It’s been two years since the last 2002 Theme Tuesday and quite frankly that is far too long. The 2002 is perhaps second most loved classic BMW (first being the e30) of all time so there are plenty of stunning examples out there.
So many great examples in fact that you shouldn’t be too surprised if a part three creeps up in the not too distant future.
Now in it’s thirteenth year Importfest is a firmly established staple of the Toronto scene and for the second year in a row Stance Is Everything was there via both media coverage and a physical booth.
Like last year 2013 coverage will be split into three parts with the third dedicated to the awesome group of guys who were part of the Stance Is Everything display at Importfest 2013.
There’s a lot of photos to go through and a ton of cool cars so I may as well just hop right to it.
Stay tuned for the second half of the 2013 Importfest coverage coming later this week!
Woke up a little bit early this morning and decided to use those few extra hours I didn’t plan on having to get a bit of a jump on the Importfest 2013 coverage.
After setting up and getting the cars cleaned I did a quick 30 minute lap of the building to get an idea of what to expect for today’s show.
From my brief look it looks like this years event is shaping up nicely and should have a bit of something for everyone. If you were on the fence about attending this year hopefully this little preview is enough encouragement to come by and check things out sometime between 12 and 12 today at the Metro Toronto Convention Center.
Keep an eye on the facebook fan page and instagram for live updates from today’s event!
I was browsing maxbimmer.com the other day (something I don’t do nearly as often as I used to) and came across the latest incarnation of this e30 belonging to member ‘Big D’.
Historically never one to pussy foot around Big D is looking to unleash all sorts of unholy hell his now s52 powered e30 that recently dynoed at 648whp at 18psi.
Not interested in spinning off the track anytime soon he saw fit to cut the rear quarters and leave the front fenders off to fit those massive hoosiers at all four corners.
No clue what he plans to do with it aesthetically once shake down runs are compelte but when he cranks the boost up and reaches his goal of 800hp I highly doubt it will be moving slow enough for anyone to really criticize it.
God damn.
Importfest Toronto is this Saturday if you didn’t already know. Check out the flyer below for details.
I will be there during setup today around 3pm 4 and most of the day tomorrow. Come say hello!
As if you didn’t see this coming… here’s a look back at last years Importfest!
2012 Importfest Setup
Importfest 2012 – Part 1
Importfest 2012 – Part 2
Stance Is Everything at Importfest 2012
Every year at England’s Goodwood Estate there are two awesome automotive events; The Goodwood Revival and The Goodwood Festival of Speed. If I were located on that side of the pond I would surely attend both no questions asked but sadly I’m on this side of the pond and currently it’s not in the cards to attend either event any time soon.
However long time reader and England native Matt Blackhurst had the opportunity to attend this years Festival of speed and was nice enough to send through some coverage so enjoy today’s post from his perspective.
Hi All, My name’s Matt Blackhurst and I’m an amateur Photographer & blogger from England. This weekend I was lucky enough to spend the weekend at the prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed, where over 100 car manufactures come to showcase their newest & greatest cars and concepts, their historic cars & their most unique cars.
When we got there, the car park alone offered some beautiful sights, and I managed to see a few cars I’d never seen in the flesh before!
When we finally got in to the festival, we were faced with a huge temporary building, the Moving Motor Show. Car manufactures had the chance to showcase their newest cars on the hillclimb, and gave us a chance to look around and inside some brand new cars.
It’s been a little while since I’ve lived vicariously through the lens of someone else for a Theme Tuesday but once Camp N Drag photos started showing up in my news feed over the weekend this week’s fate was set.
It took a bit but after some searching I managed to find a great variety of photos from Lisa Bryant, 4130 Photography, Upstate DVD and CM Photography.
If I ever get over my general loathing for camping maybe I will put CND on the calendar for next year.
Photo Credit: Lisa Bryant, 4130 Photography and CM Photography
Visiting Montreal for Eurokracy 2013 opened up several opportunities to share a meal, drink, or both, with people I had previously only had the pleasure of interacting with on-line and today’s feature comes by way of one of those chance encounters.
Gabe, and Kevin, –who I met over dinner after Eurokracy– are part of the production team at French Canadian VDO; a Quebec based media outlet that has been making an impact on the minitrucking world for the past few years.
After our initial meeting Gabe and I realized that our brands were not all that different and a collaboration was in order so we began to think of who and what. Eventually we realized that there was no better place to start than with this beautiful TL owned by Quebec resident Alex.
Being on the larger side of the Acura catalogue Alex knew that the most fitting style of wheel for this car would be composed of equal parts dish and face so with that vision in mind so he snatched up a set of 18×10 Work Eurolines.
Wrapped in 225/35/18 Yokohama S-drive tires these +2, +16, wheels leave just enough space for the suspension to articulate without peeling paint off the carefully rolled fenders.
Though their roads are abysmal many hailing from Quebec are proud to roll static and Alex is among their ranks. He drives it like he parks it thanks to 12k and 10k Eibach springs paired with Function and Form Type 2.5 coilovers.
While these stiff rates do little to combat the terrible crowning Montreal roads are notorious for they do keep his tires free from contact with his fenders.
Body wise Alex kept things low key by applying a few touches from the higher trimmed Type-S (side markers and rear bumper) before adding an a-spec front lip, and a-spec side skirts. Rounding out the exterior mods is a colour matched front grill and back glass spoiler.
Under the hood an Injen cold air intake allows the car to breath a little better while a Type-S muffler and 3rd cat, resonator, and pre-muffler delete, help the 3.2L v6 to sound a little less restrained.
A head turner anywhere it goes Alex’s TL continues the trend set by Phil, and followed up by Moneesh, of clean well executed cars hailing from Quebec appearing here on Stance Is Everything.
Check out the exclusive video feature below of Alex’s car provided by FCVDO.
Photo Credit: French Canadian VDO
Today’s WTF Friday was originally going to be a Theme Tuesday but after some consideration I thought it might be a little too “far out” for some.
Despite the fact that many of them are some of the most ridiculous looking things on four wheels I’ve always loved show rods from the sixties and seventies. No matter how over the top they still manage to stay (somewhat) grounded in era correct modifications by way of wheel selection, motor, loud pipes/headers, and of course raked stance.
Are show rods a lost art of something that should be forever forgotten? Personally I’ll go with the former.
A great deal of these photos came from Cosmo Lutz on flickr who has a ton of cool vintage stuff on his account should you find yourself with a few spare minutes.
My wife and I have been working to bring some new product to the store so be on the look out for three new shirts (pre order) and one new sticker in the near future.
I recently got a few Ride Low Park Lower shirts made up as well that will be only available through contests so be sure to follow the fanpage and instagram for various contests to win some shirts.
Finally the store will also be restocked within the next week thanks to Rockstar Graphics.
Just got word that Luxury Abstract will have a booth at Importfest 2013. Not a whole lot of LA wheels have made their way to Canada so I am really looking forward to seeing what they have to offer in person.
With that in mind here is a throw back to an interview I did with founder Agim Jones in 2011.
Situated down the street from my house attending Euronited for another year as pretty well a no-brainer, especially when I woke up Sunday morning and the sun was shining.
Blessed with great weather two years in a row Euronited 2013 had a respectable turnout of well built European cars.
Like last year Burrito Boyz was on hand to provide food and show goers could enjoy the sounds of a live DJ. If at any time you had your fill of the show, or needed a patio to retreat from the heat, ‘down town’ Port Credit was a stone’s throw away.
From a spectator point of view I had no complaints, but I did hear at least one competitor (very loudly) voice some concerns about judging. Not exactly sure what happened but I will say judging a show isn’t easy by any stretch, and this show is still comparatively young so I am sure they will get those issues sorted out.
Anyway enough talk onto the coverage.
I actually started my coverage inside the arena so that when I left outside would feel cooler. It’s almost alarming how hot arenas are with the climate control off, however heat aside there were some nice cars parked in the arena.
I took the tops of my feet sweating (in sandals) as a sign to head outside and check out the rest of the show where things were slightly less warm.
Congrats to all of the winners, see you at Euronited 2014.
Some people seem to think that trucks are only really good for hauling around couches, track cars, dirt bikes, debris, and people.
These same people often also believe that trucks should stay stock, never compete in anything on road, and should never be pretty as that “defeats the purpose of a truck”.
That’s boring, trucks are awesome and in the right hands are quite capable of doing a myriad of things outside of the general lugging stuff around and frolicking in the dirt.
Today’s Theme Tuesday is a salute to just a small sampling of the awesome trucks that exist on autocross tracks and drift courses around the world.
