FLAME POPS & DIRT DROPS
You guys wanna see what a million bucks looks like? Well here you go. I've been spamming this thing everywhere because I've fallen for it. There's no two ways about it.
A year or so ago I was driven down a windy piece of backroad in a friend's FC3S. It was red, sitting on fat white XD9s, and it's 13B had a monster T04 turbo strapped to it. I loved it more than my own car and since then I've vowed to own one at some point. This example from the UK is just further proof that they are unescapably cool.
BAD TO THE BONE LIKE OSTEOPOROSIS
THE-LOWDOWN.COM LAUNCHES
Over the last few weeks I've been working with a few friends of mine to get a new website up and running for the local car community here in Sydney. So far support for this new venture has been fantastic, and we're hoping the future of it will be strong! I've been filming a new video to put up on the website early next week, plus we've been out shooting photos of a couple of standout cars to feature in the coming days.
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STI WRX SUNSET SHOOT
These shots were taken recently by another Sydney photographer named Philip Nguyen. Really love the location and tone of these shots. Having a Subaru that looks this nice can't be bad either.
KEEP IT GHETTO WITH THE PLASTIC CUPS
I find the pictures of this stray cat from Japan completely mesmerising. Can't quite tell if it's been built solely out of obnoxious disrespect, just because they could or because they had the bits lying about and this is how they made it functional. Wish I could hear the noise this machine would make.
DUFFMAN’S TE WAGON
It seems nowadays that the US has become as much of an influence on car communities the world over as the Japanese themselves. There are teams of folks really pushing the boundaries when it comes to fitment and ride height. So much so that the obsession with having the most out of control stance has generated enough ruckus to be labeled as a 'movement'. This TE wagon is owned by an LA local named Duffman. It's by no means leading the pack in terms of outrageousness, but it's definitely a contender for overall presence. These pictures are a little dated now, but they were certainly influential when I was modifying my KE70 sedan.
PARADISE & PERFECTION
Stumbled across this insane photo whilst quizzing the internet about something unrelated on my iPhone. Needed to share.
KIWI FESTIVAL
Spotted this festival poster in New Zealand recently. It was pinned to the wall of Wellington's YHA and the artists listed caught my eye. I've never been one for Lupe (and the debarcle on the OkayPlayer forums a couple of years ago did him no favours) but once you get past that the lineup shows promise - you even get UK MC, Mystro, down in the small print. Jamie Lidell would be a must see, same goes for Gaslamp Killer. Lucky for me then that GLK is headed this way with a show in of my favourite local venues.
PRIDE OF JAPAN
Look at this machine. An old friend of mine bought this a few weeks ago and I took some photos of it for posterity. Little else comes close to the R34 GTR as far as modern day classics are concerned. This particular one has been heavily overhauled and currently runs a shade under 340kW at all four wheels. Hopefully I'll be able to post up some footage of it being put through it's paces on a track in the not too distant future.
MONOCLES A MAN MAKETH
"What advantages does this motor car have over, say, a train -- which I could also afford?"
- Homer Simpson
