「Raise Fan Meeting」is a fan appreciation event where owners who love Raise wheels gather. In 2024, the fourth year of the event, approximately 700 owner cars gathered. We interviewed one of the owners of a Nissan R34 Skyline GT-R in a rare color and styled with a strong presence.

A two-door, rear-wheel-drive car with a high-powered V8 engine, created between 1960 and 1970, is collectively called a "muscle car" in the United States. Never mind the handling, it is simply a big power, fast, straight-line leader. The word "muscle" (muscular) is probably used to describe this muscularity and fierceness. The Plymouth "Road Runner" introduced here was the antithesis of those vehicles that were too expensive at the time and were unleashed on the world at an inexpensive price setting so that even the young could afford it.

Mazda's first generation NA model “Roadster” was launched in September 1989 and quickly became a huge hit. Many of these Roadsters participated in the “Retractable Car Jamboree (RETRA JAM) Vol. 2. We interviewed Mirei and her sister, Makoto, who own a Roadster with a beautiful marina blue color, about their episodes with their car.

Toyota's representative "Crown" is currently in its 16th generation, but the first generation was launched in 1955, and the brand will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2025. The 1964 Toyopet Crown seen at the Se-no-Moto Grand Prix 2024 was a non-restored car that still retains its original appearance. How did this car survive and why did the young Mr. Nishino come to own it?　We asked him about the story.

Introducing the Nissan R32 GT-R, a car with an appearance that foreshadows driving, from among the approximately 700 owner cars that participated in the Rays Fan Meeting. Owner "Kinoshi" purchased his R32 GT-R with a roll bar from the beginning. We asked him about the reason for this and other details.

A sibling of Nissan's 5th generation S13 "Silvia," which was a huge hit as a date car during the bubble era, the "180SX" was introduced in 1989. The 180SX, which was discovered at "RETRA JAM Vol. 2" (Retra Jam = Retractable Car Jamboree), is strikingly beautiful in its factory color, yellowish silver. We asked the owner, Mr. Diesuke, about the reason why the car was restored to its original glory after being neglected for 9 years.

In the era when people were crazy about the Fuji Grand Champion Race, the Mazda "Savanna RX-3" dashingly appeared in the racing world and defeated the Nissan "Skyline GT-R" to win the championship in no time. Hiroki Nakasuji has always admired such a racing machine and continues to love it to this day. Let's check out his favorite car in detail, a Savanna RX-3 that he built as an active tuned machine.

The legend of Nissan's “Skyline GT-R,” which began with the Hakoska, is an essential part of the story for those who love touring car racing based on production cars. We spoke with Hideki Matsuzaki, director of the Sepia Collection in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, who owns a non-restored body Prince “S54B Skyline 2000GT-B.