Import Bible - Automotive Apparel/Car Shirts

Low Life – VIP Tuning Culture

david — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:20:36 +0000

VIP tuning culture originated from Japan and has slowly made its way to North America. While not nearly as popular as the JDM craze, it definitely has its fans. While only few can pull off the super slammed stance, many enthusiasts are envious of their aggressive looks. Luke from Maiham Media examines why people love VIP styled cars.

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Homemade Transformer Toy

david — Sat, 12 May 2012 18:55:27 +0000

Leave it up to the Japanese to create a homemade Transformer that actually transforms! Obviously no small feat, the robot is able to drive, transform, walk and dance. What’s more surprising is that the creator wasn’t able to upload a high quality version than 360p…

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Slow Ferrari: Fahrradi Farfall FFX

david — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:55:34 +0000

From a distance the Fahrradi Farfall FFX might have you fooled that it is the real deal, an exotic Ferrari FXX. But it’s not, it’s actually a custom made replica that isn’t powered by an engine. Instead two sets of bicycle pedals power the light weight body to a whopping speed of 10 mph. If this idea sounds familiar it’s because Hannes Langeder created the Ferdinand GT3 RS.

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Easier Said Than Done

david — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:50:03 +0000

Easier Said Than Done (ESTD) is a film I discovered some time ago on Kickstarter (A group funding site). ESTD is a film about rally racing, but it isn’t just that simple. Rally racing is a unique fast pace sport in which drivers must race based on a point-to-point format. We often don’t get to see the driver and the teams because so much emphasis is usually placed on either the modified cars or the race tracks. Matt Johnston the producer of ESTD wants to change that; in his film he tells the story of both amateur racers and professionals racers as they compete. The trailer looks awesome and I’m happy to see that Matt exceeded his funding goal!

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Source: Kickstarter

Series 6 feat. Dannie Riel

david — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:09:37 +0000

With summer just around the corner now is the perfect time to release Series 6. Just like any other small business out there Import Bible has experienced highs and lows but this year has definitely been a high so far. Going hard at it I’ve decided to go all out on this series, releasing a total of 9 shirt designs, 2 sticker designs and some decals. As some of you might have guessed I’ve also teamed up with Dannie Riel to model my collection. Not bad!

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I’ve wanted to do a film for a long time and since I had Dannie on board already I teamed up with TGK Films to shoot a “behind the scenes” video. My goal was to make something similar, if not better than what the bigger brands were putting out.

Dying Breed Shirt

The very first M3 was introduced in the mid 80′s and was based on the popular E30 chassis. As safety requirements changed the M3 has slowly grown from a lightweight sports coupe to a heavy luxury coupe. The E30 M3 is often regarded as one of the best driving cars till this day.

Feather Weight (White) Shirt

Loved by few and hated by many, the Miata is always a hot topic with enthusiasts. Few cars have continued the intentions of their predecessors like the Miata. Throughout the three generations, this classic roadster has stuck to the classic sports car recipe. With a simple goal of recreating the simple British roadster with the reliability of a Japanese car, the Miata is easily a lightweight powerhouse.

Go Hard (Gold) Shirt

Arguably one of the best chassis introduced to the evolution family. The CT9A was the base of the Lancer Evolution 7, 8, and 9. Gaining a tremendous following, due to its stellar performance both on and off the track. The Lancer Evolution 8 would also be the first time North America would meet the car.

Good Foot Shirt

Being one of the last Japanese sports cars in the 90′s, the Toyota Supra had a notorious reputation of getting its owners into trouble. The bulletproof engine allows many tuners to modify it to incredible levels. The result? Expensive tickets!

Grease Monkey (Blue) Shirt

For anyone who loves to work on anything mechanical, you have probably been referred to as a grease monkey. Nothing wrong with that! This shirt is for everyone who isn’t afraid to roll up his or her sleeves to get down and dirty.

Rim to Rim (GID) Shirt

This is a tribute to one of the most popular modifications purchased for a car. Not only does it change the aesthetics, but also agility of the vehicle. With hundreds of designers, car enthusiasts can choose from different styles, offsets, sizes, and colours to create their perfect look.

Glows in the dark!

Stacks Shirt

Japanese car companies were known for their cheap sport coupes, having less success in the luxury sport coupe segment especially in North America. However, the V35/G35 is one of the first luxury coupes that really took off with its voluptuous back end and signature exhaust note.

Wide Open Shirt

Known as a velocity stack, these trumpet shaped add-ons help draw air into the engine. While some may use velocity stacks in their streetcars they are commonly used for racing applications due to their distinctively loud noise. Stacks along with individual throttle bodies cannot be matched in terms of responsiveness.

Deep Dish Tank

Dedicated to enthusiasts who love the style and appeal of deep dish (distance between the lip and face of the rim). Wondering what the pack of smokes is for? Suitable for measuring how deep your dish is. They say the deeper the dish the deeper the pockets.

Club Sticker

Stickers have played an important role in car culture and are one of the most common ways to represent your club. Often containing Japanese script and engrish quotes, this sticker is inspired by the vibrant club stickers found in Japan. Minus the engrish we think this is a pretty badass tribute.

Deep Dish Sticker

Stay tuned during the week for high res shots, personal blog posts. And thanks to everyone involved with this release especially the crew!

Model: Dannie Riel (Site)
Photography: Nhi Le (www.noyophoto.com)
Cinematography: TGK Films (www.tgkfilms.com)
Hair: Rhi Ele (Site)
Cameo: Chengman (Site)

D1GP Odaiba – The Foreign Perspective

david — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:17:45 +0000

The D1 Grand Prix is truly a unique drifting circuit. Luke Huxham from Maiham Media checks out the D1GP event in Odaiba where he catches up with drivers Jake Jones, Mad Mike and Federico Sceriffo. All of which are from countries outside of Japan.

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The man who defines Lamborghini

david — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:41:46 +0000

The story of Lamborghini and its rivalry with Ferrari is stuff of legends. But how many of you know the story of Valentino Balboni? Valentino has gained a cult status, starting from the very bottom of the company Valentino eventually became Lamborghini’s chief test driver. Drive visits Valentino at the heart of Lamborghini to find out how the famed test driver started out at Lamborghini.

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Papercraft Bugatti Veyron

david — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:31:13 +0000

Have some spare time? Then you might want to try crafting the famous Bugatti Veyron out of paper using Taras crazy template. No stranger to papercrafting, Taras newest model of the Bugatti Veyron requires 44 pieces of paper and is composed of 159 separate pieces. Wanna try something easier? Don’t forget my template of the 240Z here. Check out Taras site here which has all of his templates.

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Behind the Smoke Season 2 Episode 1

david — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:00:14 +0000

Behind the Smoke is a web series that follows Formula D champion Daijiro Yoshihara as he preps for his 2012 season in Formula D. Dai gives his new S13 drift car a shake down a week before round 1 of Formula D in Long Beach and GTChannel is there to capture the magic. Behind the Smoke gives fans an exclusive look at what happens on and off the track of a drifting champ.

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Behind the scenes at Pagani

david — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:23:36 +0000

Drive visits one of the newest super car manufactures, Pagani. When Pagani first introduced the Zonda it quickly gained a reputation as a bespoke super car. The host of show checks out how this car gets made from start to finish.

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