Culture/Clothing

For those of you that really love this scene, who always have cars on the brain, I ask you to remember what made you fall in love with this culture.  For many of you, it was a family member; you recall spending your childhood helping your father turn wrenches, polish wheels, and prepare his car or truck for whatever show or race was next on the calendar.  While my father and grandfathers had a healthy appreciation of automobiles, I don’t think I can necessarily tie my enthusiasm to them though.  For me, I remember sitting in high school, bored to tears, thumbing through an issue of Sport Compact Car my friend had just finished. I had a bone stock 1991 Honda Civic sedan at the time and can recall being amazed at the transformations of cars just like mine that unfolded in the pages of that magazine. The synergy of quality photography and design, engaging articles, and most importantly, the cars themselves, sparked something inside of me that has continued to burn for the past ten years. Read More

Formula Drift is finally back in full swing and we're excited to bring you the coverage. There were plenty of rookies this year that competed in the qualifying but not too many made it to the final 32. Along with the high number of rookies, there were also plenty of crashes too. Nevertheless, it was action-packed and a huge adrenaline rush to watch from the sidelines. Hopefully you get the same rush with our coverage. Read More

I shot this car two weeks before Wekfest San Francisco this year and pulled an all-nighter to finish editing this shoot before I drove up to norcal. The feature was shot for the May 2012 issue of Performance BMW magazine. Here are a couple photos from the shoot. Please support print and get your copy of the feature. It's out now. And before anyone says anything, the car needs the wing. It's tracked. Read More

I was browsing Facebook yesterday when the solo image of this bike showed up on my wall, from some of my non-car related friends. I was blown away. I'm by no means a bike enthusiast, but the sleekness of this old Honda CL350 just pushed all the right buttons. Read More

Keith's super dumped & super cool Honda Accord. Shot in Sin City with special guest Holly Lee.

With the Ruckus scene growing in popularity during the past couple of months, it was within due time that there would be an event to showcase these ‘scoots’. This is where Alpinestars, Standard Functions, and Fatlace stepped in to give the enthusiasts what they wanted and presented the community with “The Ruck Out” event on March 24, 2012. The event was held at the Alpinestars facility in Torrance, CA but before the event all three companies planned out a ride for all the attendee’s. The ride started from the Illest store in Little Tokyo, to Honda’s headquarters in Torrance, CA for a quick pit stop before heading out to the end location at Alpinestars. Read More

Here's a video that was posted yesterday by Ukranian videographers КВАД Фото-Видео. We love these old Ladas and are excited to bring you some exclusive features of these cars once the snow melts. Stay tuned! Read More

Every year in late March, Grossman Tuning hosts a show marking the beginning of show season on the banks of the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky. What began as a small meet held at their shop in years past has become one of the fastest growing and most anticipated shows in the Midwest. Read More

I recently repaired my front lip and somehow chanced upon a pretty cool location to shoot cars. While I was waiting for my client to come for his photo shoot, I decided to take a few snaps of my own car. It's a BMW 135i. I have a few more mods coming in and it'll be done since I have a new project car coming in next month. Leave a comment and let us know what you think. Read More

“Is your car low enough?” If you hear this question from three different people during one gas station visit, you know you’re doing it right. Tanner Norwood from Cleveland, Tennessee can’t even change lanes in his ‘94 supercharged Miata without destroying reflectors or grinding the crown of the road. Although, this problem should be expected when your skid plates are not even a quarter of an inch from the ground. Read More