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Count the MX5s!

June 18, 2013 / banpei / 0 Comments

Can you count the number of MX5s in this picture? It was taken at the MAX-5 2013 event in the Netherlands where they set the Guiness World Record of the largest Mazda parade:

It is a pity I did not know about this event before reading it at Jalopnik: would have been nice to hunt down some Miatas. ;)

So now don’t rush over to Jalopnik to find out the answer (if you didn’t know it already because you attended it!) but just think about your answer first. ;)

Via Jalopnik (photos are taken from Jalopnik and they did not give any credits to the rightful owners)

Japanese rustoseums (part fourtytwo)

June 10, 2013 / banpei / 2 Comments

Now this is a sad case as this Carina is not rusting…

yet…

You can clearly see some foliage growing out of the car where ever the plants can make their way to a more sunny spot, so why not just take the hole in the transmission tunnel as the quickest way out? Continue reading

Down on the Street: Prestine Honda Civic Mk1

June 9, 2013 / banpei / 3 Comments

It is just a joy to bring my son to school everyday. For almost two years now I’ve been passing either a Honda Accord Mk2 or a Honda Civic S Mk2 (or both!) at the same parking lot. Of course I was very thrilled to see another nostalgic Honda appearing in that very same parking lot:

Yes, a little red Honda Civic Mk1! A 1200 automatic to be a bit more precise. ;)

A bit more up close you can really make out it is in excellent condition: Continue reading

Ebay Treasures: 28000km Mitsubishi Colt 1980

Ebay Treasures: 28000km 1980 Mitsubishi Colt

June 8, 2013 / banpei / 5 Comments

When I spotted this advert on Marktplaats earlier this week I was surprised that a Colt with this low mileage (28000 kilometers, confirmed) was for sale for less than 3500 euros!

The car has always been taken care of by the one and the same dealer: Borgmeijer in Zwolle.

Its grey color still looks stunning after 33 years: Continue reading

JAF 2013: Last but not least, the Akina Speedstars Skyline R32

June 7, 2013 / banpei / 0 Comments

This is the last posting about the Japanese Autosport Festival and I saved the best for last: a black Nissan Skyline:

I’m not too sure about which variant it is, but it certainly ain’t no BNR32 GT-R…
I suspect, based upon the bootlid spoiler, that it is a Skyline GTS-t (HCR32) where the RB20DET outputs a decent 212hp. Given the bigger intercooler on this one it surely will output a bit more than that.

This Skyline has been imported from Japan 9 years ago, but what surprised me is that it used to reside around Mount Haruna in the Gunma prefecture: Continue reading

WTF: Nissan Pulsar N11 Sports-matic gear shifter

June 6, 2013 / banpei / 0 Comments

I accidentally posted this as a blog post earlier this week while it was meant as a linkdump saved as a draft. Probably I pressed the publish button instead of draft…

Anyway, I had a bit WTF when I spotted the automatic gearshift lever in this picture:

Taken from the brochure of the N11 Pulsar (aka the Datsun/Nissan Cherry here in Europe) and it states something about this being a Sports-matic mechanical auto gearbox with an electro magnetically operated clutch. You are supposed to put it in L for the first (low gear), then D for drive (up to 80km/h) as the second gear and OD (overdrive) for the top gear. Do you still get it? I don’t and that’s probably also the reason this ingenious gearshifter never made it past the N11 Pulsar. ;)

This is what the N11 Pulsar looks like as a coupe: Continue reading

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