How to Remove the BIOS Password from an IBM ThinkPad 240
I bought a second-hand classic ThinkPad in great condition, but it had a BIOS password (supervisor password) set. The ThinkPad…
I bought a second-hand classic ThinkPad in great condition, but it had a BIOS password (supervisor password) set. The ThinkPad…
When Honda built the first generation Insight, Automotive battery technology was in its infancy. When the Honda engineers were tasked…
I visited a DR30 Skyline and shot some pictures of the body, documenting the usual rust spots. I evaluated the…
My Nissan Sunny B12 GTI was owned by a caring elderly couple for 16 years. It should have become a pristine classic car, but instead it went through the misery of being a beater car, being abused, and failing inspections due to lots of rust. It went through several hands before I took care of it and restored it. This is its story, part 1.
My ThinkPad 240 from 1999 suffers from a warped and bubbled LCD panel surface, emitting a strong vinegar odor. In…
The Sony Discman D-10/D-100 portable CD player is a neat piece of retro audio equipment, but being introduced in 1986…
In today’s blog post, I would like to share my experiences from the Tokyo Mobility Show 2023. However, it may…
Honda built the second generation Honda Civic from summer 1979 till fall 1983. In 1980, it was upgraded with a…
As a car guy, the Automotive section in Japanese bookstores is a great place to spend some time. Within the…
After seeing the poster for the Nostalgic 2days (“The largest classic motor show in Japan”) at a 7-11 in a…
When you visit a country for the first time, it usually doesn’t take long to get a sense of the…
In July 2022, I went to pluck strawberries in the Chiba prefecture, two hours from Tokyo, when I spotted today’s…
This snow-covered low mileage 1987 Nissan Sunny B12 Coupe crossed my path on a cold winter day in November 2010.…
Have you ever heard of the Proton Saga? No? I don’t blame you. Allow me to explain: Proton Holdings was…
In Germany, the Pulsar N13 is known as the Nissan Sunny: for the European market, Nissan decided to market the…
If you lived in Japan for a while, chances are high that you have been infected by the foodie obsession:…
Shortly after I moved to Japan in late 2022, I learned about Japans most famous AE86 meetup in Japan: the…
Over here, I listed an extensive list of popular wheels for the Nissan Sunny B12 Coupe. I listed wheels that…
I encountered this exciting hot MX-5, resting at its final resting place on a junkyard in Hamburg, in November 2015.…
Browsing through the pictures of junkyards I took 15 years ago, it astonishes me what kind of cars were discarded…
In Germany, when you are living on the countryside and turn 18, one of the most yearningly awaited rights is…
The AE92 Corolla 2-door coupe was never officially sold in Germany, which – I assume – is due to its…
The B11 generation of the Nissan Sunny Coupe is a car that has vanished from the roads and most people’s…
In March 2012, during a regular visit to a junkyard in Lustadt, Germany, I found this bright green 1980 Opel…
I found this ’90 Nissan Sunny B12 Coupe, resting on the roof of a Seat Marbella, on a junkyard in…
This scrapped Skyline R33 was the most incredible finding during my junkyard visits over the years. It turned up on…
During my weekly visits to the Japanese bookstores, I saw this huge AE86 model car being advertised in the store…