Roland Gallagher arrived late in the afternoon with his 240, which he had worked on through the night to complete in time for the demo. I’m not sure we captured any video of this car, but we definitely got some great photos, including some killer action shots. More after the jump.

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Drifting is all about personal style. I’m no drifting expert, so I can’t really describe Victor’s style, other than to say he is smooth. And consistent. He was agrressive as hell on every corner, but I don’t think I saw him spin out once. Victor built his ’89 Nissan 240SX coupe with the help of his dad, and has definitely been getting noticed in the Northwest drift scene over the last couple of years. Here’s a quick video of Victor coming up and then coming back down the S curves at Pacific Raceways. Our videographer did a ride-along with Victor, so expect to see some cool footage from inside his 240 once we’re finished with the editing. I also did a short interview with Victor, so provided the audio came out ok (over the drag racing behind us) we’ll have that as well. I’ve got a ton more pics of Victor and his car after the jump.

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Ok, I think most of the Bosozoku stuff is silly, but I really like this 240. I especially dig the license plate. Two more pics after the jump, and you can see some more So Cal Bosozoku rides in this VWVortex thread.

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I was attempting to learn more about this 242 vert on the Devotchka website when I ended up back on on CarDomain. Crazy Swedes! My buddy did this with a Dart in the 80s. Be sure to check out Mashall’s Volvo 240 ride page to see more pics of the conversion.

Now here’s an original project. Some guys who post over at VWVortex are building a Nissan 240 truck. The weirdest thing is not the fact that they are converting a former drift car to a pickup, but that they are adding a cantilever rear suspension, sorta F1 style. More pics after the jump. And if you click through to the thread, you’ll see a fairly skillful truck conversion on a VW Fox wagon. Update: Josh just provided this link to a thread on the Nicoclub.com with even more pics of the car.

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As John mentioned Tuesday on New on the Net, the New York Times is already talking about "the car of the decade." Yeah, it’s a bit premature. But their pick? The Porsche Cayenne. Now, I can understand that the Cayenne was a great financial move for  Porsche, but  I think it did some major damage to the brand. And seriously, it’s just a Touareg with a Porsche emblem. Big freakin’ deal.

So I started to think, what would I pick as the car of the decade? Sure, we almost have two years to go, but there are already some strong contenders. The New York Times also floated the new GTR as a possibility. There has been a lot of buzz about this car, and it’s cool and all, but I don’t think you can swoop in at the last minute and claim car of the decade. You need a car that has shown itself to have real influence throughout the decade, a car with some staying power.

When it comes down to it, I’m torn between two cars. So I’m gonna cheat. I’m gonna pick the domestic car of the decade, and import car of the decade. For domestic car, I’m gonna go with the S197 Mustang (I’d put the 300C a close second). But the Mustang redesign for 2005 was huge. It was huge for Mustang fans, it was huge for Ford, and it was huge for Detroit. Heck, its success made GM and Chrysler bring back their pony cars. How cool is that? And at the end of the day, you just can’t argue with 300hp for $25k. Power to the people.

For import car of the decade I’m gonna say second generation Prius (and if you put a gun to my head and made me pick just one car for the decade, I’d probably say Prius, even if it made me feel a bit ill). I don’t think anyone thinks that hybrids are the ultimate answer to our transportation problems, and frankly, the fuel efficiency of the Prius isn’t even as good as a 80s CRX. But this car was hugely important in terms of getting people to accept new technology, and was clearly a step in the right direction. Toyota was so successful with it that all the other manufacturers have practically let them own the entire category. I just wish it didn’t look like the automotive equivalent of a Birkenstock.

Finally, because this is CarDomain, I have to mention the cars of the decade when it comes to modding. For domestics it would undoubtedly by the Chevy Caprice. The Donk. Hate ‘em or love ‘em, they helped to define the 00s. And for imports I gotta go with the Nissan 240 (mostly cause they are more plentiful and popular than the AE86 Corolla). Drifting has been a big part of this decade.

So what would you pick as the car (or cars) of the decade?

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Eric Hsu of XS Engineering in Garden Grove, California recently stumbled on this hacked up drift car parked near their offices. Closer inspection revealed that it was the KAAS S13 car campaigned in Formula D. Jeez, I guess they decided they were done with it. Another pic of the mess plus a shot of the car in its former glory after the jump. Source: JDM Insider

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