Here’s the second part of the 2011 Importfest coverage (well third if you include the women). Compared to last year the first thing I noticed when I showed up at Importfest this year was how incredibly busy it was.
While this is obviously awesome it made getting clear photos a little harder than usual, but with some patience I was able to put in work. I tried my best not to re shoot too many of the same cars from the previous coverage so that those who didn’t make the show could get an idea of the variety of cars IF brings out.
I considered breaking this one up into two parts but most people have connections that can handle 50 photos at a time so it seemed unnecessary. However this might not be the best day to browse the site on your phone without ‘borrowing’ some wifi.
Can you tell what this started as?Closer look at the Acura bot, the airbrushing on the side is pretty well doneVortech supercharger shares space under the hood with screen and speakersI'm a pretty big Transformers fan so seeing this nod to the original movie (1984) in the hatch was pretty coolSnapped this shot of it closed up with the wheels on as I was leaving
Under hood and ICE
Couple motor shots I got and trunk shots of vehicles that I didn’t get full shots of.
If I recall this is the motor setup on the Lancer in the Toyo lineupSupercharged G35 I saw at CSCS a few weeks backThis is a JVC demo CRZ , you may have seen me pushing it around on the facebook pageTeam TDS Scion Trunk, pretty dopeThe interior was also pretty stylish
Euros
This VW from Team Refugee took home a few awards in it's classToyo golf once againSic watching over the rydesOne of many cars Sic drove into the showOne of two Importfest BMWsGirl in the background making funny facesBimmersports' euro e36 M3and their drop top 1 seriesThis Audi from STD standard on Forgiatos was pretty wildFirst fully tagged car I have seen locallyPretty interesting looking final result
Toyota/Scion/Subaru/Nissan
It was weird to see this F20 ae86 but not the black and white oneAdam hollered at me on facebook so I was able to track him down in personClean build and he got more vinyl for the rackTook me until today to realize that this car was is the blue Trial Widebody wrapped in blackThese Maximas go pretty well stock can't imagine how this goes... I reckon bat out of hellBit of a Ferrari vibe going on with the wheels on this 300zx
KDM
This is a friend of a friend's car nice to meet you AlvinNot your typical KiaBoosted, wire tucked, Kia with a Ducati coil plug conversion 12" Wilwoods all around too
Infiniti
Nice e36 and Infiniti from 905 rides, the Infiniti owner had a silver one before this I liked a lot tooWrapped Infiniti in the Road Magnet boothI waited a long time to get this shot on show day, should have done it the night before in hindsightDivision R must have a decent tire sponsor because most of them have tons of camber
Mazda
Almost missed this RX-7 that is putting down some serious power to the wheelsThis widebody Veliside RX-7 was recent in Pasmag and won the Meguairs challenge that was going on not too long ago
Honda
Game Over in the Stretch and Poke line upDan took off his hood for showtime, clean, he also brought home third in aggressive fitmentManaged to get a shot of this Accord coupe with no one aroundElevated AcuraBrian bringing some Cali style to TorontoGreat looking build, really came together wellTL from NextmodImportfest is a long day so people begin to go a little nutty...Finally got to meet Javed the owner of this Acura, very nice guy and rocked the vinyl for the show
Domestic
Just one, but it’s sick!
This Impala is one of the best rides Sic has ever brought to a showHardlines setup with some audio mixed in
Now that we are at the end of the coverage I am sure some of you are wondering where the heck all of the Liberty VIP cars are, well half are still being edited and half are with another media outlet in the hopes that they will run some of the coverage both to give exposure to Liberty VIP and second to Stance Is Everything.
However as part of that deal I had to agree to run them after they post so I’m playing a bit of a waiting game, while I wait I might re edit a couple of my favorite shots from the event in higher resolutions so don’t be surprised if you see a ‘re-up’ post in the not so distant future.
Once again thanks to Basit at Imporfest for having me out again this year, and thanks to everyone at the show who rocked Stance Is Everything stickers at the show and those who came and introduced themselves.
Special mention goes to the out of towners Will from Mod For Life and J Kirby Pablo from intuned online.
This year was a blast and maybe next year I will actually put my car in the show, or maybe even try and secure a few spots for some cars. Time will tell.
That first one is a first-gen Probe, but I could only tell in the other post with the model in front of it.
That red Accord coupe looks sweet! I always knew they’re great-looking cars with the right rims on it…
Good job on the coverage!
Great shots! Your car should have been in it this year but next year when im down I hope to put mine in as well. So yours better be there to
“It was weird to see this F20 ae86 but not the black and white one”
lol i dont uinderstand this post
nontheless, good coverage!
^ There is another one that I normally see at Importfest but I did not see it this year.
I like the panda AE. Dunno if I like the green one, owner is kinda whack. LOL
No hate here (Friend and Originator of the “Aquafresh” name of the green AE.)
First one there was a first gen ford probe. I know I’m right cause I saved the pic for my cousin (he loves them) and that’s what you called it to lol.
Lol Dave that’s Navin’s AE86, it’s always at Cscs.
I love that probe! EST always brings it hard when they come to IF!
Hey Dave,
Thanks for the mention. Had a blast at ImportFest Toronto. Hopefully, you get a chance to drive down for the Montreal event next month.
i fell pretty dumb for asking this.. buuuut what exactly does stretch and poke mean?
saw that probe at slamology in indy
That first one is a first-gen Probe, but I could only tell in the other post with the model in front of it.
That red Accord coupe looks sweet! I always knew they’re great-looking cars with the right rims on it…
Good job on the coverage!