Random Dope

While migrating rss feeds from the recently deceased Google Reader over to The Old Reader I skimmed through few blogs I had not checked up on in awhile and located in the Motoriginal coverage of the Verses Classic Car Showdown was this impressively low Subaru BR-Z sitting on what look to be Weds Bazreias.

I've posted plenty of Datsun 510s on the site over the years but I'm pretty sure is the first 610. Truthfully I'm actually not certain I have ever actually seen one in person and if I have it certainly wasn't as nice as this particular one I spotted on Joy Rides Art Company.

In stock form the Exige is a pretty enticing package; weighing 2,015 lbs, and equipped with various mid mounted power plants ranging from 175hp to 250+ hp any model of this nimble Lotus is more than enough to get most people on the wrong side of a radar gun within a few minutes. Of course more than enough to some isn't more than enough to all and with Exige people just love to push the envelope.

For whatever reason I've always found cars not available here in Canada intriguing regardless of what their actual build quality or reputation is. One such example of this are Opels, this isn't the first time I've posted an Opel of this vintage, and probably won't be the last. Somewhat bland at stock height Commodores start to look a whole lot better lower to the ground and fitted with a tasteful set of wheels.

Back when the site was in its infancy one of the first people outside of Canada to submit photos was Julian. Known online as Sleepy Wagon Julian owned an immaculate low, flush, Impreza wagon that always sat perfect no matter what wheels were under it. Currently Julian whips an Lexus LS400 and in his signature fashion it's not only low and fitted, it's exceptionally clean.

To some a lowered Subaru is a wasted Subaru, and a bagged Subaru is a complete abomination. Those individuals are typically purists who don't really believe that people are free to do whatever they want to the car they currently own for better or for worse. In the case of this Subaru, in my opinion, putting bags on it was for the better.

The FD RX-7 has to be one of Mazda's greatest triumphs, released over 20 years ago the design is still rather timeless. The only feature really tying it back to the era it was built would be being the flip up headlights and honestly I love flip up headlights. I found this one on flickr and was instantly taken aback by how great it looked.

2JZ motors remind me of the LS motor because, like the Chevy V8, people love to shoehorn Toyota's straight six into any engine bay big enough to hold it (and a few that are not). Other imports, domestics, European cars, and even a couple trucks have all been given 2JZ heart transplants over the years.

With the Fast Six trailer dropping Super Bowl Sunday, and an extended trailer taking flight later in the week, it's hard not to think back to the early days of the franchise. Looking at the 'car stars' from first instalment it's hard to say which vehicle the movie did more of a disservice; the Mk2 Jetta, The Toyota Supra, or the Mitsubishi Eclipse/Eagle Talon.

Ford Escorts came in several very different flavors. There was the North American Escort, the superior European Escort, and then the Escorts second cousin twice removed the Ford Orion. A quick peek at the wikipedia page reveals that the Orion was a four cylinder motivated, UK only, saloon version of the Escort hatchback that didn’t sell particularly stellar or make much of a splash.

On Saturday I posted a picture of this Bronco II on the Fan Page with an open call for more information. A couple minutes later @hothweelsnick shot me a link to a 2010 Minitruckin' feature on the truck. The feature revealed that there is more going on here than a curious front end swap and a considerable ride height adjustment.

First generation MR2's are a bit of a rarity here on Stance Is Everything. A few made their way into MR-2 Theme Tuesday, and this one rally crossing got it's own post, but typically they don't show up much at all. Today's comes by way of Retro Garage and sadly there isn't much info on it.