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“If you build it, they will come”. It is probably one of the greatest movie lines in American film history. The line works for everything from Kosner’s baseball field to a small town Walmart. If you build it, they will come. Powerful stuff. When fellow automotive journalist and CEO Dustin Troyan of Drivenworld Magazine and Motor4toys Charitable Foundation started the Supercar Sunday gatherings, he too knew if he built it, they would come. While last week’s Supercar Sunday gathering was overcast and dreary, Sunday the 23rd of June was spectacular weather for a car show. Despite being relegated to the back lot this week due to a lease conflict with a flea market, the meet had over 250 cars were in attendance. A solid show with dramatic variation.

Hellcat beside classic Datsun. With time comes size.

Despite no listed theme, the sum of the individual enthusiasts resulted in a distinct visual. Muscle vs Import. This week’s gathering was very light on exotics and luxury vehicles. In their place were packs of right hand drive true imports from across the pacific. Multiple Skylines from GT2000 variants to the veritable Godzilla R34s were in attendance. Two deep red, polished Nissan 280Zs parked side by side sported masterfully executed 383 Chevy engine swaps with subtle differences between them. The engine swapped 280Zs stood as a sort of mechanical bridge between the two communities. A link between the American classic and the new age import. Rightfully so, the two cars held a center position to reinforce this sensation.

Arriving generally earlier, the muscle car owners were grouped at the top of the lot. Three particularly eye catching machines sat beside one another. The Kings of Mopar parked with their backsides to the upstart imports. A modernized but subtle black Plymouth GTX, a bone stock original ‘68 Dodge Charger and a wicked pro-street, fully done up Plymouth Roadrunner owned the parking lot. The owners of the GTX and the Charger are SCS regulars. Despite constant communication I can never remember their names because I lose my soul staring at their cars. Willing my wallet to grow so I too can be a king on the highway.

The Kings of Mopar. The GTX is powered by a 440ci Big block V8 that has been bored to 500ci

Quite unusual for a Supercar gathering, there were multiple superbikes in attendance. My Aprilia RSV1000r Factory was joined by another Italian homologation special, the Ducati 749. Both Italian dream machines were from 2006. There were other less specialized motorcycles as well. A black Yamaha R6 and a Honda Interceptor hugged a parking space flanked by a Dodge Viper and an El Camino.

If there was a first place for this weeks gathering, I would have to give the Blacktop Ranger Choice Award to the deep green and beige Lucra LC470. A hypercar in a roadster body, the Lucras were hand built in San Marcos, California. Engine choices varied depending on the buyers preference. The Lucra on display possessed a fearsome 7 liter LS7 big block and a six speed manual transmission. The Lucra LC470s with the LS7 created amazing figures. Horsepower in the 700s with weight down around 2000 pounds. Due to its carbon fiber construction, the whole body only weighs around 800 pounds on its own. I had never seen a LC470 before and it took my breath away. Bespoke yet invigorating. The smooth lines feel as if TVR’s mad performance figures were put into a subtly modified Jaguar E-type.

Once again by 9:30 AM, the crowd was departing. By 10 only a few cars remained. Until next week! Thank you Dustin Troyan again for creating this spectacle. Supercar Sunday can be found from 6:30AM to 10:00 AM Sunday mornings at Pierce College’s Mason parking lot.

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