Old School Toyota Cruise | 7.30.23
Date: Sunday, July 30th, 2023. Time: 10:09 A.M. Location: Kamehameha Highway. Destination: Castle Park 🤔 Agenda: Check out this morning’s Old School Toyota Cruise at the now defunct Castle Park 😜
Old school Toyota enthusiasts gathered together on Sunday, July 30th, 2023 at a location on Oahu Nei that was once known as “Castle Park” back in the day showcasing their vehicles on a Sunday morning as well as catching up with some small kine talk stories, comradery, friendships, and checking out one another’s builds
Fun Fact: The photo of the parking lot found above ie the now defunct Kmart that was once located on Salt Lake Boulevard ie the meet up location for today’s Old School Toyota Cruise was once known as Oahu’s #1 distraction from Waikiki aka Castle Park. There once was an amusement park within this location known as Castle Park back in the day which incorporated a big castle with arcade games, two miniature gold courses, a battling cage, go-carts, bumper boats, and a water park
My most memorable experience at Castle Park back in the day was with their go-karts at the time. Mind you, I was probably in my hanabata days and being in control of a go-cart for my very first time was mind blowing for yours truly. My very first experience with driving per say. A very quick lesson of “that is your steering wheel, that is your gas pedal, and that is your brake,” and I was well on my way crashing into random go-karts as well as friends and driving off the course 😆
Filling up his gas tank with 92 octance at a nearby gas station in preparation for today’s Old School Toyota Cruise was Mike Whaley and his 1973 Toyota Corolla Coupe
Cars and Coffee on a Sunday morning. A can of Royal Mills Iced Cappuccino and some old school Toyotas to be exact
Pictured above and below are photos of Bradley “Bubba” Parrow’s immaculately built and restored 1974 Toyota Corolla SR5
Found within the engine bay of Bradley “Bubba” Parrow’s 1974 Toyota Corolla SR5 is a fully built and refreshed 3TC motor incorporating dual 44 weber side drafts and a whole lot more
Found on all four corners of Bradley “Bubba” Parrow’s 1974 Toyota Corolla SR5 is a set of Centerline wheels 13×5 FF 13×6 RR wrapped in Vitour tires
Rolling in fasionably late due to probably some Heineken shenanigans the previous night was event organizer Dyrell Acosta and his 1974 Toyota Corolla SR5 along side his nephew Jordan Dureg and his 1974 Toyota Corolla SR5 throwing up the shakas 🤙
Pictured above and below are photos of Tano Salvador’s immaculately built and restored 1974 Toyota Corolla SR5 rocking a custom blue hue that he had painted himself 5 years ago
Found within the engine bay of Tano Salvador’s 1974 Toyota Corolla SR5 is a fully rebuilt and refreshed 3TC motor rocking a host of aftermarket parts and goodies
Tano Salvador’s 1974 Toyota Corolla SR5 sits on a coveted set of Center Line Convo Pro wheels on all four corners
Out and about checking out today’s Old School Toyota Cruise was Martin Phan and his 1989 Toyota Supra sporting a host of OEM and JDM aerodynamic additions that accentuates the long and slender body of his MK3
Found within the engine bay of Martin Phan’s 1989 Toyota Supra is a 2JZ-GTE mated to a R154 5 speed transmission making a reliable 500hp in the streets
Martin Phan’s 1989 Toyota Supra is lowered via a set of Tein Flex Z coilovers while rocking a set of 18×10 +30 Volk TE37SL wheels wrapped in 275/35/18 Toyo Proxes R888R tires on all four corners
Stopping power for Martin Phan’s 1989 Toyota Supra comprises of a combination of components including Ceika 6-pot front/4-pot rear calipers, 330mm rotors, Goodridge stainless brake lines, and a Driftmotion brake master cylinder brace ensuring his MK3 stops at a dime
And a host of RHD old school imports decided to line up at today’s Old School Toyota Cruise as well for some fun under the hot Hawaiian Sun 🌞
Hana Hou,
Peter Rosario