In the early 00s, when the U.S. was first getting its introduction to drifting, aero manufacturer C-west graced us with their presence in the form of D1 driver Akinori "Ucchi" Utsumi, and his s13 "onevia" (silvia with 180sx front end).
Fast forward a full decade, and i come across this gem, sitting on display at a friends shop. They don't know what it is, who made it, or really how it came into their possession, but i instantly knew. Its c-west, and only one car have i ever seen that color on. I can't imagine anyone else would:
A: have the exact same color car
B: also be running authentic c-west/drft aero (which was never widely distributed in the U.S.)
Now it will sit on my shelf and collect dust, right next to the C-west brochure Ucchi signed for me in 2005!
I don't think i would ever put it on a car, its more amusing to me as a novelty/collectible. Too bad this never took off. The PFRP construction that c-west used is by far the most flexible, strongest, and cleanest (best fitting) of any fiberglass piece i've seen.
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