Archive for April, 2010

Automotive Documentation; Mazda 800 Sedan

A recent post on japanesenostalgiccar.com put me into search mode on the stack of old car magazines I have at home, sadly I am yet to find what I am after but I did come across a few interesting things which I thought I would share with you.  This particular entry is a Road Test [...]

Car Spotting; Honda Prelude at MoonEyes 2010

After viewing the three parts of coverage that SpeedHunters.com had of the Japanese MoonEyes Street Car Nationals (Part I, Part II, Part III) one particular car stuck in my head. Props to the builder of this fine piece of machinery; -Michael

External Projects; Z Honda Power

Yeah… Z Honda, not Honda Z which is a car in it’s own right.  I was scoping out the F20C powered Sunbeam Minx thread on the ChevyTruck forums (weird place to find it, right?) and part way through the builder shared this link to YouTube of an S30Z with F20C motivation.  I dig it. 200rwhp. [...]

Random retro snap: Mazda Familia BFMR – WRC replica

With Rally New Zealand 2010 just around the corner, today’s random retro snap is brought to you by the letters W, R and C. Spotted in Japan – a meticulously recreated Familia WRC replica. The livery commemorates the 1989 Swedish Rally, where the BFMR famously took 1st place in the hands of driver Ingvar Carlsson [...]

Cars for Sale; Datsun 720, Wagon?

I think this is possibly one of the coolest conversions I’ve ever seen.  Take 1x Y30 Cedric Wagon and graft on bits from a 720 Pickup.  Not only does it suit it right down to the ground on the face of it, but the detail done to the rear is also very staunch looking…

Random Retro Snap; Red Panda Notch

Author’s Cars; Southland Express Photoshoot Pictures

OK, so obviously I didn’t go out to the photo-shoot (as shown yesterday) without my own camera and now that the little tiny feature has come out I figure I might as well share the shots I took that afternoon; More after the jump

Nationally Famous in Southland

Garage; Classic Car Nagoya

So, I sent an email to my friend Ewan (www.hayatonka.com – the link is on the left) about some photos he took at a show he was at recently.  He had rang me whilst he was there and was quite excited about what was available.  He sent me some pictures of said show but also [...]

YAJ dreamin’: Mitsubishi Starion GSR-V

By the time you read this article, the auction in question will have expired (either with or without a buyer). Phillip Weston RMVT or one of the Mitsi aficionados can correct me if I’m wrong – but as far as I know, facelift narrowbody GSR-Vs (post-1985) with the 2.0 Sirius DASH engine are a rare [...]