![]() ![]() He offered to buy it almost immediately, and after a couple of weeks of negotiation and planning, he was driving it home. It was fascinating for me, but for Julio, it was a chance at his dream. I think it might’ve been the first right-hand drive vehicle I was able to look at in-depth. When his Silvia finally arrived in the US, we promptly went to take a look. In another part of Washington, Aldo was starting to import vehicles, making connections, learning the systems, and eventually pulling the trigger on an affordable choice. His favorite body style, in the best version he could get in America – a single cam KA24DE, pop-up headlights, and a spin turn e-brake button were enough to start making the dream a reality. That car was short-lived due to a stint in the Mazda Miata world taking over, but some years later, a two-tone coupe would be his. Julio didn’t know much about them, but something about how they looked and how they performed in media marked a point of no return.Įventually, a black hatchback 240SX (of which I, unfortunately, don’t have any photos) entered Julio’s life. Fortunately, as far as I know, Julio’s reason was mostly the former.Īs a youngster, Julio watching Initial D and playing car video games, and recreating his favorite cars in the gaming world eventually piqued an interest in trolling Craigslist for “JDM cars”. Let’s go back to what led to this point, because no one buys a poorly-painted car with a broken, swapped engine without some sort of aspiration or hallucination. A small deposit and the last few steps of a long road behind him, it was Julio’s. From ruined black original paint to the body roll you’d expect from a JDM auction car on the cheaper side, it was far from the dream you see now. The first time I saw Julio’s 1991 S13 Silvia Q’s, it wasn’t Julio’s. It was our mutual friend Aldo’s, but its turbo wasn’t spooling and it didn’t sound eager to perform. But this is an article about Julio and his Silvia, not my predispositions although they are positive, they aren’t his. I’ve worked on it with my own hands (albeit not very much). I’ve developed my theories, likes, and dislikes about the car over the years. We’ve been close friends since high school, and unlike the rest of my works, I’ve known the subject of this one since it drove off the boat in America. It feels a bit unfair writing a piece on Julio Losh’s car. ![]()
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