American Missle Crisis: AE86 notch

(This is the first of many posts to come that will host photography from my brand spanking new Nikon D3300, and a hefty arsenal of lenses, enjoy folks).

Some people are all about the moment. Its pretty safe to say that low budget drift missile build is all about this "moment". Take a rear wheel drive chassis, drop a second hand engine in it, a bucket seat if you have any sense of self preservation and go have a blast without a worry in the world, until it breaks.. then, fix it, and repeat.With this little Toyota corolla AE86 notch back, the case seems be pretty strait forward, but taken to another level as this was also a daily driver, and a bold one considering its cosmetic state.

Not only would it most likely be dangerous to drive around the street, but it's also stranded to daytime driving, or at least I hope so with a headlight like the one it was proudly sporting along with a very minimalistic approach to the front license plate attachment, not to mention the task of avoiding the pastry patrol as they look for a reason to flash their roof rack lights and talk to someone about their day. I guess it goes to show how much fun has been had in this feller.

 One thing that was nice to see was that this driver had his priorities strait, along with the one strait piece of metal that hosted his priority phrase. I enjoyed the very prominent American ingenuity with the lack of the bumper. The more air hitting that oil cooler and radiator the better. And we all know that cool air is good air, especially when we are talking missiles.

It is always a treat to run into little gems like this out in the wild. Especially ones that seems to know what a good beating feels like. It's inspiring to see an owner so committed to motor sport and the joys of pumping air, that they will drive something as socially unacceptable as this car.

With Missiles It's a love them or hate them thing. I personally love the way that they mirror their driver, it shows that a man, or woman, can indeed have a bond between themselves and a seemingly useless piece of metal.

So with that, this is Joshua Sewell covering a recent spotting and update on the American missile crisis, signing out.

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