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The Speedwell Supra, owed by our good friend Iby, it’s a showcase not just for his skill set but his company too, he puts life back into worn out alloy wheels, he is the ultimate wheel restorer, and is extremely good at what he does, just think of a colour and he can make it happen, including one off colour and bespoke finishes, and the good thing is he caters for all wheels from oem wheels to 2 and 3 piece forged splities, he can pretty much restore any wheel back to original, all wheels are dry painted and finished to perfection, so next time you need your wheels refinishing, look him up and tell him VAD sent you, we promise you will not be disappointed.

Speedwell wide body Toyota Supra

The car itself needs no introduction, that is unless you have been living under a rock with no internet or wifi connection, we have featured it a couple of times over the last few years in various disguises, it must be one of Europe’s most posted Supra's across the media networks, its lit our feeds up this years more than any other Supra around the world, but what we can say is we haven’t seen one picture of this car that does it justice, not one, in the metal this is mind blowingly good, with the kit is a complete one off, well it was... until now.

Since we can remember we have been hounding iby to reproduce the kit, as we have had so many requests, he had also been inundated with request too, so he has finally stepped out of his manic schedule and pulled the trigger, and will be available to buy over the next few months, and you can buy it right here at VAD.

The kit will feature the usual wide body aero parts, front bumper, front splitter, front wider fenders, side skirts, rear wider quarter panels, rear bumper with integrated diffuser.

With any wide body project you will need the wheels to suit, you can fit 17” 18” 19” or if you desired 20” will fit with slight mods, but 20” as long as you run 10.5” front and 13” rear with suitable width tyres, other upgrades will be required, suspension, with fitting and painting required to completed look.

If you fancy this unique wide body look for your Toyota Supra, drop us an email, or get in touch, and we will hook you up with what has to be the ultimate supra conversion on the market.

TOYOTA SUPRA Twin Turbo Wide Body

Wide Body: Speedwell

Wheel & tyre spec: Front 10.5x19 > 275/30R19 // Rear 13x19 > 355/25R19

Forged Wheel Design: AG Wheels F420 Liquid Bronze Centres, Reverse Rim, exposed hardware

 

We are big BMW fans at VAD, we have owned a few, our plans for our own Z4 has also got us up close and personal, and reacquainted with the brand, so when we were approached by Christophe Luyck regarding wheels for his BMW M235i X-Drive it got our attention, but it wasn’t until we got into the wheel build that we found out this was no ordinary M235i, nope…. This was a Manhart MH2 400 wide body, and it’s a beauty.

Although we had heard of the Manhart name for tuning the BMW marquee, we had never seen the little wide body 2 series until Christophe brought it to our attention; it really does look menacing from every viewing point, it is a wide body designed to perfection, in fact it's so good you would think it came out of the Bavarian Munich factory looking like this, huge credit to the Manhart designers, they have created an absolute beauty.

Christphe Luyck Manhart MH2 400 BMW M235i

When we first saw Christophe prime example, it had been wearing a set of Stance wheels, and although they looked pretty good on the car, we both knew it could be so much better, what made the job so much easier is that the wheel design was already chosen, Christophe is a man that knows exactly what he wants, and the AGL19 from AG Luxury wheel range was his wheel of choice, now it was time to spec the wheel to the body and lock down the finish of choice.

The conversion takes a pretty wide set up, 9” to 9.5" front and 10.5” rear, even an 11 at a stretch, but Christophe has his own ideas, and as he had already run with a wider and larger set up, he didn’t like the ride quality or the fact it rubbed from time to time, especially on lock, so it was time to spec the wheels exactly how he wanted them to look, after all 3 piece forged wheels are about bespoke custom applications, widths and finish, so that’s exactly what he did.

A square set up of 9.5x19 was decided on, to be wrapped in 255/30r19 front and rear, the finish was to be matte Black centres, inner barrels, with liquid bronze stepped outer rims & hardware, with the AG spec 3 concave centre profile (floating spoke) centres, hmmm, what a recipe.

With the wheel build complete and shipped off to Belgium, AG wanted the completed project photographed, and there is only one photographer that would be given the green light to bring this car to life through his silky lense skills and that’s the amazing talent of Mike Crawat Photography… enjoy.

Owner:

Christophe Luyck

Vehicle:

Manhart MH2 400 BMW M235i X Drive ( Wide Body)

Wheels Design / size

AG Luxury AGL19 Forged 3 piece > 9.5x19 front and rear Fitted with 255/30R19

finished matte black centre, liquid bronze outer rim & hardware.

 
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We are Porsche fanatics at VAD, it doesn’t matter which one as we love them all, but if we had to pick one or two as stand our personal favs, then the 997 is up there, especially when wrapped in our GT3R aero kit, with the 993 model our other personal fav, the last of the air cooled beauties, the looks and the sound are both priceless, and it’s that model in particular we want to discuss.

There is no question that one of the largest Porsche aero kings is RWB, we should know as we built one, if you know your Porsche heritage you will know the inspiration came from the GT2R race cars, you only have to look at colourful creation of DMV 993 Porsche, driven by Jurgen Schlager to see the similarities, but Nakai-san has enhanced the look even further, which has now become his signature.

We personally love the car that started our love affair with the 993, and that is the GT2R Evolution, it really is an unbelievable looking car, from any viewing point its drop dead gorgeous, and the width is incredible, and we are pleased to be able to offer this aero pack, to all 993 owners, so what do you get in the conversion kit

Front bumper, front splitter, complete wider fenders, side shirts, rear over fenders, rear bumper, rear engine cover with race wing and supports, with a huge list of options, to include flat body under floor sections, front brake channels, rear brake channels, arch liners front and rear, 18” forged 3 piece wheels 11” front and 13” rear, coilover suspension, exhaust systems, header upgrades.

We would love to build our own, and if a 993 comes up at the right time and money, we will get building, but with our BMW Z4 GT3 build along with all the other projects we have going on, there isn’t enough hours in the day.

For further details on this beautiful upgrade for your 993, email the team, we will be more than happy to discuss.

 
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