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280TypeMR – The Rarest of the Rare GTS-T

This started in my mind as a simple Instagram post but has now snowballed into a full blown blog post about the 280TypeMR, one of the rarest, if not rarest R33 GTS-T models available. I was cruising through some Japanese car sale sites and this immediately caught my eye when I saw the title… Okay, so no doubt you are aware of the 400R – This is essentially the GTS-T equivalent, known as the 280TypeMR!

R34 GT-R History 101

Do you ever wonder what your car would say if it could tell you about its history? I have always wondered but thanks to typical Japanese record keeping I have some idea of my cars history. Let’s time travel to 1999 and work our way back from there!

Daikoku PA

As far as Japanese car bucket lists go, it would be a safe bet that Daikoku Parking Area (PA) would feature quite highly. It certainly did for me and late on a Sunday afternoon it was time to tick it off the list!

Sportscar Sunday – Sept 2020

I don’t want to drone on about 2020 so let’s take a minute or two to have a break! Sportscar Sunday (SCS)is an event I have been looking forward to for months, so it was exciting to get out of bed early on a Sunday morning, head along, look at and talk cars! The fact many car events have been cancelled recently just added to the excitement.

33 & 34 Happenings… Pt. 3

“Small things make perfection, but perfection is no small thing…” Henry Royce of Rolls-Royce cars. That is really the theme for me at the moment with how I am approaching modifying the Skylines, getting the base and smaller details up to as higher standard as possible. What I personally love about Rolls-Royce cars, as well as other high end manufacturers such as Pagani and Singer (can you imagine a Singer style R34 GT-R?!), is how no detail is left untouched. Now I can hear you say ‘but the bolts on a Pagani alone cost over $100,000 – I don’t have that kind of money…’ and don’t worry neither do I! However, as my mate pointed out to me “the amount of money you have has nothing to do with attitude” i.e. you can take that mentality and apply it to whatever you do, even if you can’t afford a Rolls! With that in mind let’s delve into the latest happenings…

Blog Roll

I’ve been meaning to write this piece for a little while but with current situation we are in, I figure more people have time to read so I can’t think of a better time! These are some of the blogs I read and they inspire me, hopefully you can discover some new content.

34 Happenings… Pt.2

As I alluded to in part 1 (here) I have been busy with some changes on the R34. Nothing drastic, I want to get the ‘base’ car level up to a high standard, what’s the point of having a shiny new turbo if you can’t turn a corner for example!

Jaf’s Last Cruise

This will be my last post for 2019 (if I can get it done before midnight!) so before I jump into it – just a quick thanks to everyone who has read, viewed, commented, liked, etc. it has been a pleasure!

Event – Coffee & Cars Unley

We are pretty lucky in Adelaide, most weekends you can find some kind of car related event going on. Whether it is a meet followed by a cruise or a more static event such as a Coffee & Cars, there is always something on.

Event – GTR Festival Sydney – Pt. 1

My alarm was set for 4.30am but it didn’t matter I was awake at 3.45am anyway. It was time to get a red eye to Sydney for the Motive DVD GTR Festival. Our destination was Eastern Creek Raceway, with some 300 or so GTRs in attendance along with a range of cars my travel buddy 2PJZ and I were excited to say the least!