Kind of a milestone day for me guys. Ten years ago, December 7th, 2005, I dragged home my first Supra, an 88 NA hardtop auto. Was super clean overall, I only say "dragged" home, because it was -25 (as in, twenty five degrees below zero) that morning, and the radiator had exploded when the dealership I bought it from tried to warm it up. No, in case you were wondering, the irony in buying a Japanese car on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor wasn't lost on me back then, even at the young age of 22.
In ten years, I've had a daily driven Supra for 87 of the 120 months. This was across two Mk3's and one Mk2. If I had just put a new clutch in the 89 a couple years back, and kept driving it instead of yanking the engine for a build, I would be around 113 of 120 months. Not bad at all I'd say, for how "unreliable" project cars are. =)
Anyway, pics are always nice, right? Well here's a couple of the 88 that started this addiction:
The Mk2... tossed a cheap stereo in it and maintained it, nothing special, but it never let me down:
The 89 in its glory days:
And, here's where I have ended up, ten years later, with a monster of an 87 that is patiently waiting on me to finish it in time for spring:
Admittedly, not the most exciting picture, but I know my whole story behind the pics. What about you? I know there are a lot of you who have had your cars, or at least Supras in general, for years now. Any good stories to share in all that time that haven't already been posted?
In ten years, I've had a daily driven Supra for 87 of the 120 months. This was across two Mk3's and one Mk2. If I had just put a new clutch in the 89 a couple years back, and kept driving it instead of yanking the engine for a build, I would be around 113 of 120 months. Not bad at all I'd say, for how "unreliable" project cars are. =)
Anyway, pics are always nice, right? Well here's a couple of the 88 that started this addiction:
The Mk2... tossed a cheap stereo in it and maintained it, nothing special, but it never let me down:
The 89 in its glory days:
And, here's where I have ended up, ten years later, with a monster of an 87 that is patiently waiting on me to finish it in time for spring:
Admittedly, not the most exciting picture, but I know my whole story behind the pics. What about you? I know there are a lot of you who have had your cars, or at least Supras in general, for years now. Any good stories to share in all that time that haven't already been posted?
