How a garbage man traded up to an RWB Porsche 993

“Being a garbage man is great, and I love my job, but this is who I am,” says Joe Aime about his RWB 1995 Porsche 911.

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RWB founder Akira Nakai has always been controversial among enthusiasts for his… shall we say casual approach to chopping up vintage Porsche 911s. Some call it art, others say it’s a hack job. For Joe, RWB’s iconoclastic nature lines up perfectly with how he sees cars: the ultimate form of self-expression.

“I never wanted to fall in line with the norm. Some people are very comfortable with walking that line and then there's people that like to fall outside of that line,” he says. “It's your way of bringing your own imagination to life, right? We are blessed with creativity and also being able to be different. As human beings, we should take advantage of that.”

It’s hard to argue with what that attitude has done for Joe. While his job as a garbage man in New York City supports his family, he knew it would never afford him the opportunity to buy cars he loved. So he started flipping on the side, buying and reselling BMW E30s and E46 M3s before the huge recent spike in values. After years of this, he finally worked his way up to building his own very own RWB with Nakai.

“I've always admired Nakai's whole outlook on cars,” Joe says. “And to also blend Japanese culture and cars with the Euro culture, I don't think there's anything else out there that blends it as much as this does. I was like, I have to have one.”

The experience of owning a highly modified Porsche has been everything Joe hoped for. What he wasn’t expecting was becoming part of the RWB family, as he puts it. The supportive, welcoming community he found among other RWB owners and obsessives changed his entire perspective on the role cars play in his life after playing it “safe” for so long to provide for his wife and kids.

“It's taken me places that I never even assumed, like I've been able to knock out bucket list items. Being able to get into SEMA, being in magazines, getting features done on the car, like all this stuff is things that I dreamed of and it's all happening in immediate succession of each other,” he says. “I wanna capitalize on that. Being able to transition into being in the car space full time, that's my ultimate goal now.”

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[brojo]

WHAT! Dudes got a cool car, that he built, AND A WIFE... and KIDS!?! Truly a god among men!

[michaelsummerell]

Fair play and respect to the owner. I've got a lot of time for a modest, self-made guy who's worked hard to achieve his goals and expresses himself through his passions.

[petersimas]

Such a breath of fresh air. His explanation and expression of love toward cars and the culture is great. We need more people like this within the culture.

[pastawaterdrinker]

RWB builds are very hit or miss for me, but this is one of the best ones i've seen.

[projectveronicae]

Having been there from the jump to seeing where things have gone now, it's extraordinary that you've been able to remain the same ole Joe. This adventure has taken us to some amazing places and we've been granted access to rooms we never could have imagined. Through it all we stay focused stay humble and move with humility. That's what makes us different. Son Goku looks amazing on screen 💪🏾💪🏾

[hanifsubedar]

Joe is such an amazing individual, I had the pleasure to meet Joe at this year's SEMA! Thanks for inspiring us to modify, in such a wonderfully executed example! Beautiful car!

[Slowspeed]

Joe is a great dude!!! Happy to see him up here and further more living out his dream!

[litcreole]

This video is so inspirational! Find what your goal is, figure out how you're gonna achieve it and set your mind to it.

[BjWraps]

You live once! Let’s fucking go Joe! I’m so glad to have played a small part in your amazing build! Great build great dude also from Queens, Ny 💪🏾💪🏾

[Zi.Zenior]

Dude is a real enthusiast. Loves the history, the drive and the experience. This was a great interview. Those wings on the rear fenders are a work of art.

[yoshawnsmith]

I'm glad to see more videos of people driving their RWB Porches.

[AlexBeras]

Glad to see Joe doing amazing things!! His YouTube channel is incredible btw!!

[magi]

beautiful car in person. seen this car driving in NJ and later at Loe' Show. never seen it Queens though. owner seems like a cool guy. respect!

[jsd]

It’s an honor to see my boy leveling up and doing his thing the right way; his way 😎💪🏾.

[danielgallimore]

My dude joe.I know him personally.he is a good dude and always hade a dope car.good to see him up here…Queens NYC stand up

[LifeSOSlive]

Pretty sure I saw this car at an Avants event near Seattle, their Candy Crush Event at North Seattle Porsche. The use of the sheet molded carbon, often called forged or marbled, was cool to see. Beautiful car, and glad it's owned by a cool dude, not another spoiled kid who doesn't really get it.

[dmotorsports]

i have a picture of this car that i took hanging on my bedroom wall … and its motivation for me every single day 💜

[oghomelesskid]

Might be the first rwb driver that isn't a cocky dbag... love it!

[DailyOwnSupercars]

East Cost showing out, beautiful car enjoy .

[urbanstrencan]

Respect seen people doing cars their way, cars need to show individualism ❤❤❤