Dropped

Since the positive reception of the first Oliver's Travels Ollie seems to have be stepped up his game in regards to the variety and quality of cars he sends through. Actually.... that is not really true he's always submitted a wide assortment of straight up bad ass cars. It's only now that I have started to compile them into posts have I realized just how diverse his submissions really are. If there was ever to be some sort of automotive Jeopardy or Trivial Pursuit challenge I would want Ollie on my team...

On a typical workday, the alarm on my phone tortures me to wake up at 7:30am, 8:00am, 8:15am, 8:30am, 8:45am, and 9:00am. That's right. I'm so terrible at waking up I need six separate alarms. Then, one day last week I woke up naturally before my alarms. Barely awake, and struggling to see anything, I roll over to check the time on my phone and notice I have e-mail from Hoda, our favourite reader from Japan.

Following up a post like the one I made on Friday with a car that wasn't straight, to the point, and uber clean just wouldn't be right so here are some new(er) photos of an e30 I first posted April of 2011. Not much has changed since then but honestly nothing really needs to.

It's been awhile since I have (knowingly) posted up a female owned ride so today I plan to post two. The first of which belongs to the better half of a third of everyone's favourite grass roots BC drift team, Drift Union.

Most people (in North America) remember the K car for the simple fact that they were everywhere for awhile. Personally I knew someone who's dad drove a sky blue one and treated it like gold. He washed it every weekend and stored it in the winter.

With a name like No Pokemon Shit it is clear from the start that this Finnish car 'club' is a little different. The name might be a little odd but from what I can tell No Pokemon Shit means no body kits, no wings, no gimmicks. Just low, clean and to the point.

For the third e30 Theme Tuesday installment I hooked up with fellow maxbimmer member Steve (Bullet Ride) who in addition to owning an e30 runs a tumblr called God's Chariot that I happen to follow. God's Chariot, in Steve's opinion, just happens to be the e30.

Imagine for a second what it would be like to live in a place where all aftermarket parts come from abroad and wind up costing up to 20% more than the list price before the shipping service takes their cut. Then imagine that the roads you travel are more often than not in such a state of disrepair that even stock height vehicles have trouble getting from point A to point B without being ravaged by potholes large enough to fit a ZAZ 965.

Many regard Japan as one of a few meccas of automotive culture. Having never been I can't confirm or deny this fact but based on the amount of people flocking to Japan to take pictures of cars I can only assume it is at least partially true. Something I have always found interesting about Japan's automotive scene is the fact that while they often set the trends we follow here they also pick up on a lot of our styling cues and more often than not improve on them.

I know a guy who recently acquired a red Miata and is patiently waiting for old man winter to take his leave so he can start putting parts on it. This same guy used to own this Subaru so it should end up being one nice looking car all said and done. The car below doesn't belong to the guy I am talking about but is mighty fine looking all the same.

Remember Level One? The Toronto group who's video spread like wild fire late 2011? Well they have already started making moves for 2012 with James releasing a few photos of his s2000's latest look. True to Level One form the car looks great.

Gotta hand it to Volkswagen guys, especially air cooled drivers, because they prove time and time that nothing phases them. Low + Snow? No problem Low + Snow + Ragtop? Snow problem there either. Makes me feel like a sissy for using the heat in my car.