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f you are new to MR2 ONLY, from 2006 - 2010 we printed 22 glossy magazine issues, featuring the best modified MR2s as well as events, and motorsport coverage from all around the world. Read and enjoyed by enthusiasts worldwide.
We were never a global publishing empire, we were a family business, and a group of friends, fuelled only by our passion rather than profit. A MAGAZINE BY MR2 ENTHUSIASTS FOR MR2 ENTHUSIASTS.... Ten years ago we noticed a decline in MR2 interest, as their values slumped and at the same time, family illness and personal circumstances made the publication difficult to sustain. Sadly we made the tough decision to call time on MR2 Only and finish on a high. By coincidence it was exactly ten years to the day, and after many discussions about the ‘reprint‘ of old and long since sold out issues that lead us down an unusual path, embarking on this incredible come-back journey. Our original thought process was, lets do a ‘BEST OF’. Compiling our favourite features from ten years ago, and publish it on-line. We then thought it might be good to put a couple of today’s feature MR2s in there, how long would that take? I thought.
So, we put it out there, on our Facebook page which has grown to over 12,200 followers. The response was staggering, I received over 500 prospective feature MR2s. The difficulty was going to be choosing which to feature, and I’d inadvertently created a monster! So, what we have here, is a magazine of two halves. If you’re reading this now on-line, then you have 112 pages of fresh new features, and then a BONUS SECTION, ‘looking back’ at MR2s and events we featured over ten years ago. Great reading for any enthusiasts that missed out the first time around. I write this before we’ve made the final decision, but if you’re reading this in print, then its 112 pages, but you can read the bonus version online at www.mr2onlymagazine.com
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We have some awesome MR2s featured, one of my favourites, I was honoured to be contacted by Julian Bliss brother of the late Luke Bliss. A name renowned within MR2 circles. I had the pleasure of meeting Luke one early Sunday morning, when I drove from Midlands to Hemel Hempstead and Luke open up his workshop at Drift Limits especially, so I could collect his Rev 5 combat spoiler I’d purchased from his own MR2. We ended up talking MR2s for well over an hour, and he enthusiastically gave me a tour of the Driftworks workshop showing me future developments. I was honoured to have met Luke, a genuinely nice guy, his passion for MR2s shone through even in during our short meeting. As a tribute to Luke, his brother Julian and friends completed Luke’s own MR2 build to the exacting specs Luke had planned but never had time to finish. The car is truly amazing and a fitting tribute to ‘a true Gent and MR2 Legend’. How could we not catch up with old friend Nathan Freke? he’s only gone and done it again! - reclaimed his ‘fastest MR2 in the World’ title with his 800bhp ‘Purple Monster’ tearing up the quarter mile at a staggering 8.71 seconds, crossing the famous Santa Pod gantry at 162mph. Nathan describes what it feels like to pilot a 900bhp MR2, and details his and the teams developments long road of development of this absolute missile. As you flick through this magazine, you’ll find buttons to further downloads, and a few great video links to enjoy. Clicking on the adverts will take you to MR2 Specialists websites. Hopefully after the lock-down, meets and events will once again be held again, and we can include coverage as well as motorsport. There’s much more to come, and I’ve a feeling there will be a few more issues yet! - We hope you enjoy reading, as much as we’ve enjoyed putting it together, it feels good to be back! During this Pandemic COVID-19 lockdown it’s given us some positivity, and something to focus on, and hopefully something for you to look forward to! STAY SAFE Steve Bishop - Editor
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SPENCErTAM My MR Spider is a 1995 Rev 3 model and one of 88 road going units made by TRD. It is basically stock with the Recaro SR7 replaced. Very soft chassis, but looks matter in this beauty. This is my 91 SW20. I bought it 9 years ago in pretty rough shape. Being a Minnesota car there was a good amount of rust. The previous owner somehow managed to only have one bolt holding the engine and trans together, so when I shifted they would literally split and you could see sparks coming from underneath.
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MyMR2life&thetwogirlsIown Hello and Greetz from Nijmegen int the Netherlands my name is Edward te Wierik I’ve been an MR2 driver since 1997 (AW11) and one of the five present board members of the official Dutch Toyota MR2 club Netherlands that exists since 1992. I have been a member for almost 25 years, so the MR2 DNA is in my heart and soul. It’s like a virus but a very good one. I love the brand Toyota and especially the MR2 model. It’s just the way they look, drive and feel. Also the community worldwide is very special. The Dutch MR2 club has worldwide members and also a special English magazine. We have 250 members in the club and that number is still growing every year worldwide. That’s unique when you think the last MR2 that came off the assembly line 15 years ago. To find more information you can take a look at: www.mr2.nl or email me personal at; edward@mr2.nl Now let’s talk about my two lovely cars; I have a Steel Mist Grey Gen III 3S-GTE Moonroof SW20. The car has been fully rebuilt from the ground up in 2010/2011 by the Dutch MR2 specialist www.autobedrijfhermans.nl with lots of new OEM parts. The goal was to make an almost brandnew SW20 Turbo that can last another 15 years at least. The car is only driven in times of the year when the weather is good. She sleeps in the garage at night. The SW20 body is from 1991 USA Texas and SMG is the OEM colour (187). We did a full make over to make it look like a 1996 SW20 Turbo. It has all the stuff that should be on the 1996 car. It also has some tuning items like Greddy IC, TRD strutbars, TTE SW20 Wheels, Apexi intake, Mongoose RVS exhaust, downpipe, Spalfans, Gauges, etc. It drives like a hurricane and I am really proud of it. Since I owned an AW11 Mk1a before my SW20 affair, I still had love feelings through the years for the AW11. Last year I couldn’t resist it anymore and after a green sign from the wife it was a go. She is also almost 25 years a member of
EdwardteWierik the MR2 club and knows what it is to drive a AW11. So we bought a 1986 Two-Tone 4A-GE Mk1a OEM bone stock with moonroof. The car had spent all of its life by the first family and had to find a good new owner. Well it did I can tell you. My goal with this car was to leave it OEM bone stock but in a good condition. As original as possible. Again, my friend from the MR2 specialist garage (Willie Hermans) and I worked together. He is a great lover of the AW11 and we began to make this car great again and perfectly reliable. I was lucky enough that my friend has a lot of spare parts for the AW11. New as well as nice used ones, so the job could begin. The engine had some bad past repairs, so the engine got rebuilt fully stock OEM. The paint has been very good through the years. Only some little rust we had to take care of, but that was not much. The car is ready and runs great and looks really good. Nothing can beat the sound of the T-VIS at 4.350 Rpm opening with the OEM exhaust system. It’s not the feeling like the powerband of the Turbo SW20, but the experience and the sound is so nice. I love both cars and I must say that the AW11 is a real attraction. People that take pictures while driving, thumbs up and all kinds of other responses. Lots more than while driving with the SW20. It is really being appreciated more and more. I hope to meet some readers of MR2 only magazine in real life on international meetings. Of course when everything in the world has turned, so meetings are possible again. Let hope so, and stay safe you all!
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MR2|READERSRIDES I own all three cars pictured. I started in 2008 with an 85, then got into an sw20 in 2010. Swapped that chassis to the current grey car with the splitter, and swapped to a JDM 92.5 3sgte. I made a ton of friends along the years, met many new people and fixed up some cars for them. The black 1986 belonged to one of my found friends. Tragically, Brian Przybyl (1972-2018) passed away of a brain tumor last year before I could help him get his 86 sunroof car running again. His family let me buy the car for a song, with the promise of fixing it and treating his pride and joy well. I repaired the car last May and surprised his family for his memorial mass. (He owned a nursery, and everyone felt a service for him should be held in a time of year that better suited him). After that mass I made the decision to bring all three cars to the 2019 Bear Mountain Meet (with his business and obligations, he never seemed to be able to go), and decided to honour him by collecting from both mine and his friends and family to present to the group, to be added to the meet’s donations. With the outpouring of support, we contributed an extra $1,000 to donate, and organizers deemed it enough to warrant a separate contribution, in his name to the American Brain Tumor Association. By far, my favorite picture of my cars yet, is Brian’s car, taking center down the highway, flanked and protected in a memorial formation.
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This is a shame because Phil has been working incredibly hard on some modifications! The front end has been remodelled significantly, with the addition of a splitter and airdam as well as repositioning the radiators, cutting the bulkhead behind them and fabricating a duct running straight through the frunk, venting through a hole in the bonnet and smoothly up the windscreen.
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An early announcement in 2020 saw another change in format, as Javelin were now merging their Japanese Sprint Series with their all make series. The Toyota Sprint Series still exists, we will just be in the paddock with many other makes and models. The series as a whole has an excellent relationship with Javelin as well as the fellow competitors so this should be fun. I say ‘should be’ as at the time of writing, two events have been cancelled due to the Covid-19 restrictions and it is unclear when we will be out on track again.
Also, because Vix has now got some time on her hands at the circuits she has been considering driving again. She has a few health concerns which have been the reason for her not driving these past few years, and the car has significantly evolved in the time she has been out of it. Her first challenge therefore, apart from managing to get over the roll cage, would be driving the car on track. Fortunately, just before the circuits were closed, she managed to get out on a trackday. This was also a test of the new aero, albeit in plywood form. Two good results then, Vix can manage the car in short bursts – ideal for a sprint, and the splitter did not shatter over the first kerb. Neither did we take off! In the past few weeks Phil has been preparing the splitter in carbon ready for some track action. So now all we need is the circuits to be open again and us to be allowed out
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