Hi there to everyone in the NSX community! I would like to introduce myself here to the forums, and I have been a LONG TIME lurker on these boards! I think I found out about this board through an NSX Magazine, in which I forgot the name (but I remember it had a picture of an NSX on the middle of the cover and the borders were white, and I remember it had pictures of an NSX meet, I think).
I registered actually a long time ago but I forgot my Username/Password, so I started a new one, I hope that is not against the rules! I check in here from time to time, and I even remember that super large off-topic thread where that guy said he was a gambler or something and won an NSX (not sure, I just knew the thread was super huge and people had his real I.D etc). I also was here reading when someone first posted/scanned pages from an article in a car magazine (dont remember which one) where Ayrton Senna was driving and the writer was sitting beside him. I actually had that magazine I think, not sure.
Anyways, I guess here is my introduction, hope it is not too long!
Lets start off by saying that my father purchased the NSX in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, when the car was first produced in 1991. I was 14 at the time (I am 32 now), and I was literally going wtf in my brain when he brought it home. I was like this was one of the most beautiful car that I had ever seen. My father was a car enthusiast, as he modified an 1973 MGB, he also modified a original blue 1970ish (dont know the exact year, was too young, and my mom doesnt remember, lol) DeTomaso Pantera into a red-Ferrari looking type car. He had a thing for Mid-Engine cars, and I remember him letting me switch gears from the passenger side as a child, in which I LOVED to do. I can also add that he loved his tires, as his old 1980-ish Toyota Diesel 2.4 even had 15" Pirellis on them (The truck is still in my garage and the treads are brand new!). He even modded a 1975 Jaguar with a Mustang engine and turned it into a 5-speed.
I am sad to say (*sips wine) that he passed away in 2005 at a young age of 54 due to an unexpected heart attack. But I remember telling him about this website, but he really wasnt into the forums thing at the time, as he was busy pursuing his business.
He was a very busy business man, and he had businesses in Asia, Calgary, and Saskatchewan. We moved from Edmonton to Vancouver when I was 13-14, but we still kept our house in Edmonton. Here is the thing, the NSX ALWAYS stayed in Edmonton, and NEVER left. The MGB, Jaguar, was driven/shipped back and forth from Edmonton and Vancouver. The NSX, he kept it in a garage, and barely drove it, as he was always travelling back and forth. I also remember, that I bugged him all the time to bring it over to our permanant residence in Vancouver, but I was young then, and I dont think he really wanted me to drive it as it was his baby lol. Heck, he drove the old diesel Toyota more than the NSX, driving back and forth from Vancouver and Edmonton. I also know he loved the mountainous views of the Rockies!
Whenever he went back to Edmonton though, he would take short cruises, and I remember when I got my license in British Columbia and would go back to Edmonton for vacation, he would let me drive the NSX around. I remember getting the looks I was getting and thoroughly enjoyed it (I was young at the time, I know, but I was like a young kid showing off a Ferrari, heh). All I remember was that I was shaking when I drove it, as I didnt have that much experience, and it was SO LOW, and that I was getting a lot of attention, lol.
Well, when my father passed away I had to take over his business, and managed to do all right, and now I am for the past year, stable. We plan to sell our Edmonton house, and we went there over this weekend to visit some family.
I guess you can consider me a new owner, since it is now mine, and now I finally got to take pics of this beauty. I havent been back to Edmonton in awhile, and man, this NSX is really gorgeous. Here is the kicker, it only has 1500 Kms ^^. I never had a chance to drive it, as my dad disconnected the battery. BUT I TOOK PICS lol. There are no modifications done to it, everything is original, except for the rims, which are 19" SSR rims. He still has the originals with perfect tread. He did add a lamb skin seat cover on the drivers side (as he did with most of his cars, LOL).
I am posting now because since everything business wise is fine, I can now focus on cleaning out my Edmonton house and bringing it here in Vancouver! Not sure whether to drive it or ship it, and I STILL have to figure out what maintenence issues I have to deal with on the 1991 model if I decide to drive it over here from Edmonton to Vancouver. I also gonna be visiting this site A LOT more, and I already know that this is an awesome, friendly, tight community! Anways, thanks for hearing my story, and I think my dad would have loved this site!
Here are the pics, but they are taken from the garage only, as I was only in Edmonton for the weekend, and was busy visiting family, so sorry in advance if I couldnt get any better pics!
*Edit: Let me also add, I am a proud owner of an 2008 E90 BMW M3, but man, I am waiting to get cornering with this baby!
**Edit: I have a photobucket acount, and I had to re-size (shrink these photos) as attachments, but I do have the normal pics on my computer. I am not good internet wise, but I do have a photobucket account, can I post the larger pics on this thread? Any help appreciated!
I registered actually a long time ago but I forgot my Username/Password, so I started a new one, I hope that is not against the rules! I check in here from time to time, and I even remember that super large off-topic thread where that guy said he was a gambler or something and won an NSX (not sure, I just knew the thread was super huge and people had his real I.D etc). I also was here reading when someone first posted/scanned pages from an article in a car magazine (dont remember which one) where Ayrton Senna was driving and the writer was sitting beside him. I actually had that magazine I think, not sure.
Anyways, I guess here is my introduction, hope it is not too long!
Lets start off by saying that my father purchased the NSX in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, when the car was first produced in 1991. I was 14 at the time (I am 32 now), and I was literally going wtf in my brain when he brought it home. I was like this was one of the most beautiful car that I had ever seen. My father was a car enthusiast, as he modified an 1973 MGB, he also modified a original blue 1970ish (dont know the exact year, was too young, and my mom doesnt remember, lol) DeTomaso Pantera into a red-Ferrari looking type car. He had a thing for Mid-Engine cars, and I remember him letting me switch gears from the passenger side as a child, in which I LOVED to do. I can also add that he loved his tires, as his old 1980-ish Toyota Diesel 2.4 even had 15" Pirellis on them (The truck is still in my garage and the treads are brand new!). He even modded a 1975 Jaguar with a Mustang engine and turned it into a 5-speed.
I am sad to say (*sips wine) that he passed away in 2005 at a young age of 54 due to an unexpected heart attack. But I remember telling him about this website, but he really wasnt into the forums thing at the time, as he was busy pursuing his business.
He was a very busy business man, and he had businesses in Asia, Calgary, and Saskatchewan. We moved from Edmonton to Vancouver when I was 13-14, but we still kept our house in Edmonton. Here is the thing, the NSX ALWAYS stayed in Edmonton, and NEVER left. The MGB, Jaguar, was driven/shipped back and forth from Edmonton and Vancouver. The NSX, he kept it in a garage, and barely drove it, as he was always travelling back and forth. I also remember, that I bugged him all the time to bring it over to our permanant residence in Vancouver, but I was young then, and I dont think he really wanted me to drive it as it was his baby lol. Heck, he drove the old diesel Toyota more than the NSX, driving back and forth from Vancouver and Edmonton. I also know he loved the mountainous views of the Rockies!
Whenever he went back to Edmonton though, he would take short cruises, and I remember when I got my license in British Columbia and would go back to Edmonton for vacation, he would let me drive the NSX around. I remember getting the looks I was getting and thoroughly enjoyed it (I was young at the time, I know, but I was like a young kid showing off a Ferrari, heh). All I remember was that I was shaking when I drove it, as I didnt have that much experience, and it was SO LOW, and that I was getting a lot of attention, lol.
Well, when my father passed away I had to take over his business, and managed to do all right, and now I am for the past year, stable. We plan to sell our Edmonton house, and we went there over this weekend to visit some family.
I guess you can consider me a new owner, since it is now mine, and now I finally got to take pics of this beauty. I havent been back to Edmonton in awhile, and man, this NSX is really gorgeous. Here is the kicker, it only has 1500 Kms ^^. I never had a chance to drive it, as my dad disconnected the battery. BUT I TOOK PICS lol. There are no modifications done to it, everything is original, except for the rims, which are 19" SSR rims. He still has the originals with perfect tread. He did add a lamb skin seat cover on the drivers side (as he did with most of his cars, LOL).
I am posting now because since everything business wise is fine, I can now focus on cleaning out my Edmonton house and bringing it here in Vancouver! Not sure whether to drive it or ship it, and I STILL have to figure out what maintenence issues I have to deal with on the 1991 model if I decide to drive it over here from Edmonton to Vancouver. I also gonna be visiting this site A LOT more, and I already know that this is an awesome, friendly, tight community! Anways, thanks for hearing my story, and I think my dad would have loved this site!
Here are the pics, but they are taken from the garage only, as I was only in Edmonton for the weekend, and was busy visiting family, so sorry in advance if I couldnt get any better pics!
*Edit: Let me also add, I am a proud owner of an 2008 E90 BMW M3, but man, I am waiting to get cornering with this baby!
**Edit: I have a photobucket acount, and I had to re-size (shrink these photos) as attachments, but I do have the normal pics on my computer. I am not good internet wise, but I do have a photobucket account, can I post the larger pics on this thread? Any help appreciated!
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