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Nissan Bakkie 1400 Pick-up South Africa Midrand Bosch Diesel Center | Drive-by Snapshots by Sebastian Motsch (2008)

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South African Nissan Bakkie 1200 & 1400

South African Nissan Bakkie 1200 & 1400 Reading the Speedhunters story about a properly built South African Nissan Bakkie 1400 reminded me of the time when I lived in South Africa. Digging through the pictures on my hard drive revealed quite a few pictures of these lovely little, but sturdy and tough, trucklets.

Mercedes-Benz W204 C280 | Sunset Snapshots

Sunset Snapshots After leaving my office and clocking out, I decided to go for a little sunset drive before heading home. I didn’t have any came[...]

Happy New Year!

Frohes Neues Jahr an euch alle! Happy New Year to everybody![...]

Silvester Blues

Silvester Blues | Erinnerungen an schöne Zeiten Ein paar Stunden noch bis die Zukunft beginnt Es ist der letzte Tag des Jahres. Nach dem obligatorisc[...]

Renault R4 in Nancy, France

Erinnerungen an den ersten Neuwagen meiner Eltern Spontan sind wir dieses Jahr an Ostern über die Grenze nach Nancy gefahren und haben das Auto in ei[...]

Drive-by Snapshots wird mehrsprachig

Drive-by Snapshots Artikel jetzt auch auf Deutsch Wer so spricht, daß er verstanden wird, spricht immer gut. Molière (1622 – 1673) Im Dezember 201[...]

Barn find | Mercedes-Benz W201 2.3-16 Vorserie (pre-series)

Which old car enthusiast has never dreamed of a barn find? How would it be to open the gate to an old garage and finding something long forgotten? Jus[...]

Hello Kitty tour bus at Tokyo Station | Suzuki Swift Sport

Different modes of transportation Cycling in Tokyo on Golden Week sunday was very interesting because the streets that are usually very busy are almos[...]

1932 Ford Hot Rod in Angeles City

“The marvels of daily life are exciting. No movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street.” Robert Doisneau Un[...]

FIAT Ritmo 65 CL and a beautiful old lady in Strasbourg, France

“A beautiful lady is an accident of nature. A beautiful old lady is a work of art.” Louis Nizer Dear readers, you might be wondering w[...]

Dodge WC-51 Wrecker with Peugeot 404 Cabin Conversion

“We have had a very severe frost and deep snow this month. My thermometer was one day fourteen degrees and a half below the freezing point, with[...]

Revisited | Willys MB Jeep with Renault R4 body conversion

Six years ago I discovered a Willys MB Jeep with a Renault 4 body conversion and took some pictures. Two and a half years ago I started to write this [...]

Chance and coincidence

“The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we ar[...]

Dodge Challenger SRT-8 392 Hemi | Abandoned near Muscat, Oman

“Don’t become a mere recorder of facts, but try to penetrate the mystery of their origin.” Ivan Pavlov Avid readers might rememb[...]

The rising sun reveals pure JDM goodness in Oman

“The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” John Lennon We all agree that anything is better than spending twelve hours between fligh[...]

Isuzu D-Max SLX Crew Cab | Drag Diesel Thailand

Most people prefer an air-conditioned taxi cab to get around in the sweaty heat of Bangkok. However, for car-spotting purposes a tuk-tuk is the far be[...]

Volkswagen | Beetles in Bangkok

“Let it be, let it be. There will come an answer, let it be.” The Beatles Eight hours layover between flights at BKK, recovering from [...]

Snapshot | Mazda Familia 1400 Pick-up

“Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.” Thich Nhat Hanh Every breath taken and every s[...]

Peugeot 504 Pick-up with more patina than rust

Whenever I take a road less traveled, there seems to be something interesting hiding behind a tree just around the corner. En route to the Parc de l&#[...]

Fishermen’s Friends

Imagine you’re driving along a brand new and perfectly fine highway which, without prior warning, abruptly ends at a beach. Mind you, the beach [...]

Nissan Patrol 160 | Catch of the day

Before reading this story, please make sure to read the story called Fishermen’s Friends. Most seafood restaurants have catch of the day on thei[...]

Kakimoto Racing Toyota Corolla E100

While wandering about near the Sultans’ Palace in Muscat, Oman, we spotted something we didn’t expect at all in this part of the world. No[...]

Well then… here we go again!

After a week of posting yellow and blue vehicles – the posting blues hit me, quite literally. But now, quite a few business trips later I’[...]

Yellow and Blue | Day seven

While digging through my picture archives, I became aware of having many pictures that have one thing in common: matching color schemes. It really is [...]

Yellow and Blue | Day six