DSPORT Issue #255 Text by APEworks // Photos by Rheis C. Setter Cars are strange things; inanimate objects that seem to have the ability to transcend time and generate a zeal shared across generations. Having grown up with an artisanal craftsman for a father, British Columbia resident Bill Brinkworth […]
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Time-Travelling Time-Attacker | 100-year Old Technology Powers a 30- year Old Platform Through Today’s Time Attack Circuit
DSPORT Issue #249 Text by Arnold Eugenio // Photos by Wayne Hunter The Wankel engine, or The roTary engine as iT’s informally known received its first engineering patent in the late 1920s, with a working proof of concept appearing some thirty years later. Ten years a er that concept, the […]
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The BeastMaster | Jessie Ringley’s EcoBoost-powered 8-second Mustang – The EcoBeast
DSPORT Issue #255 Text by APEworks// Photos by Kelly Myers Your mind isn’t playing tricks on You; if it seems as though this particular Ford Mustang looks familiar, that’s because it is the same EcoBoost-powered Mustang featured in DSPORT just a few short years ago. What’s changed since then? Apparently, […]
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All in the Family | Oliver Ferrer’s Restomodded Toyota Carina
DSPORT Issue #254 Text by APEworks// Photos by Joe Singleton “What’s a Carina?” “Wait – do you mean a Toyota Corolla?” To the uninformed, having someone tell you that they drive a Toyota Carina might end in an exchange that sounds a lot like that. Even for the vehicularly-informed, the […]
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A Starion is Formed | Jek and The Mad Scientist Create Mayhem
DSPORT Issue #251 Text by APEworks// Photos by Joe Singleton For a while, a partnership between Mitsubishi and dodge-Chrysler-plyMouth produced a series of cars that inspired import and “domestic” fans alike; these were essentially rebadged Mitsubishi models with only slight differences from make to make. The most popular pairings that […]
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22B or Not 22B | This Impreza is Different, But Still Same
DSPORT Issue #253 Text by APEworks// Photos by Arthur Malczewski For the average enthusiast, the impreza marque conjures images oF pilot and co-pilot, sliding sideways around a banked corner or launching with full suspension extension over a jump, four wheels in the air. Subaru’s claim to fame was indeed its […]
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Tale of Two Talons | Project Talon Inspiration Plus Dedication Creates Modern Nostalgia Build
DSPORT Issue #238 Text by Michael Ferrara// Photos by DSPORT Staff and Marybeth Kiczenski It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of discovery, it was the age of failure, it was the epoch of learning, it was the epoch of forgetting, […]
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Oppa Wagon Style | Jeffrey Velazquez’ Super-sized EVO CT9W
DSPORT Issue #249 Text by APEworks // Photos by Leif Bergerson Racers and gearheads around the world are familiar with most incarnations of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, or EVO as it is colloquially known. From the “Galant VR4 in Lancer clothing” EVO I to the sunset release of the EVO […]
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The Chosen One | A Clean Quicksilver JZA80 Delivers the Power Expected from a Real Supra
DSPORT Issue #210 Text by Bassem Girgis // Photos by Chazz Hobson Toyota has done the fourth-generation Supra owners a huge favor by introducing the fifth-generation 2020 Supra. Despite working hard on trying to bring the legend back, a collaboration with BMW has forced fans to rebel, appreciating and cherishing […]
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Japanese Pony | 1972 1.5JZ Toyota Celica Starts from Nothing
DSPORT Issue #200 Text by Bassem Girgis // Photos by Joe Singleton In the 1970s, Vogue said, “there are no rules in the fashion game now.” That’s when we started seeing the pants that are tight on top, loose on the bottom, along with some unusual, very ‘70s fashion trends. […]
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Mine’s Nissan R34 GT-R
Supply and demand. Whether you paid attention in Economics or not, everyone is experiencing the repercussions of the pandemic and world-wide recession. The price of many items has doubled or tripled and yet we are being told that inflation is just at 8.5 percent. When it comes to market for […]
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935 WHP Nissan 240SX
Nissan’s various 240SX platforms are beloved in the drifting community and the import performance crowd at large. The front-engine, rear-wheel-driven coupes enjoyed a renaissance when drifting found its way to American shores and into the minds of the masses. Sadly, however, American drifters would have to find inventive ways to […]
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439 WHP Nissan R32 GT-R
The plague of neglected cars is everywhere, and too many car owners are deciding to pull the plug on their beloved machines too early. Thankfully, there are enthusiasts out there who are willing to step in to the rescue, breathing new life into timeless classics. Although it’s sad to see […]
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570 WHP Honda Civic Si
When small-engined, front-wheel drive Hondas first became the unexpected stars of the import performance scene, ingenious builders and tuners figured out how to add all the things that made other performance marques better, faster and stronger. Increased displacement? Multi-liter increase engine swaps? Forced induction? Check, check and checkmate. That ingenuity […]
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354 WHP Honda Civic Type R
Arguably the most prolific marque of the American-market import performance tuning boom of the ‘90s, Honda’s Civic nameplate has historically been the underdog racer. Its relatively small engine and front-wheel drive configuration couldn’t predict the success it would have on the racetrack. This success was surprising and prolific that race-ready […]
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