Tag: down on the street (Page 14 of 32)

Down on the Street: Datsun 240Z Rally car

January 29, 2012 / banpei / 5 Comments

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. ;)

Down on the desk: Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 mouse

January 15, 2012 / banpei / 0 Comments

It took only 13 days to arrive from Japan to my desk: the BOSS Coffee Sprinter Trueno car mouse!

The tail lights really do work, the indicator lights do shine a bit (light comes from the optical led) and the shape is okayish to work with, especially since my hands are above average Dutch size and absolutely non-Japanese sized nor shaped. So currently I’m kind of drifting my AE86 mouse on my desk at work and work as a BOSS! ;)

Big thanks to 7Tune for offering them for sale and the “Like a BOSS” heart! I hope you guys enjoyed drinking the Coffee first or did you just empty it into the sink?

Down on the Street: Black 1981 Toyota Tercel AL11

December 11, 2011 / banpei / 2 Comments

I found this little black bugger parked on my way to work and since it was black I thought there could be no better way than to post this in black and white. ;)

The car was imported into the Netherlands in 2005, meaning it registered just one year before becoming an oldtimer, just like my Carina did in 2006. The Tercel features the 1.3 liter engine, so it must feature the 2A engine under its bonnet. Imagine swapping that for a 4A-GZE! Would just create insane tiresmoking front wheels at each and every traffic light!

It was parked at this spot for only a few days and then disappeared into thin air.

Down on the Street: Nissan Skyline GTS-t ER33

December 4, 2011 / banpei / 0 Comments

Last week I posted up the first generation Honda Prelude I spotted and this week I won’t bother you with the Honda S2000 but rather with the Skyline GTS-t ER33:

The presumable owner of this Skyline used to drive the USDM 240SX I spotted many times before when I still lived in that area. However he did own a Corolla GT AE86 before he owned the 240SX and it was the first time I saw an AE86 in real life. ;)

Down on the Street: first generation Honda Prelude

November 27, 2011 / banpei / 2 Comments

Yesterday was a very fortunate day for me: I walked through my old neighborhood and spotted a Honda Prelude, a special Nissan Vanette, Honda S2000 and a Skyline ER33 GT-S only within ten minutes time! Obviously I did take pictures of all of them, so here is the first generation Prelude:

The funny thing is that around when I moved houses this Prelude appeared in the parkinglot four houses away from me. Apparently the owner still lives there. ;)

DOTS: Real Mistubishi Lancer Evolution!

November 20, 2011 / banpei / 0 Comments

Mitsubishi assigned a number to each evolution of the Lancer rally car with four wheel drive and a 4G63T engine (after 2008 the 4B11T), so the EVO VI would actually be the sixth evolution of the Mitsubishi Lancer rally car.

I found this seventh generation Lancer powered by the 1.3 4G13 parked around the corner earlier this summer but never actually placed the pictures here.

However the time is right: as you can see this Lancer isn’t ready yet. It only had some striping, vinyl cut banner and some alloys distinguish it from how it looked when it left the factory.

Last Saturday I thought I spotted an actual EVO but found to be surprised it was the same car! I followed it and managed to take a snapshot of it while taking a roundabout: Continue reading