Shaun’s Probe build has been steadily getting better and better and this year he kicked things up a notch by giving the car a full respray, a new set of kicks (Klutch Racing SL5s), and an Air Lift Performance Suspension custom crafter set-up.
Probes are a rare bird in any way shape or form, so it’s pretty awesome to see another extremely clean one.
Now we just have to convince Erik to make the trip to H20 this year so these two Probes can be photographed side by side…
Keeping the hit parade of previously vistied Theme Tuesdays going again this week with round seven of the ‘Classy Car Models‘ theme started back in 2009.
I can honestly say I never thought this homage to more tastefully dressed automotive models (and models who just so happen to be beside cars) would make it to part seven. Now that it has I’m hopeful I will be able to stretch it into the double digits making it the longest running theme here on SIE.
Video of said car:
http://vimeo.com/halcyonphoto/chane
This theme is another one that’s not the easiest to pull together so I’m more than happy to accept submissions!
For whatever reason when I first came across a photo of this R32 I thought it was a Photoshop, or at the very best a very good rendering.
I’m not sure if it was the angle of the photo, the sun flare, or the combination of modifications, but regardless I thought it was fake.
Then I saw these photos by Ian S and realized the car was real, and that I had suddenly become overly skeptical.
With an obviously Motorsports inspired look this car stands out fairly significantly among the sea of similarly styled MKIV Gofs and R32s.
Personally I could do without the canards, but they do work well with the the lip and fog light covers.
Photo Credit: Ian S.
While looking (unsuccessfully) for more photos of the shortened, LS4 powered, Cheverolet C10 posted on the fan page yesterday I stumbled upon this mid engine, Fiero v6 motivated, 39 Chevy built by a forum goer by the name of ‘luckyfasteddie’.
While one might think this was an idea kicking around in his sub concious for some time Eddie himself states that there isn’t really much more to this vehicle coming together other than the fact that he had a Fiero and the cab at the same time.
Making things up as he went along, most of the back half of the donor Fiero made it’s way into the truck, while the rest was largely scratch built by Eddie himself.
The sum of all it’s parts amounts to 2650lbs which is actually surprisingly close to the Fiero’s factory high side weight of 27895lbs.
While this means that this truck probably isn’t all that much faster than a stock Fiero it is a whole lot more interesting to look at and probably equal parts more interesting to drive.
Info on the truck is a little scattered but if you want to read more there are threads here on hotrodders.com as well as a few on the H.A.M.B.
Should that not be enough for WTF for your Friday you could also take a look at this Northstar v8 powered ’56…
People sure do build interesting things…
While kicking around a few 70s ‘golden era’ blogs I came across this ’72 Camaro that employs a lot of the same styling cues popular today; wheels with lots of lip, white letters, a fender flare/pull/widebody, subtle aero, and of course the ever important appropriate stance.
A few rounds with Google revealed that this car may have also been one of a few notable vehicles that contributed to the definition of the pro touring style we see today.
There isn’t exactly a wealth of information –or photos for that matter– kicking around about the car but there is a pretty good run-down of it on thestreetfighters.com which outlines some of the more overlooked modifications (the fact that it has a first generation cowl mated to the hood of a second gen for example), and it’s racing history.
While looking for more on the car above I also happened to come across this Camaro which is equally bad ass, I think this one might have been in a movie…
Revisiting another older theme this week with a selection of cars with three (or less) wheels on the ground. Some because they are low and others because gravity, speed, and traction are fighting it out out to the death.
I feel as though there are a few note worthy photos missing from this post so if you think I missed one of yours do feel free to link them up in the comments below.
Big thanks to Klaavs and goodnewsamos for submitting the photos below:
Thanks to Alex Pascua we are going international today with event coverage all the way from the Manila.
The aggressive fitment community in the Philippines has been making their presence known for a few years now, and this coverage of the Stance Pilipinas / Manila Fitted Sunday Slowdown event shows that their scene is growing in kind with the one here in North America.
In fact if it wasn’t for the larger license plates, and occasional JDM market specific vehicles, one could easily assume that these photos came from one of the sunnier states in the USA.
Hopefully Alex gets the chance to attend another meet or two while he’s there so we can get an even better idea of what is going on, but even if he doesn’t we can certainly enjoy these.
If you want to keep a closer eye of what’s going in in the Philippines’ check out Stance Pilipinas / Manila Fitted
If you’re anything like me, upon viewing these photos, you are struggling with the fact that anyone would turn a Super Bird into what appears to be some sort of mobile home.
The saying ‘don’t judge a book by it’s cover (which is quite on in this case’ applies because the rumoured story behind this vehicle is in fact a very justifiable reason for doing what would generally be considered a cardinal sin.
The tale goes that the owner of the car pictured was a huge Superbird fan who, for unspecified reasons, needed a wheel chair to get around.
While piloting the Plymouth wasn’t exactly a problem (hand controls have been around for awhile) bringing his wheel chair along for the trip was, so he had the blue bird modified in a way that allowed him to take his chair with him.
The bumper was hinged, and the door in the rear folded down creating a ramp that allowed him to roll into the car, secure the chair, and drive away leaving a trail of tire smoke in the air.
It may seem like sacrilege today but if you consider the fact that during the oil crisis these cars were not worth anything near what the bank they are today then it isn’t so bad.
Besides rumour has it this car –or at least parts of it– are being used for a factory restore today.
When the the current Fiat 500 was released I must admit that I didn’t have a whole lot of hope for the platform in the North American enthusiast market given their size, shape and drive wheels.
As more modified ones started to pop up this side of the pond it became clear that, despite my lack of faith, people really do love this little platform.
Case in point this Abarth model from California.
UAS bags over BC coils with AccuAir management, bring the car down to the ground and thus far it’s been on two different sets of Avant Garde wheels.
The first set were AG F140s were taken off in favour of F130s so that the owner could run a one off big brake set-up from Ceika.
Pretty nicely put together compact all said and done.
How tired do you think Fiat owners are of hearing the tired expression that is this posts title?
The bagged Prelude on Work Meisters (from part one of the Megaspeed 2014 coverage) reminded me how much of a shame it is that we lost so many good Preludes to rust, and the Fast and The Furious era.
Since the last Theme Tuesday dedicated to the Honda Prelude was done in 2011 it’s high time it got a second go round.
Damn shame these cars were never produced in a FR layout.
