Feature Cars
Leroy’s Spectra Blue IS300
The word luxury is synonymous with the word Lexus. Leroy’s 2001 Lexus IS300 is in “pursuit of perfection” with a VIP inspired style. Leroy Taylor began working on cars at the age of eighteen. He was also working for Team Lexus at this age. This is where he first gained valuable experience working on the Grand-Am Cup IS300 as well as their American Le-Mans Series IS350TT GT cars. Unfortunately Team Lexus was shutdown in late 2006. What I find interesting was finding that Leroy wasn’t sold on owning a Lexus until he saw a blue IS300 in a magazine. His VIP style inspired Lexus IS300 definitely holds its own on the show scene.
Jordan’s Euro-VIP Passat
Jordan Riegelhaupt has been in the car scene for four and a half years with his 2001.5 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T. At the age of 12 he envisioned what he would do if he owned a Passat. That vision became possible when he acquired a bone stock Passat from the dealership in 2004. A few months later he entered SouthernVolksFest which he ended up winning. After that experience, Jordan became very interested in his car. This black canvas that you see before you is his interpretation of a European / VIP style inspired Passat. His goal was to take these two elements of automotive styling and create a mixture that would suit his liking.
Jennifer Jar’s “Hello Kitty” Evo
Jennifer Jar first hit the scene six years ago with her 2000 Acura Integra GSR. I remember seeing her beautiful Integra at last year’s show where she placed first as the Hottest Female Ride at Hot Import Nights in Dulles. A year later I was fortunate enough to see her EVO at HIN in Dulles and the rest is history.
Sunny’s STI Powered WRX
Sunny Malhotra started hitting the scene when he first purchased his 1999 Honda Civic. He never ended up doing much to that car besides the basic bolt-ons, because he knew he would end up spending lots of money on it only to blend in with the crowd. With him being very picky when it comes to cars and working on them, he believed in a “Do it right or not at all” philosophy. He kept this hobby of working on cars above all his other hobbies, but always kept his priorities in line at the same time. With that said, his 2002 Subaru WRX has been nothing less than exceptional.Sunny chose the WRX because he felt that it was a better platform to build upon compared to most of the cars on the street. He also fell in love with the exhaust note of the Subaru WRX after first hearing it.
Keenan’s Midori Ek
With so many people choosing a Honda to modify, it’s hard to distinguish yourself from the crowd. Keenan Holloway and his Midori Civic Hatchback show the qualities that sets his car apart among the others in the Honda Scene. His car is a perfect example of a daily driven weekend warrior setup.The interview with Keenan Holloway on his Midori Civic:
Benji’s VIP Infiniti Q45
There are so many styles going on in today’s tuner culture, from JDM inspired vehicles, to the Euro scene, to the latest drift frenzy going on. One style that is hardly seen is VIP. Benji Cosca executes a perfect example of this style with his 1998 Infiniti Q45.
Erik’s 2004.5 VW GLI
A car is built with a purpose in mind. We all have a different reason in building a car to suit our needs. A 2004.5 Volkswagen Jetta GLI was perfect for Erik Eaton to build upon. He was inspired to build cars coming straight out of high school. His fellow classmates were into muscle cars which later inspired him to build a car of his own.
Sherwin’s Lexus SC300
With so many platforms available for the tuner scene, a lot of people go with the common platform that is available for us. Sherwin chose a different route by choosing a 1992 Lexus SC300 as his vehicle to build upon.Sherwin resides in Maryland and works in the security field. When he got of age he started modifying cars his first major modification was a 1997 240sx with a SR20 swap. After the scene got flooded from the drifting craze he went with something different with the Lexus.
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Nice vid!!