It could be considered the golden era of the JDM scene. Rare cars now seen as out of reach or extremely rare often cruised the avenues, showing off the best of what the car scene had to offer. Christchurch local and big-time old-school Toyota enthusiast, Andy, was eager to get his hands on one. “Growing up in the ’90s and early ’00s, I was lucky to be
around what we call the classics now — but back then they were everywhere. I remember when I was about 16 or 17, skating down to Washington skate park late at night; we would watch the boy racers race past, saying, ‘I want those cars!’”
After his very first purchase of a Honda CRX, Andy was absolutely hooked. His next cars came hard and fast, as he moved to an S14 facelift and quickly learnt the lessons of being young with a rear-wheel drive car. Trading this in for an S15, it was clear where this hobby was going. Having spent most of his teenage years obsessing over magazines, Andy came across a unique hatch
