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Series 6 feat. Dannie Riel

david — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:09:37 +0000

With summer just around the corner now is the perfect time to release Series 6. Just like any other small business out there Import Bible has experienced highs and lows but this year has definitely been a high so far. Going hard at it I’ve decided to go all out on this series, releasing a total of 9 shirt designs, 2 sticker designs and some decals. As some of you might have guessed I’ve also teamed up with Dannie Riel to model my collection. Not bad!

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I’ve wanted to do a film for a long time and since I had Dannie on board already I teamed up with TGK Films to shoot a “behind the scenes” video. My goal was to make something similar, if not better than what the bigger brands were putting out.

Dying Breed Shirt

The very first M3 was introduced in the mid 80′s and was based on the popular E30 chassis. As safety requirements changed the M3 has slowly grown from a lightweight sports coupe to a heavy luxury coupe. The E30 M3 is often regarded as one of the best driving cars till this day.

Feather Weight (White) Shirt

Loved by few and hated by many, the Miata is always a hot topic with enthusiasts. Few cars have continued the intentions of their predecessors like the Miata. Throughout the three generations, this classic roadster has stuck to the classic sports car recipe. With a simple goal of recreating the simple British roadster with the reliability of a Japanese car, the Miata is easily a lightweight powerhouse.

Go Hard (Gold) Shirt

Arguably one of the best chassis introduced to the evolution family. The CT9A was the base of the Lancer Evolution 7, 8, and 9. Gaining a tremendous following, due to its stellar performance both on and off the track. The Lancer Evolution 8 would also be the first time North America would meet the car.

Good Foot Shirt

Being one of the last Japanese sports cars in the 90′s, the Toyota Supra had a notorious reputation of getting its owners into trouble. The bulletproof engine allows many tuners to modify it to incredible levels. The result? Expensive tickets!

Grease Monkey (Blue) Shirt

For anyone who loves to work on anything mechanical, you have probably been referred to as a grease monkey. Nothing wrong with that! This shirt is for everyone who isn’t afraid to roll up his or her sleeves to get down and dirty.

Rim to Rim (GID) Shirt

This is a tribute to one of the most popular modifications purchased for a car. Not only does it change the aesthetics, but also agility of the vehicle. With hundreds of designers, car enthusiasts can choose from different styles, offsets, sizes, and colours to create their perfect look.

Glows in the dark!

Stacks Shirt

Japanese car companies were known for their cheap sport coupes, having less success in the luxury sport coupe segment especially in North America. However, the V35/G35 is one of the first luxury coupes that really took off with its voluptuous back end and signature exhaust note.

Wide Open Shirt

Known as a velocity stack, these trumpet shaped add-ons help draw air into the engine. While some may use velocity stacks in their streetcars they are commonly used for racing applications due to their distinctively loud noise. Stacks along with individual throttle bodies cannot be matched in terms of responsiveness.

Deep Dish Tank

Dedicated to enthusiasts who love the style and appeal of deep dish (distance between the lip and face of the rim). Wondering what the pack of smokes is for? Suitable for measuring how deep your dish is. They say the deeper the dish the deeper the pockets.

Club Sticker

Stickers have played an important role in car culture and are one of the most common ways to represent your club. Often containing Japanese script and engrish quotes, this sticker is inspired by the vibrant club stickers found in Japan. Minus the engrish we think this is a pretty badass tribute.

Deep Dish Sticker

Stay tuned during the week for high res shots, personal blog posts. And thanks to everyone involved with this release especially the crew!

Model: Dannie Riel (Site)
Photography: Nhi Le (www.noyophoto.com)
Cinematography: TGK Films (www.tgkfilms.com)
Hair: Rhi Ele (Site)
Cameo: Chengman (Site)

Get featured!

david — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:00:26 +0000

I’m working on a way to show off all of my great fans on the site. If you’re interested, all you have to do is post a photo on our Facebook page or tag your photo on Twitter/Instagram with the hash tag #importbible and we’ll feature your photo! Check out some of our fan photos at the bottom of the shop page here.

Summer markdowns

david — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:00:30 +0000

I’ve ordered a ton of new products for my summer line up and I’m running out of room. Everything is on schedule for my newest line up, although there isn’t much left in stock I’ve mark down the remaining inventory. Discounts vary from $2 – $15 off selected items, let’s do this!

IB in Banzai April 2012

david — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 01:32:07 +0000

Import Bible was featured in April’s issue of Banzai magazine, UK’s hottest selling import car magazine. Check us ou on page 11 of the issue which features our Forty Eighty and sold out Rim to Rim shirt.

Fan Fare: Maya Kaneko from Australia

david — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:40:47 +0000

Here is another fan feature all the way from Australia! Maya contacted me several months ago and purchased several tees for her upcoming shoot. Here are a couple of pictures from the shoot, for more check out BLOW&TREES. Check out Maya’s model page here. Special thanks for Maya for contacting me and BLOW&TREES for the photos.

Rim to Rim iPhone 4/4S Cases restocked

david — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 03:34:54 +0000

Making the iPhone cases was a huge risk for me because I wasn’t certain that they would sell. The manufacturing costs were much higher than what I had anticipated, but I decided to take the plunge. It turns out that everyone loved the cases and they literally sold out in a week! Customers were demanding I restock them, I rarely would do such a thing but because of the high demand I’ve reprinted them. Head over to the page here to order one.

Get them while you can because this is your last chance to buy this case as I will not be remaking them!

Bathing Stig spotted on Wong Fu Weekends

david — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 01:45:33 +0000

Talk about a surprise! Over the weekend I had several customers let us know that one of shirts made an appearance on a Wong Fu video (if you haven’t heard of them they are a very popular film making group on Youtube). Ted wore the Bathing Stig shirt in their weekend feature where Phil tries to learn how to drive a manual Subaru WRX. A lot of Youtube viewers wanted their hands on the shirt but it quickly sold out after the video was posted.

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Throwback shirts

david — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:11:54 +0000

With the release of the new 86 I felt that it was only fitting that I release a t-shirt design for the new sports car. Leave it to Toyota to break out of its cycle of boring cars and revisit the entry level sports car segment. Words can’t express how I’m excited I am for the sports car, I’m hoping that it give a much needed boost to the import car scene.

First introduced as the FT-86, the 86 is Toyota’s long awaited return to the entry-level sports car segment. Jointly developed with Subaru, the 86 is the spiritual successor to the original Toyota Corolla (more commonly known as the AE86). Will we see more throwback models? Lets hope so.

Joint feature with TheRightWrong

david — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:21:00 +0000

We teamed up with a great car blog based in Singapore called the TheRightWrong. Instead of the usual feature Ben wanted to hire a model to rock our shirts, an obvious yes. Not only did TheRightWrong hire a hot model they also found a hot Mitsubish Lancer Evolution VI – which weren’t available in North America. Want to see the rest of the feature? Head over to the editorial here. Also be sure to check out the other feature of the car here.

Series 5 update now at Foosh

david — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:09:12 +0000

Series 5 update is now available at your resident street wear store, Foosh. If you haven’t been to Foosh, it’s located on Whyte Avenue – 10544C 82 Ave Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6E 2A4. Of course you could always give them a call at (780) 491-6980.