slownrusty Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Happy New Years Guys! I have been on vacation for the past couple of weeks in beautiful Trinidad and Tobago (most southerly island in the Caribbean). Which is why I have been missing in action. Its an island of just over 1million people and only 2000sq.miles The island is an absolute Car Lover's dream, there are some ultra cool cars that find there way down there...from Japan to Europe to the US. I could have taken 1000 pictures easily to share with you. As Trinidad is a former colony of England, everyone drives on the Right. Ok Enough Talking...Enjoy...Yasin! Pure YUM - NEO Baybeee! Low mileage 1JZ, complete with tranny and EFI harness and ECU: Need and engine?? Audi/BMW noses are from Japanese imported cars that were dismanted in Japan: Complete EVO 4 subframe, suspension, motor and trans: Rare 20V Quad throttle Body Toyota 4AGE engines: Lots of L series diesels for sale: The only turbo L28 I came across on my travels: These MR2, Altezza (IS200) and Mitsu 3000GT (note Benz S500 next to it) were imported as full running cars for local Customers: Note the Beams 4cylinder 3SGE 200hp engine in the Altezza not the 2JZ that we got in the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 how much would an engine from there cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tickwon Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Man, a sea of engines! Sweet! Almost looks like a chop shop or something, what is that a junkyard? When I was in Okinawa there were one or two junkyards that looked like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 Driving Around: Fully JDM B16 SiR Civic: The wheels: Baby brother to the EVO...FWD 1.8L Turbo Lancer (180hp) The Wagon version of the same FWD 1.8L Turbo Lancer: An ULTRA rare bird...an old RA Celica that has been made into a Cabrio...poorly exectued..only one or two on the entire island: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 The roads are rulled by EVOs and Stis, and these Japanese Spec cars are wicked fast and many of them have been modified to run low 11s and some have done 10s in the 1/4: Recently imported VII from Japan: A very rare GT-A spec with Aquamist water injection: A Genuine R33 GTR Nissan Skyline, owner buying some fresh mangoes from a roadside vendor: Pulsar GTi-R A ricey Sentra but with full SR20DET swap: Another one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilC Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Reminds me when I went to JA this past summer.....so many fast JDm cars and like you said.....Evo's and Sti's ruled the roads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 More.... Beautiful Laurel Medallist powered by the RB20DE... Same car except is the ClubS with the RB20DET and some sweet rims: An older ClubS The only Z I saw (two 280ZXs): Some older Datsuns I came across: This is an actual Bluebird undergoing a resto and SR20 power soon: Mitu's first turbo production car the sweet RWD Turbo Lancer (godfather of the EVO): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 More at the JDM dismantlers.... Genuine complete running STi half cut: Another one with a Nardi wheel: Former STi drag car getting a large front mount fitted: STi back half: A rare Toyota Starlet EP71 Turbo Running half cut, with only 57K miles!: Another Starlet Turbo half cut: An unfortunate victim of neglect...a rotting AE86 Corolla, nite the Enkei 92s in front: A VR4 Galant: You should have heard this FD as it blew past me!...sweet! Another oldie and goldie Datsun 120Y: Datsun Bluebird Stationwagon Clean old JDM Cressida with a 5ME (2.8L SOHC motor) Nice and clean, lowered old Sentra (or Sunny): Mazda 323F: Rare 20V Toyota Levin Wagon: An SR20DET Sentra - wicked!: A pair of beautiful newer Mazda 323s: Coool: Toyota Crown 7MGE Royal Saloon (former Flagship car for Toyota): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 The Euro stuff... Rare old Renault Station wagon..note three bolt wheels: This is probably the largest Porsche Collection in the entire Caribbean...here are some pics... 1982 Turbo: These rare Gottis were originally were on the Turbo but the owner converted the car back to Fuchs, sadly the Gottis are just deteriorating as he does not care for them: His Targa and SC: The Targa got a fully rebuilt engine for Christmas: Here was an interesting find. It was bought brand new in 196? by an English Professor who emmigrated to Trinidad and took the car with him. When the Professor died many years ago, his wife, left the car outside to the elements and it naturally deteriorated. It was in great condition when the old guy was alive (mechanically, body etc), when it was bought it is in the condition you see in my pics. It is literally riddled with rust and will require a new floor and full structural strengthening, think lots of WELDING, fabrication and restoration - big$$. The car caught on fire as it was being towed home as the rear brake calipers were seized and the friction started the fire, luckily they were following behind and were able to quickly put out the fire. The car refused to start, but after a few weekend rebuilding the carbs...it actually fired up but belched LOADS of smoke... A great Barnyard find especially for a small Caribbean island.. So what does an actual Porsche dealership look like in a small Caribbean look like? Opened only 1 year ago and 18cars sold in one year - which is not bad (only Caymans, Boxsters and Cayennes V6 only) - no 911s sold at all. And yes the dealership is shared with Suzuki and Chrysler / Jeep...LOL. A Cayman S sells for $200K US, because of the ridiculous local importation taxes - Cripes!! Look Left: Look Right: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 Some rare birds that I came across on my trip: Full AMG 500SLC What happens when the Benz / Bosch EFI craps out...weld up the EFI manifold and fit a stupid 36mm Weber on there!! This car ran terribly (surprise...surprise), as the Weber was drastically undersized for the 5.0L and the mechanic was trying to use the factory high pressure Bosch fuel pump - disaster. '80s XJ6 - fully running: All Original (even down to all the glass) Vauxhall Velox (straight Six) - fully running, note RWD Mazda 323 Gen1 next to it: MG - restored and fully running and has twin SUs: Beautiful New AMG Carlsson E Class: A Brand New Phantom - the only one on the island - stunning! I even witnessed this accident, the three guys in the car, crawled out with ONLY cuts and bruises - how I do not know! The windshield slid 50feet from the car. A rare car..its like a 4door Coupe and its a Toyota Ceres powered by the 20V 4AG engine and Datsun Bluebird to the left: Slammmmmed Lancer, next to it is a Nissan March: Rice is a global thing! A beautiful Mk1 Escort: Brand new Suzuki Swift (very Mini Cooper-ish): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 And finally the People movers: 3.0L Turbo Diesel HiLux Toyota: Thats it! Enjoy! Yasin Awesome Old skool Supercharged Toyota Crown with a 2.0L Straight Six: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTM-EXC Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I know where Im going on vacation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gokiburix Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Wow!! Thats Awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b__sosick Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 awesome thread, slownrusty! really enjoyed the pics! thanks for all the effort of uploading/posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_82_ZXT Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Awesome thread! BTW the 3 lug Renaults are a dime a dozen in Mexico. Oh, and you haven't seen rice till you've seen the cars in my hometown haha. Mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 i wish you had more pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtmny1999 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 thanks for the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 81na ZX Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 A friend of mine in grad school was from Trinidad. Gas can be really cheap, cause they share some of the reserves that make Venezuela a OPEC nation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbk240z Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Awesome pics man. I never knew some of those cars even existed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonZ Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Very cool pics. That wreck looked like an accident waiting to happen: bald front tire and so much rust the drivers seat fell out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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