Week in and week out the #FeatureThis inbox and Instagram feeds continue to fill with images of you guys enjoying your vehicles across the planet.
Today brings us yet another solid group of machinery from Skylines to vintage Chevys, and even a Lowrider Toyota MR-S. Check it out!
With fall in the air around much of the world, this photo of an AE86 kicking up some leaves on the streets of Japan seems like a fine way to open up this week’s edition of #FeatureThis. Besides the usual selection of machines of Japan, we’ve also added some really cool submissions you guys have sent in via the #FeatureThis hashtag on Instagram.
お待たせしました。日本のSpeedhuntersファンの愛車紹介#FeatureThis第8弾です！
It all started a few months ago, on what I had assumed would be a typical skype conversation with our fearless leader, Rod Chong. “I have big plans for Irwindale this year” he told me, “and I have an idea for you… but I might be crazy.” I smiled and paused in anticipation to hear [...]
If you look at this photo taken at Boost Logic in Austin, Texas, it looks much like your typical high end tuning shop. You can see a couple Nissan GT-Rs, a pair of Lamborghinis, a Lexus IS300 and even a Datsun 240Z. Among the bunch, however, there is one car though that looks rather out of place a – 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis owned by Speedhunters reader Joey Lopez.
I’d wager that last Saturday the largest gathering of car enthusiasts in North America, possible the world, converged at Irwindale Speedway. For those twenty four hours the course was not only the home of the final round of Formula D, but also had a paddock full of vendors, a parking lot bursting with street sweepers [...]
Before I head out for a busy weekend with my fellow Speedhunters at Formula Drift Irwindale, we have yet another great edition of #FeatureThis. It’s truly enjoyable going through all the submissions each week, and I think this week’s batch of cars clearly demonstrates why.
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It’s no secret around here that the Speedhunters are always pumped up for the final round of Formula D at Irwindale. This year however there is more than ever for us to be excited about as the Speedhunters have a few special things planned for the house of drift. Over the next few days we’ll [...]
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Today’s #FeatureThis submission is a rather wild one, and not surprisingly it comes from Northern Europe where mental car builds are the norm rather than the exception. The car in question is a 1980s era Mercedes Benz 500SEC submitted by Speedhunters reader Kimmo Blom of Finland.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls welcome to the first ever full feature shoot winner of the #FEATURETHIS program. Okay so the fanfare might be missing and this isn’t a game show, it’s Speedhunters. But the reality is our choice of Chaydon Ford’s N-Spec kitted AE86 represents a step forward for us and we’re going to celebrate [...]
This Thursday’s edition of #FeatureThis brings us yet another selection of vehicles from the Japanese Speedhunters community. From the classic lines of the Hakosuka Skyline seen above to slammed VIP cars and even a mini-truck = it’s another solid group of submissions.
Here they are!
お待たせしました。日本のSpeedhuntersファンの愛車紹介#FeatureThis第7弾です！
Would you agree with me when I say that the first generation Toyota MR2 is one of the more under-appreciated Japanese sports cars of the 1980s? When the car was first released in 1984 it was a pretty big deal – an affordable mid-engined Toyota sports car with a high revving twin cam motor, but [...]
This week brings us another fine selection of machines from the global Speedhunters community. In addition to the submissions coming through the #FeatureThis email inbox, we’ve also been getting plenty of action on the #FeatureThis social media operation – such as the aggressive Mazda Roadster seen above. Enjoy! (Above) Mazda Miata, @DODOlogic from Instagram Honda [...]
The Subaru SVX is without a doubt one of the most interesting Japanese cars of the 1990s. It may not have had the same racing credentials as its rivals, but with unique styling and a smooth flat six powerplant the SVX made for one hell of a unique GT car. It was ahead of its time to say the least.
As cool as the SVX was, it never offered a whole lot in the way of potential for modification. For starters, the Subaru six cylinder never had a ton of aftermarket support, and even worse the SVX was only offered with a four-speed automatic transmission.
Japan’s love for the automobile is widely known, and I suppose it’s no surprise that the Japanese language has its own word that people use to refer to their own personal machines. That word is “愛車” – “aisha” – a literal combination of the words and kanji characters for “love” and “car”. A simple, yet beautiful word if I do say so myself.
With that, let’s get on with this week’s #FeatureThis selection of aisha submitted by the Japanese Speedhunters community.
お待たせしました。日本のSpeedhuntersファンの愛車紹介#FeatureThis第6弾です！
Not long ago we received a message in the #FeatureThis inbox from Steve Thackwray who wanted to share his buddy’s K11 Nissan Micra with us. It’s not just any Micra mind you, but one of the craziest examples I’ve ever seen – not just in terms of its body work, but beneath the skin as well.
