March Celica of the Month, Poll is now up! Options

[SwissFerdi]

Some members are requesting a Celica of the Month thread in lieu of the Featured Ride being changed to a quarterly instead of monthly honor. So, anyone who would like to can post their Celica's info, along with some pictures. A poll will eventually be created for members to select their favorite submission. So, having established that, let's start the submissions for March Celica of the Month!

Everyone is free to post below. What we want to see is the inspiration behind the car, let us know how it came to be the way it is now. Where it's been, and where it's going is just as important as where it is now. A poll of all submissions will be created from those posts.

Entrants can vote for themselves, but NO ONE should be going in and making new accounts to add votes. If this is found to happen the moderators will disqualify ALL votes made by that person.

Good luck, and go!

Entrant profiles:

richee3

Malek

pipes

Rusty

l19tly

Tigawoods

SwissFerdi

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Feb 24, 2010 - 11:19 AM

[Malek]

Visual Representation: 1997 Toyota Celica GT


-Name: Malek Awad
-Name of the Car: Spyro
-Background: Born in 1997, Spyro has been owned and maintained by a little old Japanese lady. That is, until 21 January 2009 when I bought it from the used car lot where she traded it. It was 100% stock when I bought it.
-Now: After a little over a year of owning it (being my first major expense), I tallied quite a few on the modifications list for being a relatively short time. My vision for Spyro at the beginning was simple. I wanted it to be clean and sleek, not in your face and look at me, but I also wanted it to be a car people remembered at a car show. It is well on its way to being that car. I'm constantly asked what kind of car it is or where I got it. It's even getting attention from BMW and Mercedes owners. Some know it just by Spyro.
-Modifications: Some basic modifications are the splitters and GT4 spoiler. I repainted the whole car getting rid of the side wall gash on the rear quarter and the minor dents. Interior wise, I got a Pioneer Premiere head unit with Boston Acoustic speakers. Great condition stock leather seats with seat heaters and OEM switches. A blue LED heater unit and gauge cluster. 7th gen short shifter and soon a TRD shift knob.
-Future: Future plans for Spyro include JDM Projectors, an ST205 3s-gte swap, 16x7in 5 spoke gunmetal rims and JDM tail lights. I want people to stand there at car shows guessing

I've had many personal experiences with Spyro that makes it more than just a car for me. Never will I consider leaving it. Thanks for reading.