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Lamborghini Diablo

Ok, now it’s time for me to talk about one of my favourite Lamborghinis ever produced, the Diablo. Just look at those sleek lines and I’m sure you will feel the same. The Diablo which translates to ‘devil’ in English was the replacement model for the ever famous Countach. Just to give you an idea on how rare this car is, there were less than 3,000 units built during it’s production years from 1990-2001 and being a fast car and the accidents some may have got into, there are definitely lesser of these cars on the road.

The Diablo came with two engine variants, a 5.7 litre and a 6.0 litre. Both the cars had V12 engines. I must say there seems to be an influx of V12 cars that I’m coming across, think it’s time for me to get one… haha…  There were a few variations of the Diablo made which include the Diablo SV which stands for Super Veloce and the Diablo VT among others.

Well, if you are planning to buy one in Malaysia, I think it’s almost impossible considering there are not many of these cars around here and even if there are any sellers, the price will literally cost an arm and a leg. Just to give you a ‘feel’ of the price of this car now, it ranges between £100,000 - £300,000. I’ve personally only seen one on the road compared to the Countach which I’ve seen at least two. Of course the higher prices are for special edition models. It is certainly too far-fetched for me at this point of time but I hope to at least drive one some time.

Toyota Supra MkIV

This is probably my first write up on a Japanese car here. Well, today I’m going to be writing about a 90s Japanese sports car called the Toyota Supra MkIV. Toyota started building Toyota Supras right from 1978 beginning with the Celica Supra MkI and ending with my favourite, the Toyota Supra MkIV, codenamed the JZA80.

The MkIV always attracted me with it’s sleek looks that were definitely ahead of it’s time. Even if you were to look at it, it’s not easy to believe that the first model of the MkIV came out more than 20 years ago. Toyota began manufacturing the MkIVs in late 1992 up to 2002. It came with the famous 2JZ 3.0 litre inline 6 engine and they had 2 variants, the twin-turbo models as well as the non-turbo models. I never got too much into Japanese sports cars until a friend of mine actually bought a twin-turbo model (pic below, white car) several years back and the first time I drove it almost immediately after he got it, I was amazed by the power and response of the car even though this particular car still had some issues to be sorted out.

And of course as he did it up and souped it further and it just became more and more powerful. Basically it was such a versatile car that you could soup it up quite a bit without even doing engine modifications. With him buying it, another friend (pic below, orange car, the white car is the same car as above but with standard bumpers and rims) decided to get one as well a few years ago and now I think quite a number of us in the group are looking for a MkIV... even me! Haha...

The videos below shows the car’s potential. Sit back and be amazed by this car:

 

Can't wait to get one....? What are you waiting for....? Go get one !!

 

 

Pradeep Lingam - Commemorative Drive

The late Pradeep Lingam… Many of those involved in the classic car scene in Malaysia would have met or at least heard of this name. He was an upcoming classic car restorer in Malaysia and even though being a young person as he was, he had garnered the respect of many classic car players including the old as well as the young.

I came to know him several years back as we both happened to be from the same housing area in Klang, Selangor. And when I got into the car scene myself, he was the one who was given the task to restore my car at that time which was a Mercedes-Benz W126 300SE (pic above). I’ve had write-ups on the car in previous posts which include 'My first 'sort of' classic car', 'Restoration - Mercedes-Benz W126 300SE (part 1)' and 'Restoration - Mercedes-Benz W126 300SE (part 2)'. He was also known for his wiring skills which made him very famous among classic car players all around Malaysia.

It’s been 3 years since he passed on now and I had the opportunity to speak to him on the phone just a few hours before that fateful accident which took his life. The pictures below were taken on Sunday to commemorate the late Pradeep. It was a good turnout which had more than 60 cars in attendance followed by breakfast. Those in attendance included people who knew him as well as former customers. It was a good time to catch up as well as to remember a person who had the skill and the passion for classics.

Of course, the cars in the pics above are just some of the cars. As mentioned earlier, there were more than 60 cars in attendance.

Jaguar Mk10

One may wonder, what is a Jaguar MK 10? Well, the Jaguar MK 10 was the largest saloon manufactured by Jaguar in the 1960s. It was built as a top-of-the-range model. One may mistake it as a Jaguar XJ Series 1 when viewed from the front due to it’s similarities but once viewed from the side it will look quite like it’s smaller version, the Jaguar 420.

The Jaguar MK 10 came in only 2 engine variants, a 3.8 litre as well as a 4.2 litre in-line 6 cylinder. It is quite a mammoth of a car compared to it’s sibling the MK 2 and a very rare one too. I’ve personally not seen one on the road yet but I did see one just left in a house that I happened to pass a few months back. And as expected, I’m trying to get the seller to part with it as it’s off the ground and has not been used for years. Why waste a beauty like that, right? Automobiles like that deserve to be on the road cruising and of course it also deserves to be taken care of. 

With that, let’s just hope for the best and if all goes well, there’ll be another rare Jaguar on the road.

The video below shows the ins and outs of the MK10. Enjoy…