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Time again to do a pretty straight forward Theme Tuesday post, the kind you could find on any other blog. Sorry this is not as creative as some of the previous ones. I'm not even sure you guys will like it.... /sarcasm Warning: Potentially NSFW unless maybe you work at the Brass Rail or just DGAF.

The 'blame' for this weeks Theme Tuesday can squarely be placed on the shoulders of previously featured photographer and current BC(?) resident Mike McConnell. After spotting the Beetle that used to be his at Oktoberfest I read through the entire build thread which left me wanting more. Since it's been a long time since I have dedicated a Theme Tuesday to this iconic car I spent some time last night pulling a quick list together.

I'll admit that even though I spent a lot of my early years as a car enthusiast staring at Countach posters on my wall, pushing Countach die casts around my house, and playing with the Tyco Cliffhangers Countach slot car set I knew surprisingly little about them technically growing up. While I've learned more about them as I aged until recently I had no idea that the Lamborghini factory may have considered production turbo versions.

I've known about this Delorean for a couple of years (I'm a big Back To The Future Fan) but for whatever reason I have never posted here about it. However with BTTF being on back to back to back Monday and Stanceworks recently posting a familiar picture of the car on their facebook page my interest has be rekindled. Based on these photos it would appear that at one point in time this bagged(?) would be time machine was spotted somewhere in Ontario.

Cars like this are exactly the reason I couldn't be like you guys. This 75 5 series has everything a purist would lust after, it's mechanically sound, extremely clean and lacks the large North American safety mandated bumpers. However had it stayed exactly like as the BMW factory intended chances are pretty good that I wouldn't be dedicating an entire post to it. The builder and I obviously think along the same lines...

Most of you have probably seen this car already as it's been around for awhile and I posted it's previous look back in 2009. A couple months ago when the BBS CH wheels were switched out for BBS LMs I was ready to do another post on the car but got caught sleeping and a few other blogs ran the photos so I didn't then I kind of forgot about the car briefly. However the owner recently posted some photos that jolted my memory.

There was a call on facebook by Kory Flansburg for more domestics, specifically Fox body Mustangs. I think any 80s babies and 90s children like myself grew up idolizing the fox body or 5.0 because they were everywhere with that super distinctive exhaust note. Much to the dismay of my girlfriend I still quite like them and occasionally threaten to buy one. If I ever did I am not sure whether I would Salleen/Dech kit it out or just rock the standard body like these two.

Mike and Jay at Stance Factory have been pretty busy the last month or so cranking out a wide assortment of Bavarian automobiles at different ride heights. If your from the GTA and drive a BMW these guys should be on your shortlists of shops to check out for maintenance and aftermarket needs. They can help you pick out the right suspension, wheel, and tire setup necessary to get your stance exactly how you want it.

I almost completely forgot I mentioned on Friday I was going to post today. At some point between doing my taxes, and cleaning the house, I remembered. I suppose I needed a distraction from those two mundane tasks. Here are a couple of my random favorites.

I've already shared a few of my favorite Mazda Speed3s here with you, SumThaiGuys white one on SSR Long Champs and the Fat and Flush black one on 17x9 RPF-1s, are two recent examples and I'm about to throw this one from Black Mamba Motor Sports into the mix because it's another speed3 I think looks really, really good. This car is a great example of what can be accomplished with a realistic budget, a healthy drop, and a little originality when choosing a paint color for your wheels.

Not sure how or where I came across this car, and I have not seen it anywhere since. Even typing a few search terms into Google didn't really return anything relevant (to this car at least). To make things more bleak I renamed the photos as I saved them so who knows what they were originally called. If I only had one photo saved I would have sworn it was a photo shop, but since there are three...

All the Volkswagen fans, my apologies, until someone mentioned it on facebook I had not noticed it had been some time since I posted up some quality VW content. Here is what I had on hand last night and I have a whole bunch of tabs open at home to start saving more Volkswagen content for future posts. While I might not comment on everything right away I do read every comment and email that comes through 🙂