It was a nice sunny day on Wednesday June 15 to head up to the weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca meets. With the rain finally deciding to let up for a night, it was nice to get out there and check out some rides. Actually, it was a little too sunny out as you can tell by some of my pictures, and was getting hard to fight the sun and the shadows, so I gave up and went inside to eat, only to come back outside with it being cloudy again. Here are a few shots that turned out, all the rest [...]
iM Highlight: Lani’s Mk4 Jetta Vr6
One of my major goals while writing for illmotion was to bring as much euro content to the website as possible. It wasn’t long ago that I shot this beautiful example of a properly done Mk4 Jetta. One of the coolest features of this car is the completely original Votex body kit from VW. If any of you are familiar with Votex, you know how hard it is to find a clean example. Another cool feature about the car is that it was featured on Euro Tuner some years ago. While the car has remained virtually the same since the [...]
iM Event Coverage: 2013 VW Close To Home Show & Shine
May 5th, 2013 marked the 2013 Volkswagen Close To Home Show & Shine hosted by CLUB VEE DUB at Calgary’s Northeast Volkswagen Dealer, Fifth Avenue Auto Haus. With the weather being more than stellar for Volkswagen owners and enthusiasts to show off their builds, the turn out was quite impressive as new and classic Volkswagens filled the Fifth Avenue Auto Haus lot throughout the day. The Close to Home Show & Shine had something for everyone as music, contests, food etc. was on hand to keep participants and spectators busy. A few of us from the crew managed to grab [...]
iM Event Coverage: Weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Meet – April 17, 2013
Another week has gone by, and that means another edition of the weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Meet! Its nice to see these meets getting busier and busier as the weeks go by and the weather starts cooperating. Its nice to see cars that come every week, and see how they progress as the season goes by. Its also been great in the fact that the cars are getting more and more diverse. Here’s a quick taste of some of the cars that were out this week, for lots more shots, check out the set on our Flickr stream: HERE Make sure [...]
iM Event Coverage: 2013 Calgary International Auto Show
A bunch of us got to check out the Calgary International Auto Show that rolls into town every year. All the dealerships bring in a bunch of cars to the show, and its basically a big showoff of all the automakers cars, and then some. Didn’t take too many pics, and excuse the randomness, but here are a few of the cars that caught my eye. VIP Accord in the Honda Booth. Not too bad in execution, it seems weird being an Accord, but they tried. Check out the baller VIP tray and seat stitching. Not sure what I think [...]
iM Feature: Dale Sevcik’s 1972 Volkswagen Super Beetle
They say there is nothing stronger than the bond between a father and a son. This is especially true when there is a common interest that can bring a father and his son even closer together. Whatever the hobby may be, in the end, there will always be something there to remind both a Father and his Son of the good times, and countless hours that they spent together; which they can of course cherish and keep with them forever, re-enforcing that bond shared between them. For Dale Sevcik and his son, it is undoubtedly safe to say that their [...]
iM Feature: Alex’s VR5 MKII
Half of you are probably thinking that this is another old MKII GTI, and that I should just cut to the chase and get onto the photos. While the other half of you may have jumped to the conclusion that the ‘VR5′ in the title is a typo and I really meant ‘VR6′. To make a long story short, this is one MKII GTI that packs a punch, which is something you rarely see in any MKIIs that are still out there, alive and well. Alex is like most of you, strives to continue to modify and perfect his own [...]
iM Highlight: TJ’s Volkswagen R32
The Volkswagen R32. Introduced to the North American market in 2004, the R32 came out as the “it car” that every Volkswagen enthusiast wanted to own. Based off the Mark IV Golf platform, the R32 packed a 3.2L VR6 engine, a 6-Speed manual transmission, independent rear suspension and exclusively offered the Haldex based 4motion system. Including all of Volkswagen’s standard “luxury options”, the R32 was more than your average Golf, appealing to consumers who desired style, performance, and functionality. What more could one do to the R32 without sacrificing the already impressive package from the factory? A look at TJ’s [...]
iM Event Coverage: Weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Meet – August 29, 2012
Had a chance to attend the weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca meet on Wednesday. Hopefully you guys continue to come out and hang out while the weather is still decent. And speaking of which, watch out for the announcement coming very soon of the annual Beyond.ca SuperMeat! Here are a few of the pics we caught, more pics can be found on our Flickr page: HERE And last one, just because it was apparently a weight reduction mod performed by the owners significant other. Headlight glass is useless and is way too heavy: See you guys on Wednesday!
iM Event Coverage: Das Volks 2012
The illmotion crew went to the Das Volks event last year and the quality of cars was so good we had to check it out again this year. Below are a few of the car that caught our eye. And a couple overall shots of the turnout. Nice work everyone, see you again next year! More pics can be found here: FLICKR









