MR2OC July 2006 MR2 Of the Month

1986 MKI, 1991 Turbo MKII, 2000 MRS
Owner: Bill Merton
Boardname: bmerton

Bill Merton
Columbia, SC

Description & Mods:

These are my babies. In case you haven't figured it out, I definitely have a certain "style" (or lack thereof?)...All of my cars have the same silver and graphite stripes, tinted windows, and anthracite SSR Comps. I wanted all three gens to look related.

The '86 ("Ivory") is a Super White JSpec Supercharged swap. She was my first '2 and I've turned every bolt on her at least twice. HEAVILY modified. She makes pretty good power, especially with the 175mm pulley on her. Some of you may remember her sister, "Ebony," a black 88SC that, at last report, resides in Washington state.

The Dark Turqoise '91T ("Lucille") was bought last year with a blown motor and badly faded paint from MattN. Rebuilt the motor (her main power-adder is a TD06 turbo) and gave her a much needed facelift with the Comps, clear corners, '93 lip, new tails, and '94 spoiler (welding all those holes for the stock spoiler was fun!

Finally, there's "Scarlett," a 2000 Spyder that I bought in November '02. At the time, she was sporting big, heavy Giovanna wheels with everything else stock. Now, it looks like a TRD catalog exploded on it (suspension, bracing, etc) and only has the basic power mods (I/H/E) and an e-manage to richen it up a bit.

So there you have it. Most people think I'm crazy...I just think I'm crazy about my cars.

Congratulations from the Moderating Team of the MR2 Owners Club Message Board!