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DOTS: Miata hunting! (part fifteen)

March 6, 2011 / banpei / 1 Comment

Now this Miata is a bit of everything: it is yellow, white and blue, it is imported brand new and it has quite a lot of rust!

Down on the Street: Yellow Mazda Miata
Originally imported in 1990 as a Miata and registered as white. Apparently the owner (or previous owner) resprayed it yellow but did not bother to change the registration. Then the sunroof got replaced by a blue hardtop.

From the backside you can see that it is gathering quite some rust:

Down on the Street: Yellow Mazda Miata
Perhaps a small accident at the rear and that’s why there is also a panel missing?

Commerical time: This is DeTomasso Turbo!!

March 5, 2011 / banpei / 0 Comments

Back in the 80s most Japanese car manufacturers were creating hot turbo-ed (pronounced as Tarbo) city cars: Honda had the Honda City Turbo, Nissan had the Nissan March Turbo, Toyota had the Corsa Turboand if you didn’t have a turbo you had at least a Twin Cam (pronounced as Shweencam) engine like Suzuki did.

Daihatsu always was a master in creating small cars, so naturally they joined the turbo race with their own Charade Turbo. But when that wasn’t appealing enough they joined forces with Innocenti DeTomasso and created the Daihatsu DeTomasso Turbo:

Basically the car is the same as the normal Charade Turbo, but it has a better tuned engine, restyled to match the looks of the Innocenti Turbo DeTomaso. The Innocenti Turbo DeTomaso is a remodelled Mini by Bertone built by Innocenti with a tuned Daihatsu engine by DeTomasso and the Daihatsu Charade DeTomasso Turbo is a Charade with that very same engine. Can you still follow it? Neither did I at first… :D

Need car guidance? Honda City Pininfarina Cabriolet

March 4, 2011 / banpei / 0 Comments

Need some guidance on your Honda City cabrio?

Only one thing that keeps me away from this Pininfarina roof chopped Honda Jazz: knowing how much better looking the Honda City Turbo (and Turbo II) is…
Honda City Turbo guidance on the next page…

WTF: Stretched Prius

March 3, 2011 / banpei / 0 Comments

I spotted this picture at RS Yasu’s blog. I really frowned upon this stretched Prius:

Stretched Toyota Prius XW30
I can imagine driving a limo and I can even imagine a limo being a hybrid. But why convert a Prius into a limo when you have plenty of hibrid limos available?

Found at [RS Yasu]

Carina Sightings: Norwegian millionaire Carinas

March 2, 2011 / banpei / 0 Comments

I found this hilarious Norwegian Lotto advertisement where someone mocks his dad with his good old Carina TA12:

When I would hit the lottery jackpot I’d certainly buy four Carinas as well! :D

Ebay treasures: Toyota Starlet KP61 V8 racecar

March 1, 2011 / banpei / 3 Comments

Now this is a real treasure: a Toyota Starlet KP61 Silhouette racecar for only a mere 3999 euro!

Starlet KP61 Racer V8
As you can see the bugeye Starlet got a lot of plastic surgery: widened (group 5?) fenders, a huge front air dam, an insanely big wing on the hatch and a dogbone Escort grille.

On the side profile you can still make out the cars original silhouette:

Starlet KP61 Racer V8
So it could very well be a Silhouette Racer! :D

Starlet KP61 Racer V8
Looking at all the options included, apart from the (way too small) Minilite wheels, I’d say it is a pretty good deal:
– 4.2 V8
– roll cage
– fully adjustable suspension
– AP racing calipers
– Aluminum bucket seat
Now the big question remains: what engine would be hiding under that little bonnet?

Found at [B.M.S. @ Marktplaats]

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