Sheila Bandit. 86' corolla GTS. Now when most people think about a 1986 Toyota Corolla they think of an old pile of rust perhaps... but not me!
This car, also known as an AE86, or in Japanese, Hachi-Roku, is the car that made drifting famous. Together this car and I have had some great times. When I first bought Sheila Bandit she didn't have a passenger seat, so whoever wanted to ride in my car had to sit in the back. I often felt like a taxi driver whilst driving people around. The first summer I had the car I made quite a few trips to the junkyard, buying old used tires that I wouldn't feel bad burning up as I practiced drifting. My favorite drift story I can remember is the day I tried to teach Julie how to drift.
We pulled into a elementary school parking lot and I get out and let her get into the driver seat. I just wanted to let her get the feel of the of the car sliding, so I told her to start driving in circles and and then to push the clutch in real fast and then pop it out while still giving the car gas! We started to slide and Julie was having the time of her life until...we slid into a curb! It bent the brake caliper and poor sheila was out of commission for a few days until I fixed it. I've driven a lot of cars in my day, fast cars, luxury cars, trucks, etc...but every time I sit in the driver seat of the drift bandit, I wouldn't trade it for anything.
First of all..why the crap does your 86 have a girl name?? Not cool. But I love your car! And it was a nice post for your first one ;)
ReplyDeleteAre you trying to say that girls aren't cool? Is that what you're saying? That anything as cool as Sheila Bandit can't be a girl? Interesting coming from you, a girl.
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