CORNER STORIES

January   has inadvertently become a month of eyeing off chrome-cars. A side-effect of this being alot of interrupting errands or running late. So when I clocked this so, so obviously yank machine, I deferred my Bunnings visit for a sec. There's two components to when I look at a car - the first being initial impressions, often informed by influence. So in this case the preprogramming of watching the hosts of Top Gear mock American cars. So naturally I think to myself, fuckin hell this things ridiculous. But ignorance and dismissal doesn't last long and curiosity then appreciation takes over. How lucky to be me, getting a can of WD-40 and having the opportunity to see a machine that has no business rolling around Adelaide. I was so heavily distracted by what can only be labelled as coach built elements that it wasn't until I crossed the road to get some angles I realised it's a coupe. Mental. Designed with a notion that size plus detail equal grandeur. And it works, the...

Continuing on with another chrome bumper. I was running late for a dinner date down south when I decided to double down and stop to take some pics of this charming Toyota Corona. Looking past a bita body character here & there it was actually pretty minty.  The orange sang in the sun - the chrome bumpers, arches, dress up rings, the lot, all shining. When was the last time you saw dress up rings on factory steelies. Not a bad look nowadays. All though amidst taking pics, the cars owner - a young fella, Will came and had a chat informing me the machine would had some SSR Mark3's coming. It's always such a massive bonus when I run into the owner. You get all these extras like geeking out on the odds-against-it uncracked dash.   And far out how good is that interior? Will was a good lad, just loved the car, and had good intentions for it. The whole interaction was a great reminder that even though the amount of this stuff getting about is shrinking, young headz still yearn ...