Tim Duncan Revs Up Style in His Car Shop, Revealing a Rare Portrait of a Legend - Jared Zwerling
All of Duncan’s classic cars feature the same exterior but have chassis upgrades done by BlackJack’s crew, including model engines and transmission. In addition to friends’ influences, his second-biggest inspiration for old-school cars comes from movies, notably The Transporter, Gone in Sixty Seconds and The Fast and the Furious.
“Like every other car guy, I’ve watched The Fast and the Furious and I want to go out and race and drift, and all the crazy stuff,” says Duncan, who would love to witness a car chase scene on a movie set one day. “Another one of my favorites is Cobra. That’s where I got my love for the Merc, where he had the one that had the license plate that said ‘AWSOM 50.’”
So what is it like to drive with Duncan, who has done some closed-course racing? Also an amusing time.
“I’m more of a comedy guy,” he says. “I just scan all the comedy channels on Sirius. I like to sit there and be amused. But if I’m with somebody, they’re the DJ. If I’m with my kids, they’re the DJ. They tell me what they want.”
(Photos by Scott Duncan, Tim’s brother)
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