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Posted
Mar 05 2010, 01:23 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 14 comment(s)
New Zealand once again delivers the goods. This shot was taken by Joseph Curphey at a recent Hampton Downs drift day.
More photos on his Flickr page.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Feb 16 2010, 11:34 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 28 comment(s)
Reader Michael Mendoza sent us a photo of his project car, a '98 Subaru Impreza Wagon. Originally born as an Outback model, the car was in Michael's words "a two tone horrid looking thing that a grandma or soccer mom would drive". It's now sporting a full JDM exterior conversion, as well as suspension work. Future plans include a Version 8 STI swap, and a rear wheel drive conversion.
Sounds awesome. Keep us updated, Michael!
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Jan 29 2010, 11:15 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 20 comment(s)
Here's a little JDM Euro style for your Friday. This VW Golf Variant was built by a company called Emu's Engineering out of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
It's wearing an Emu's original front spoiler and side skirts, and is dropped on air suspension over a set of 19x8.5 black Work XSA-03C's.
Just another one for the "sexy wagon" list.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Jan 18 2010, 03:02 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 4 comment(s)
Thought I'd follow up the gasser Plymouth with another slightly lower wagon of the same vintage built on the other side of the world. This '64 Datsun 411SSS is Mark Arcenal's latest project, and if it's anything like his other projects it should be one hell of a car when it's done.
The vintage Datsun is under construction right now at the Bay Area's DGR Fabrication.
Check Mark's blog for a few more photos from the early stages of the build.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Jan 18 2010, 12:52 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 12 comment(s)
It's not too often that we post cars from Ebay here, but I'm going to make an exception. The other day my dad and I were checking out some of the old station wagons up for sale on the site when we came across this '65 Plymouth Belvedere Wagon gasser.
The moment I saw the car, I knew I had to share it here.
A gasser station wagon? It's hard to get any more maverick or misfit than that!...
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Posted
Jan 05 2010, 03:04 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 8 comment(s)
Here's a car that fits in with our monthly theme, or a "minor" car as it would be known in Japan - a Mitsubishi Lancer Cedia Wagon.
Being a "minor", it has more one-off parts than you can shake a stick at, including the aero parts, coilovers and suspension arms. The wheels are Work Schwert SC4's 18x8 in the front and 18x9 in the rear.
Goes to show what can be had with a little hard work and some innovation....
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Posted
Oct 28 2009, 02:45 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 10 comment(s)
Just a couple weeks ago I posted a photo of a previous gen Accord Wagon from Japan, pondering how cool it would be if Honda decided to bring the new Accord Tourer to North America as the TSX Wagon. Perhaps someone from Honda was reading? Acura has just announced the TSX Sport Wagon will be joining the lineup for 2011. The car most likely will look very similar to the Euro/Japanese market Accord Tourer pictured up above.
Hmmm...I wonder if it will be time to replace my daily driver come 2011?
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Sep 21 2009, 04:03 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 5 comment(s)
The other day we got an email from our buddy Jarod DeAnda (the voice of Formula Drift and other automotive events across the USA). After we posted a photo of Bon Bon's E36 Wagon last week, Jarod wanted to raise his own BMW wagon. It's a '99 540iT with KW suspension, 20" J-Line wheels, and an M5 front bumper among other things. The most important mod though, might be the Recaro child seat for his son. I've been on a real E39 kick lately and this doesn't help. Thanks Jarod...
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Posted
Sep 18 2009, 11:01 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 13 comment(s)
You can never have too many sexy station wagons. Here's another one for our monthly BMW theme - an E61 5-Series from Japan sitting nicely on a set of 20" BBS LM's.
BMW may have a sizable SUV presence, but I've always respected the company for keeping the station wagon tradition alive.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Sep 15 2009, 03:34 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 8 comment(s)
This clean E36 3-series wagon belongs to none other than 2008 EDC champion and UK drifting veteran Ben Broke-Smith, AKA Bon Bon. When he's not out sliding around in his Chaser or R32 Skyline, Ben can be found cruising around in this. Underneath the wagon body is essentially a full track day-spec M3.
The only thing better than being able to rip around in a nicely tuned M3 is being able to do so with a bunch of your buddies and their gear inside.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Jul 23 2009, 04:35 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 22 comment(s)
I saw that a few of you guys wanted to see some more Evo Wagon material, so I headed to the treasure chest of car photos that is Minkara and found this shot of a tuned Evo IX Wagon running on the circuit in Japan.
I don't think a station wagon has ever looked more evil...
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Jul 02 2009, 04:57 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 34 comment(s)
Although the "big name" Japanese performance machines like the RX7, GT-R, Evo, and Impreza are great cars, I've long been intrigued by the lesser known models that were produced by Japanese companies in the '80s and '90s. There are several of these cars that fit into our AWD theme this month and I plan on looking at a few of them during the next few weeks. One model that I've always been interested in is the Mitsubishi Legnum or in other words, the Galant Wagon. The early 4G63-powered Galant VR4 has become a cult favorite, and it's an important car to Mitsubishi's AWD performance history. For that later versions of the Galant VR4, Mitsubishi powered the car with a twin turbo 2.5L V6 that was rated at the standard 280hp limit of the day. Combined with a high tech AWD system, the Galant and Legnum VR4's were potent machines, and a good rival to Subaru's Legacy....
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Posted
Jul 01 2009, 02:45 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 21 comment(s)
Subaru will always be known first and foremost for its Impreza, but in Japan the Impreza's bigger brother the Legacy is just as popular. Although they are generally favored as street cars, tuned Legacy's do show up to the track pretty often. I spotted this fully built second gen Legacy Wagon at an HKS track day at Tsukuba last year. I recall it being one of the fastest cars of the day, and that's not hard to imagine when you look at what's been to this thing. In the photo you can spot the full cage, Endless brakes, Advan wheels, and a fat front mount intercooler along with that aggressive aero kit. And that's just on the outside...
Do you guys want to see some more Legacy love this month?
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Jun 29 2009, 06:06 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 11 comment(s)
Here's another bit of printed treasure that I picked up during my recent stay in Japan, and another magazine title that fits well with this month's theme - Style Wagon. Since I bought my own van earlier this spring, I've been keeping an extra close eye on this magazine along with some of the other wagon and van publications available in Japan. Van dress-up and customization continues to be extremely popular in Japan, so naturally Style Wagon has a large following there....
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Posted
May 28 2009, 12:19 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 7 comment(s)
We are fast approaching the end of our VW-Audi Group month on Speedhunters and before we move on, I wanted to post some photos Kevve shot of a pair of lightly modified Audi A4's. One is the white B8 chassis sedan you see up above......
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Posted
Apr 03 2009, 01:32 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 16 comment(s)
Right now I'm deep in the hunt for a new daily driver, a car that will be used to get me to events all over California and beyond. As nice as tons of horsepower and awesome handling are, sometimes those things have to take a back seat (literally) to practicality and comfort. Luckily that doesn't mean you have to say goodbye to having good style. I used to drive a CE1 Honda Accord Wagon, and it was one of my favorite cars I've ever had. It's roomy, good on gas, and can still look bitchin' with just a few changes. It really makes me wish Honda still sold the Accord Wagon in the USA.
I guess being surrounded by all the cool vans and wagons in Japan has really rubbed off on me. The wife likes these kinds of cars as well, so I've been scouring classified ads looking for a proper "Speedhunting-mobile". Now I just need to convince my wife that nervously avoiding speedbumps and dodging potholes is a necessary part of everyday driving...
This slammed Accord Wagon is another find from Minkara, Japan's endless source for all things automotive.
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Dec 12 2008, 10:55 AM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 21 comment(s)
Looking through my hard drive of photos from this summer's Speedhunters World Tour, I spotted photos of this Opel Kadett wagon (or touring , however you prefer to call it) that I forgot to publish previously on the site. When I first spotted this car on the roadside of Nurburg Germany, Rod and I were being shown around Nurburgring Nordschleife's outer access roads by our esteemed veteran motorsports photographer, John Brooks. As I sank into the comfort of our Hybrid Lexus RX330's leather...
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Posted
Sep 12 2008, 01:38 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 12 comment(s)
The redesigned 2009 Honda Fit just went on sale in the United States, but the new Fit has already been out here in Japan for a close to a year now. I was browsing through the latest issue of Style Wagon Magazine when I saw the newly updated Fit demo car from Noblesse. It is running a full Noblesse Lux type aero kit with a set of custom set of FRP blister fenders that are used to house the aggressive 18" Garson wheels (fitted with 5-lug adapters). Other coolness comes from a full set of Project...
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Posted
Sep 03 2008, 05:00 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 14 comment(s)
I guess I have kind of been on a wagon kick lately. Check out this Mazda Atenza (Mazda6) wagon I found on Minkara today. I have seen a lot of cool Atenzas in Japan and it makes me kind of want to buy one at some point. The owner of this particular wagon swapped out the stock front bumper for the OEM front bumper from the MazdaSpeed Atenza and it looks awesome. It rides low thanks to a set of Trust DMR coilovers and the the wheels are Advan Kreuzer Xi's in 19"x8.5J +45 in the front and +38 in the rear. This is as about as good as it gets and I think something like this would make an awesome daily driver....
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Posted
Aug 29 2008, 06:14 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 12 comment(s)
Any fan of Japanese cars should be familiar with the Nissan Stagea. The first generation Stagea is known for being the closest you can get to having a Skyline GT-R station wagon and Autech even produced a limited edition RB26-powered Stagea known as the 260RS. In the early 2000's when the Skyline switched to the new drastically different V35 chassis, the Stagea evolved along with it to become the M35 chassis. It is essentially a wagon version of the V35 Skyline or Infiniti G35. It is pretty uncommon to see fixed up M35 Stageas, so when I came across this one while browsing Minkara, I knew that I had to post it up here....
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