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Carina Sightings: 1985 red Carina GTR AA63

December 2, 2009 / banpei / 0 Comments

I haven’t seen many red Carinas so far… Of course I’ve seen the infamous Carina Firevan, but not a factory red Carina…

About three weeks ago Kyteler sent me an email about a red Carina for sale at the Toyspeed.org.nz forums:

Red 1985 Carina GTR AA63
Unfortunately I could not get in touch with the seller since the forums need approval of your account and I still haven’t been approved so far… :(
Lucky enough Roman posted the same Carina at AEU86.

The Carina itself looks good if you consider its age and mileage:

Red 1985 Carina GTR AA63
The car is already 24 years old and an average of 11k kilometers per year. The car travelled 270000 kilometers so far!

Red 1985 Carina GTR AA63
According to the seller the hood (and fender) have been repainted prior to his ownership. Most probably with a roller or a brush…

The engine may look good from the outside:

Red 1985 Carina GTR AA63
But from the inside it is not that great anymore: blue smoke is seen when cold started or put under stress. In other words: either rebuild the engine or put in a new one. I’d go for the new one: rebuilding a 270k engine doesn’t make much sense. ;)

Red 1985 Carina GTR AA63
The interior still looks amazing after 270k!

If you consider all the extras (14×6 Work Equip 01 wheels, torsen LSD, 4 new Monroe Shocks and a spare boot lid) the car is not that expensive for an asking price of $2000! (2800 NZ dollars)

Xmas wish list: the “Japanese Historic Car Graffiti” 2010 calendar

December 1, 2009 / banpei / 0 Comments

When I saw this calendar I immediately thought “Damn, I want one!”.

Remember Japanese Historic Car Graffiti 2010 calendar
The front already looks quite promising with the Honda 1300 coupe (and RA300 Formula one racecar in the background)

Remember Japanese Historic Car Graffiti 2010 calendar
What about this mouth watering 4 door Nissan Skyline GTR PGC10?

Remember Japanese Historic Car Graffiti 2010 calendar
And a first generation Celica GT fastback RA28?

Now, for only $14 that’s a bargain! Now how do I convince my wife that it is actually a bargain. ;)

cookietest with url parts ae86

November 30, 2009 / banpei / 0 Comments

WTF: BMX jumping over a Skyline R32!

November 30, 2009 / banpei / 0 Comments

So your big brother owns a Nissan Skyline BNR32 and you are too young to actually drive it. What would you do when you get bored on a Sunday afternoon?

Jump over it on your BMX while your big brother is doing a burnout in his R32!

Found through Fuzzy Feeling

DOTS: Miata hunting! (part 2)

November 29, 2009 / banpei / 2 Comments

This week more I continue with some more Miata hunting!

First of all this MX5 caused a lot of pain:

Mazda MX5 mk2
It came around the corner quite quickly when I was on my bike. I immediately grabbed my camera, pointed it to the car and turned around to take a picture. I was just in time to take the picture. Doing this maneuver strained my back because I was still sitting on my bike. ;)

This red Miata was parked in a multi-story car park:

Mazda Miata (or 323?)
Never seen it there before but immediately took a picture of it. :)
When I looked it up at the license plate register it turned out to be registered as a Mazda 323 1.6 instead of the Mazda MX5 I would have expected it to be registered on. The car was imported to the Netherlands in 2001, so that could not have been the reason to register it as a 323. And even tax evasion (import taxes are based upon luxury options as AC and PS) could not have been the case… Maybe the worker at the register could not come up with the MX5 designation and registered it as a 323?

Last one for this week:

Mazda MX5
This originally Dutch first generation MX5 was registered on the very last day of 1992. It is currently owned by the same owner for almost 11 years now! Now that is certainly a faithful owner! :)

Contest: win a copy of Need for Speed Shift (part two!)

November 28, 2009 / banpei / 0 Comments

Last time the contest was too difficult and I still have that copy of NFS! So time to put up a new contest! ;)

Let’s watch this 80s Car Guidance video first:

Now, already impressed by that Honda City Turbo? Now, the question is: what is the nickname of the Honda City Turbo?

Send your answer through the contact form with the subject “CONTEST” before next saturday 0:00 CEST (December 5th 2009). From all correct answers I will pick a winner (random) and announce it later that week on the portal.

And again, the prize:
prize for the contest: nfs shift

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