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About THE aSTIG

Some say he's managed to save over 1.2 Million Dollars in 2011. All they know is, he's called THE aSTIG: Photographer, Editor, Business Consultant, Extraordinaire. Learn more about him at his personal website the-astig.custompinoyrides.com.

Iori Suzuki’s SW20 Toyota MR2 by Titan Works

Posted on November 1, 2010 by THE aSTIG
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We spent late Saturday afternoon at The Kings Playground in FTI. Club MR2′s JDM wonder boy Iori Suzuki dropped by too with his super cool Toyota MR2. Iori’s MR2 may be sitting here looking pretty for the camera, but mind (More…)

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Toyota Yaris Turbocharged By Speedlab

Posted on October 31, 2010 by THE aSTIG
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Wanna kick some sports car butt with less fuel? Here’s how: Step 1: Get a hot hatch like a Toyota Yaris Step 2: Take it to Speedlab so they can stick a turbo under the hood. Step 3: Go to (More…)

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Classic Benz + Wide Body = True Awesomeness!

Posted on October 30, 2010 by THE aSTIG

Rarely do you see widebody Mercs rolling on the streets. Must of the widebody euro cars you see from this era are the classic E30 BMW M3′s. But this Merc is totally cool with the widebody kit! Me likey! Sponsor’s (More…)

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Malaysian Togue Drifting!!! On an AE86 with an S2000 engine swap???

Posted on October 30, 2010 by THE aSTIG
custompinoyrides ae86 with s2000 f20c engine swap

Another precious find from our buddy James Quarto. Malaysian drifter Danny Loong brings his drift car out for a test run in a Malaysian mountain pass. We’re not sure either as to what car this is, but based on what (More…)

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7.4L 450hp Chevrolet El Camino – Muscle Car of Muscle Truck?

Posted on October 30, 2010 by THE aSTIG

They say that the history of the “pickup car” started with a lady in Australia who complained about not having any vehicle around that can take her to church on Sunday, and then bring the pigs to the market on (More…)

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Represent the Pinoy Custom Car Scene with CustomPinoyRides.com Stickers!!!

Posted on October 22, 2010 by THE aSTIG
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Our goal here at CustomPinoyRides.com is to showcase what the Custom Car scene in the Philippines is all about. We’d like to show the world that Pinoys are as good as, if not better, than the rest of the world (More…)

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Angel Locsin’s Ford E450 “Rolling House” by A-Toy Body Kits

Posted on October 22, 2010 by THE aSTIG
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Who said A-Toy Body Kits, probably the country’s most renown car tuner, works only on cars? You’re dead wrong! Didn’t you know that they tune houses too??? Some people would look at it as if they built a house inside (More…)

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Flat Black BMW Z3 – Looks Hot. Do you agree?

Posted on October 22, 2010 by THE aSTIG
CustomPinoyRides Eurofest 2010 Flat Black BMW Z3 pic1

Flat black. It makes a car look fast, as if it was purpose-built to race, without really caring about the appearance. But on a BMW Z3? Well, for this car, I think the opposite counts. I think the good thing (More…)

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Cars of Circuit Showdown Round 9: Honda Civic EK Hatchback by Cabspeed

Posted on October 21, 2010 by THE aSTIG

Pictures by Edward “Hazardboy” de la Rosa Check this out! Flaming exhaust and red hot brakes, driving a Honda Civic couldn’t get as manly as this. But I’m feeling a bit nerdy today and would want to get into the (More…)

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Classic Wide-Body Ford Escort RS2000

Posted on October 20, 2010 by THE aSTIG
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Think of Jeremy Clarkson saying these lines below: “Right! Now this… is a classic car. And not just any other classic car… This… is a classic Ford Escort, one of the most successful rally cars… of all time. But this (More…)

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