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Kong Meng Vang, who also went by Steve, was a simple Oklahoma automotive enthusiast and owner of Vang’s Dyno Performance in Tulsa. He clearly had quite an affinity for JDM cars, having a number of rare 1990s performance oriented imports. Following his arrest in 2018 for possession with intent to distribute 1500 pounds of hydroponically grown California ganja, however, that collection was seized by U.S. Marshals, and is now scheduled to be auctioned to the public starting tomorrow.




In addition to forfeiting his collection of cars, his business, and seven additional residential properties, Vang faces a potential sentence of 40 years in federal prison. Some weed is legal to sell in Oklahoma, but obviously trafficking across state lines and unlicensed is still a huge federal offense.

You can see all 29 automotive auction listings with photographs here. Obviously you’re going to have some of the standard drug runner fare, like an Escalade EXT, an inconspicuous 5-year-old Nissan Sentra, and a Kenworth dump truck. When drug kingpins get their big payday, they start buying up their dream cars, right? That must explain the Nissan Cefiro, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III, and a few Toyota Soarers.


I’m most intrigued by this 1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R. That would be an R34. If you buy the car from the U.S. Government, does that mean it’s inherently legal to own and drive? Who wants to risk it? Here’s your chance.



Here’s a list of the interesting stuff. Check it out when you get a minute, and place a bid while you’re there.

2009 Nissan GT-R

1997 Lexus SC300

2007 Toyota Tundra SR5

1991 Acura NSX

1972 Datsun 240Z V8-swap “pro-street” drag racer

1997 Lexus SC400

1991 Toyota Supra Turbo

1993 Toyota Supra Turbo drag racer

2000 Toyota Chaser Tourer V

2000 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4

1999 Nissan Skyline GTR

2000 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Tommi Makinen GSR

1996 Toyota Supra

1995 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III

1998 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Type R

1996 Honda Integra Type R

1996 Mazda RX-7 Turbo

1990 Nissan Cefiro Turbo

1997 Toyota Soarer GT-T

1998 Toyota Celica GT-Four

1998 Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo

2007 Harley Davidson Softail Deluxe FLSTN


That’s a pretty impressive collection, and it’s likely it would have grown if Vang had been able to move that $5 million in marijuana he’d intended to. Instead, it seems likely he’ll be treated to three hots and a cot for the rest of his life. Here’s your opportunity to own a drug kingpin’s JDM car stash.

H/T: Tulsa World via Koishki