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Things continue to move forward round here, but we're keeping on top of things with the blog entries.  We've build up a crazy backlog of linklog items, so we should probably get a few more out there for you to enjoy.
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First up we have the Local Style blog from Japan.  One of the things we've found with the Japanese scene on the internet is that there are groups of people that are tightly interlinked, but don't link so often outside of their group, so occasionally we find one link into a blog or web page only to discover that it opens up a whole new raft of cool websites and people.  Local Style is one of those links, it is a window into the custom, low rider and chopper scenes in Japan.  The blog documents their meet ups, ride outs, work on cars and, as usual for a Japanese blog, their dietary habits.  Obviously there is a lot of clicking around to be done on the site to find what you are looking for, but we particularly liked this entry on a photo shoot for Bombs and this fantastically evocative photo series from a ride out somewhere.  Really shows you how they are living their scene.


On the flip side we head to the states for a glimpse at some more modern cars, Speed Sport Life is a crisp looking blog that deals with sports cars and racing.  Of particular note to us is Racer Boy's section in which the eponymous Racer Boy gives us details on various forms of car related sport from drag racing to autocross, the writing is fun and makes you really want to get out there and take part in something, even if it is just slot car racing!


There are millions of car photos on Flickr, we see a lot of them!  However finding sets that really capture us for a while takes some doing.  Even more difficult is finding photostreams that bring us in beyond their car content, the ostentatiously named Lawrence Peregrine-Trousers' photostream really dragged me in.  The photos are of cars and things, a lot are scans from photographs and have a real evocative feel to them, from pictures of a decaying Manchester to snaps of cars and bicycles there are many worse ways to spend your time than looking through this nice set of photographs.


The Chicane: A Celebration Of Classic Motorsport, apparently.  Well if a tag line ever described a blog better, I'd like to see it, this really does what it says on the tin and it does it well.  Photographs, videos, a nice easy to read style with plenty already in the archive for you to browse, before adding it to your RSS feed reader of choice.  Great stuff.


So time for the obligatory video, this time we're showing you just what you can find with a bit of poking around in a Japanese blog and some copying of search terms into YouTube.

Hope you enjoy the links.

 

 

Posted on: September 15, 2009 04:22

We've mentioned before our love of shoes and our obvious love of all things lowrider, so we're always pleased when our interests collide.  With it coming up to Christmas we've come over all capitalist consumers and gone on the hunt for suitable footwear.

First up we've got C1rca's range of Low Rider shoes.  Part of their al50 range you've got a choice of two, firstly black with lowrider details :

C1rca also have a range of accessories with suitable lowrider detail on them as well.

Next up we have the aptly named Lowrider shoes, instead of having cars and wotnot printed on them they have lowrider style graphics and artwork.  The best selection we've found is at Sears or you can try ebay as they come up occasionally.

Of course if you are feeling creative, get yourself some plain white shoes and get going with your own custom art work.  Custom gasser shoes anyone?

Posted on: December 2, 2008 23:55

There is a lot to take in about the VW scene, it has a history and a level of activity that at times can rival the hot rod scene for depth, which can make it a fairly intimidating place to penetrate.  Fear not!  The Samba is here to help you.

The Samba is probably one of the most impressive single make sites on the internet, which masses of information, forums, for sale areas, reference data and,.. well,.. everything you could ever want to know about aircooled VWs.  Their dictionary is a great place to look up those VW terms that get casually dropped into conversations.

Being picture lovers we are also very keen on their gallery it really is a remarkable website.


Talking of things that just get dropped into conversation, we previously covered definitions for Bosozoku, Grachan, Shakotan and Kyusha-kai, however there are more things to know if you want to work towards complete knowledge of JDM things.  Luckily 7tune has come along and filled in some more gaps, head here to check it out.


We love to get under the skin of scenes and see things that we really wouldn't get the chance to see in real life, at least we would need to spend a fortune on plane flights to see them.  This is why we love the Jae Bueno blog, not only does it include some generally cool posts but it also is a great way to see what he has been photographing.  His flickr folders are a treasure trove for the American car and lowrider lovers out there.  Have a look around, there is some great stuff in there.


I kind of like finishing with a video, so this week I have this gem, onboard with a DTM BME E30 M3 at a Bergrennen event.


The sound is great and I want a go!...


Posted on: May 2, 2008 03:48