Courtesy of Import Tuner Magazine (September 2003)
By Scott Tsuneishi
Photos by Jason Mulroney
Owner Micheal La
Red Light Special
Reincanation of the Candy Apple Demon
Supras are a dime a dozen, but once in a while you come across that one special car that deserves recognition in an import scene littered with Hondas and Acuras.
Meet San Diego resident and undergrad student at SDSU (a.k.a. party school), Mike La's creation. Mike is no stranger to the Honda/Acura scene, as he previously owned a fully built, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R. After completion of the Integra, La became complacent with the car's performance and lack of power when confronted against high-power vehicles, namely the Toyota Supra. "All throughout my high school years i had my heart set on getting a Toyota Supra and i told my friends that i would get one, but as the years passed i was still Supra-less and many of my friends began to second guess me," states La. In February of 2001, La made the bold move to begin searching for his ideal Supra, spending just over a year in the process. Ask any Supra owner and they will tell you that finding a twin turbo model in pristine condition, with low mileage is like finding a needle in a haystack-it's just not realistic. La's day had finally arrived when his bread and butter, a 1997 Renaissance Red Twin Turbo Supra, was located at a dealership in Long Beach, Calif. Not exactly the color La had in mind, but he wasn't going to pass up a cherry-condition car and teh possibilty of another year passing before he found something else.
