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The Drift Look

Today, whilst sliding into my new used black Bride Zeta bucket seat, I noticed that, despite the Holding Monster's obviously chic yet utilitarian looks, it didn't quite match the stock recliner still bolted to the passenger side. And as I gazed at the passenger seat in all its tweed glory and reminisced about the small amount of comfort I'd sacrificed to stay on my side of the cockpit through the bends, it occurred to me that drifters, as a group of people, have a fairly distinct appearance within the car culture. For instance, the muscle car generation is made up of balding, middle-aged men trying desperately to hold on to their past youth and the tuner scene is dominated by baggy pants, white jackets and baseball caps rotated and firmly set to the "locked" position, lest a breeze relieve us of a vital fashion accessory. But not the drifters.
No, the drifter look is much more basic and much more motled. The styles range from the backyard mechanic, with monotone shirt, oil stained jeans and oil stained finger nails, to the pseudo-stylish dude with time-faded Levi's and zip-up sweater made by brands like "Bench" and "Energy" and perhaps "Von Dutch". It's all very basic and the same thing goes for the way we talk. Very rarely will you hear the words "dawg", "at the wheels", or "how much would it cost to convert my Integra to rear wheel drive?"
But it doesn't end there, the philosophy of "basicness" transfers to, and is probably the most apparent in, our cars; Our "wheels", our "chariots of smoke and fire". Our "whips", if you will. In a world where everyone was trying to look different and wound up looking the same, the drifters stand out as the true beacon of non-conformity. A beacon shining the way to second hand parts and body panels that don't match. Of course, the real beauty of it is that we didn't do it on purpose. It's a result of our fixation with travelling in directions we aren't pointed and the unfortunate reality that, sometimes, things get in our way.
Your average drifter will not have done much to pretty up their car. You will find some S13's with Silvia noses every once in a while, but even then the new body panels will be painted flat black. We can't be bothered with flashy body kits and truely wing-like aluminum spoilers. Albeit the professional level is a whole different ball game but they could paint their cars bright pink for all I care, and some of them do. But still, our scene can't be bothered with copious amounts of fiberglass, underglow and nitrous purges. It's all about wether the cars can get properly sideways and wether we can keep them that way. And that suits me just fine.
Thanks you BWorm from drift411.com for this writing