We have all heard the phrase respect all builds, although in my expertise it is extra incessantly utilized in a facetious method than in a critical one. I worry that I’m within the minority after I say that I do respect all builds, even those that confuse me to my core, and that is as a result of I merely love seeing people take pleasure of their vehicles, no matter their style stage or obtrusive lack thereof. That is to not say I do not increase an eyebrow after I see folks spend money and time on customizing or modifying an obscure automobile, or one which’s not significantly worthwhile, as a result of I 100% do. However completely different strokes for various people, proper?
Whether or not it is a tastefully modified uncommon basic, an egregiously lifted diesel pickup, or a 20-year-old household sedan that is coated in stick-on Auto Zone components, I nonetheless prefer to see folks take pleasure of their trip. So now that is out of the way in which, what is the weirdest automobile you’ve got seen custom-made?
Mine is a first-generation Toyota Venza
The weirdest automobile that I’ve seen custom-made, or a minimum of the one which stands out in my thoughts, is that this slammed pink first-generation Toyota Venza I noticed road parked in San Diego. Positive the first-generation Venza was offered with the 2GR-FE V6 that produces 400 horsepower when supercharged within the Lotus Emira, however the Venza by no means had sporting aspirations to start with.
It was a midsize household crossover that competed with the Subaru Outback and the Ford Edge; why would anybody select to take a boring 15-year-old midsize crossover and make investments tons of cash decreasing it and portray or wrapping it? Builds like this perplex me, however once more, I like the truth that somebody loves their Venza sufficient to customise it and proudly park it on a serious promenade for passersby to admire or take pictures of to share on a well-liked automobile weblog.
It’s totally a lot a, “you recognize what? Hell yeah” mindset. However that is sufficient from me, that is about you, the tender and gracious Jalopnik viewers. What is the weirdest automobile you’ve got seen custom-made? Tell us within the feedback.
