Take A Trip Back Through Time with This Super Clean Integra GS-R

By Cameron Aubernon - March 29, 2019

Period-correct 1993 Integra GS-R keeps the dream of the Nineties alive from the wheels-up.

What was happening back in 1993? Bill Clinton is sworn in as the 42nd President of the United States. The Maastricht Treaty went into effect, thus creating the European Union. CERN creates the World Wide Web, while the first reference to Y2K also appears. Ariana Grande is born, while Brandon Lee leaves this mortal coil.

And of course, Honda sends-off the second-gen Acura Integra with the last batch of Integra GS-Rs, one of which YouTuber Yvette Moreno is happy to bring to his viewers.

1993 Acura Integra GS-R

“I was in the market for a GS-R,” says the car’s owner, Ollie. “Originally, I had an LS, I had a GS… I was on vacation and saw the ad [for the car], and I just decided cut it down one day so I could go pick the car up.” He goes on to say that it’s “the rarest of the bunch,” with less than 5,000 made for the 1992 and 1993 model years. The 1.7-liter VTEC motor was also another selling point for this rare Integra.

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“My style is [to] keep it clean, [keep it] kinda period-correct,” said Ollie. “Some of the pieces on there are newer, but I just wanted to have a nice, clean flow.” This Milano Red example has 270,000 miles on the odometer, each one covered by the set of period-correct 16-inch Racing Hart Type-C Tracers. Ollie didn’t think the set were going to fit his GS-R, but it all worked out as you can see.

“I’m not a hood-popper,” said Ollie, “so I don’t really clean [the engine bay], to be honest.” And thought it may not sparkle and glow, the 1.8-liter B18C inline-four VTEC (from a ’96 Type R, which replaced the GS-R’s original 1.7-liter B17A1) looks as good as a daily driver’s engine can.

“The interior is kinda dirty right now,” said Ollie, “but it’s pretty much just [an] OEM interior. Not too crazy… Trying to keep it clean, trying to keep it together.” Ollie says he got his Nardi steering wheel from another Integra owner who he only met once before, and is thinking about replacing the front seats for Recaro buckets.

Ollie’s future plans for the Integra GS-R include cleaning the engine bay and fixing the leak in one of the hoses, as well as swap out the Racing Harts for Mugen RNRs. Beyond that, it’ll likely continue to live the dream of the Nineties for as long as it can.