So my dad had '91 turbo. He typically never takes care of anything, and this policy of negligence spilled over onto his car. Over the years of owning it, the interior disintegrated, the drivers door broke on the inside and out, and he never checked the coolant, so of course, one hot Houston summer, it overheated and blew a head gasket. That happened in the summer of 2004.

So as the estimates for fixing it went through the roof, he realized it was time to get a driver for work. I stepped in and gave him a down payment for the new car (2004 Tundra) so that he could keep the supra and fix it at his leisure. He didn't do a d@mn thing with it--it sat in his garage and became his cat's new home. He got a job in another city, and he knew he would have to get rid of it, so he gave it to me.

So now I have a project car. I already own a 2002 WRX and a 1984 Caprice. The Caprice was my project car for a while, and it has a completely restored drive train (engine to differential). The WRX is of course my driver.

Anyway, I am a little intimidated by the supra. This poor thing is in poor shape. Parts are expensive, and it is MUCH more complicated than the Chevy V8. But I am looking forward to it; it is an ideal project car.

Yeah, parts are expensive. It largely due to the car's rarity.... I think that's one of the biggest attractors for me though.