Before my WRX my first import hot rod had to be my Nike Air Jordans. The leather was off some poor cows hide in India at $.50 a yard, exported and assembled in Africa for $2.00 and finally imported to America and sold to me for $150.00. I used to get some serious air in those things or maybe I'm fooling myself and just wanted to be like Mike...

Actually it was and still is a 93 Integra LS, kept bone stock for the most part.

 

73 Volvo Transmission did not live past my repeated attempts to burn out.
84 Volkswagen Quantum. I thought it was fast Haha! Drove through a puddle and killed it.
74 Chevy (NOT Ford) Monte Carlo. I don't know why.
73 Ford Econoline van. $50, that is why.
68 Buick Lesabre. Still own it. I only drive it on Spare the Air days
98 Subaru Legacy GT. Bought because I was sick of waiting for the WRX to show up.
05 Subaru WRX STi.. Finally... Let the payments begin.

 

1990 Honda Prelude
1993 Civic with a D16z6 and Turbo
2003 Focus SVT
The Blue Beast. 02 WRX

 

1998 integra gsr, loved that thing.

 

Uh, wasn't that a Chevy?....

I had a BMW 635csi, and an Audi 4000CS quattro, before them I had another subie wagon, a forester and an RX-7.

Couldn't afford to keep the bimmer, although I miss the sunroof- the WRX meets or exceeds it in just about every other regard, except maybe looks, the 6 was a really pretty car (and its cruise control held 120, compared to the stupid subie CC which won't hold more than about 88).

I still have a couple of Audi's kicking around though

 

In order.... * = still have
many of these could never be considered hot rods but here is my automotive history (in order):

76 fiat 124 station wagon
82 ford fairmont station wagon
74 bmw 2002
75 bmw 2002
81 bmw 528i
86 bmw 535i
88 mazda rx-7 convertible
*82-3 toyota fj40 landcruiser
99 subaru legacy gt wagon
1989 Honda Transalp motorcycle
2002 subaru wrx
*2000 vw gti vr6
*2005 subaru wrx STI

the one I miss the most=81 bmw 528i

lndbrusr

 

96 Civic all motor w/nos
94 Civic B16A w/turbo
03 Matrix XRS w/nothing
04 Mazda 3 w/nothing

 

Haha. Yes. My mistake... It just sounded wrong when I typed it up too..

 

FC3S Rx-7 turbo II
Scion XB "BOX" I gave it to my dad

One thing i miss, is drifting the RX around every corner. I try with the subaru but it grabs to early before it gets sideways

 

94 ls
96 ls truboed
89 si crx all motor
00 gsr fully built ls/vtec -still got it and love it
03 red wrx- love it even more
and than saving for the M5-just got love these

 

1992 Acura Integra RS hatchback automatic (AEM intake, GReddy exhaust, ricer clear lenses, ricer bulbs, stereo, came with cut Eibach Sportline springs, and blown shocks which were replaced with cheap *** Tokico blues) -- First car I've ever had. Haha.

 

05 WRX Wagon - Cobb Stg 2.5 - current ~250whp
01 Accord V6 - Comptech Supercharged ~250whp
92 Prelude Si - bored to 2.4 with LudeSpeed Turbo ~290whp
98 Ford F350 TD - Big Woof Turbo, ECU, few other goodies ~400whp + 850lb-ft
53 Bel Air - 454 bored to 463(.040 over), TH400, weiand 11-71, ~900whp +1200lb-ft
83 280ZX Turbo - Chevy 350HO, Tremec T56, Vortech SQ Trim ~ 550whp + 600lb-ft

I've had somewhere around 30 cars since I started driving, hard to keep track of them all, but those are the most recent and most interesting.

Currently looking for a decent Mid 90s 600SL or 760il for a commuter car.

 

A 1968 chevy corvair. Sort of importesque. Rear engine aircooled flat six.

 

actually the Corvair was considered a Mid engine car, because the motor sat forward of the rear axle.

I've seen some vintage commercials from back when those cars were new! HOLY CRAP, they took those things 4 wheeling, jumping, and ragged on them in the commercials....to show how reliable, durable, and well balanced they were. I always thought they were a weird, but kinda cool car.

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-Ted