S_P_0_T_Z - Scrap BX spotses

[michiel]

I think your Mits is a Toyota Corona, your Toyota Capella a Mazda 616/Capella and I've stored too many useless facts in an otherwise empty memory.

[Station]

Yes, I'm a bit crap at naming stuff, they're all a bit generic from those eras!

 

Here's a line up of horribleness:

 

P1040033 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

P1040034 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

P1040036 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

I've seen loads of these, but never shot one:

 

P1040035 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

The old Land Recedes:

 

P1040037 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

Mitsubishi coupe, couldn't get the front as there were police hanging round:

 

P1040040 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

Like new Uber tidyness, this'd be worth the shipping cost back to the UK and dealing with the insanely unreasonable paperwork/money:

 

P1040041 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

Still hanging on til the very end:

 

P1040043 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

Finally, have a Fiat!

 

P1040039 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

Does anyone want to see anymore, I've got loads.

[Station]

Oh, some decaying 1,000,000km trucks for you - I was nearly ploughed into by a pickup crossing here, and my wheels locked up on the back, far passing the turn pike on the road! It was my fault though.

Tthe yard was packed with some interesting stuff, will have a look tomorrow!

 

P1040023 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

P1040024 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

P1040026 by Jibijib, on Flickr

[gtd2000]

Yes, I'm a bit crap at naming stuff, they're all a bit generic from those eras!

 

Here's a line up of horribleness:

 

P1040033 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

Not sure those rear lights do anything for that MKIII Cortina

[gtd2000]

Thanks! I was in Pattaya which I didn't know was a bit of a total 'tourist destination', but I'm in Ubon Ratchathani which is very quiet, which I like more. I book out on Tuesday and we were intended to go north, but not sure yet! I don't know how anyone could drive without air con over here! The people here are pretty awesome, it's going to be a massive shock coming back to the utter misery (in comparison) that is England.

 

I always considered Pattaya to be a total sex tourist destination?

 

Should be getting nice and warm that way by now - the monsoon season should also be helping with the humidity too....no?

 

When I went North to Chang Mai - we took the over-night sleeper train from Bangkok. I don't know if that's the best option these days or not but you get overnight accommodation in bunk beds with very cold AC, meet loads of locals and arrive fresh in Chang Mai at the start of the next day

 

This was back in 1996 for me - so YMMV of course

[Spottedlaurel]

Ooh, looks like you've found a couple of 'Bulletside' Datsun 620 pickups there. Probably the best looking of the 1970s Japanese ones of that type.

 

I think the light blue Mitsubishi coupe is a Galant/Sigma?

[KruJoe]

The Thais DO love anything new and shiny, and cars/trucks are very much a symbol of perceived status. They only make do with tatty shite if they can't get finance on something new.

 

I was in Pattaya which I didn't know was a bit of a total 'tourist destination', but I'm in Ubon Ratchathani which is very quiet, which I like more. I book out on Tuesday and we were intended to go north, but not sure yet! I don't know how anyone could drive without air con over here! The people here are pretty awesome, it's going to be a massive shock coming back to the utter misery (in comparison) that is England.

 

Pattaya is very much a resort city; Thailand's Brighton. Anything goes. I'm sure you'll have witnessed many an overweight and under-dressed, sweaty, red farang, proudly dragging along a tiny, dark skinned, hot-pant-wearing North-Eastern (Thai) girl, twenty-odd years his junior.

Ubon Ratchathani is almost another world as I'm sure you've realised, on the FAR eastern frontier, where the Thai and Cambodian squaddies have been taking pot-shots at each other in recent months.

 

To Chiang Mai? These days the sleepers run so slowly (under-investment in track maintenance,) that it usually take 'til at least mid afternoon to reach CM. IT is a good experience to do once, just as the guide books say, but it's a real drag if your days are valuable and you've done it several times before. I prefer non-a/c, then there's no danger of being too cold (!) and you can open the windows in the morning as you trundle slowly through the wooded Northern mountains. I don't know about arriving "fresh" though!!! Fresh is one thing you'll not be after that trip!

I have done it a few times in a bus, and I'd recommend it. (As for any long distance trip) Choose a VIP company like "999" or similar. Not a "tourist bus". VIP are big, newish coaches, often double deckers. Tickets go on sale one week before travel (I think), and they sell quick, best to buy at the station. Choose the front seat at the top for max legroom and GR9 views. Takes about 10-11hours, at about 30mph all the way, but smooth and comfy. Avoid overnight buses. They're a false economy for your time, you'll end up jet lagged from lack of sleep.

I've driven it in about 8-9 hours including breaks, it wasn't too bad.

 

It's too bad we have tenants in out Chiang Mai apartment right now, otherwise you could have had free digs for a bit! Give me a shout if you fancy exploring the North in a bit more luxury - the Volvo 850 is sitting idle there, a friend is taking care of it 'til we go back in November.

I was gonna say... I bet you're bloody hot 'n' sweaty there just now! I hated this time of year when I lived there. It's much more pleasant in the winter, and it feels all the better because England is so completely and utterly miserable at that time!

 

Hope you're enjoying the Thai Back Light Lottery?

 

E20 Corolla sporting E70 clusters.

 

 

Those are Nissan Sentra units on your oh-so-rare Capella.

 

 

Mitsubishi Strada (L200) featuring here. I shouldn't really post my spots in your thread, but check this out - another (rare) Cortina with the same mod!

 

 

I also have a similar batch of abandoned faded orange ex-council trucks, lorries and construction equipment!

Glorious. Keep 'em coming!

[KruJoe]

Just to add that ChinaTom has been around where you are in the last few months - Nakorn Pranom, Mukdahan and Ubon Rachatani, as well as just across the Mekong in Laos, and Cambodia. Where is he right now? His path and mine have never quite crossed yet, but yours might.

Give him a quick pm.

[gtd2000]

 

E20 Corolla sporting E70 clusters.

 

 

Those are Nissan Sentra units on your oh-so-rare Capella.

 

Are you sure these arn't both Mazdas?

 

 

This is a Corolla E20 no?

 

[KruJoe]

You're right of course!

 

I wasn't expecting to see two Capellas(!), and it was the front wing that fooled me. Pfft- cars these days, they all look the same

 

(First time this picture has been posted.)

I was as unfamiliar as Station with all this old-school Jap tat when I went in green a few years ago. There's so much of it, and I still get it wrong!

[michiel]

 

Gasser stance FTW etc.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

Kwality spots!

 

I have done it a few times in a bus, and I'd recommend it

 

What's wrong with just hopping on the plane? There's 2 or 3 airlines competing on the route, so plenty of good deals to be found even on very short notice.

[gtd2000]

There's so much of it, and I still get it wrong!

 

Well I'm sure that applies to a few things in Thailand/SE Asia

 

There's a lot of modified "bodywork" over that way - a good deal of it very convincing too!

 

Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uCUPSxnsUI&feature=player_profilepage

[KruJoe]

LOL, nice one!

Is that your video, gtd?

Well, you're in good condition.

[gtd2000]

Yeah, that's one I took back in the 1990's.

 

It got me in a lot of trouble actually - I was supposed to be going on a diving trip to Thailand with a bunch of mates (about 20 of them) from HK and my pal Chrissy (in the video) asked if she could tag along.

 

The rest of the guys were going to Indonesia first then meeting up with me in Phuket, this was when the smoke from the Indonesian forest fires enveloped a large portion of SE Asia, so my HK mates decided going to Phuket would be a disaster - thankfully, I had Chrissy for company!

 

I'd told my GF in HK (a Chinese lass) that I was away for a guys trip to Thailand and when she only saw Chrissy in the videos she was not too impressed to say the least (understatement of the year) - especially when the first viewing of the tape was done in front of our mutual friends - oops!

[KruJoe]

Ha ha, good work! Quite a tale.

I wonder what life has brought to that bunch, 14 years on!

 

 

Hey, Station! Any more spots for us today?

[Station]

I have some more, I'll post them up later!

Back in Pattaya, but going to some out of the way place next week. Kind've sick of the typical European over here, got talking to a 100% GENUWINE Farang (fat, white hair, old, sandals, FULL OF SHIT, etc) who was oddly slagging off the Farang culture. He was seeing my missus' mum and generally being very unpleasant, this was before he took us to Walking Street so he could pay to grope women - grim!

[KruJoe]

Back in Pattaya... grim!

Meh - you love it! Can't keep away!

I hope you're making the most of good interweb speeds there for spottings uploads.

 

So you're traveling with spouse and mother-in-law? The three of you on a shagged out Honda Wave 110 with just one operational drum brake? With one pudding-bowl helmet between you?

Happy days.

[Station]

Lol, no she came down from Ubon (her family originates from there, her last name is N.Ubon - great grandfather was king's right hand man or something and was 'given' the town).

 

One of those old Toyota trucks again. This one has a tanker unit on the back:

 

IMG_0153 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

Gawd knows what this is:

 

IMG_0152 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

Lovely Mazda:

 

IMG_0154 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

It was finished in black emulsion:

 

IMG_0150 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

Pink Beetle:

 

IMG_0149 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

Galant, with unintentional omgretrorides4life styling:

 

IMG_0155 by Jibijib, on Flickr

[Station]

Ubon stuff.

 

Have we had a Tuk Tuk yet?

Here's a Tuk Tuk:

 

P1040083 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

Here's a Holden Premier, the windows open, I think it's "abandoned" as it was at the bottom of a road by the Moon River (equivalent of a Fiat Uno on New Ferry beach with the windows kicked in in 1992), but the rear light cavities had cling film over them?

 

P1040075 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

P1040078 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

Yee-hah, Mitsubishi Yank-style:

 

P1040076 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

P1040080 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

P1040081 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

Hiding Sunny, Crouching David:

 

P1040082 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

I've seen three Stanzas, but unfortunately camera less. Gah.

[gtd2000]

 

One of those old Toyota trucks again. This one has a tanker unit on the back:

 

 

Now (if I'm keeping count correctly...) this is the second time you've referred to a Datsun 620 as a Toyota.

 

This simply will not do!

 

Please note the following photograph of a Datsun 620:

 

 

Is this sinking in?

[gtd2000]

I have some more, I'll post them up later!

Back in Pattaya, but going to some out of the way place next week. Kind've sick of the typical European over here, got talking to a 100% GENUWINE Farang (fat, white hair, old, sandals, FULL OF SHIT, etc) who was oddly slagging off the Farang culture. He was seeing my missus' mum and generally being very unpleasant, this was before he took us to Walking Street so he could pay to grope women - grim!

 

You should have a read of the book written by Stephen Leather entitled, "Hooker, Line & SInker". (It was free download many years ago.)

 

Edit:

It looks like this book might have been re-named to "Private Dancer"?

 

http://www.stephenleather.com/privatedancer.html

 

The book got great reviews from Bernard Trink at the Bangkok Post and the Pattaya Mail, both taking the view that Private Dancer should be required reading for all visitors to the Land of Smiles. Forewarned is forearmed! I think it works so well because it gives the story from so many viewpoints, including several Thai characters. Most books about the Thai bar scene only give the Westerners point of view.

[gtd2000]

Galant, with unintentional omgretrorides4life styling:

 

IMG_0155 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

That's a Mitsubishi Lancer - top tip - the badges on the boot and rear panel are a dead giveaway

[KruJoe]

...she came down from Ubon (her family originates from there, her last name is N.Ubon - great grandfather was king's right hand man or something and was 'given' the town).

 

Wow, she's a Na-Ubon?! Not that it means much these days, maybe raises a few eyebrows. Are her lot still a bit posh? I was gonna ask if she's from Thailand... you know my MrsKJ is, don't you? Also I'm pretty sure (Tim)Claypole's is too. That's three of us. And not forgetting ChinaTom - his wife is from an obscure hill tribe in southern China. Not far away really.

And no, I did't find mine in Pattaya. Or Patong, Hua Hin or Puket! Or online.

 

Sorry - back on track!

 

One of those old Toyota trucks again.

 

 

You've already been put right, but another top tip: Check for the oh-so-cool styling near the door handles. I LOVE 'em!

Sorry that one of mine isn't the straightest example.

 

Gawd knows what this is:

 

IMG_0152 by Jibijib, on Flickr

SPOT OF THE TRIP! That's mega! If I were living there now, it would have a note under the wiper, and no mistake.

God knows what's been grafted on to the back. And what happened to the doors? Do you have any more angles of it?

Lovely Mazda

Correct! It is a RWD 323, normally this shape:

 

[Station]

Here's some more:

 

Another Mira:

 

IMG_0160 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

Here's that Toyota ... I mean Mitsubishi -Lancer- again:

 

IMG_0161 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

Gen 1 Land Cruiser?

 

IMG_0166 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

Interest in Renaulty looking car second from back?

 

IMG_0165 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

The Stevie Wonder Special:

 

IMG_0164 by Jibijib, on Flickr

 

"I respect the workmanship but..." Over the road was a car shop where they were prepping a bare shell - also possible Ford in the background?

 

IMG_0162 by Jibijib, on Flickr

[KruJoe]

The Stevie Wonder Special

You broke my heart I'll be forever scarred

 

Interest in Renaulty looking car second from back?

 

IMG_0165 by Jibijib, on Flickr

From this end: Honda CRV, City, Jazz, Toyota Corona (mk9, T170, CarinaII to us), and I reckon it's a mk4 Lancer, like this one my wife "learnt to drive" in.

 

 

 

...possible Ford in the background?

I think the wheels are fooling you - they might be some exotic JDM aftermarket jobbies.

 

MOAR PLZ !!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!1!

[Volksy]

I'm thinking Ford Telstar (Australian Mazda 626) or a Daihatsu Applause..

[gtd2000]

Sounds like there is quite a bit of the "LBFMPBR" thing going on around here then

 

Anyone who's lived or travelled to SE Asia will understand.....

[ashmicro]

I was in Japan a couple of years ago on a job. Millions of beautiful women. The other chap I was working with snagged himself one, who turned out to be minted. Tokyo nightlife was ace, but by God was it expensive. A pint was working out at nearly ten quid. While we were there, it was some kind of weird "National Kissing Day" or somesuch Japanese craziness. I didn't mind at all, until a bloke tried to kiss me!

[gtd2000]

I was in Japan a couple of years ago on a job. Millions of beautiful women. The other chap I was working with snagged himself one, who turned out to be minted. Tokyo nightlife was ace, but by God was it expensive. A pint was working out at nearly ten quid. While we were there, it was some kind of weird "National Kissing Day" or somesuch Japanese craziness. I didn't mind at all, until a bloke tried to kiss me!

 

To be honest, I always felt the Japanese women were the least attractive in East Asia. I observed a lot of "butterface" types, you saw them from behind (especially in Tokyo) and thought "wow" - then they turned around and... oh dear

 

I'm not suggesting you don't get beautiful Japanese women (by any stretch of the imagination), just that, on average, they were not as good looking by comparison to other Asian nations.

 

It's a great experience for a Western bloke living in Eastern Asia - it really is like being a woman in the West! By that I mean it's the opposite culture - the chicks are chasing the blokes - not the other way around I used to have some great conversations with Western women in HK complaining that they could not meet a nice guy because all the western guys had yellow fever. I just commented that it was sour grapes

 

6 years of living like that does have an effect on you