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DOTS: Eternal rivals: Nissan GTR and Porsche 911 Turbo

January 31, 2010 / / 0 Comments

Hilversum isn’t particularly the most exciting town to spot Japanese cars in: if you count all the performance/luxury cars in one day you will soon enough find out that most cars are either BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Porsche, Jaguar and Ferrari (big Ferrari dealership here!). So normally when I drive through town it is more or less like this: Porsche, BMW, Porsche, Mercedes, Jag, etc.

You can imagine the thrill I got when I spotted some big dark Godzilla like car parked in the center of town: a black GTR! But wait, what’s that car in front of it?
Nissan GTR R35 versus Porsche 911 Turbo
Nissan GTR R35 versus Porsche 911 Turbo
Yes: a red 911 Turbo! The eternal rivals! Even facing each other! Head to head! Mano a mano! Were they here to fight out their rivalry?

My heart immediately raised u to 140 beats per minute and I grabbed my crap-cam I always carry around, shot a few shots and then … it died! :(
I ran into the nearest store (the one right behind the GTR and 911), bought a set of batteries (actually two sets since the second set was free) and ran outside. Just in time to see the GTR leave before I was able to fill the crap-cam with the fresh batteries. ?(?`???)?

Nissan GTR R35 versus Porsche 911 Turbo
Nissan GTR R35 versus Porsche 911 Turbo
So, all I got was two semi okay shots which I had to Photoshop to make them look alright and a big pile of batteries… The one in a lifetime chance: I blew it!

Well at least I will have more than enough batteries for the next occasion then! ;)

DOTS: 1993 Nissan 300ZX Z32

January 24, 2010 / / 6 Comments

If you are already bored with the running feature of the Nissan 200SX S14 you are in luck: I got this 1993 Nissan 300ZX Z32 for you then!
Nissan 300ZX Z32
Nissan 300ZX Z32
This 1993 Z32 was originally delivered in Germany and imported in 2007 to the Netherlands by the current owner.

Nissan 300ZX Z32
Nissan 300ZX Z32
According to the info from the RDW it has a 208kW engine, so it this car features the VG30DETT engine. The car is completely stock, even the alloy rims are still in the original Nissan spec.

Nissan 300ZX Z32
Nissan 300ZX Z32
As you may have noticed: there is a lot of fireworks debris laying around and not under the car. Since we celebrate New Year with a lot of fireworks it is clear the car did not move for at least three weeks now.

This was the same case when I made the previous shots three months ago:
Nissan 300ZX Z32
Nissan 300ZX Z32
A lot of leafs and sticks around the car. But if you compare the two images above you can see that the car did move in the three months between these pictures. ;)

The previous shots were better quality than the last set. I couldn’t use them because one was not looking too well, another one was ruined by a construction worker showing off his buttcrack in the background and the third picture is the one you see above. So I decided to come back later and shoot the pictures a second time. I’m not too pleased with these later pictures and they are a bit ruined due to less light (winter, lens filter, etc.) and a digital camera sensor doing flaky stuff, so I can’t wait to go back to analogue! ;)

DOTS: Honda Accord Mk3 Aerodeck

January 17, 2010 / / 0 Comments

I’m not a big Honda fan, but I always liked the Honda Accord Mk3 because it looks a bit like the zenki Trueno. At least: that’s my thought every time I pass this abandoned Accord Mk3 Aerodeck when driving to my dad’s house:
Honda Accord Mk3 Aerodeck
Honda Accord Mk3 Aerodeck
For all previous generations of the Corolla Toyota had a 3 door liftback model which was a small brother of the sporty coupe. With the introduction of the FWD E8 series they kind of ditched the 3 door liftback model and named the five door EE80 model the liftback. IMO the Accord Mk3 Aerodeck resembles what the AE86 liftback would have looked like. ;)

Honda Accord Mk3 Aerodeck
Honda Accord Mk3 Aerodeck
Last sunday I had another drive to my dad and this time I brought my camera along. Since it was snowing it would certainly add that little extra to the dramatic state of the car. ;)

Honda Accord Mk3 Aerodeck
Honda Accord Mk3 Aerodeck
Anyway, let’s get back to the Accord… I did notice some time ago that the license plates of this Accord were removed. Most probably done by fuel-thieves. What puzzles me is that neither its owner and the Police actually did something about it…

That was not the least thing the owner did neglect to do to this Accord: as you can see it has got a lot of rust on it already…

Honda Accord Mk3 Aerodeck
Honda Accord Mk3 Aerodeck
Not to mention the amount of moss sticking on it…

Comparing this Accord to the Pony I reckon this car is standing there a bit longer than the few years the Pony spent on its resting place. Must be something near the 4 or 5 years I guess… ;)

DOTS: Miata hunting! (part 4)

January 10, 2010 / / 1 Comment

Time for some more Miata hunting!
Mazda Miata
Mazda Miata
I really love the picture of this grey Miata together with the red leafs! Too bad the Ford Ka was in the way. :(
This Miata was imported in 1999, most probably from the US.

Another import:
Mazda Miata
Mazda Miata
Yet again an imported Miata from (probably) the US. It was imported to the Netherlands by a Mazda specialist only a few days before the current owner bought it in 2002. The current owner placed the rack, double exhaust and replaced the taillights with these Lexus-look taillights. IMO this Miata looks great this way! :)

So, how about an original Dutch MX5 then?
Mazda MX5 mk2
Mazda MX5 mk2
I spotted this mk2 MX5 while doing my groceries and yes: it is parked in front of a Coffee Shop… ;)

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