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Written by Tiki Bunny Imports 🍹🐇🛻🏳️‍🌈 on 2025-02-03 at 15:47

[#]RadRide at auction today! Let's kick the week off with a real hot one: This 00 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo GSR Special! Turbo & 4WD, this little rally beast is stock inside and out but shows its racing heritage on its proverbial sleeve to make for a real head-turner! DM for interest or to bid! #JDM

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Written by :wa: MrRob.in :chevyvan:🇬🇧 on 2025-02-03 at 16:28

@tikibunnyimports oh 🤩

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Written by Tiki Bunny Imports 🍹🐇🛻🏳️‍🌈 on 2025-02-03 at 18:10

@BitchinRob fire, right??

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Written by Tiki Bunny Imports 🍹🐇🛻🏳️‍🌈 on 2025-02-03 at 19:17

@BitchinRob I have been informed this is actually a real life Makinen GSR

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Written by Basmitharts on 2025-02-03 at 19:22

@tikibunnyimports @BitchinRob There was a guy here in Houston that built a full LHD clone of one of these from imported parts.

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Written by RootWyrm 🇺🇦:progress: on 2025-02-03 at 19:26

@tikibunnyimports @BitchinRob indeed it absolutely is. It's not a clone. It's the real thing.

The only 'non-Makinen' part is the wheels. Which are EvoVI factory OZ 17's, and a very common replacement due to availability on the Enkei wheels.

This is a real 6.5 TME GSR.

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Written by RootWyrm 🇺🇦:progress: on 2025-02-03 at 19:32

@tikibunnyimports @BitchinRob identifying these is actually a LOT harder than people think, because of the propensity for clones in EU, nevermind wrecks.

But:

• correct seats front and rear

• correct door cards

• correct asymmetric bumper covers

• correct vent pans on hood

• correct Brembo brake package

• correct MOMO wheel + module

• correct shifter boot

• correct shift knob

• correct IPC

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Written by :wa: MrRob.in :chevyvan:🇬🇧 on 2025-02-03 at 20:10

@rootwyrm @tikibunnyimports I typed “holy grail find” but deleted it because I didn’t know enough to be anywhere near sure 👍🤣

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Written by RootWyrm 🇺🇦:progress: on 2025-02-03 at 20:21

@BitchinRob @tikibunnyimports in all seriousness, if you want a TME, PUT YOUR BID IN. NOW.

You are NEVER going to see another one this intact outside of a Sotheby's auction block or similar. And even with the bad photos, it looks to be damn close to immaculate.

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Written by RootWyrm 🇺🇦:progress: on 2025-02-03 at 21:06

@BitchinRob @tikibunnyimports like seriously, there are VERY specific hallmarks I look for. This one has none of them. Even bad photos can't hide them. There is damage to the steering wheel leather, but that's a very easy restoration. (It's not like it's magical leather with unicorn stitching.)

The real secret's the IPC; that's a 180MPH unit. (ALL TMEs are MPH!)

If you told me it had 30,000km on the clock, I would believe it.

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Written by RootWyrm 🇺🇦:progress: on 2025-02-03 at 21:17

@BitchinRob @tikibunnyimports "Wait, wait, wait, what the fuck do you mean, it's an MPH car. That is clearly RHD!"

Man, you'd have to ask Mitsubishi what they were smoking. But if you look, that is an MPH without a km/h secondary.

And I swear to you, you look in the JAPANESE brochures, it is EXACTLY that IPC in MPH with no km/h secondary. km/h was an OPTION.

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