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Farr Out: Christian Farr’s Scion XB
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (Well it actually wasn’t too long ago) we met Chris at our Pre-Wekfest meet in San Bruno, CA. Quite a distance from his Rancho Cucamonga roots. He drove up because he was showing his car at Wekfest the next day. I was immediately drawn to his slammed Scion because I had never seen it before. It’s not very often that LA cars drive up en-masse to San Francisco. This is where our journey to shoot his car began. If you don’t quite recognize the backdrop it’s in the downtown area of Long Beach. SF to Rancho to Long Beach? What is going on here?
We had planned to meet Chris downtown for some of that compact urban Socal vibe to complement his Scion and the location couldn’t have been better.
Armand’s Devil Horned Widebody Mr2 Feature| PVRmotorsports x CarsxHype
photos, words and video by Michael “Mikey” Dang
Honestly one of the most extensive shoots I have ever done. Getting to the secret location to meet up with Armand, I think we started shooting around 7PM. Planned out each motion shot out to actually feature himself as well into a mini story. Had originally planned a multiday shoot for multi locations but had decided to stick with a single location sufficed enough into an epic turnout of the final video product as you see before you. Having spent about 5 hours in that structure, I learned many things about Armand’s car history on the beginning stages of white to what is now the “Red Devil”. Every bit of the car has a story behind it especially the wing how it is a custom 1-off from a Corolla but had been chopped and redone to fit his MR-2 but then broken by someone leaning on it. Armand explained to me that there was no point in fixing something for so much money to have it broken again. All in all, it is just something to live with and it shows that he truly daily drives his car and it’s not just a showboat. I had the pleasure to learn more and more about not just the car but about Armand but I’ll leave that to others to meet him in person to know how down to earth he is.
Thank you again Armand for the opportunity for letting me shoot your car.
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Dusted: Kyle Smoot’s Civic
The Tucson car scene is unlike any I have ever experienced. to me, the sense of community is more close knit out in the desert because of one simple reason. You will not run into many gear-heads who take the time to research, save and turn their ideas into reality. The scene is small, but who says numbers have anything to do with it?
Enter Kyle Smoot, the curly hair extraordinaire with his Civic. Kyle was one of the first people I met down in Tucson when I started going to Mama’s BBQ meets and I am proud to present to you his Civic.
It’s not always about how slammed, how fast, or even how blinged out a car is. Cars should be about how they flow. Kyle’s civic is smooth as can be.
Stanced & Daily Driven Audi A4.
There are many things that make this A4 unlike the typical A4, the incredibly aggressive stance, Meaty Tires, Gorgeous wheels, Big Turbo, Tucked Engine Bay etc. and it was all done by the owner. It is his daily driver, its Static sitting 3 inches off the ground (After he went from 18′s to 19′s, He used to be 1.5″ off the ground on the 18′s) a Stanced Chicago Road Warrior.
Just Keep Swimming: The Story of Dori the E30
Going out on a limb really describes how we came to shoot this very car. I don’t know how many of you guys have watched Finding Nemo, but the story revolves around two fish who find each other in the ocean in a quest to find one of the fish’s missing son, Nemo. In our case, the internet proved to be the ocean and we found Scott’s car in the quest for stance. I “cast a line” to Scott through Stanceworks.com after seeing one of his cars parked on a familiar street in his signature. The rest is history. I’m glad that we can share Scott’s Beautifully done E30 which he calls “Dori” with you guys, Enjoy!
Not Your Average Tree-Hugger’s car
With gas prices sky rocketing, driving a Prius around doesn’t sound like a bad idea. I myself am not a big fan of the Hybrid car because it’s not much of chick magnet neither is it fast. I found the Prius to be a good murder weapon since your victims won’t hear you driving to run them over. Would anyone suspect you killing a person with your Prius? Nope. People would just be under the impression that your just a typical Prius driver.
Commute Warrior: Basil’s Mazda 3
They say bad things come in threes. I feel like this holds true for Basil Cruz’s Mazda3. By bad I mean something more along the lines of bada$$. He daily drives this car from Santa Rosa, CA to Millbrae, CA everyday. In case you don’t know where these two cities are, that’s roughly a 70 mile trip each way adding 140 to the clock each day slammed.
For all the miles this gets driven it sure looks clean. Having a clean cut car tastefully modified is really what caught our eye. Aside from the Mazdaspeed3, this generation of Mazda is seldom seen slammed.
Team är-kªn’: A Passion to Drive, Alberto’s Varis Evo X
Photos by RJ Deslate, Words by Alvin Thai
I’d first like to start by apologizing to Team Arkan, our readers, and my fellow CXH members for lagging on these features. I’m caught up in a lot of stuff right now, falling behind in school, and other things that I won’t get into. But before I went to bed tonight I had to clear my mind a bit with some nice writing and car blogging. It’s kind of funny how most people I know (including myself) dread writing material like it’s an impossible 25 page essay. The truth is though, once I start these pages it brings me a sort of peace of mind and fullfilment that I am doing what I love and pursuing one of my many passions. That’s what life all about isn’t it? PASSION, without this what would life be?
Passion, is what drives us into doing great things. Whether it’s becoming the ultimate athlete, singing your heart out, or building a magnificent car, passion is what we live for. It is with this passion that what lay before you today is possible. This team definately has a lot of passion for cars. Just look at this Evo X below, it doesn’t look like it was built overnight with last minute decisions and mickey mouse craftsmenship. It screams an essence of unity and quality.
Kyle’s Trusty White STi-ED
It’s not a common occurrence that we see modified cars driving on the road that can properly execute a track look without sacrificing aggressive fitment. What is the end result when you marry the two, just take a look at Kyle’s STi. It’s a daily driver, that combines the best of both worlds all in one package. If the aggressive aero doesn’t get you, nor the clean Satin White Pearl paint,the aggressive stance, fitment, and color of Kyle’s wheels will.
