EVENT: Melbourne Old School Cruisers meet 14th of March, 2014...

This has to be by far one of the largest cruise/street/carpark meets any where in the world. With a massive carpark completely full of thousands of cars, they had to turn away even more hundreds of cars. More than a thousand people came to see the cars as well, including a camera crew and presenter from the Australian TV car show "Gasoline" and the Police Highway Patrol was there too to make sure no one did anything silly on the street. It was a perfect night and there was a massive amount of cars there. You could see anything from classic American cars, muscle cars, English, German and Australian cars, and even Japanese cars! There were quite a few Mazda rotaries there, a few Datsuns and even a couple other Sigmas there besides mine! Here are a few photos, sorry about them being dark as my camera's flash isn't that great. Both the Sigma Wagon and the yellow Scorpion below had V8 engines!

Ebay find: Galant Lambda Eterna model!!

Here is an extremely rare model I found for sale on Ebay of a Mitsubishi Galant Lambda Eterna.

Here is the Ebay link to the auction: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MITSUBISHI-GALANT-LAMBDA-ETERNA-1-24-LS-JAPAN-/370494487765

VIDEO: mint condition 1981 Plymouth Sapporo for sale!

Here is a Youtube video of a mint condition one owner 1981 Plymouth Sapporo. And guess what? This beaut is for sale! Contact the seller via Youtube:

GJ Scorpion Wagon...

No that's not a typo and your eyes do not deceive you. These photos are of a GJ Scorpion Wagon, more specifically, a Sigma Wagon fitted with a GJ Scorpion front.

It's an aquired taste, but trust me, if you ever had the pleasure of seeing this beast in the wild (or in a car park in South East Melbourne), you would instantly fall in love with it, like I did!

The wheels are from a Sigma GSR and the interior was also in great condition.

FOR SALE: one owner 1979 Chrysler Scorpion...

Here is a great Ebay find that just came into my inbox: a one owner, all original 1979 Chrysler/Mitsubishi Scorpion.

The car is in almost perfect condition, the only little blemishes being a few small rust spots.

Besides that, the car has been looked after very well. The car seat covers were fitted when the car was new, so the seats were preserved and look like new!

On the outside, the rear window louvre was also fitted when the car was new so that also helped keep the interior looking like new.

The car looks great and has only done 94,365kms!!

This car is for sale very cheap, if you're in the Melbourne area, please save this car and keep a piece of Australian/Japanese history alive! Ebay link: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330636537291

VIDEO: two nice Scorpions...

Here are a couple of videos from Youtube of two nice Scorpions (aka Sapporo). Enjoy!

For Sale: 1984 convertible Scorpion...

Have a look at this Ebay find: a 1984 Mitsubishi Scorpion (factory) Convertible!

The car is in good condition for it's age and would still turn a few heads!

The engine is the venerable Astron II 2.6 litre and the gearbox is a 3 speed automatic.

According to the seller, this car is one of three ever made Scorpion Convertibles with an electrically operated retractable roof.

Oh, and here is the link to the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280709262406

VIDEO: 1980 Sapporo Convertible...

Here is a video of a very rare 1980 Mitsubishi Sapporo (aka Scorpion/Challenger):

VIDEO: 1978 Plymouth Sapporo/Dodge Challenger rear impact crash test

Here is an interesting (and rare) video of a crash test of the 1978 year model US-spec Plymouth Sapporo/ Dodge Challenger (aka Scorpion or Galant Lambda):

Ebay find: yet another yellow V8 Scorpion...

Here is another yellow V8 Scorpion. But this one is a legend, being around for over 10 years! If you got the cash, grab yourself this very special car! I remember this car at the 2003 Easternats, and it has become even faster now!

As you can see below, this car is now set up as a very serious drag car. It comes without an engine or transmission, but it is set up for a Chevrolet big block V8 engine and powerglide automatic transmission. Image below courtesy of hpheaven.com.au.

The differential is a 9inch with Strange components. It comes with 32x14 M/T slicks, Moroso front runners, 3.5inch Strange tail-shaft.

On the inside you'll find a 10 point Funny Car style roll cage with all alloy tin work, flame proof shrouded wiring, and Auto Meter gauges.

Out the back there are some wheelie-bars, which are necessary as this car can easily handle 1000hp, according to the owner.

Here is the Ebay auction link: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280663853418. You can also find a full feature of this car on the Extreme magazine, issue 77.

Ebay find: black Scorpion drag car...

Here is another Ebay find: a Scorpion drag car.

According to the seller, the engine is a balanced 2.6 Astron II with custom turbocharger, twin worked 1.75 Stromberg carburettors, custom induction, 3 inch mandrel bent exhaust and wastegate, alcohol injection to cool the turbo, high volume electric fuel pump with racing fuel cell, fuel pressure regulator and electronic fuel mixture monitor, electric radiator fan, 5 speed manual gearbox with Exedy race clutch and 3:9 locked differential.

Inside, there is a roll cage with 5 point racing harness, sports steering wheel, monster tachometer with shift light, turbo boost gauge with adjustable boost control.

Oh and here is the link to the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250791338308.

VIDEO: 1980 Galant Lambda (Scorpion) from Argentina...

Here are some videos of a nice 1980 model Galant Lamda (aka Scorpion) from Argentina. These videos were found on Youtube.

More Bosozoku-style old Mitsubishis...

Here are some more Bosozoku-style old Mitsubishis, following this video I posted September 26th 2010 about a Bosozoku-style Galant Sigma.

VIDEO: 1979 Japanese Galant Lambda (Scorpion/Sapporo) TV-ad...

Here is a video of a TV-advert that aired in 1979 on Japanese TV of the 1979 Mitsubishi Galant Lambda, known in other markets as the Scorpion or Sapporo.

1981 Mitsubishi Sapporo (Scorpion) from Finland...

I found on theinternet over the weekend this great blog about a 1981 Mitsubishi Sapporo (Scorpion) from Finland. The owner is doing quite a bit of work to it including installing twin 2 barrel Weber carbies!

Here is the link to the blog: http://mitsubishisapporo.blogspot.com/. I've also added the link to the link section of this blog.

1978 Scorion 351 V8...

Here is a very nice 1978 Scorpion converted to a Ford 351 (5.8 litre) V8 engine!!

The car is fully engineered and registered with a 313 RWHP 351 Ford Cleveland engine, which has competition roller rockers and Roller camshaft, 2V Heads with 4V valves, TFC High Rise manifold, 750 Street HP Carby, Holley Fuel Pump, High Volume sump, ARP bolt kit, MSD Ignition system, extractors and new exhaust system.

The car also has a C10 Auto transmission with 3200 stall and B&M shifter, 9" diff with mini Spool and 3.5 Gears. The wheels are 15x6 and 15X8 Weld Prostar wheels with 205 and 255/60r15 tyres.

And now for the Scorpion fans out there...

Here is the second part of the Galant Sigma Eterna Japanese brochure, the coupe (Scorpion) version.

I'm not too sure I like those seats, they remind me of picnic mats/blankets!


Check out those strange looking tail lights!