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retro-classics Wallpaper – H230 Cedric

kyteler — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:53:38 +0000

How could I not? New purchase and all… Right Click and “Save Target/Link As…” or just click it to view the full size (1600×1200) and then save it from there. S47 日産セドリック – 1972 Datsun 260C H230 -Michael

Labour Weekend, it’s a Datsun Weekend.

kyteler — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:08:50 +0000

Though the majority of the public use Labour Weekend as a happy family retreat or escape (or some of us still have to work all but the Monday) the Datsun community has been known for a few years now to hold cruises in both the North and South Islands. The southern enthusiasts who congregate in the nzdatsun.com forums generally head to Akaroa, the majority of them are based in Christchurch so an Akaroa cruise is simple, scenic and makes a lot of sense. This year was set apart from others from my perspective in that a man with an eye and some decent equipment, took his camera and his S12 Silvia along and shot some fantastic pictures which I will share with you, the lovely readers. The first shot that caught my eye was this;

Pillarless 330 Sedan

Oh hell yeah! This car belongs to Aaron, a chap I met in person just recently at the Alexandra Blossom Fest. Drag Racing, he also owns a 330 Wagon and recently sold his 330 Pillared Sedan, not to mention the C110 Hardtop he bought off a good friend of mine down here. A well en-datsun’d chap, no doubt.

To give you an idea of the numbers on the South Island cruise, check this photo out;

Line 'em up, Roll 'em out.

The keen eyed will spy quite the selection of cars in that image. To view more of Ryan’s shots from the cruise as well as other, visit his flickr account, here -> http://www.flickr.com/photos/franhams/

..and to see more photos from others on the cruise, check out the thread on nzdatsun.com.

Nice! I can’t wait to be able to join back in on Datsun activities once the 110, R-clone is back on the road! So looking forward to that day.

Stay tuned, for tomorrow’s North Island entry where you’ll see even more Datsuns! I know you love it.

-Michael

A Lust for Rust; Update!

kyteler — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:14:35 +0000

Kev's Volkswagen Beetle

You may remember this car being featured last month (A Lust for Rust) well the latest on it is that it’s now completely legal. After a few minor delays it made it’s way to the doom of the warrant man and failed. With only minor things needing to be remedied it was soon back to get it’s lovely legal sticker of road going hilarity. With much thanks to Raizer from oldschool.co.nz and the owner of the bug, Kev we’ve got a stack of pictures of it for you to view. If you’re after any of them in any more than 1024×768, then just ask and I’ll put the word out to Raizer. You can enjoy a few more samples and the link to the album further down the page.

…and there you have it, a few samples but by no means all of what’s available, you can get the rest here;

Lust for Rust, Pt. II

Thanks again to Kev and Raizer. ( I fiddled around with the levels on your photos Raizer, I’m sure you don’t mind though )

-Michael

Hakosuka vs. Wallpapers

kyteler — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:54:10 +0000

Hakosuka versus Corona

Sadly only available in 1024 x 768, scanning the smaller images from my almost 30 year old book doesn’t give a much better resolution than that irrespective of DPI.

You can download these images by clicking the links for each one at the bottom of the page…

Hakosuka vs. R100

Hakosuka vs. Sunny

Same deal, right click and “Save link As…” or “Save Target As…” depending on your browser.

Hakosuka vs. Corona – retro-classics Wallpaper 12

Hakosuka vs. R100 – retro-classics Wallpaper 13

Hakosuka vs. Sunny – retro-classics Wallpaper 14

Enjoy!

-Michael

Illustrated S20 Engine Wallpaper

kyteler — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:01:47 +0000

Available in 1600 x 1200 , right click the following text/link and “Save Link As…” or “Save Target As…” retro-classics Wallpaper 11 – S20 Cut-away in 1600×1200 If you’re unaware of what the S20 is, it was the power-plant behind many racing victories for Nissan in the PGC10 and KPGC10 2000GT-R as well as being ...more

Classic Japanese Racing Wallpapers

kyteler — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:17:00 +0000

Over the next few days I’ll be throwing up some various sized images scanned taken from my latest acquisition from YAJ, the “Spirit of Skyline” book. Here’s the one for today in a larger 1600×1200 scale, not all will be this size, sadly as it’s an old book the smaller photos even when scanned at ...more

High Resolution Skyline 1900 Sprint

kyteler — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:24:32 +0000

Sorry for the lack of anything posted yesterday and also for the lack of anything of substance in this post. I’ve been a bit busy and had the mind occupied with the potential purchase for me of another Prince Skyline, it has been consuming all my thoughts and in turn I neglected this site, I’ll ...more

Nissan Silvia S12 Wallpaper

kyteler — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:35:20 +0000

After being inspired to try my new arrivals on the car I thought I would upload a high-res version of this photo, just because I quite like it. I’ll assume someone else might too… perhaps… Same deal as previous ones, either click directly on it or alternatively right click and “Save Target As…” or “Save ...more

More RC & EP Wallpapers

kyteler — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:58:03 +0000

This time I asked ElPieso for some larger shots from the “Wheels on the Waterfront” shoot, a particular few had caught my eye that I thought would make for some pretty impressive wallpapers.

retro-classics & elpieso wallpaper, number 2

Again they’re in 1600×1200, to download them just follow these simple instructions;

Hover the cursor over the particular image you’re after and in;

Firefox;

Right Click -> Save Link As…

Internet Explorer;

Right Click -> Save Target As…

retro-classics & elpieso wallpaper, number 3

Enjoy! and keep checking back, there’ll be plenty more to come in the future.

-Michael

Retro Classics & ElPieso Combine!

kyteler — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:47:30 +0000

To bring you, epic wallpapers! As well as some photographic coverage of Wellington based events. In collaboration with ElPieso (elpieso.co.nz), retro-classics offer you the first of what shall be many different Wallpapers over the coming months/years/however long. The image is in 1600×1200, to download it; Firefox; Right Click -> Save Link As… Internet Explorer; Right ...more