In the early 2000s, the pinnacle performers of JDM cars were the MKIV Supra, Mitsubishi Evolution, Nissan Skyline, and the Mazda RX-7. These rides were the ultimate embodiment of what people aspired to own, offering status and prestige. However, if you are in the 30–35 age bracket now, then affording one back then often meant your daddy was rich, or you were in tick up to your eyeballs. It’s a stereotype, but hey, who can deny it was the truth in some instances, right?
Young Duane Huxtable of that era was immersed in a world of cars, bikes, and everything that resembled an engine. Growing up with a petrolhead father, around the time of the new millennium, he was evolving into a passionate car enthusiast, moulded by his dad’s car-centric parenting. This was a pre-internet era, where cars, racing, Autosalon, and the
