2005 Scion TC - Seven Week Scion

A hypothetical: Let's say you worked as the director of marketing for a company that dealt with body kits. Not just any peddler of fine fiberglass goods, but a firm that specialized in both the design and manufacturing of their own kits. Now, let's say you came across a sweet deal for one of the hottest compact vehicles on the market. Put two and two (or in this case one and the other) together and you're bound to brew up one mean sum bitch of a show car.

While the above sounds hypothetical, a particular Patrick David who works at a certain AIT Racing out in City of Industry, CA non fictionalizes the story into a case study. Working at AIT for over three years, he's seen all sorts of trends, makes, and models come and go, waiting for the right platform and time to strike. Like the timeless adage, or like a 40-year-oldvirgin, good things, ahem, come to those who wait, and what Patrick was waiting for was the Scion tC.

Launched in '05, the first coupe to flaunt the Scion badge had the perfect blend of style ,performance, and, most importantly, price. And it was for those exact reasons that Patrick pounced on the car quicker than Ashton Kutcher at a MILF-filled PTA meeting. Patrick explains, "I built this vehicle because of the great value and quality the Scion brand is known for, and I felt it would be a great base to work off to produce the next hot tuner car." Little did he realize the new project car couldn't have come at a more opportune time.

SEMA, the greatest show on earth-well,after the Ringling Brothers-just happened to be seven weeks away. The largest automotiveaftermarket tradeshow, Patrick knew he wanted to debut his new pride and joy there in the glitz of Vegas. With an in-house AIT R&D team of six very creative people, Patrick flexed his director of marketing title, set the timer and put themto work (peep the sidebar for the time elapse build-up).