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About Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting
Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting (@crash71100) is a Cars creator on Instagram, also filed under Automotive. The account has 6,013 followers and 2,240 published posts. Recent posts average 733 likes and 13 comments, an engagement rate of 13.3%.
Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting belongs to the nano tier, the band usually drawn between 1,000 and 10,000 followers. Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting follows 1,677 accounts, so the audience is roughly 3.6 times the size of the list followed. Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting under Cars, with Automotive as a secondary category.
The Instagram bio for Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting runs to 25 words across 5 lines. The bio mentions @franceracing_fr. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting dates from March 2025.
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All 10 recent posts Flinque holds for Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting are carousels. With 2,240 posts published, Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting's archive runs well past the 2,000 mark. Against the audience, that is roughly 2.7 followers for each post published. Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting also keeps 4 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 284 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include engine, same, first, sold and version. The captions tag #subarulegacy, #subarufrance, #lajapdujeudi, #mahondastory and #obscuremonday.
At the same time, I decided to buy a new car and I really wanted a Legacy 3.0 R for its performance, its 4WD transmission and its rarity, as Subaru only sold about 400 of them in France, maybe less (around 1500 units for all versions of the Legacy/Outback of this generation). After buying it in Meulin with 81 140 km on the clock, I immediately went to Magny-Cours for the GT World Challenge for my first trip, and I was surprised by the level of comfort.
I was not disappointed by the other aspects either, except that it has turned out to be less solid than my Civic over the years. I often have to change parts that I never had to change on my old Civic, but nothing dramatic for a 20 years old car. However the AC does not work anymore, which is a bit annoying in summer, especially when the temperature rises very quickly with the leather seats.
Now in 2026, it has about 120000 km on the clock and it is ready for many others coming trip...when I will fixed the AC!
#subarulegacy #subarufrance
Bletterans, Jura (39)🇨🇵
Even before the brand was acquired by BL, Innocenti asked Bertone to design a new modern body on the Mini’s chassis. The result is very interesting and even BL had an eye on it, seeing the great job made by the Italians and beginning to think about replacing the original Mini with this one
Rumours were very strong in the media, spy shots of the prototype were shown in magazines with huge titles saying “The new Mini is on the way!”. But of course, many people inside BL didn’t want to see any form of modernity. They just wanted to sell rusty and ugly cars and it was also out of the question to think that the Italians would be at the origin of the new Mini!
So, the British cancelled the project on their side while the Innocenti Mini was shown at the Turin Motor Show in 1974. The sales weren’t too bad when it was released, but Fiat and Autobianchi were ahead as this new car was more expensive and it lacked rear space. In 1976, British Leyland went bankrupt due to their global incompetence and the strikes. Innocenti was sold to the eccentric Alejandro De Tomaso
The production of the Mini continued and immediately, De Tomaso made a sporty version of it with the engineers of the sports car brand, giving the Innocenti Mini De Tomaso.At first, the original 1.2 was updated to 71 hp, then 74 hp a year later. In 1982, the deal between BL and Innocenti for engine supply ended, maybe because the British didn’t want to provide engines to an Argentinian!
De Tomaso chose the little three‑cylinder made by Daihatsu for the Charade and released this Turbo De Tomaso, producing 72 hp. The Daihatsu Charade also had its own De Tomaso version with an extreme design
As De Tomaso was short of money, Innocenti was bought by Fiat in 1989. A facelift came in 1990 before the end of production in 1993.
Chalon-sur-Saône 🇨🇵
They decided to revive the GT-R nameplate, first used on the original Skyline that was the queen of Japanese touring car racing in the 70s.This new car would include every possible technological feature developed by Nissan’s engineers. Its AWD transmission, also used on the race car, is very different from other systems, as most of the time the R32 behaves like a RWD car. Torque is sent to the front wheels only when needed, unlike an Audi Quattro
The HICAS 4WS system is also an interesting feature to improve stability and was an important way to show the public how advanced the R32 GT-R was. The body is different from the standard Skyline, wider and lighter, designed to be as efficient as possible in competition, since a Group A car must strictly share the same body as the road model to be homologated
The engine is a 2.6 turbo, limited to 280 hp, while the racing version produced 543 hp and more than 600 hp for the last Evo, which is absolutely massive.The R32 Group A was introduced in 1990 in the JTCC and won every race until 1993. Drivers like Kazuyoshi Hoshino and Masahiko Kageyama became superstars in the R32, and a young Tom Kristensen also won two JTCC races with it
For the 1991 Spa 24h, Nissan caused a surprise by winning the race overall ahead of all the BMW M3s, which were the favourites. The Impul team did not expect the engine to survive the night, but the R32 proved to be reliable
In Australia, the Skyline dominated the 1991 championship by winning 7 out of 9 races, with the title going to Jim Richards, while in 1992 Mark Skaife won his first title with the R32. Everything came to an end quickly
The Australians changed the regulations in 1993, creating a 5.0-litre category for Holden and Ford, while Group A regulations collapsed almost everywhere because of the costs
Aizuwakamatsu, Préfecture de Fukushima 🇯
WiLL was a joint project by several major Japanese companies to attract younger customers with a range of futuristic design products, including a PC, beers and even ice cream. Toyota was the only car manufacturer involved in the project, which was in fact initiated by Toyota itself.
The WiLL Vi was the first of the three WiLL models to be launched, on January 17, 2000. It was based on the Vitz/Yaris platform and used the same 1.3 VVT‑i engine, producing 88 hp.Of course, Toyota had to make something totally different and very original in terms of design, and it certainly is original, especially the rear end, inspired by the Citroën Ami 6 and the Ford Anglia but it was maybe a bit too much for most buyers.
Unsurprisingly, sales were poor. It was simply too unconventional to be a success, with only about 16 000 units sold over two years. However, Toyota did not give up and introduced the more conventional WiLL Cypha, which had a little more success with around 32 000 units sold until the end of the project in 2005.
Nagano & Tokyo 🇯🇵
What you need to know is that Tata Motors is actually an old entity, made by Tata in 1945 under the name TELCO (Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company) in order to develop the railroads in India. Very quickly, TELCO diversified its activities by making tractors, construction engines, and later, the Indian government gave the authorization for Tata to make a deal with Mercedes for making trucks.
Of course, when you are present in many different sectors, the automotive industry is appealing, especially in a country where there is massive sales potential, but the market was very closed until the 80s, mostly restricted to the Hindustan Ambassador and the Premier models.Maruti and Suzuki formed a joint venture when the economy of India started to be more open, and the 800 crushed the market immediately.
Tata arrived later, in 1988, at first with a light pick-up called the Tatamobil 206 and 207.As the partnership with Mercedes went very well and designers didn't have a lot of imagination at the time, the front face looks very similar to the W124. Under the hood, I made some intensive research to know if, yes or no, Peugeot supplied the engines for Tata. The answer is no. There is no trace at all of any partnerships between these two companies for engine supply.
Tata made their own engines, heavily inspired by what Peugeot does, for sure, but the engine was way heavier and most of the parts were significantly different. This 1.9 diesel produced 68 hp and a turbo version was later made, producing 92 hp.
Immediately, more than 65,000 units were sold in 1988, same success in 1989. Tata would rapidly start to export these Tatamobils outside India, mostly in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. In Europe, Tata arrived a bit later in 1993 (maybe before in Italy and Malta).
In Japan, European vans are really rare. Only Mercedes has sold a few Sprinters here, and VW too with the Transporter, but almost always as passenger vans. Recently, Nissan started selling the Renault Master under the name NV400, but it only has an electric engine and is only used for emergency services.
For the Megane RS, it is not so rare in Japan, especially in a Tokyo neighborhood called Den-en-Chofu where about 50% are France or German.
Tokyo, Préfecture de Tokyo 🇯🇵
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Initially, looked for a Ford Cougar or a Ford Puma. However, while studying IT in Nevers, Ifound an intriguing advertisement for a Honda Civic Coupé EM2. It had only 103,500 km, was in very good condition, and was priced at €4,800 with a 1.7 VTEC engine producing 125 hp. I arranged a meeting with the owner and purchased it two weeks later.
The Honda Civic Coupé EM2 is the coupé version of the 7th Civic. Although it was popular in North America, it was less common in Europe, where not every country offered it. For instance, it wasn't available in France but was sold in Belgium, the Netherlands, UK andfew other countries, without any advertisements.
This car is perfect for a young driver in France. With a tax horsepower (Chevaux Fiscaux) rating of only 7, despite its 125 hp (a Ford Puma has 8 CV with the same powee), it was quite affordable to insure due to the low emissions of the VTEC engine. The insurance cost was even lower than that of a small diesel Clio!
So, how did my Civic end up in France if it wasn't sold here? Well, it's not the only EM2 in France. There are probably around 70 of them. I'm fairly certain that Honda France facilitated the homologation process, as it wasn't necessary to undergo a "réception à titre isolé" (single homologation) for this car, unlike all of the others imported cars even if is available in others European countries.
From the 05 March 2002, where a 82 year old man bought it in the Honda dealer of Valenciennes, which brought it from the Honda dealer in Liège probably because the old man cannot enter into a hatchback model, to today where the counter displays 193 781, Best car in the world travelled in 9 countries, reach 210 km/h on the Autobahn, didn't had any single issues and it pass his MOT without any problems last week!
#lajapdujeudi #mahondastory
Back in the middle of the 60's, Yamaha had a project to build a sport and luxurious car with the ability to compete against the Jaguar Type E. However, Yamaha can't do the development and the production by themselves. As they only build motorcycle, they didn't have any facilities for the production and the engineers didn't have a lot experience in the automotive industry.
First of all, Yamaha ask to Nissan if they want to join the project. They said yes at first and start to build together, at Yamaha, a prototype called the A550X (no it's not an Alpine). Albrecht von Goertz, the designer of the BMW 507, worked for Nissan at the time and participe to développement along side with a small group of very young designers. In the Yamaha's side, they start to work on a small 2.0 6 cylinders.
After showing the concept to some dealers and to the head of Nissan in the US where Nissan had most of the selling ambitions, the receptions were cold. They didn't think they can be profitable so they left the project to make the Fairlady Z/240Z.
At the same time, Toyota also works on a similar project. While Nissan is out, in December 1964, Yamaha show the A550X to the head of Toyota who are enthusiastic in front of the car. Toyota and Yamaha sign an agreement to produce the car
Under the Toyota's direction, Yamaha make an other prototype with the Toyota's design, probably based on the A550X but the history is not very clear about this. In 1965 at the Tokyo Auto Show, Toyota present the 2000GT. For the production, a new factory had been built in Iwata. Yamaha struggled a lot to respect the qualities standards of Toyota and they had to delayed it until February 1967
Under the hood, a DOHC version of the 2.0 6-cylinders present in the Crown had been mounted with a power of 150 hp which is not enormous even for the 60's. With only 351 units produced, including 109 LHD version, the 2000GT is a commercial failure but with various success in motorsport in Japan and in US (thanks Carroll Shelby) and also his appearance in James Bond, the 2000GT became a very good advertisement for Toyota worldwide
To be more precise, it's not really a true Renault Premier but an Eagle Premier with Renault badges added to it also with the Renault steering wheel. The Premier is basically a US-Spec Renault 25 with an American design. The chassis is the one of the R21.
In Europe, it's almost the only one on the road. The owner told me that there are 2 examples of Eagle Premier in Finland in very bad condition and that's it! I also know that there are a few in Ukraine, I hope they will survive...
For the Renault Premier, it was only produced at 200 exemplaries as a pre-production car. As Renault left the US market just before the official release of the Premier in September 1987, Chrysler, who bought AMC, rebranded the 200 cars with the Eagle logos. It appears that only one exemplary of the Renault Premier are still alive, it is in Renault's reserve. So, it's basically the rarest Renault ever! Difficult to find something more obscure.
Lyon, Rhône (69) 🇫🇷
#renault #renaultclassic #renaultfrance #renaultfanclub
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Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting's engagement rate on Instagram is 13.3%, over 6%, more than 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 8 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 56 to 1, with 733 likes and 13 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
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Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting (@crash71100) is a Cars creator on Instagram, also filed under Automotive. Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting uses an Instagram professional account. The Instagram bio for Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting runs to 25 words across 5 lines.
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Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting has 6,013 followers on Instagram (6K). Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting follows 1,677 accounts, so the audience is roughly 3.6 times the size of the list followed. With 2,240 posts published, Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting's archive runs well past the 2,000 mark.
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Guillaume Vachey - Car spotting's engagement rate on Instagram is 13.3%, over 6%, more than 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 8 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 56 to 1, with 733 likes and 13 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
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