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My road to NSX ownership started 31 years ago. I was over at a very good friend’s house when his uncle showed up with his brand new (one of the first in the Midwest) 1991 NSX. As a 19 year old car nut, I was blown away at how cool his car was, and as I was enthusiastically talking with him about it, he tossed his keys to his nephew and told us to go have a good time. I was blown away that he would trust his brand new NSX to a 22 year old and a 19 year old ( I knew I was respectful and trustworthy, but he didn’t know me very well at the time). For anyone familiar with St. Louis, we took it to Lindbergh Blvd, which was a main “cruising“ road at the time. No one had ever seen one on the road until then, so we were constantly getting yelled at, “what is that…..is that a Ferrari ? ….and kids wanting to race us title for title hahaha….” I still remember every detail of that drive, at the time, it was pure awesomeness. When we got back, my buddy’s uncle turned to me and asked, “did you like how it drove ?” To which I replied, “ I don’t know, I didn’t drive it…“ he turned to his nephew and said, “what the heck, Ken is the car nut, the whole point was for him to drive it.” Then he turned to me, and said, “ don’t worry, we‘ll get together again and you can drive the NSX….”
I remained close with the family, but hadn’t seen my buddy’s uncle since that day 31 years ago. However, every time I talked with my buddy, I’d ask, “does your uncle still have my NSX ?“ I have thought of that drive and his car since the day we took it out that day. Fast forward to present day, in the beginning of November, while driving home from work, I got a text from my buddy that his uncle was thinking of selling the NSX. My heart skipped a beat, I had to have that car, his car. Long story short, I met with him and his lovely wife 31 years after he promised me a chance to get together and drive his car. I’ve driven a lot of exotic cars, but this was my first time to drive an NSX, and it was nostalgic. We struck a deal, and he said he was really excited that I was the one that would own his car. I absolutely love driving this car, it’s an engaging experience to drive, and pure joy.
This NSX is bone stock, 91,000 miles, my buddy’s uncle was the only owner. He also gave me the book and model that the Acura dealer gave him when he bought the car. If I do any modification to it, I may put bronze T-35 wheels on it, but otherwise, I’ll keep it stock like he kept it for 31 years.
I remained close with the family, but hadn’t seen my buddy’s uncle since that day 31 years ago. However, every time I talked with my buddy, I’d ask, “does your uncle still have my NSX ?“ I have thought of that drive and his car since the day we took it out that day. Fast forward to present day, in the beginning of November, while driving home from work, I got a text from my buddy that his uncle was thinking of selling the NSX. My heart skipped a beat, I had to have that car, his car. Long story short, I met with him and his lovely wife 31 years after he promised me a chance to get together and drive his car. I’ve driven a lot of exotic cars, but this was my first time to drive an NSX, and it was nostalgic. We struck a deal, and he said he was really excited that I was the one that would own his car. I absolutely love driving this car, it’s an engaging experience to drive, and pure joy.
This NSX is bone stock, 91,000 miles, my buddy’s uncle was the only owner. He also gave me the book and model that the Acura dealer gave him when he bought the car. If I do any modification to it, I may put bronze T-35 wheels on it, but otherwise, I’ll keep it stock like he kept it for 31 years.
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