Thanks to retro-rides.org forums, I stumbled upon this project. Which I thought would be ideal to share with you people. I’ll let the pictures and actual build thread speak for itself. Here’s the teasers;
Take 1x Mini
1x XE
1x Rear Diff
1x RWD Transmission
Mix together well, with sufficient engineering practices and you’re bound on a journey to hilarity and excitement…
After a few pictures posted on oldschool.co.nz thanks to member thegreatestben, this mammoth epic effort of awesomeness was discovered;
M-power
PeeBee Motorsport appear to be making one HELL of an E30 track car. With Twin Turbo BMW M5 V10 (I think?) If you think the engine and manifolds are a work of art, here’s a few examples of the rest of it;
Quite often on trademe and other websites, cars of rare and amazing wonder pop up and are worthy of taking a gander at, at the very least. Sometimes they’re worthy of slapping a bid on. It’s often suprising how little people want for cars that aren’t that common. Here’s some gems that are currently on trademe.co.nz. Of course, there’s a million (not quite) more, you’re welcome to search for those yourself though.
Lola T165/70
Clicking on the photos will take you to the auction page for the specific car, the Lola is perhaps my favourite on there at the moment, just because it’s so unexpected. Mind you, so is the next car…
It’s a bit old now, but it’s still a sweet little game. I got home the other night and was bored as all hell. Rather than do anything constructive I thought I would see what I had on my HDD to play. I ended up cranking up GT Legends.
Game Cover, so you know what to look for
If you’ve no idea what GT Legends is, then gather around children whilst I tell you a tale of magic and wonder. Or rather of simulation and classics. GT Legends is made by SimBin, a German software developer. The level of physics and detail is, for it’s time, quite astounding. The only thing I find lacking in it, is the lack of Japanese classics. Having said that, it’s still fun as all hell to fang about in Mini Cooper’s, Lotus Elan’s, RS3100 Capri’s, Alfa Romeo GTA’s and many others.
With Isuzu only having such a small stake in passenger vehicles, they’re an often forgotten area of car ownership and people don’t realise just how long they’d been in the game. They could never compete with the likes of Toyota in Japan, after-all, who could? They’re really on their own as far as production figures go. The Isuzu passenger cars that are available are often looked upon with affection, a small and rounded affair, the 117 receiving the pen work of an Italian, as many Japanese cars did of the era. The Bellett however, was not party to this, though that’s not to say it didn’t go without any means to impress. As most will know the Bellett received a GT-R version the PR91W 1600-GT-R, it was a DOHC affair that did Isuzu proud on track and road alike. However the focus of this article is the more humble street sedan.
