In The Moment / RWB USA Build No. 1

The beginning of RWB USA and creation of Pandora One, the first Rauh-Welt Porsche built in the US. Nakai-San's gives each machine a distinct character that stays with them for the rest of their lives, and while he built 2 more during this 48 hour, non-stop session and several more later on, it will always be Pandora One that I will remember most. 

Car Spotlight / Hakosuka

The BMW E9 will always be THE coupe for me to obtain and one day I believe I can achieve it since, luckily for me, I actually prefer the lower 2800CS models over the more sought after 3.0 models and idolized CSL models. However, if I had the room and means to have a 2nd classic coupe in my imaginary garage, it'd undoubtably be a black Hakosuka. Something about the great squared off looks and a brilliant carbed straight 6 packaged in a reliable and relatively easy to drive vehicle just checks off all of the right boxes for me. Many car enthusiasts believe that the 60s was the greatest era for automotive design and with great cars like this, you'd be hard pressed to argue otherwise. 

Car Spotlight / Turbo Lotus Elise

Boosting an Elise to deliver around 350 hp is much like giving caffeine to a fly, giving a serious dose of speed to the already nimble body that it is. I always saw these cars as that perfect transition vehicle between the more roadster styled cars (S2000, Boxter, etc.) to the borderline road-legal go karts (Caterhams and Atoms).  Definitely a car that could bring a smile to my face should I be so lucky to have the keys to one in the future. 

Car Spotlight / Ben Sopra GTR

Let's be honest, as much as the internet loves to rave about the Ben Sopra kit, credit card and air saw in hand, not many would actually bite the bullet and go through the irreversible transformation. Speaking from experience, the car actually became less fun to drive, for all the reasons any car with an expensive aero kit would have. Being lower, wider, and having a brittle and long front lip is just part of the cost of the Sopra life (not to mention loss of a trunk, thanks to it's oversized wing). But, when you actually take a moment to stand back and really look at the shape of it, those changes really shape the body into sculpture of speed. It may not be as livable as the stock car or as functional as a Sumo Power GTR, but when it comes to giving the R35 the look of speed, the Ben Sopra really has it nailed.