There is a right way and a wrong way of doing things. Or is there? As far as I know nobody has ever imposed any rules or guidelines when it comes to cars. Like works of art anyone is free to do whatever one sees fit with his own car. Last week’s feature on The [...]
How many of you remember the moment in time you fell for a slice of certain automotive metal? The moment that all your waking thoughts began being channeled towards one make and model. The moment when you just knew you had to to have that car. New Zealander Steve Wilcock – the owner and creator [...]
The 1980s are remembered for some of the wildest years in motorsport. It was a golden era in which turbo technology took Formula 1 to never before seen (nor ever since seen) heights of horsepower, and that four-wheel-drive Group B rallying arrived, proved too fast and too dangerous, and was just as quickly outlawed. Then [...]
“Variety is the spice of life” or so the saying goes, and who am I to disagree? However, as much as we all like the occasional change of pace, we certainly have our favorites. Whether it’s sneakers, beverages or (of course) cars, we each have an affinity towards certain brands that we often can’t explain. [...]
As car enthusiasts I think we all instinctively categorize cars into two groups, cool and uncool. But even the cool cars are divided, in my mind at least, into those that have mass appeal (like a super car) and those that only die-hard car nerds “in the know” will recognize (quirky limited editions). Although they [...]
Can you imagine eating pasta, pesto, cheese and bacon every day for the next twenty-two years? Trust us, with some green beans thrown in and bit of crème fraiche it’s a pretty good two pot meal. But everyday? No thanks. So for those of us who haven’t been able to own a car for that [...]
Some say there is no such thing as coincidence, that everything happens for a reason. To these people, my seemingly chance encounter with one of the most incredible Mango Corollas I’ve ever seen was not by chance at all. They even have a phrase to describe such a strange encounter – fate. Whatever it is [...]
This year’s 24 hours of Le Mans will mark the 50th Anniversary of Corvette’s first participation at the legendary race. As part of the celebrations, Corvette Racing assembled a number of historic Corvettes at last months American Le Mans Series round at Laguna Seca. Corvette also held a press conference, which included an awesome talk [...]
Already I can hear the call of those deriding the ride height of this eight/six. I do have some unfortunate news for these people : Stance, ride height and offset is not the be all and end all. Like everything there is a time and a place for it and hell, I enjoy a properly [...]
I know how a lot of people that read Speedhunters appreciate vintage JDM machinery. And it’s thanks to this site that I’ve also been able to dive deeper into the world of Japanese classic cars, expanding my knowledge and at the same time getting to see some stunning rides. Back when I visited TA Auto, Ando-san kindly [...]
I had one of the best experiences of my life the other week. It all happened on a very cold, very wet Monday morning at the recently opened Sodegaura Forest Raceway, a short 45 min drive from Tokyo. The idea was to meet up with revered Fairlady Z restorer Ando-san of TA-Auto to shoot a [...]
To start off our Toyota month, I wanted to put up these photos of the incredible Toyota 2000GT that was made famous for its top speed testing at the old (defunct) Yatabe Test Track, which is coincidentally really close to where Mike Garrett lives in Japan. When we were all together in Japan in August, [...]
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When I visited the East Car shop in Toride earlier this fall, I planned to shoot one of their finished projects and as soon as I arrived, this white Hakosuka Skyline jumped right out at me. The Hakosuka is one of the quintessential vintage Japanese cars and a perfect fit for our Nissan month. Like [...]
Many of you know that the Japanese Classic Car Show recently took place in Irvine, CA. I didn’t have too much time to spend at the show – we were out late at Irwindale the night before (for the Formula D Finale), and was pretty surprised to find out that JCCS ended super early – [...]
Sometime last year, I received a call from my friends David and Tim at Classic Motorsports Magazine. They asked me if I’d be available to come out to Willow Springs Raceway to shoot photos of a bunch of classic Porsches they rounded up for an upcoming issue. Of course I was interested – classic Porsches [...]
