Imports

[Roo]

 

[GranTurNismo]

 

[EvolutionWRX]

What is this beauty?

 

[TexRex]

What is this beauty?

Nissan Cherry X-1.

 

[CyborgGT]

Making me want an E36



... and now I'm wondering if those fenders would look good molded onto my Accord, since it's got the same kind of boxy body lines.

 

[GranTurNismo]

1995 Ferrari F40 JGTC Team Taisin

 

[CyborgGT]

Drooling over Work CR01s lately...

 

[05XR8]

 

[Populuxe]

I love these fastbacks.


1976 Audi 100 coupe


Ford Taunus GT Coupe

 

[CyborgGT]

These were brought up on the Smoking Tire podcast with Magnus Walker. I'm really liking these:

Strosek 928

Strosek 911 ("Looks like a 911 that's had an allergic reaction to bad fish" - Matt Farah)

'86 Gemballa Avalanche

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

This year will be the year I can legally buy one of these, now if only I could actually afford one.

 

[CyborgGT]

Love me a group photo:

This year will be the year I can legally buy one of these, now if only I could actually afford one.

I think about getting something like this, or an R33 GTS-T... and then I'm reminded that cars need to be maintained. How annoying is it going to be to source parts like an eventual windshield, or even more basic engine and suspension pieces that wear out, for a car that was never sold in this country? A 25+ year old car is going to have all sorts of things that need freshening up. Is it worth the novelty?

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Is it worth the novelty?

For me, it is.

 

[CyborgGT]

Hopefully if you go through a more serious dealer like Japanese Classics, they've also got connections to make that aspect easier.

 

[Populuxe]

If I had the money to buy and import one 25+ year old JDM, it would be the the Mazda Eunos Cosmo 20B with the triple-rotor engine.

 

[kikie]

That's a very nice car. But I can't a left-hand-drive version though.

 

[TexRex]

 

[GranTurNismo]

 

[Populuxe]

I love a good custom Opel Manta.

 

[CyborgGT]

Always thinking about the next build. Usually handling is the first thing that comes to mind because of my easy access to the canyons, but I forget that it's just as easy to find rougher terrain and try something different...

 

[GranTurNismo]

 

[TexRex]

A little on the racey side for my liking, but I love Davrians.

I'd love a Davrian--or something very much like a Davrian--with the popup bugeye lights. Maybe fixed rear bodywork with a bubble hatch and more shapely front fenders. I don't have anything against Imp mechanicals, but I'd slot a BMW K1100 motor in the rear with a side-draft Weber DCOE, hooked to a VW-based 5-speed.

 

[Roo]

Porsche testing ahead of the Paris-Dakar in the 80s.

 

[GranTurNismo]

Mazda RX-3 Super Silhouette



Mazda RX-7 Super Silhouette

Mazda 323 Super Silhouette

Toyota Celica Super Silhouette

De Tomaso Pantera Super Silhouette

BMW M3 Super Silhouette

Lancia Stratos Super Silhouette

Toyota Comfort Super Silhouette conversion... imagine if this actually raced.

 

[Populuxe]

1959 Shamrock. Built in Ireland. 98 inch wheelbase. 53 hp 1500cc four from Austin. About eight built. Full story here.

 

[7up747]

 

[Volksauto]

 

[TheCracker]

Does anyone know if these are Saudi-plated cars?

If so i wonder if its the 512BBi is the one recently bought by Ratarossa. It had been left to rot outside on a driveway in Ireland for 20 years, but had previously belonged to a Saudi Prince.

 

[-Fred-]

Does anyone know if these are Saudi-plated cars?

If so i wonder if its the 512BBi is the one recently bought by Ratarossa. It had been left to rot outside on a driveway in Ireland for 20 years, but had previously belonged to a Saudi Prince.

Nope, Japan plates.

 

[7up747]