NZ Outlaws Stretch

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March 24, 2010
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So, the latest little ramblings and whispers over the last few months seemed to indicate that there was legislation en-route that would stab right to the heart of those that love stretching their rubber (oh mai!).   Well, this is the document that’s doing the rounds at the moment and it most certainly puts pay to anyone who thought they could get certification/legalise their slim rubber on wide wheels.   I would imagine that New Zealand may well be the first country to kill a trend that has foundings in everything from European to Japanese, to Lowrider culture.

It will be interesting to see how things pan out.  Though I have a feeling that the ink hitting the paper already means a repeal is unlikely.

-Michael

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Obscure Trademe gem: 1987 Mazda Familia Infini

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March 23, 2010
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At a glance, it looks like any other 3-door Familia of the era; even the listing title doesn’t really give away the fact that it’s a front-drive turbo model. I would have skipped right over it, had my caffeine-deprived brain not caught up at the last minute and realized what it actually was.

Steelies? Yawn, boring. Probably a SOHC carb model. Wait, what does that decal say down the side?

Sure enough, one closer look and the details became more obvious:

Unique patterned Recaro interior, and almost virtually stock B6T... what have we here?

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: Automotive History, Car Spotting

Random Retro Snap; 1959 Chevrolet Impala Coupe

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March 22, 2010
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American Steel in Japan, it must look a monster on the roads compared to the Japanese cars of the era.

-Michael

: Random Retro Snap

Ｐａｉｎｔ　Ａｒｔ　Ｆ．Ａ．Ｂ．

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March 22, 2010
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Doing a bit of browsing this afternoon I stumbled across this painting place in Osaka, Japan.  They have a blog that shows some of their skills off as well as photographs from shows and the like, I would suggest you check it out.  Even if you can’t read Japanese, clicking the links is pretty simple stuff.

Blog; http://blog.paintartfab.com/

Website; http://paintartfab.com/

-Michael

: External Projects

Retro RC

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March 19, 2010
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RC standing for Radio-Controlled, in this instance.  Many Japanese classic enthusiasts will have come across the ABCHobby range of RC Shells.  Well, it seems that HPI is joining the game and providing some scale classics shells of their own.

You can scope them out in more detail by clicking the picture, and if you’re unfamiliar with the ABCHobby gear, you can check them out here;

http://www.abchobby.com/

-Michael

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