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Rodolfo “Ivan” Manio’s 2016 Subaru WRX

Name  Rodolfo “Ivan” Manio IG- @1slobaru2h8 Crew Name  Team Hybrid Vehicle Year, Make, Model  2016 Subaru WRX Premium Bio  Im a father of two. My oldest is 16 and the youngest is 13 years old. Happily married to my beautiful wife for 16 years and counting.  Why did you choose this car?  I choose this car because I’ve always wanted to have an AWD turbocharged vehicle. I’ve wanted an Evolution 9 but the time and money didn’t allow me to have one. So when Subaru came out with this type of design on the WRX, I cant pass not owning one.  What makes your build unique?  I would say Im more after the functionality of the build and my plan for it to be unique will take time. I want my car to stand out away from the other people who have the same model as mine.  How did you get started

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Sean Sampayan’s 2014 Honda Civic Si

Name  Sean Sampayan   Crew Name  NvUS (Inland Empire chapter) Vehicle Year, Make, Model  2014 Honda Civic Si coupe  Bio I was born in Riverside county in 1981. I grew up around muscle cars. I started getting into imports right after High school when I got my first Honda CRX. I love functional builds as well as show/stanced builds. I love taking my cars onto the race track and working on my own cars. Why did you choose this car?  I originally wanted a 2013 Civic Si sedan. Until I saw the 2014 coupe front end change with the aggressive design, that's when I knew I wanted the coupe. It's a perfect daily car and weekend warrior.  What makes your build unique? Mostly I see these newer Honda Civic stanced or bagged whereas I grew up around cars where you build it, use it, rebuild it.

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Ron Story’s 2015 Subaru Legacy 3.6R

Name   Ron Story Crew Name  Team Impact Vehicle Year, Make, Model  2015 Subaru Legacy 3.6r Bio I’ve been participating in Import Car Shows since 2002 and have won several awards with my previous Subaru that was built for performance and have decided to enter another level of competition by building my Subaru Legacy 3.6r Gen 6 to follow the VIP Style with some performance upgrades.  I enjoy the car show scene because of the different cultures of people you meet, different visions of styles and new friendships generated.  Why did you choose this car?  Initially I bought the Subaru Legacy 3.6r as a daily driver and after being out of the car show scene for about 8 years I decided to fall back to my friends at Autofashion USA about my vision of taking my Legacy 3.6r to the VIP level. 

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Larry Deleon’s 2002 Acura RSX

Name  Larry Deleon Crew Name  Team Impact Vehicle Year, Make, Model  2002 ACURA RSX Bio Navy Chief retired after 24year with honorable service with the United States Navy as a Fleet Marine Force DOC (Corpsman). Served with the Marines for 9 years and the Army for 1 year. Did 5 deployments to include Helmand Province Afghanistan in 2012. Happily married with 2 kids now a stay home MR. MOM … and spending money on my new hobby MY CAR (NAILA)!!!!!    Why did you choose this car?  Just one reason out of the 4 cars I own this is one my wife cant drive because its Manual !!! What makes your build unique?  Wrapped with Avery Dennison Sw900 Roaring thunder. Full interior custom red suede and sits on air managengement and suspension from ACCUAIR.  Majority of the work on the car was done

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Greg Johnson’s 2014 Hyundai Genesis R Spec

Name Greg Johnson Crew Name SYSTEMATIC Vehicle Year, Make, Model 2014 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Bio My name is Greg Johnson  I’m 42 years old, I live and grew up in Oceanside CA, been around San Diego most of my life. Besides cars I'm usually behind the camera at most car events most would know my work as @noclue_photography Why did you choose this car? When the car was first released in 2009, I liked the unique style and personality it had.  And because of that it really stands out from the crowd of all the other makes and models of cars that are in the scene today.  What makes your build unique? Besides being a Hyundai, I've taken a lot of time to make sure there are not to many built like it. A few things that make it stand out are the numerous Carbon Fiber parts, some of

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Richard Williams’ 2015 Hyundai Genesis

Name  Richard Williams  Crew Name  Alpha Driven  Vehicle Year, Make, Model  2015 Hyundai Genesis Coupe  Bio I started my build about two and a half years ago. It's opened my eyes to such a great community and tons of new friends. I love being a positive influence to anyone in the car community or anyone getting started in the car community. It's probably the only addiction I would reccomend.  Why did you choose this car? I was 17 and at a local car meet when someone pulled up in a car I've never seen before. It happened to be a Hyundai Genesis coupe. I instantly fell in love with the way it looked and sounded. That was it. I knew in that moment I would own that car one day. What makes your build unique? My build is unique because it's mine. Not all builds are the same. It's simp

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Santiago Mendez 2015 Nissan Altima

Name Santiago Mendez Crew Name Team Impact Vehicle Year, Make, Model 2015 Nissan Altima Bio Hello everyone I'm Santiago Mendez an proud owner of a vip inspired 2015 Nissan Altima. Bought car brand new from local Nissan dealership in February of 2015. First mod like everyone was window tint along with sound system. I live in Ventura California were I work full-time an also proud father of a 5 year old girl. Why did you choose this car? I chose the Nissan Altima because not everyone mods their Altima.I knew car will never be fast so I decided to build a vip inspired car. I like the natural big body lines of my car. What makes your build unique? My car is very unique as it is liquid wrap by an authorized person hear in oxnard California car has variations of different colors a

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Geoff Turner’s 2013 Lexus ISF

Name  Geoff Turner Crew Name  Team Hybrid Vehicle Year, Make, Model  2013 Lexus ISF Bio My name is Geoff Turner and I am from Raleigh, NC.  Most people know me by the alias of isf_ing_legit for my 2013 Lexus ISF I drive around town in San Diego, CA.  I live in San Diego, CA and currently in the US Navy and have been serving for 18 years.   Why did you choose this car? I chosen my car because the Lexus brand has been in my family for over 20 years.  I also used to live in Sasebo, Japan and fell in love with the Lexus brand even deeper and now am a super Lexus enthusiast. What makes your build unique? I think my car is unique because I have embraced the panda theme and the Lexus F brand to the “T”.  Every detail is designed to emphasize those details of the build. How did you get

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Judito Aristorenas’ 2015 Infiniti Q50

Name Judito Aristorenas (IG: @ juditology) Crew Name Team Hybrid (IG: @teamhybrid_95) Vehicle Year, Make, Model 2015 Infiniti Q50 Bio My name is Judito, better known as JD. I was born and raised in the Philippines, and I currently reside in Las Vegas. Why did you choose this car? The Infiniti Q50 caught my attention right when I saw it in streets of Las Vegas. The aggressive look, the brand, and the legendary, and now historic, VQ37VHR motor made me decide that this will be my next project. What makes your build unique? Aside from being the only Q50 build in town, I take pride on what I have accomplished with this car. A brand new and refreshed Infiniti look, with the good old VIP build makes this car unique. How did you get started in the car scene? I have been involved

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Branden Seyler’s 2016 Ford Fiesta ST

Name  Branden Seyler Crew Name  Team Hybrid Vehicle Year, Make, Model  2016 Fiesta ST Bio I am 22 years old and have been an auto enthusiast for 4 years in the So Cal scene. I am originally from Arizona where I was born and raised but moved here after joining the US Navy. Why did you choose this car? I had my mind set on buying it after doing months of research on different domestic cars that were good on gas while being great on performance and the Fiesta was the one for me. What makes your build unique? As with everything that I do, I tried to put myself into the car and do what I like rather then what everybody is doing. How did you get started in the car scene? I got started in the car scene when I got to California. I always had an underlying passion for cars since I was

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