{"id":818661,"date":"2020-02-25T05:07:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T13:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=818661"},"modified":"2020-02-25T05:07:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T13:07:55","slug":"cincinnati-cavalcade-of-customs-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/cincinnati-cavalcade-of-customs-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Cincinnati Cavalcade Of Customs Coverage: Modern Muscle On Full Display – Check Out This Late Model Goodness"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and\u00a0photos by Doug Gregory) –\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>Newer stuff in here.\u00a0 3rd<\/sup> photo in you\u2019ll see what is a tubular chassis 2004 GTO-ish thing.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure what to think of it, but with the vette and miata karts out there I suppose \u2018why not\u2019.\u00a0 That blue IROC-Z is owned by a former Norwood, OH plant worker.\u00a0 Significance..?\u00a0 That\u2019s where this car was made and if I read the text correctly he\u2019s had it since new.<\/p>\n

Occasionally I will take photos of stuff I don\u2019t like and that typically translates to something I think is ridiculous.\u00a0 The white Cherokee is one such offering.\u00a0 All four doors open Lambo style and it has enough sound equipment to drown out a Blue Angels demonstration.\u00a0 Lots of white cars this year and that includes this late Supra parked next to a white BMW.\u00a0 Not sure why they were sitting together when they have nearly nothing in common.<\/p>\n

This blue, surpercharged V-6 Mustang was looking rather impressive.\u00a0 I\u2019d liked to have heard it because I bet the sound is unique.\u00a0 Mopar was represented with Scat Packs, Hell Cats, and even a Demon.\u00a0 Mitsubishi Starions are not common and for two black ones to be aligned together at one show drew a good bit of attention.\u00a0 One of them was sporting a LS transplant while the other stuck with more traditional power.\u00a0 This bright orangeish-yellow car seen in the last photo was just sitting in an inconspicuous spot with no signs, lights, or anything to brag about its importance.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t have a clue until my son and his best friend explained to me this was not just any car.\u00a0 This is a Lexus LFA Nurburgring edition.\u00a0 So what, right?\u00a0 Lexus hadn\u2019t made a supercar prior to this effort and the company was so committed to making a statement they spent 7 years developing it and lost money on every one produced.\u00a0 It\u2019s an exercise in engineering.\u00a0 It\u2019s got a 4.8L V10 that can rev from idle to 9,000rpm before you can blink.\u00a0 It was super-expensive and very exclusive with only 500 units made over two years.\u00a0 This bright example you see here is supposedly one of 15 Nurburgring editions sold here in the states.\u00a0 The boys enticed me to listen to some YouTube videos of it pouring the power on.\u00a0 Its exhaust note is very similar to the F1 cars I remember from my youth.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure the sound is worth the half million dollars some of these are fetching, but I wouldn\u2019t turn down a ride in one.<\/p>\n

Come back for more from the Autorama in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

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