Show me ya shite!

[Fat_Pirate]

My jap custom van Hi-Ace which was at one point my daily

 

That's not customisation, it's evolution - perfect for holding off predatory Audi A4s on the nation's motorways.

[HillmanImp]

That's not customisation, it's evolution - perfect for holding off predatory Audi A4s on the nation's motorways.

Not holding off predatory A4's, its almost evolved into the Predator. Like the number plate though. Very apt as i would feel like a right one driving it....

 

Absolutely crackers.

 

This is the nuts though. Great collection of cars.

 

[VWPowered]

 

wow stunning that

 

thats van's some funny shite what engine is it rolling.

[Drive-By]

Thanks for the warm welcome chaps. Yeah the Laurel is kinda my favorite too but still needs plenty of work. Where do I start defending myself with the van though I imported the van in 2005 and have been taking it to car shows with a show team/club I've been running for over 12 years. She's only a 2.8 diesel atm but I have been collecting parts to carry out the Lexus 1UZ V8 swap soon as means afford it. This year will most likely be devoted to my gold civic and Starion soon as my Girlfriend's Starion is roadworthy.

[VWPowered]

for publicity for your club its probably the best thing you could of got :Dcertainly different, be interesting with the V8 Lexarse lump in it better hope that with the extra power you dont get lift from all those wings :Dwhats the deal with the GT issit dead are :)have to admit i love the styling of the ol' starions with there beefy arches (aint they 2.8 )as said before a great collection

[Drive-By]

for publicity for your club its probably the best thing you could of got :Dcertainly different, be interesting with the V8 Lexarse lump in it better hope that with the extra power you dont get lift from all those wings :Dwhats the deal with the GT issit dead are :)have to admit i love the styling of the ol' starions with there beefy arches (aint they 2.8 )as said before a great collection

Yeah the van has has plenty of coverage over tha last 5 years on TV and mags but ashamedly I haven't done a great deal to her since she came to these shores. I have a bit of a Boso/shakotan fetish The GT I saved from Japcity scrapyard in Middlesbrough when I was tracking down parts for my Gold DX D16 ZC project. It had a mid 90'd Celica sat on its roof but is pretty sound and savable, so being a GT I think its worth doing. I have a doner polish civic supplying the majority of panels for the resto. The Starions, well mine and my better halfs are the later 2.6 turbo versions and my brother in laws is a slightly earlier 2 litre turbo but all are wide body versions. They are fit looking JDM muscle cars the Starions very masculine with the box arches. Fell in love with them way back doing my apprenticeship with Mitsubishi it was the first car I ever had airborn :DI'd post more on each car but not sure where to put build threads here My brother in law has been telling me to get on here for ages, he's far more of a car encyclopedia than I am and praises Autoshite for not being all about the click and more about the love of cars than "some" sites. Some great threads on here, awesome reading

[Mash]

Those vans are crackers, there's a thread somewhere with the Elvis one in it!The Laurel is lovely, the C130 is my favourite large OJC.

[Tayne]

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[Heep]

What a thread! Just spent the last three days on and off reading through it all from page 1. Some fab photos and loads of great cars.

 

I don't currently have anything particularly shite, just future shite:

 

 

It's a 2006 Pontiac Wave, which is a Canada-only branding of the Daewoo Kalos/Chevrolet Aveo. Weird booted saloon version for extra points.

 

I bought it this past February as a replacement for my dearly loved Camry 3.0, which finally needed more spending on it than I was able to justify. Still miss it and want another:

 

 

BTW, SpottedLaurel, I still have those trims (15") sitting in my basement if you're interested.

 

My wife currently has this fabulous little 2000 Civic:

 

[trigger]

Is hard to think that that shape Civic is now 10 years old, I remember working on them when they was still new, The VTi's went like shit of a shovel!

[2Thumbs]

The Lolver... 420GSi Executive.

 

[trigger]

Just bumping this up incase any of the new guys fancy showing us some photos of there cars!.

[Jewel25]

Another R8. I bought this around 3 years ago for £550 with 27k on the clock.

 

 

 

[j-j]

 

 

 

That's a nicely framed shot that - where is it?

[Jewel25]

Thanks , it's on the Black Mountain Pass in the Brecon Beacons. Topgear and 5th Gear have used the very same road many times.

[Minimad5]

Really like the rover Craig MGR !Always liked Rover 214 SEI 's with the half leather interior as think they are under rated

[Autoplas]

Ford Sierra RS Cosworth, which I have now sold and bought a motorhome.......

 

 

 

[trigger]

Sod the motorhome!, That's one of my dream cars right there!

[outlaw118]

It was lovely, and my wedding car, rocked up to the registry office looking like a pair of gangstas...I'll have to scan a photo in.(His motorhome is lovely btw)

[VWPowered]

wow thats sierra's lush Craig MGR - great shot of your rover there chap, stunning

[Autoplas]

Thanks for the commentsIt was nice but I hardly drove it to be honest,didnt like taking it out in the rain and getting it dirty etc (plus I swear it tried to kill me in the rain when I first got it)Last year of ownership it went from its garage to the MOT station and back,10 miles !!!!!!I will try and dig some out of the RS1600i as that was a concours winner as well as some of the other stuff

[Daniel R25]

Hi,

 

my shite Renault 25 Td in the snow, taken on Wednesday in the Eifel (close to Nürburgring)

 

 

The Turbo-d actually is nice to drive. Does 100 miles/ hour happily for hours and is quite economical. (6-7L / 100km, Top speed 180km/h).

 

I had the Renault 20 gtd with basically the same engine, sans turbo. Turbo and atmo are like night and day. I would not drive the 64HP atmo in today's traffic.

 

The 21 pictured before is a petrol model.

 

Daniel

[VWPowered]

nice 25 that if a little small

[trigger]

Just bumping this thread up incase any newbies have missed it and want to add to it.

[Tayne]

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[Rusty Pelican]

My first shite taken in 82 , WTF was I thinking looking like that and WTF oodatdare was about im not sure , twas on it when I got it , £ 60 worth of nightmare , Dads 180B is in the garage , Pops first foreign motor

 

[Guest]

Julian Barratt?

[earnshawdiamond]

Hey everyone,

 

Having enjoyed seeing what other people have, here's a few pics of what I used to have while in the US.

 

$700 of 1987 Mercury Cougar. 5.0l V8, column shift auto, whitewall tyres, fake wood and digital speedo. The only RWD I've owned. Half the people I knew said their grandad used to own one.

 

 

 

 

1989 Plymouth Sundance Turbo. I got this for free. So quick! Electrics and brakes needed a lot of work. Best feature was the bonnet that did not require a prop to stay open.

 

1996 Saab 900 Turbo. It was nice to have a car to trust on long journeys.

[trigger]

I love the LCD dash on that Mercury Cougar!

[ChinaTom]

I was always surrounded by shite that was shite when it was new - the chap in the blue shirt owned Willows Garage in Monk's Eleigh who ditched BL in favour of Subaru, then Lonsdale, then Yugo and finally Lada. That's my old man's Allegro 1750HL on the right.

Still not found the photos of my first motor (Ceramic Blue Escort 1.3 Base), but these are some of the cars that have featured in my life since that.

 

I loved that Sunny. It said Pulsar GS on the back, but was basically a 1.6SLX. A Primera should be there too, but all photos are hidden away somewhere.