Special Treat for all those Old Skool Jap Fans!!

[uncle silvia]

Well as you may or may not know, Im currently travelling about in New Zealand.

 

Ive joined up some NZ based Forums while im here so see whats going on and last sunday I was invited by the guys from oldschool.co.nz • Index page to join them on a Retro Run near Christchurch!

So i planned a week around doing this and drove 5 hours south from Nelson where Im based at the moment.

 

One of the guys one the forum asked if i would join him in his car (Datsun 1200 Sedan with a 1800 Turbo engine fitted) as he had a broken leg and may not be able to drive the whole distance! I gladly went along lol.

 

Also as I got to know them through the day I got invited to look at some of there garages after the run! Now What i found i really wasnt expecting!!

 

Well ill let my photos do the talking on this bit.................

 

Album 1: Scott Andrews's Photos - Amazing Retro Car Run and the Old Skool Lads - Part 1 | Facebook

 

Album 2: Scott Andrews's Photos - Amazing Retro Car Run and the Old Skool Lads - Part 2 | Facebook

 

Well it turns out that the group I was "chillin" with were the guys behind the RIVERSIDE Blog Ｒ Ｉ Ｖ Ｅ Ｒ Ｓ Ｉ Ｄ Ｅ  and are actually fairly well known in NZ.

I even made it onto the blog waving from said Green Datsun 1200 Sedan LOL

 

One of the warehouses (garage 1) not only houses there cars but is also their home too!! They live in attic like spaces above the cars and have a lounge and kitchen too!! They even said i could move in....... Hmm Tempting lol

Garage 2 was just rammed with everything cool and jap Inc a CA18DET powered Starlet and an AE86 race car!!

Garage 3 was strange!! It looked like a flat with a single garage but inside it was huge with 7 cars Inc an ex mag feature Notchback AE86 race car!!

 

Also if you noticed in Album 1 we found a little Euro barn find on the run!! lol

 

Well it certainly was a surprize to see the amount of cool JDMness i did that day and I will be back :thumbs:

[michiel]

GR8 stuff, 'pommy pal Scott'!

[uncle silvia]

GR8 stuff, 'pommy pal Scott'!

Haha works for me lol

[gazelle]

Nice one Scott, those photos are cool, especially that white Carina!!My girlfriend sold your friend her sapporo, does he still have it??I'm Marc with the c33 Laurel

[barrett]

well that looks like a lot of fun, some great cars over there, just my sort of thing. good to see a Bellet glad you're having fun Uncle S

[VWPowered]

wow great spots there dude, awesome

[Station]

They look less 'scene' over there, and more appreciative of the car itself, as always. Nice pics.

[uncle silvia]

Nice one Scott, those photos are cool, especially that white Carina!!My girlfriend sold your friend her sapporo, does he still have it??I'm Marc with the c33 Laurel

Ahhh hi there!! No he had to sell it unfortunately as he didnt have the time or money do do what he wanted with it! Dont worry its in safe hands now and has been restored by a guy on Retro Rides and looks amazing! Link: http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=53807&page=1

They look less 'scene' over there, and more appreciative of the car itself, as always. Nice pics.

Yea they are!!Some still dont get it tho and put big chrome wheels on 1980 corollas etc and they look rubbish!!They guys I was hanging with really know their stuff and everything is period mods which look amazing!!Cheers for the comments guys

[STUNO]

uncle silva seems to be coming to terms with our huge numbers of JDM cast-offs, and with big Aussie v6 cars, all combined with empty roads.

[uncle silvia]

uncle silva seems to be coming to terms with our huge numbers of JDM cast-offs, and with big Aussie v6 cars, all combined with empty roads.

YES.......... Yes i am