EVENT: SUNDAY JOYRIDE 2012

A silent morning at Peliau beach in Bekenu was a scene of excitement with the arrival of 34 classic cars of Oiltown Classic Car Club (OCCC) from Miri and Brunei Retrocar, with aim to raise fund for the less fortunate Palestinians in Gaza, as well as to strengthen the bond among classic car enthusiasts.

                      Photo courtesy of Nazri Mokhtar

The convoy headed to Peliau beach at 8am via Miri-Bintulu coastal road, in formation of well-maintained cars manufactured from 1960 to 1985 such as Datsun Sunny, Mazda RX-7, Mercedes Benz W115, Mitsubishi Lancer, Celeste, Suzuki Alto, Toyota Celica, and Corolla. Ironically, some of the cars were manufactured before the owner was even born, and the cars managed to complete the 40-minutes drive smoothly and safely.

OCCC’s spokesperson, Salleh Said was amazed to get an overwhelming response to the activity, and would like to express special thanks to Brunei Retrocars and members from Bintulu for their continuous support.

On the way back, the convoy stopped by Luak Esplanade to enjoy the sunset, and ended up the activity there.

  

The happy participants of the event. Thanks Brunei Retrocar for their continuous support; cool rides and friendly members! Do not forget to pray and make donations for our friends in Gaza.

That's all for now, see you in next chapter for the rides!

* All photos are courtesy of Zaid Iskandar and Asrol Ardi.

SPOTTED: SWAN CITY HUNTING PART 2

'Poison' mode again, this is the predecessor of Part 1 and I am gonna start with this Corolla KE20 2 door sedan. A good alternative for KE25 (Mango) and undoubtedly, I started to fall in love with this model.

The chassis was still in a good shape with essential parts were still attached.  And importantly, it was covered by a canvas and parked on pavement. So this helped to slow down the rust formation.

A late model (kouki) peanut based on the tail light.

This was what I found hundred meters from the KE20, a candy blue 3 door hatchback Charade G11. Super rare!

It seems that the owner was a Charade hardcore, and he had the outlook improved with Charade Turbo kits. The outer shell was pretty rusted, but it looks salvageable.

Surprisingly, a Celeste was spotted at a junkyard with most of the parts had been dismantled. No hope to make it road legal, plus it is a rare model too.

More cars were sacrificed for parts and metals.

Sad but true, a first gen Honda Prelude was chopped, and a wagon Corolla KE36 as well.

This time, spotted a Mitsubishi Tredia, KE70 GL and Subaru Leone, and few other unrecognized models.

Looking for a sunroof? A hope for 323 hardcore, this Mazda BD was left unchopped and the parts were still there.

More and more sacrificed oldskools such as Starlet KP, KE70 DX, Charmant, second gen Accord, Corolla liftback and few others.

And I bet this is the most disappointing panorama, you can not resist feeling hollow upon seeing the 323 GLC, Mazda 808 4 door sedan, KE35 hardtop and second gen Civic, were the members of the junkyard paradise.

Is that you Mr. Bean? I believe the junkyard owner knows the sentimental value of this Mini, so he put it on top of the container; or intentionally waiting for a potential buyer. OK that's all for now and will 'poison you guys with more pictures sooner. Chow!