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OSFW – Americana

March 17, 2009

What’s OSFW? Well, after showing some of the coverage from the OS Nationals I thought it would be a good idea to do a bit of feature week on oldschool.co.nz, so, 1+1 OSFW = oldschool feature week. Each day I’ll share a few different project threads from the wonder that is the oldschool.co.nz forums.

First up will be a few selections from what is essentially a minority on OS. American Cars.

1951 Ford 'Sports' Coupe

First up, Lee’s new acquisition. A 1951 Ford. Quite possibly the most magic of era’s, that lent to leadsled’s, the smoothest and most ultimate in rides. Where customization meant a serious amount of metal work, these were not times of bolted on plastic and made to fit aftermarket parts.

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: Car Spotting, External Projects

oldschool.co.nz ’09 National Meeting, A success!

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March 16, 2009

by kyteler

The myriad of images that have been popping up over the last few days tell the tale in and of itself. However for those unaware I should possibly go into a little more detail. If you’re a reader of this blog you may have noticed this entry a little while back, indicating that the OS Nats was due to happen shortly. The dates have passed and the moments have happened, unfortunately it was yet another oldschool event I’ve not been able to attend due to living at the other end of the country, numbers perhaps seemed a little lacking though the fun had by that those that did attend. More than made up for it, I’m sure.

Here’s a sampler of the track action…

oldschool.co.nz - the real cars... ..and a Vauxhall.

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: Events

Isuzu Bellett & Toyota Starlet

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March 13, 2009

by kyteler

Two sufficiently retro mobiles;

Classic & Retro. Oh Hey, retro-classics!

Thanks to Alistair for the picture. Clicking it will take you to the 1024×768 version.

: Random Retro Snap

Fuego! Fuego! Fuego!

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March 12, 2009

by Orion

spotted on trademe:

1985 Renault Fuego TURBO! 117,000 miles, pretty sweet condition, sheepskin seat covers, parts for Africa, and styling only a drunk Frenchman could have come up with…

all for the princely sum of $3000.

FIRE!

This guy explains the Fuego Turbo phenomenon far more eloquently than I ever could, but it’s nice to know that it wasn’t only the Japanese who were successfully tinkering around with forced induction back then.

technical specs

Renault Fuego
SOHC 8 valve, single carburettor, turbocharged

Displacement: 1.6 litres (1565cc)
Compression ratio: 8.0:1
Power: 134ps/5500rpm
Torque: 20.1kg-m/3000rpm