Chapter 382: Rising Star in Modification

Nick Humphrey became famous, at least many local citizens who watched the evening news knew that there was a high school student who "mobilized" the Los Angeles police land and air forces.

As for how they knew it was him? Of course, the LAPD checked the license plate and contacted Old Bob, and then determined the true identity of the perpetrator.

The black driver was stopped by several police cars that arrived less than five minutes after the two parties separated. It can only be said that he had bad luck.

After the black guy was handcuffed and put into the car, he heard the latest police report coming from the internal channel of the police station in the front row. He was so angry that he screamed and thought he had missed a good opportunity to make a big splash.

After Nick drove the EVO off the main road, he rushed through the streets with more complicated traffic conditions, repeatedly shaking off the blockade of police cars. After a stalemate with the Los Angeles Patrol for 47 minutes, his escape route was finally blocked by more than thirty cars in front and behind on an overpass.

He really wanted to imitate his father in the movies and drive out from both sides of the bridge, but unfortunately there were neither rivers or lakes on either side, and no trains or trucks passing by.

When Nick got off the EVO with his hands raised high, the cameraman on the helicopter immediately zoomed in to capture his appearance clearly. Of course, the yellow EVO also showed its face.

Old Bob happened to be attending a party organized by a producer today, but unexpectedly he received a call from the police. He was confused at first until he saw on TV that his EVO was chased by several police cars.

Anger was naturally inevitable. He had warned his son many times not to go out racing, but the nature of his job meant that he couldn't go home every day like an ordinary office worker. It was even common for him to go out with the crew and not be home for several months.

After hanging up the phone with the police, I reluctantly explained the situation to my colleagues, which amazed everyone. They all said that Bob had found his successor.

Although Nick openly resisted arrest and violated traffic laws, fortunately no major traffic accident occurred. In addition, Old Bob hired a lawyer, so he was granted bail by the Los Angeles police two days after his arrest.

During this period, he could still go to school as usual, but of course he could not avoid being scolded by his father, being grounded and banned from entering the garage at home.

Old Bob was already thinking about finding a bigger warehouse to store his car collection; he was exhausted both physically and mentally by Nick's audacity.

Although as a car stuntman he often has to gamble with death, that is a job he has to do. Deep down, Bob is still a law-abiding person. He doesn't like his son's lawless character and is worried that if he continues like this, he will get into bigger trouble one day.

So, instead of keeping the unstable factor at home, it is better to move away from Nick.

He did what he said. On the third day after Nick came out of the police station, he called a few good friends to help move the car.

These people basically deal with cars. One of them is an engineer named Pam who often helps him modify cars. The modification and upgrade of EVO is also done by this person.

On the phone, Pam said to Bob excitedly:
"Haha, Bob, you don't know. Ever since many people found out that the EVO Nick was driving was modified by my studio, I have received hundreds of calls. Now, the appointment time for modification has been scheduled for two years later."

Old Bob was speechless. He felt that his old friend was rubbing salt into his wounds, and said unhappily:
"Damn it, if I knew it would cause so much trouble, I wouldn't have bought your modified car at all. No, I wouldn't even buy this car."

Pam had a gloating taste. Hearing her friend's behavior, she said, "Hey, it's too late to regret now. However, BYD headquarters contacted the dealer in Los Angeles, and they contacted me, saying that they can provide the studio with 10 sets of standard upgrade kits for the engine, gearbox and chassis at a low price. This is an official modification plan, the quantity is limited, and it is very rare!"

Old Bob kept complaining, but after listening to what his engineer friend said, his obsession with technology still made him unable to stop.

"Uh, Pam, I was just kidding, I really like the EVO, it's so cool, so... you have to leave one for me!"

"Hahaha"

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Among the world's many automobile powers, the United States' automobile industry was not established the earliest, but the United States has long been the world's largest automobile market.

Coupled with the top-ranked automobile industry strength, the United States has created a unique and vibrant automobile culture.

Among them, one of the most representative elements is naturally the car modification culture.

The American modified car culture originated in World War II, when cars were modified to meet corresponding needs in order to facilitate the transportation of artillery shells and other weapons.

After the war, the soldiers drove their modified cars home one after another. This action can be regarded as an enlightenment for people to modify their cars.

Under such circumstances, modified cars are imitated by more and more people. In addition, although the legal provisions have constraints, they do not restrict its development. The modified car culture in the United States has developed to this day and has a unique style.

In addition, they also have regular large-scale competitions that allow everyone to regularly watch the competitions on site as a family. This has also allowed many American teenagers to be exposed to racing culture from an early age. Therefore, the success of their car culture is, to a certain extent, also a subtle inevitability.

Therefore, the United States is also known as the "paradise of modified cars". The history of modified cars is as long as the history of the American automobile industry, and the average modification rate is around 80%.

Frankly speaking, compact cars like EVO may be popular in Europe and Asia, but in the United States, where people generally like muscle cars with large space and large displacement, the market exists but it is definitely not big.

However, Americans who truly understand cars will definitely discover the advantages of EVO, such as the unparalleled modification potential based on the original foundation.

Nick drove a modified EVO and dealt with the police for nearly 50 minutes. This social news was initially circulated locally in Los Angeles, and later gradually appeared on the social news channels of the three major TV networks.

Moreover, the moral standards of American television programs are extremely low. There are programs that teach people how to modify guns, let alone programs that teach people how to modify cars.

In order to increase ratings, a TV show called "Modified Storm" on NBC deliberately broadcast a video clip of "Los Angeles high school student Nick driving a modified car to tease American police", which caused many American modified car enthusiasts to whistle like a hooligan in front of the TV.

Anyway, although EVO has not yet become popular in the United States, it has already gained some fame in the American modified car circle.

(End of this chapter)