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Nov 17 2011, 06:00 PM
by
Patrick McGrath
with 37 comment(s)
My hometown is a strange little place. With a population of around 45,000 people it's relatively small, but the amount of car culture that is hiding just beneath the surface here is something else. It's home to a host of beautiful custom machinery that you probably never know existed. Thankfully, my friend Neil Shen, owner and creator of the fantastic Juicebox blog, has an amazing sixth sense for seeking these cars out. Take this two door zenki Toyota Levin for example. Being rebuilt from...
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Oct 20 2011, 02:00 PM
by
Patrick McGrath
with 39 comment(s)
When documenting the Driftworks / Trackculture HQ recently, I stumbled upon Phil's (Yes he has far too many cool cars for one man and yes, he should definitely give me one) other project - this simple but rather beautiful '86. The interior has been stripped with the addition of a cage, a Nardi wheel and a pair of Trackculture seats. The dash has also been flocked. The shell has been spot welded for added rigidity and is running on some HSD coilovers. The party piece is however the 20v 4A...
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Posted
Aug 06 2011, 06:00 PM
by
Linhbergh
with 49 comment(s)
Back in March, I had the opportunity to spend a bit of time in Houston, Texas to check out the car scene out there. The culmination of my Speedhunting adventures in that city was a very special street meet which centered on the nostalgic automobile offerings from Japan . There many cars that caught my eye when I was out there, but the one that stood out the most was this 1985 Toyota Corolla owned and built by Joshua Garcia. The single most important thing that makes this '85 Corolla so special...
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Posted
Aug 06 2011, 04:04 AM
by
Larry Chen
with 142 comment(s)
When I arrived in Belgium, I was told I had an opportunity to shoot a brand new AE86 that has been sitting in a basement for 25 years. I figured it would be all rotted and rusted out. Boy was I wrong. At first glance it looks like an AE85 Corolla Levin SR right? Looks can be deceiving. But why does it say twin cam 16 if its an AE85? It even says GT in the back too? I decided to investigate more. The interior was pristine. The factory plastic was kept on everything from the seats to the sun visors...
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Posted
Aug 06 2011, 03:00 AM
by
Linhbergh
with 18 comment(s)
Everyone has a top 10 list of favorite AE86s in their mind. And I can guarantee that Takumi Fujiwara's infamous, yet unassuming, tofu delivery machine is somewhere in everyone's top 10. No other Corolla embodies the spirit of the underpowered car better than this fictional one from the hyper popular manga/anime, Initial D. It's that can-do-can-conquer mentality that the car and its owner, Takumi, has as it goes into each situation. Even as it goes up against the automotive titans (S13s...
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Posted
Jun 21 2011, 06:00 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 14 comment(s)
The boys at motorFIX have recently hit up YZ Circuit where their awesome 1UZ-powered Corolla headed out for a little test session.
There's nothing like the sound of a quad cam V8 with eight throttles to get you going on a Tuesday.
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
May 25 2011, 02:00 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 32 comment(s)
The Toyota AE86 has to be one of the most frequently posted cars on this site. While we all love the hachiroku, how about a little love for the later model Corollas?
I spotted this very tasteful AE92 at Toyotafest and thought a Car Spotlight was in order....
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Posted
Apr 29 2011, 07:00 PM
by
Charles Kha
with 20 comment(s)
For some reason, you tend to find some fantastic cars hidden in the corner of garages. While Rod and I were at ForceFed, we stumbled across one such car: a little SR20DET-powered Corolla tucked away beneath another car on a hoist. This Corolla is owned by 'Dusty', one of ForceFed's fabricators. This is his personal street car and drifter. Powering the diminuitive Corolla is a Nissan SR20DET from an S13, along with a GT2871 turbo and a Microtech LT10 ECU. The coolers have been arranged...
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Posted
Feb 17 2011, 02:30 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 16 comment(s)
This KE70 Corolla Wagon the latest bit of work to come from the fellows over at C's Garage in New Zealand. What more needs to be said? These guys are good at cars. -Mike Garrett Source: 86 FIghters Blog
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Posted
Feb 17 2011, 04:30 AM
by
Linhbergh
with 21 comment(s)
Just because there's a bit of snow on the ground, it does not mean you can't enjoy a perfectly good track day. DMCC (Drift Mania Canadian Championship) photographer, Jeremy Alan Glover, sent us this great photo of a JDM AE86 doing what it does best: sliding... though, it is probably a bit easier because of the weather. Just a bit. Do you have a photo of your car having some fun in the wintery weather? We'd love to see it. Send your photo on over to speedhunters.linhbergh(at)gmail.com...
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Posted
Jan 20 2011, 12:30 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 49 comment(s)
After I saw a shot of this KE70 Corolla, I went looking for some more because I wanted to know which engine was attached to that side exit exhaust. After some digging around it became clear that it had a very special engine that is very common in the northern countries in Europe. But first let's have a look at the car itself ... I couldn't find a lot of info on the car itself but some things are very obvious like the new paintjob. It seems that the owner took the car apart and had it completely...
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Posted
Dec 27 2010, 12:30 PM
by
Linhbergh
with 38 comment(s)
In this day and age, we're able to see everything around the world from the comfort of our internet devices. I'm sure you've seen every possibile combination for Civics, S-chassis, VWs, and BMWs if you're an avid car enthusiast who frequents the automotive 'nets. But something that can never get old is a bunch of beautifully restored classic Japanese cars. Video guy, Josh Clason, visited the guys from JDM Legends, in Utah, and created this short video of those classic creations that we all love.
Thank you Matt McDowell for the tip!
-Linhbergh
JDM Legends
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Posted
Dec 08 2010, 03:00 PM
by
Linhbergh
with 22 comment(s)
So far from the Mass Appeal car show at the Gymkhana Grid event at Irwindale Speedway, we've seen an almost-forgotten 80s car, and cone dodging prepped BMW. This time, it's a second generation Toyota Corolla Coupe. These are cars that have seen a good amount of love in the import classic car scene. We've seen a few really clean examples, almost museum or showroom pieces, from the Japanese Classic Car Show in previous years, but never really an example as "lived-in" as this one...
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Posted
Nov 05 2010, 04:00 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 17 comment(s)
For 47 years he was the man behind every iconic Toyota sports car made. His life ended abruptly earlier this year at a place he called home, the Nurbugring. As a tribute to his life and achievements, Lexus has put together the above video. It's short and to the point. RIP Naruse-san!
-Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Posted
Nov 03 2010, 04:30 PM
by
Patrick McGrath
with 38 comment(s)
When we begin to prepare for each month's new theme, I spend a lot of time thinking (dangerous, I know) about what cars I can source to show to you guys and girls. I just love when you happen upon a car completely by accident that just happens to perfectly suit the monthly theme of Haulers & Sedans. At the recent AE86 Trackday at Mondello, I spotted this KE70 Corolla mixing it up with it's '86 brethern on track and in the paddock. It's actually one of the first KE70's I've...
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Posted
Sep 23 2010, 03:48 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 24 comment(s)
Here's a few video clips of that wild turbocharged KE70 Corolla we posted the other day.
As you'll find, this car (and driver) are positively insane.
How can you not feel happy after watching these?
More on Davey Clarke's Youtube Channel
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Sep 21 2010, 02:29 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 47 comment(s)
Great shot here of Davey Clarke's wild turbo KE70 out of Australia.
If you think the car looks cool in photos, you should see the videos...
Photo by Sven Bengtsson.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Aug 28 2010, 01:00 PM
by
Linhbergh
with 15 comment(s)
Here's the second batch of photos of your 86 meets...
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Posted
Aug 27 2010, 01:00 PM
by
Linhbergh
with 31 comment(s)
Earlier this month, we asked you all to submit photos from your 86 day meets, what what we received was a huge variety of meets from all around the world. It just goes to show how universally loved these pokey little 80s cars really are! Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica Portugal Portugal Portugal Seattle, Washington, USA Seattle, Washington, USA Seattle, Washington, USA Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Brunei Brunei Brunei Part 2 coming tomorrow! -Linhbergh
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Posted
Aug 06 2010, 07:30 PM
by
Linhbergh
with 22 comment(s)
Hey Speedhunters, Being a fan of oldskool style myself I thought I would post a couple of pics of a fellow drift buddies AE86 from down under here in New Zealand. Some of you have probably seen this already but it is definitely worth a mention with all these Hachi blogs this month.
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