A Visit to Retro Autos

Our video on Paddy’s shed went down a treat a couple of weeks ago, I could have spent an entire day going through the collection, but time was against us, so much so that we had to call back for a second look after work as the evening light quickly vanishing.

This shed is incredible, a man and his friends saving Irish Toyotas from the scrapper. The look and feel of this place are like something from an old Optiojn DVD feature when they call out to someone’s rural shed packed with old gems. I’m sure most of you have seen the video by now, so ill let the photos do the talking.

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AE86 Exhaust Failure and Dash Repair

We fit the new exhaust, but it doesn’t go to plan. To save the day, we repair the new AE86 dashboard.

A Shed Full of Badass 80’s Toyotas Saved from the Crusher

We check out a shed filled with old eighties restored Toyota Corollas, AE86s and more. Our friend Paddy from Retro Autos gives us a tour.

Mikeys Ae86 Addiction

Blog posts have taken a back seat. It seems the blog has died, and now photography feels like it’s under attack due to tik-tok and reels. In a few years, it feels like photography will be utterly pointless on social media as we move towards a more on-the-fly video type of consumption. Regardless, I love shooting photos and have always enjoyed documenting friends’ cars and such.

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The AE86 finally has two retracting headlight units.

A productive weekend at the shed, finding more Trueno problems, fitting the headlight assembly, checking out Foley’s forgotten S14 and more.

An AE86 Addiction

We visit our friend Mikey’s house, to see my old AE86 shell, chat about the Corolla addiction and check out his pride and joy.

AE86 Exhaust Fabrication

We figure out how to make a new exhaust system for the AE86

Making The AE86 Exhaust

Shed scenes from our day fabricating an exhaust and fecking around with the car outside. It was so good to get this out in the sunlight finally.

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The Perfect EG Track Car

There’s not a whole lot to say here. I’ll come back and update this with a proper spec list soon. For now, please enjoy this shoot we did with Jackies EG civic when it was fresh off of the press.

This Honda is the ultimate reliable EG civic track car, the perfect blend of 90s race style and modern tech finished to a show standard. I’d expect nothing less from our friend Jackie Fitz.

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The Perfect Bare Shell Rebuild K20 EG Civic Track Car

After a three + year intense build from a bare shell, our good friend Jackie gives us a look around his fresh off the press K20 EG civic track car.

AE86 Brake Mystery Solved

After a month of awful brakes on the Trueno, we finally figured out the problem.

First drive in the AE86!

We take the AE86 out for its first drive with the new engine set up around the business park, no panels, lots of noise and lots of laughs!

The Boys Go Drifting

Here are a few of Flip’s photographs from our last drift video, a rare occasion where we all got out drifting. This day was right after the first ease of restrictions in Ireland during the never-ending sea of lockdowns. It was great to get together and enjoy some skids. Flip took some epic shots that day, so I’ve thrown them up here for people who still appreciate photos on a blog. I’ll keep the words to a minimum. I hope you enjoy it – Neil

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The AE86’s First Start

For anyone who has been here before, the feeling as you nervously wait for the engine to fire up, years and years of putting time and effort into this build with friends because this car is a communal effort hoping it will pay off.

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Its Finally Alive! The AE86’s First Start!

After years of building, the AE86 runs and drives! A huge milestone for the project. Also, our shop is finally live and fully stocked!