I hadn't intended to buy a MkIII Supra when i ran across this ad. I had actually been on the hunt for several months to buy a Turbo ii FC RX7. I had several close calls to buying one, but the stars never aligned and my frustration started to grow. The market for old JDM cars in 2021 is exploding. I'd half joked with my car friends that it was a wise 'investment' to buy as many examples of the classic JDM tuner cars we all grew up with and loved in the early days of Fast and the Furious, circa 2001ish. Rx7's (FB, FC, FD), 300ZX, 3000GT, MR2, GSX eclipse, Supra mk3 and mk4 (yeah right). I've watched as the clean examples dwindle from rust, poor ownership, and time. It's interesting when you don't notice anyone driving these cars anymore that they start to fade from memory. I don't play pokemon, but maybe collect-them-all is just in my nature, or until i run out of garage space, funds and patience with the wife.
The car had sat for 8 years, untouched, when the prior owner had someone try to steal the car. They jimmied the door handle, smashed the ignition, but weren't successful in stealing the car. The owner then parked it under a car cover where i found it when i rolled up.
Nearly forgotten, I'd say, buried behind gravel and other things. Note that these pictures were AFTER it was pressure washed, and it was obvious the paint was going to need a lot more attention.
A branch from a wind storm had dropped on the car, smashing out the window and denting a few places.
You can see the years of growth on the cars body. There's a few flaws for sure, but I could see the value underneath it all. This had been the owners highschool car, and i could tell he had a soft spot for it. He had a black 89 Turbo that he wrecked, and swapped into this 1990 auto body. He was a very meticulous person so I felt pretty confident that even after sitting for nearly a decade i could get this back on the road. A deal was struck and i returned to rescue it from the jungle.
The drivers front wheel was totally frozen, and it took some dragging and rigging to get it unstuck enough to roll up on a trailer.
The car had sat for 8 years, untouched, when the prior owner had someone try to steal the car. They jimmied the door handle, smashed the ignition, but weren't successful in stealing the car. The owner then parked it under a car cover where i found it when i rolled up.
Nearly forgotten, I'd say, buried behind gravel and other things. Note that these pictures were AFTER it was pressure washed, and it was obvious the paint was going to need a lot more attention.
A branch from a wind storm had dropped on the car, smashing out the window and denting a few places.
You can see the years of growth on the cars body. There's a few flaws for sure, but I could see the value underneath it all. This had been the owners highschool car, and i could tell he had a soft spot for it. He had a black 89 Turbo that he wrecked, and swapped into this 1990 auto body. He was a very meticulous person so I felt pretty confident that even after sitting for nearly a decade i could get this back on the road. A deal was struck and i returned to rescue it from the jungle.
The drivers front wheel was totally frozen, and it took some dragging and rigging to get it unstuck enough to roll up on a trailer.