780Tuners Season Opener
This year’s 780Tuners Season was held on May 19, 2019 (yes, over a month ago). This was the first Opener with reserved parking to help mitigate the parking woes for those willing to pay a fee. This was also the first season opener the 911 attended. It even got photographed by a local photographer/, @staytuned___!
All credits to @staytuned___ for this shot
Onto the photos!
Fast n Furious built right. This Supra is an immaculate and tasteful imagination of the early 2000s.
@special.kai ‘s widebody IS350. Looks about the same as last year. Livery still fire.
Black Supra, VS-XX’s. Perfect
Veilside RX-7 Tokyo Drift Homage
I believe this Supra is on CCWs? Love the green color, I’ve never seen one like it.
Best bugeye in the show. Probably because of the Work Meister S1 3p wheels…
Venomous!
Mclaren 570S
One of the more interesting cars was this FK8 Type R with a beautiful custom trunk sound setup. Sorta hilarious that a performance focused car has such a big subwoofer, but I’d be lying if I thought it wasn’t cool.
I had to have this explained to me: Uwabaki are the indoor shoes used in Japanese schools. It’s a reference to Tokyo Drift when Mr. White Guy came inside without wearing them.
Not a fan of the wheels, but this was super cool. Nissan Cima V8
GT-R Brothers
I believe these Leon Hardirtts came off a Lexus…LS400? Never seen these wheels before, but have heart of the name. Super cool pattern. Super Japanese.
Big thumbs up for this VW Bus
Immaculate (but horrendously dated) interior of a Datsun 280ZX
BMW rear
Beautiful E30 on BBS wheels
Some TT Auto Love with the Challenger and LS400
Always had a sweet spot for C63 AMGs. Looks great and has the power (and sound) to back it up.
No idea what model Benz this is, but it gives me a mafia vibe.
Rally Style Celica GT-Four. Loved these cars in Gran Turismo. This one was in good aesthetic shape.
Best wheels. Fight me.
The Season Opener this year was as large as last year but a lot less stressful due to the reserved parking. Getting out was a bit of a hassle, but not a huge deal overall. Still have your idiots revving and doing stupid speed down the Yellowhead, but as far as I’m aware, the police escort at the exit prevented any burnouts being an issue.
Next up is Driven Edmonton, where I’ll be covering a Live RWB build with Nakai-san!
Cheers,
Gary