When I was deciding what to post for Friday I considered the obvious, BBS going bankrupt for a second time, but decided I didn’t really want to open up the can of worms discussion on whether or not it replicas lead to the current financial situation of a company we love so much.
So, I decided to post something I found on There I fixed it instead that is mind boggling that it even works. Maybe next time you get a flat on a road trip you can try this method before getting the spare out of the trunk, then again maybe not.
Gotta give this guy some credit, it’s a very creative solution.
Site Updates
I mentioned it earlier this week but I’ll do it again, the store is updated and now has new products and inventory tracking so go check it out so you can throw a ‘Mr. Plow’ sticker on your lip this winter.
Also in regards to stickers if you ever have any questions regarding your order don’t hesitate to email me.
I’m pretty sure this Datsun 510 hunted me down and found me because I wasn’t even on a content hunt when I found it. I was just minding my own business, on my laptop, one lazy Sunday afternoon when it leapt of the screen at me.
Even though I wasn’t looking for it I am glad I found it as it’s jumped to upper rankings of my favorite 510s ever built list. SR20 powered, on Works, clean body, and a drive height that looks good and allows it to be driven hard and stay clean? Yeah, I’m a fan.
I have no specs (I know, I know) but like I said this car was posted randomly with no link back and the Fortune Auto site is loading excruciatingly slow for me right now so these pictures will have to do.
Color fits the Blue Bird NameNice front mount placement behind the grill there, retains an oem look to the front endFor whatever reason I really like the hint of heat scorching on the bumper...Enough clearance to avoid contact during high speed maneuversAnd there it is folksEverything is cleanIncluding the interiorI really like every part of 510sI'll end it with this
It’s funny how in most cases, regardless of the manufacturer, older cars look cooler than the newer ones. The Toyota Crown is no exception. Later models don’t look particularly bad but they lack the uniqueness and character of their older first, second, and third generation siblings.
This Crown Deluxe doesn’t have much done to it visually other than a significant drop but it’s styling is reminiscent of some of the I posted not to long ago, and as we’ve seen before sometimes less is more.
This could easily be mistaken for an older American carDiggin' the rear window shutters
I upgraded the Stance Is Everything official store this morning so that I could sell more than 5 products and monitor my inventory better. The previous way of monitoring (me) was proving in effective as sales increased.
The need for more products comes because I’ve made Mr. Plow & Plow King stickers for the winter months. For now they are produced myself on matte white and matte black vinyl however I will get SecheMedia to do a multiple color run if the demand calls for it.
Hopefully you guys get the obvious Simpsons influence in these stickers, yes I am a big fan.
Mr. Plow is a loser and I think he is a boozerThis sticker is 7 inches wide .5inches tallBarney you stole my idea!They are: 3.75 inches wide and 5 inches high
Right now there are only three of each so if you want the first batch act fast. I will be printing up some more this weekend if they sell out.
If you would like to see more colors let me know in the comments, thanks for the support guys.
Snow wise this winter is still continuing to be fairly uneventful in the GTA. Usually it snows while I am at work, then by the time I get off work all of it’s melted, so I don’t really see any of it.
Not that I am really complaining because commuting in even light snow seems to double the time it takes to go anywhere.
Here are two Nissans in fairly light amounts of snow.
Enkei RPF1's are still stalking me, dammitA little bit more snow around this one in the UK
One ‘drawback’ to compiling the Classy Car Model Theme Tuesdays is that I often end up coming across lots of photos of women with cars that are the standard fare, you know, the scantily clad woman with a nice car type of photo.
All of the photos in today’s post were chosen because of the car in the photo, the woman in the photo, or the photography, I’ll leave it to you guys to speculate in the comments what was the determining factor in each. Sorry in advance ladies, also this one may be NSFW.
If this is your first time seeing this photo, you're welcomeA few people sent me this, thanksNice colors in this photoE30 M3s get womenFurther proof of the above factSuicide4x4 Stance?Guess women love NSX's as wellWhich did you notice first?Fat bottom Supra...Slingshot dragsters took a special type of crazyDub loveSomething for the Mini fans...There's a VW van back there some place...Damn pit crews are getting hotter
Man, whats up with all the sick Orange EG’s lately? When I posted this one before I called it an ‘epic save‘ and if the owner keeps doing what he is doing I might just have to upgrade it to best Civic save ever.
Fittingly this B16b powered, pumpkin orange, hatch was voted ‘ Hatchback Of The Month‘ for October on Clubeg6.com. If you ask me it’s well deserved honor.
No gimmicks or unnecessary parts here this car is straight to the point.
Two tone is working amazing.Proof you don't need flashy rims to look good.ASR Subframe, Beaks Bar, K-Sport Lower control armsThis car is on Skunk 2's if you are wonderingLooks like Seibon hood fitment is properFlawless.
When I think of modified Mitsubishi’s it’s normally Eclipse, Lancer, or Evo, but never Mirage. This is probably because the history of the Mirage in Canada is a little confusing. Up until early/mid 2000 Mitsubishi was sold under Eagle and or Plymouth, which meant the Mirage sedan was a Dodge Colt while the hatchback was an Eagle Summit.
I’ve seen a couple modified Colts around town (though few and far between and none within the past five years) but at the time I never made the connection to the cars Mitsubishi heritage.
Regardless there is no doubt in my mind that the modified Colt I did see in Ontario was no where near as nice as this one.
While I don’t have any performance specs on this car but it’s easy enough to tell that this is (now anyway) a turbocharged Mirage (or Lancer if you are in Australia).
This car is full of win, basically. Whats with the kids bike on the rack in the background though?I am going to assume the exhaust was routed to the right for a more direct path
Mighty fine looking Mirage/Summit/Lancer, mighty fine.
Welcome to 2011 everyone! I hope this year is better than the last for all of you and for those of you that rang in the year with firewater I wish you a speedy recovery from the grips of a hangover.
Regardless of what the stats have to say 2010 was a great year for Stance Is Everything. This time last year I was on verge of cracking 75,000 page views total and now that’s easily a monthly number.
Page views aside I’ve made lots of new contacts in the automotive world, got to go to SEMA, and have made ‘e-friends’ with enthusiasts around the world. I really couldn’t be happier with how 2010 went.
I have no idea what 2011 holds but I’m excited to see what happens.
Top Winter Wednesday of 2010
Winter Wednesdays is a bit of a sleeper category, only being active about half the year, but it does really well regardless.
It’s popularity probably has to do with the fact that a lot of people are stuck struggling with winter every year and seeing other low obsessed car folk battle the same conditions helps the winter seem slightly shorter.
In 2010 the most popular Winter Wednesday was the kick off post ‘ A new winter begins‘.
Barrett Jackson Update: A 2008 Shelby GT500 KR just went for $95,000
Top Theme Tuesday of 2010
I have to admit I didn’t see this Theme Tuesday as being the most popular of 2010.
My bets were placed on ‘Girls With Hot Rides Part 2‘ but that one came in second to ‘Clean Civic EG Hatches‘ which was actually posted in 2009, I guess this is your way of subtly suggesting I do another?
The size of these potholes and the damages they cause is simply absurd. Bulgarian car enthusiasts hats off you you, I don’t know how you guys do it with these craters to contend with.
Barrett Jackson update: A 2008 Shelby GT500 KR just went for $95,000
Top Event Coverage of 2010
This was another statistic I was a little surprised about. Part one of the August 22nd CSCS coverage manged to edge out all the other coverage, including SEMA, to rest at the top of the page view mountain in the event coverage category.
Barrett Jackson update: A fuel injected 57 Corvette just went for $177,00
Top Featured Ride of 2010
With no disrespect to the owners of the other awesome cars I featured in 2010 I was rooting for this one to come out on top and I’m glad it did.
This was the first ‘in house’ feature that was done for the site (with help from Elle Marie Photography) and even though the shoot had to be rescheduled a few times, done in two parts, and the editing took longer than expected due to a move Aidan never once complained.
In fact since I’ve met him Aidan has been nothing but super supportive in the growth of this website.
Expect to see more of this car in 2011 as I know he has already purchased a few parts over the winter.
I’ve never seen, or heard of, a Wartburg before. However after checking out Wiki it sort of makes sense as they were a car of East German manufacture that never made it’s way to Canada. Their ‘claim to fame’ was the fact that the motors only had 7 moving parts (three pistons, three connecting rods and a crankshaft).
JThw8 on Vortex ditched the 2 stroke three cylinder with bizarre radiator before the engine configuration and managed to drop in a EJ22 (95-01 Imprezza) motor with the help of a VW Bug torsion assembly and trans axle.
Crazy, I can’t imagine how this thing must handle now as I imagine the original suspension wasn’t designed for this but it sure makes for a great conversation piece.
This is what a Wartburg 311 looks like.The original 7 moving part motor configurationOverhead fan, weird.Now unnecessary parts removed from the trunkEJ22 dropped into place
Site Updates
Once again not much, been a weird past few weeks with Christmas/New Years etc. Been hard enough just trying to maintain a consistent post schedule with all that has been going on 😛
However I have been reaching out to a couple photographers and car owners for features for 2010. Really looking forward to those. One of the features, if everything works out, will take us across the pond and to a type of car I’ve never featured before here.
Don’t worry, it’s low.
Flashback Friday
Being New Years Eve today (and 2011 in some places) it means that tomorrow morning, after festivities tonight, I will be watching the Barret Jackson Auction most of the day.
Which is awesome.
While doing that I will also be putting the finishing touches on the ‘Top Content of 2010’ post, so in anticipation of that here is a link back to last years ‘Top Content Of 2009‘.
Girls with Hot Rides Part 1 remains popular for a couple reasons...
Happy New Years Eve everybody and keep it safe, last thing I want to hear is that some of you wrecked your cars or worse yourselves ushering in 2011.
