One of the best looking coupes of its generation I must say is the 1st and 2nd gen Toyota Soarer. the z10 and z11 are based off the same platform as the early supras, just like the beloved z30 and the MK IV Supra. Continue reading
One of my favorite search tags on craigslist is “FJ40″ or “BJ40″. I have always been a fan of the land cruisers and have always been lurking the used market; not that I plan on buying one soon but just an idea on their value. An interesting fact about these FJ is that in Brazil, they were called the Toyota Bandeirantes; they were built till 2001 with very similar looks and feature from the original J40. Even though these old classic trucks are called to be clones of the landrover or the Jeep, it has it’s own character compared to the others. If i were given the chance to choose to own a Mercedes Benz G wagon, or a fully restored FJ40, I’d take the the Toyota in a heart beat.
Why? scroll down… Continue reading
Today’s Nostalgic Wednesday is about the Skyline C210, also known as the “Skyline Japan”. Launched in 77, the C210 was the predecesor to the C110 “kenmeri”. Since the C210 is one of the not so popular skylines, I can share a little intel about this square beauty. Continue reading
GTi-R? nope, it wasn’t a typo, and it’s not a VW Golf. The Nissan Pulsar/Sunny GTi-R was built by Nissan in the early 90′s. The GTi-R was a homologated 2 litre turbo-charged AWD 3-door hatch competing in the WRC Group-A.
The reason why I love this hatch is because of its underdog status.It takes time for someone to get used to it’s 3 door, some kind of un-attractive design and it’s a fairly popular platform compared to the Escorts, WRX and Evo’s. Continue reading
Being a big fan of fast sedans, other than the 190e Evo, there’s another Merc that I would definitely consider to find someday; the Mercedes-Benz E60 AMG Limited. In 1990-1994 Mercedes-Benz cooperated with Porsche and built a high performance version for the W124 E- chasis, it was called the 500E. For the last 500 1994 500E’s built were branded “Limited”. 200 silver paint and 300 midnight blue. AMG walked in Mercedes-Benz Germany’s stable and picked 12 500E “Limited” to be fitted with 6.0L M119 V8 engine.
If the 500E is a “medium rare”, and the E60 AMG is “rare”, consider the E60 AMG Limited the frozen meat mother of rareness. The AMG tuned V8 produced 376 bhp at 5,500 rpm 428 lb/ft at 3,750 rpm clocking in 0–62 mph in 5.2 seconds. The results were so favorable that AMG considered building E60 for customers upon special request. The package included the tuned AMG v8, other AMG components, suspension, electronics and the optional 3-piece staggered OZ “monoblock” wheels. Continue reading
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The NSX-R GT, I know that not everyone is going to agree with me on this but the GT version is one of the sexiest cars ever built. Though the rear air scoop may not be functional, my first mod if ever I owned one is to make it functional. Dreaming of owning one, I searched the Internet for pictures from proud owners and wasn’t really lucky with that. The NSX-R GT was a homologation special so there was a minimum production to be met.
Rumor has it that there were only 5 built to meet the minimum requirements inorder to complete. Where did the 5 go? I believe they were sold to specific prospects for almost half a million dollars. Who were these prospects if you ask me? My guess would be; Spoon Sports, Raybrig, Takata, Epson and Autobacs.
For today’s Nostalgic Wednesday, I wanted to share this interesting Honda Prelude. Interesting because it’s probably one of a kind full-racing FR spec Preludes built by a private team to compete the Thunder Saloons. Little is known about this Prelude because it was built by a private team, it won a couple of titles, and believe it or not, it’s not from Japan. Continue reading
While browsing through my picture files, I noticed a folder named “Sparks” in my F1 folders. I clicked it and found old pictures I saved long time ago. Still having a hangover from the new years celebration and all the fireworks, I wanted to share some pictures for this Nostalgic Wednesday. Nothing fancy just simply pictures of Formula 1 cars acting as flints as they hit scrape the pavement. I must say, the interesting part with these pictures happens behind the lens during that time. The shot has to be taken at the exact moment to capture the best shot. They didn’t have the luxury of reviewing each photo on the lcd screen to check if they got it or it’s just an over exposed picture.
Schumacher in his Camel
Senna in the Williams
It's Exclusive, but Doberman not included.
Last Nostalgic Wednesday for 2011, what could be a good year ender? Why not a Honda CRX. Why the CRX you say? The Honda CRX was one of the fathers of the “ricer” cult in the US. Also referred as the “pocket rocket”, the CRX was a quick fix for tuners and marketed as a sporty compact car. If you’re in the market for a CRX, it’s like hunting white unicorns. I know a clean,unmolested CRX is hard to come by these days. But let’s try to up the ante and since it’s a year ender NosWeds, Let’s talk about the black unicorn, uber rare 89′ CRX Si Exclusive.
Before the Si-R, Honda had two CRX models in Japan, the 1.5X and the Si. Based on these two models, they came up with 7 other trim models. With only 350 units built, the Si Exclusive would be considered the rarest CRX. Continue reading
