Author: banpei (Page 65 of 318)

Family Album Treasures: Trueno TE47 zokusha

Family Album Treasures: Toyota Sprinter Trueno TE47 zokusha

January 4, 2014 / banpei / 0 Comments

This Toyota Sprinter Trueno TE47 was a corner case: I could have posted it on the bosozoku style blog but decided otherwise because it contained an excellent Family Album Treasure:

The Sprinter Trueno TE47 is actually one of my favorite cars and high on my if I ever win a million I will have to buy this car list. And it is not like it is made from unobtainium: they were sold in small numbers here in Europe. :)
The Trueno is actually owned by his buddy, hence he is not in front of the car. But there is a nice bosozoku vibe in the picture: hanging out with your gang buddies.

More interesting is what his buddy did to the Trueno TE47:

Overfenders and deep dished SSR Mk 1 rims at the rear. Looks like the stock Toyota fenders got some banding treatment as well.

Found at yoza1282

Down on the Street: Nissan Sunny GTi-R N14

January 3, 2014 / banpei / 0 Comments

I found this beautiful Nissan Sunny GTi-R N14 parked in the town next to my hometown.

I actually returned to the “scene of the crime” to take photos of a Nissan Silvia S14 I spotted a half year earlier but I lacked to bring a camera back then. So I was quite surprised to find this GTi-R parked on the same spot!

I actually spotted a white Sunny GTi-R before on the Wangan Warriors 10 meeting but it is not the same car. So I was lucky to spot a second one of these great little cars!

Yes it is a genuine GTi-R: Continue reading

Happy New Year!

January 1, 2014 / banpei / 0 Comments

Happy New Year from Hilversum, the Netherlands!

Direct link to video: Hilversum vuurwerk marktterrein 2013/ 2014 / Wouter de Wild

Merry Chistmas and a happy New Year!

December 24, 2013 / banpei / 2 Comments

It almost became a unwritten tradition to post a picture of a certain Toyota Carina with my X-mas wishes and last year was a bit sad. So I decided not to get as corny as my neighbor who sends me a Christmas card including her and her dogs and decided to post this photo I took of a Silvia instead:

So merry Chistmas and a happy New Year!

Ebay treasures: The Mazda RX7 FB Wankelrossa

December 22, 2013 / banpei / 5 Comments

Back in the early 80s I managed to get my hands on a Mazda brochure that included the Mazda RX7 FB and many times I dreamed away think I would drive in one. Shortly after that the Ferrari Testarossa arrived and that literally blew away any boy-dream of owning a sportscar and I ended up solely drooling over Ferraris. I think a similar thing happened to this Mazda RX-7 FB that got some Testarossa treament:

Perhaps the owner bought the car and restyled it in Testarossa style a few years later?

Anyway, the (useless) side intake definitely looks as enormous as the one found on the Testarossa: Continue reading

Japanese Rustoseums: Nissan Silvia CSP311 (part 2)

December 20, 2013 / banpei / 3 Comments

Continuing from last weeks hunting for Nissan Silvia CSP311 rustoseums I present you the second Silvia I found:

This one is in a slightly better shape than last week and it doesn’t require a forklift to retain it from falling apart… Let’s just say it is probably still restorable… As the penguins say in Madagascar 2: With grit, spit and a whole lota of duck tape…

From the rear it looks slightly better: Continue reading