaurant it was parked next to, so being there was no coincidence.
The 240Z was first registered in June 1971, but only imported into the Netherlands in 2003. No idea where from but it must have been a good country since I couldn’t find a spec of rust on its original paint.
Too bad the picture quality of my phone is so bad I can’t even make out the names of the drivers, so I’ll drop by the restaurant later this week to see if I can track them down. ;)