Photos: Ryota Iwaida / Unripe JP Golden Week is the longest vacation period in Japan. With four national holidays happening in a week’s time, the Japanese usually take the time off to ease up their personal schedules. For fitment/clean-style automotive enthusiasts, the break from the traditional routine is synonymous with one of the most anticipated events…
I recently caught up with Katsu Takahashi, Co-Founder of Built by Legends and talked about The origins and the vision of their new project. Having produced the English Version of Best Motoring, which is the quintessential Japanese Automotive Porn, gave them a close relationship with the most prominent tuners in Japan and gave us this…
A raw take on the 1972 Nissan Skyline “Hakosuka” by HPI. The L28 motor has been reworked to a 3.1L with the use of Komechi pistons and Tomei cams. To top it off, gold Solex carbs help the engine produce an output of 320hp. The boldest take? Custom carbon-fiber bumpers, fenders, flares and a huge…
The Nismo Omori Factory, located in Tsurumi, Yokohama City serves as the mecca of NISMO parts around Tokyo. The workshop caters to tuning and rebuilding of several high performance Nissan engines, this also includes a GT-R chassis build program.A testament of Nissan’s love for motorsports, the Omori Factory services several “Nismo-Spec” vehicles. Here are some…
Minnesota native Brody Wick flipped his winter beater into this bagged, 9700-mile, Toyota Celsior
“My love for cars started at a young age and only grew stronger with time. When you see all the same cars at your local car meet, it gets old. I wanted to stand out. Came across a Kia Optima, the family sedan you would never expect to see at your local car meet or…
Background: This car was TunerCult Giveaway Car #12. After getting the news that I had won the car, I flew out from Maryland to California within a few days. I signed papers, took some photos/videos for the company and had the car shipped home. The car was purchased from a dealership and with the help…
A SoCal built VIP Legend Lives the Quiet Life Up North