DOTS: Couldn't Wait Edition

"Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available" (whoistheleader2)
05/13/2020 at 18:02 • Filed to: Dots

I always have my eyes peeled when I pass the local Japanese import shop. They seem to specialize in tuning JDM imports but I really don’t know much about them. This time, this very purple Nissan Silvia was out front. It was hard to see through the tint but it was definitely manual. And RHD but that goes without saying.

Turns out the S15 Silvia is in fact illegal since it debuted only 21 years ago, so I went ahead and blurred the plate as a courtesy.

I thought these shots turned out pretty good. The sun was a bit high in the sky for good camera phone pictures but the old Confederate Cemetery in the background really made the look.

And across the street?

Not guilty.

As I got back in my dad’s truck (the Cruze has had a dead battery for over two weeks but no one is going anywhere), I saw a young guy with a mullet get in the Silvia just in time not to see my unsolicited photography.

Nice land cruiser behind it too.

And the back of the shop? I hadn’t noticed it before but this “Kuto Works” has a great back lot.

I don’t recognize much besides the Honda S2000. Know any of these? JDM tuner culture is just not exactly my thing and I’m not even certain any of these are imported.

There was a two door Nissan Skyline off to the right just hidden by the fence from this angle.

Oh, you want to see the more mundane stuff? Here you go:

Dodge Ramcharger

One of the last Saabs

Chevrolet pickup

Vinyl roofed Avalon, as if we needed more proof of its demographic. Great cars but this just looks bad, especially with that boring silvery blue.

DISCUSSION (28)

interstate366, now In The Industry > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/13/2020 at 18:06

Your purple Silvia is an S15, which isn’t US legal yet. I assume it came through Florida, via someone who has a friend in the Bahamas, who has a friend in Japan.

As far as the other photo, the red car is a Nissan S14, as is the car off to the left in the second photo, and the car between them is a second gen Supra.

Nom De Plume > interstate366, now In The Industry
05/13/2020 at 18:10

In other words scrub this post right quick.

Nauraushaun > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/13/2020 at 18:11

Not a bad looking kit on that Silvia. Not a fan of kits in general but at least it’s consistent and complete

fintail > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/13/2020 at 18:11

On the backlot I see a bunch of Nissans, and the black/silver car is an 82-85 Supra.

Not sure if that Silvia is importable in Murka yet, although your state borders FL, and anything goes there.

interstate366, now In The Industry > fintail
05/13/2020 at 18:13

It’s not. I assume the owner’s friend in Florida has a friend in Freeport.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Nom De Plume
05/13/2020 at 18:13

Or at least blur the plate.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > interstate366, now In The Industry
05/13/2020 at 18:16

I also posted this with a clear view of the Georgia plate. Eww he’s a UGA fan. This guy’s gonna get his car crushed st at.

The S14s would be legal imports, right? The supra was just sold here from the beginning.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/13/2020 at 18:17

https://www.japaneseclassics.com/inventory/

The S14's are here already but that S15, what year is that? Maybe a bit new.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
05/13/2020 at 18:18

Debuted in 1999 so ILLEGAL! I may have just doomed this guy. Should I go back and blur the plate?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/13/2020 at 18:21

Nobody on OPPO is going to report them.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
05/13/2020 at 18:23

I did it anyways. Who knows but I just don't want to be involved.

fintail > interstate366, now In The Industry
05/13/2020 at 18:25

FL, the one way around the 25 year rule, if you are crafty/lucky.

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/13/2020 at 18:27

You know what I want to see? The entire car wrapped in that fabric.

For no good reason other than just because.

*googles*

Kinja'd!!!

Close_enough.jpg?/ & nooriginalidea sleft.php

interstate366, now In The Industry > fintail
05/13/2020 at 18:42

Yep. The Bahamas drives on the left and Freeport, on a major sea trade route, is about 100 miles from Miami. Draw your own conclusions.

Cash Rewards > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/13/2020 at 18:42

Its based on build date, so if it's a 99 model built in 98? Or it's a s14 with a S15 front and rear clip? Or it's illegal

Nom De Plume > interstate366, now In The Industry
05/13/2020 at 18:46

If only to avoid direct action here. What’s on the internet is there forever. SEO on Kinja will make sure it got stored somewhere.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/13/2020 at 18:56

The S14 was sold in the US. It just wasn’t as popular as the 13. That said, the early ones are importable.

John Norris (AngryDrifter) > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/13/2020 at 19:24

http://koruworks.com/

feather-throttle-not-hair > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/13/2020 at 19:25

Huh. If I were going to roll the dice on something illegal, I’d keep it totally stock. That way nosey people likely to get me into trouble would mostly ignore it, while cool car people would still recognize it and be impressed.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Cash Rewards
05/13/2020 at 19:59

It’s not a clip swap. I’ve seen a few S15 clip swaps on S13s (I don’t think they even fit S14s) and there’s a noticeable difference. Definitely a sketchy import.

smobgirl > feather-throttle-not-hair
05/13/2020 at 20:48

I love that purple but yeah, just asking for exactly what happened here. Random pics all over the internet.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > feather-throttle-not-hair
05/13/2020 at 21:43

I want to continue seeing it so I blurred the plate. Still, countless people have got to have taken pictures of it just all over. I might not have even seen it if it were dark gray and not in front of a tuner shop.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja:
05/13/2020 at 21:46

That’s a wrap!

(not fabric, but plastic fantastic)

Vantablack would at least make it difficult to see it's something illegal.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > John Norris (AngryDrifter)
05/13/2020 at 21:47

Thank you. Curiously no mention of the Koru Works branded illegal import.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/13/2020 at 23:06

Could be a Canadian import then somehow got it into US. With enough money its possible

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
05/13/2020 at 23:24

Brand new Georgia plate. I know there is some trick in Florida for transferring any bill of sale into a clean title. Maybe that Florida title is enough when in person inspections can't happen.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/13/2020 at 23:46

That could be. Florida is pretty crazy with some of their car laws.

But we here in MI arent far behind. We do have the fastest street car.

Mightyal > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/14/2020 at 10:37

Looks like a beautiful unmolested Celica Supra in the back lot . Much want.