I’m sure we can all name at least five trends going on right now in the automotive world. Whether good or bad there will always be trends, whether we like it or not. What never trends or goes out of style is oem+. I’m sure everyone knows what it is by now so no need for explanation. It’s always been the approach when I build my cars…simply, classic, timeless. One “scene” I always thought had the oem+ thing down to a science are the Europeans. They put a ton of money into their builds with keeping oem lines and theme. I found a perfect example of this below, from a show out in Europe, this weekend. There are a ton of mods in this car, but you couldn’t tell if you weren’t into dubs. Fresh oem paint, all oem trim, audi door handles, cup mirrors, all red tails, a completely retrimmed interior with an Audi TT dash and baller Recaro seats, and I am sure there is a nutty setup under that hood. No insane widebody and fiberglass dash with 6 subs in the back, but GREAT execution. This truly is a car that will never go out of style.
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I think I started my coverage of the last Fresh Meet the same way, but DAMN what a meet this turned out to be! It was pretty stressful and chaotic for us staff but it really turned out to be a great event all around. The rain held out all day and a ton of dope cars came out to share this epic event. Huge thanks to everyone who made the trip, because of you this turned out to be THE event of the summer.
Now, as far as my coverage is concerned, it is seriously lacking haha. With the 1OF booth we had running and running around like a mad man trying to keep everything organized, it was hard to take the time and take some quality shots. I missed a ton of great looking cars, but I’ll show you what I managed to get.
Start off with a shot of the DJ booth which was on a flatbed. Pretty dope spot and they were rocking alllll day.
Right next to the DJ was Mike’s beautifully built Scion sitting aired out on BBS RS’.
A shot of our 1OF booth. Thanks again to everyone who paid us a visit.
Always loved the color choice on the CCW’s on this S2000.
Here is something you don’t see everyday. An Audi 90 Cabrio very nicely done sitting on what seems to be BBS Super-RS’.
Always have a soft spot for a white BMW E46 M3.
Kens Kustoms came out with their low riders. Pretty amazingly built machines. I want one so BAD!
Shows just how diverse this car show was. “Stance” in two very different forms.
A beautiful Acura RL on bags. Not too common, I digg!
Part of Kens Kustoms line-up.
I was really liking the white on white with this S2000.
Will always love a classic E30 convertible. This one sporting bags and what look to be J-Lines.
A very clean RHD CRX. Sad that this car probably didn’t get many looks because it wasn’t slammed and stanced out.
A line-up of really great looking cars. Four of which were RHD. Yea, we got a good crowd.
The Ruckus that wound up winning 1st place best Ruckus. We’ll deserved. Put together very nicely.
A couple of Honda’s on air. That silver Accord in the back was pretty intense. Super low.
Always great seeing this S15 around.
This was dope. Audi Allroad on 20 inch Vossen’s.
One of my personal favorite’s from the show. Porsche 993 GT3 sitting nicely on Rotiform’s.
Gabe caught texting on the job! haha
Pretty interesting looking Scion. Not my cup of tea but you can’t deny the amount of work put in.
Evan and his buddy, both coming slammed all the way from Queens.
A pretty serious setup in this low rider.
My buddy Peno set up a sweet RC drift track and showed off some of the SNTRL bodied drifters.
Jess’ flawless hatch and the Fresh Meet booth in the background.
Josh coming up for the day to help us out. His lovely TSX on CCW’s.
The one and only SNTRL team camped up in the shade, and showing some new products.
Was in love with this Busa. It was packing 600hp! Yea that’s right, 600!!! On a motorcycle! Straight nuts! I love how they kept the original front plastics. Ultimate sleeper!
Mr Pravan getting up close and personal!
First time I had seen these cars jumping around. Pretty amazing what a ton of batteries and compressors can do.
Something else you don’t see everyday. Toyota MR2 on Work CR-01’s.
Can’t go wrong with a 64 Impala on Dayton’s.
I was drooling at this Monte Carlo all day. I would seriously rock the crap out of this car! Straight-outa Training Day! lol
Can’t go wrong with Bentley wheels on a TT.
Gotta love the old school!
Ugh this might need to be my next daily. MK3’s are so timeless.
Alex’ old Evo now rocking some Volk CE’s
My brothers came to hang out. This is my bro Danny’s 944, sitting really nice if I say so myself.
Some VIP action.
Oh, and this was the line for the food truck. Was seriously this long all day. We need more food trucks for next time. haha
Again, I loved the variety of cars that showed up that day.
AMS killing it with their line up as usual.
A little three wheel action.
Rob of Liberty VIP and his GS sitting LOWWW on 18’s. So dope.
The hot dog man working out of a chopped top CRX. Pretty creative.
Another great looking GS.
Kenny aka MADJDM of SNTRL having a little RC fun.
Really liked the simplicity of this S14. Great color and the owner was super cool.
Purple R34 GTR that come out last fresh meet. Always a pleasure seeing one of these in person.
White Supra that seems like it has been around and looked like this for years now. Time for a change? Or timeless beauty?
I’ll leave you guys with a shot of a low rider rolling out the way it knows best.
Like I said, I missed shooting a ton a great cars, but I was so busy I just couldn’t get to them. I had a blast and I can’t wait for the next event. See you all again soon!
One of the most recognizable volkswagen’s to the enthusiast is usually the MK2. With classic body lines, numerous motor swap possibilities, and looking good on a ton of wheels, no wonder it’s so popular. With my brother trying to restore his own, I’ve been noticing parts are gettting harder and harder to find. I guess that just comes with a car that is so old. Anyways I came across this small bumper MK2 and thought it looked damn good. Not too sure if I would rock all white RS’ but they still do look good.
Got damn it’s perfect!
There are just some things that shock the crap out of you with something that comes out of left field. You ever see a car and just can’t stop staring at it? I have to say, I couldn’t believe what I was looking at when I saw this photo. For those wondering, those are BMW M1 centers with custom lips and barrels. How he came up with a spair set of extremely rare wheels is beyond me. HUGE props to the owner for fiting the most outrageous set of wheels on a MK2 ever.
Decided to go back to my roots today. Simple old school Volkswagen’s. There is just something about the beautiful, simple lines of the small bumper mk2. It says a lot when you don’t have to do much to make a car look really good. The example below is basically a stock mk2 with a drop and a rare set of BBS wheels and a clean body. That’s it. And I could honestly stare at it forever. Beautiful.
It seems like year after year, the Superbowl is becoming more like a holiday then a football game. The supermarket was PACKED yesterday. haha. Anyways before I go and enjoy the game, I thought I’d share this video. I’m sure it’s going to be on every facebook page and forum by the end of the week, but it’s for a reason. This MK2 looks seriously good. Great videography, again, from MKippen. It’s really great to hear that such a beautiful car actually gets driven. Props.
Well, I’ve finally sold my GTI. I really hate selling cars I’ve owned for so long, but I do believe it was time to move on to the next project. I feel like I’m satisfied with the build and to continue modding it would include tons of cash. I rather just start something fresh. Anyways, had tons of memories with the car and I’d like to give a HUGE thanks to everyone involved in the car in any way. The guys at SNTRL did a photo shoot of it yesterday. I took a couple shots myself, but I don’t want to take away from them so I’ll just give a sneak peak. Again, the car will be missed, but I can’t wait to see what’s next for me.
The final picture before he drives off with it. Hope he enjoys the car!



































































