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Why Canada gets JDM legends 10 years before the US (the 15-year rule, explained)
Ever wonder why you can spot R34s, Delicas and kei trucks around Vancouver while Americans are still counting down birthdays? It's one number: 15. ## The rule T
Troy
@troyPRO
Spotting since September 2026 · Vancouver
GR Supra owner A91 fan boy
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Firsts
55 firsts in the worldHonda Prelude: nobody on Burbles had it before Troy
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13 of 24 earned
Toyota Celica GT-Four239HP
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERINLINE-4 TURBO · 2.0 L
DIAL-UP SPEED
FACT
The ST205 GT-Four's single WRC win in 1995 got Toyota's works team banned from the championship for 12 months after officials found an illegal turbo air restrictor rigged to spring back into place when inspectors checked it.
SPOTTED BY @TROY · 10/2026№ 0001 · 06/7 EDITION
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Patches
13 of 24 earnedIIISpotter IIICars spotted
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Set StarterA set halfwayEarned
VDiscoverer VFirsts on Burbles
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10 of 77Honda Prelude140HP
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERINLINE-4 · 2.1 L
DIAL-UP SPEED
FACT
Honda expected about 3 in 10 Prelude buyers to spring for four-wheel steering. In Japan, 8 in 10 did — an option Honda badly underestimated.
SPOTTED BY @TROY · 10/2026№ 0001 · 02/7 EDITION
Lamborghini Urus641HP
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVER8 CYL · 4.0 L · AWD
FACT
The Urus is Lamborghini's second SUV, 35 years after the Cold War-era military LM002, and the first under VW ownership.
SPOTTED BY @TROY · 10/2026№ 0001
Dodge Challenger SRT470HP
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVER8 CYL · 6.4 L · RWD
FACT
The SRT Demon version of this Challenger had so much raw grunt off the line that it became the first production car ever to pull a wheelie.
SPOTTED BY @TROY · 10/2026№ 0001
Jaguar F-Pace296HP
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVER4 CYL · 2.0 L · AWD
FACT
Before the public ever saw an F-Pace in a showroom, one was looping a 360-degree loop-the-loop at world-record speed ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show, with stunt driver Terry Grant at the wheel.
SPOTTED BY @TROY · 10/2026№ 0001
Subaru BRZ197HP
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERFLAT-4 · 2.0 L
IDENTITY THEFT
FACT
BRZ isn't a random string of letters — Subaru built it from Boxer engine, Rear-wheel drive, and Z for Zenith, the peak of the brand's sports-car ambition.
SPOTTED BY @TROY · 10/2026№ 0002 · 03/4 EDITION
Toyota Progrès XG10212HP
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERINLINE-6 · 3.0 L
FACT
The Progrès wore no Toyota badge at all, just a plain P on its grille, trunk, wheel caps and key, the same treatment as the Century.
SPOTTED BY @TROY · 10/2026№ 0001
BMW X5335HP
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERINLINE-6 · 3.0 L
FACT
BMW built a stretched, China-only version of this X5 — the G18 — with a wheelbase 13 cm longer than the regular car, matching the wheelbase of the flagship X7 and XM.
SPOTTED BY @TROY · 10/2026№ 0001
Chevrolet C/K (C10 / K10 / Silverado)105HP
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERINLINE-6 · 4.1 L
FACT
GM officially called it the Rounded Line generation; the public looked at it and named it the square-body.
SPOTTED BY @TROY · 10/2026№ 0001
Nissan Z34 Z400HP
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERV6 · TWIN-TURBO · 3.0 L
MODERN JDM
FACT
The 2026 facelift swaps the hood badge from the Nissan logo to a standalone Z, styled after the original S30.
SPOTTED BY @TROY · 10/2026№ 0001 · 03/5 EDITION
Ford Transit Connect162HP
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVER4 CYL · 2.0 L · FWD
FACT
Ford spent years in federal court over the second-gen Transit Connect: in June 2019 the US won its appeal, and judges ruled the van was cargo-only — ending Ford's workaround for the 'chicken tax.'
SPOTTED BY @TROY · 10/2026№ 0001
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In their garageCatalogue photoToyota GR SupraA90 GR Supra · 3.0Armaspeed cold air intake
In the community
Media
Thirty years apart: living with an A90 while hunting 90s A80s
Spend five minutes in a car comment section and you'll hear the same two takes on repeat. Either the 90s A80 Supra is an untouchable god that came from the fact
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AMG built its own SUV: 1,153 hp, three motors, and a recorded V8
Mercedes-AMG revealed the electric AMG GT SUV on the 17th, and it's a first: in 59 years, AMG had never built an SUV entirely in-house. Until now. - **The top G
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