It’s my first time seeing a BMW turned rat rod. The German classic, a BMW 2002, has been infused with the American rat rod style. Two distinct automotive branches merged to form this unique car. Owning a BMW and a rat rod at the same time? Killing two birds with one stone.
It’s been a while since I went to Supercar Sunday. Coincidentally my last Supercar Sunday coverage was exactly a year ago. Just like last year, this month’s marquee was Lamborghini but unlike last last year, bright and sunny weather brought out a fantastic turnout.
Supercar Sunday always attract a diverse crowd. Two totally different cars can park side by side and still be appreciated in their own right.
This 997 GT3 was fully equipped with track goodies. It is sitting on a set of BBS Motorsport E88 wheels, which is one of my favorite set of wheels. Peeking through the windows, you can see the JRZ reservoirs strapped to the roll cage.
Switching to a more budget track car, we have this open cockpit Miata.
This “Monster Miata”, as a bystander called it, has a V6 swap.
A crazy custom hot rod. A lot of money must have gone into this thing.
Not as glamorous but equally cool in my opinion. Probably not going to happen but It’ll be pretty neat to own a hot/rat rod at some point in my life.
Haven’t seen a Saleen S7 in years.
The stars of the meet were hands down the Aventadors. This pair showed up together and immediately attracted a huge crowd. I had to wait for while before I could even attempt to take a shot.
I’m loving both of these colors, Verde Ithaca and Arancio Argos. I prefer Aventador in bright colors. It’s boring in black or white because the car is already so bold.
I didn’t see what happened but someone told me that a bicyclist got hit (presumably with the Camaro). This serves as a reminder to not get carried away at a car meet.
It was a pleasant surprise to see TazaM3. For those who’s unfamiliar with the BMW community, Vik (TazaM3) is one of the OG. He’s been one of the first people to experience with FI (both supercharged and turbocharged). His car was always one of the fastest at each progression and still is.
As I was leaving, there was a Lexus LFA parked towards the back. There was also a Nurburgring edition in the main show area but it left before I had a chance to take a picture. My first few encounters with the LFA have been in car shows. This is my first time seeing one in public.
Check out the gallery for all the shots from the day.
I was organizing some old pictures and came across this picture that I took just about a year ago. This is the SP Engineering shop R35. They were doing a test drive around the block after retuning the car.
Smokey Nagata took his Top Secret Gold R35 GT-R out for a night out. I’m sure he put the 800 ps that the car is making to good use on the wangan.
Source: gtr.co.uk
Much better lowered.
I recently stopped by SP Engineering for a visit and took the opportunity to snap a few pictures around the shop.
The priority of the day was stuffing the massive V12 back into the Lamborghini LP640. It was a very involving process. All hands were on deck to make sure that everything is aligned. Definitely don’t want to damage the newly built engine that is waiting for a twin turbo setup.
This particular customer decided to go with 21″ ADV.1 wheels on his R35. The tires are a fat 375/20/21 in the rear. You bet those come with a hefty price tag.
This Ford GT TT, belonging to Ray Hofman, holds the unofficial standing mile record at 266.9 mph. You know the car is fast just by looking at it. I know… how often do you seen a car with a parachute on the streets?
Another Lambo at the shop, the smaller bull, the LP560. Definitely a ferocious looking in the matte black attire.
Hing Yim’s R35 that recently ran a 8.79 @ 167 mph, shattering the previous quarter mile record for the R35 GT-R. It was a short period of fame as AMS reclaimed the record a day after by running a 8.63 @ 172 mph at TX2K12. AMS better watch out because Hing and the SP team will be back for more.
There’s never a dull moment at SP Engineering. They always have interesting projects lined up at the shop.
Take your pick.
Very nice R34 GT-R dressed in red. The red carbon fiber hood is a unique touch. Not sure if the fibers were dyed/infused with red glass fibers or if a thin layer of red paint was sprayed on to give it a red hue yet still being transparent enough to see the weave.
The Z-tune bumper is a popular choice among R34 GT-R owners. The TE37 SL’s matches the car nicely.
Source: gtr.co.uk
