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Revving Up the Red Z32: A Birthday Gift to Remember
A PIT Autobacs Shinonome in Tokyo holds a morning meeting once a month on Sunday mornings. 17 September 2023, the theme was "Female Owners" and cars of no genre from mini to American cars gathered. Here is a Nissan Z32 "Fairlady Z" from the venue.
Dream of Ownership: Securing the World’s First Mid-Engine Sports Car
Historic car events are flourishing all over Japan these days, and in the high season of spring and fall, there are meetings and events of various sizes held in various places every weekend. Among such events, a fresh event is "SWAP & MEET in Myoko," which will be held for the first time. We spoke with Mr. Kazumitsu Kumakura, who participated in this event with his Djet, the last model of sports car under the René Bonnet name.
Legacy of Precision: How the BMW Isetta Echoes Japanese Traditional Craftsman
The cities of Tsubame and Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture have developed as a sacred place for the metalworking industry, first as a forge during the Edo period, and since the modern era, utilizing that tradition. Mr. Tomoyuki Kobayashi, who runs a long-established manufacturing company in such an area, was attracted to the BMW Isetta.
Echoes of Enthusiasm: Two Generations, Two Nissan Skylines
At the venue where many Nissan cars were participating, we heard that there was an owner whose both father and son were Nissan "Skyline" drivers, so we immediately went to talk to him. Then, we found a father and son who were driving a "2000GT" and an "RS Turbo". Which one is which? They introduced me to the Skyline, which they both said they had longed to own.
Legacy of Transformation: From 18R-G to 152E in a Classic Toyota Celica
At the "SWAP & MEET in Myoko" event, which was held for the first time, we spotted a Toyota "Celica" with screw-on wide fenders. We talked to the owner, Mr. Kazuo Yoshikawa, and found that it was a special spec Celica equipped with the rare 152E engine.
Evolution of Emotion: The Unique Styling of Toyota Verossa
The Verossa was introduced in July 2001 as the successor to the Toyota Chaser and Cresta. It inherited the "luxury personal sedan" of the Cresta, but with a bold body design and styling. Let us look back again at what kind of car it was.
Reviving American Classics: The Journey with a 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline and Harley
The Chevrolet "Fleetline" debuted in the year the Pacific War began. Due to the war that halted the development of passenger cars for civilian use, the 1947 model owned by Mr. Kobayashi is a reproduction of a prewar model, although it is a postwar car. We take a deeper look into the owner's love of American cars and American culture, including Route 66.
Racing the Past: A 20-Year-Old Driver’s Perspective on the Honda NSX
This is a project in which a 20-year-old female racing driver, Ms. Rami Sasaki, who loves old cars, is asked to test drive various old cars to give her honest impressions from the perspective of today's youth. This time, we took her for a ride in a 1999 Honda first generation "NSX Type S" maintained by Honda Access.
