The third and final part of my coverage from the 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon isn't actually related to the show itself, part 1 and part 2 covers all that. Instead, here we take a look at the car park complex of TAS, which is always a show in itself.It would be a sin to go to an event as big and as popular as the Tokyo Auto Salon...
What’s that thing about the eyes being the window to someone’s soul? Anyway, think of the Tokyo Auto Salon as being the window into Japan’s twisted, perverted, and absolutely mental soul of its car culture.Where most other car shows like to keep things restrained, elegant, and well generic, TAS throws all that out the...
Over 130 classic cars gathered at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine last Friday for the start of the 2016 La Festa Mille Miglia, a 1600km rally across Japan and not a single one broke down. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this event than that.This is the second year I’ve covered the La Festa Mille...
Another year another Tokyo Auto Salon. Japan’s equivalent to the SEMA show, the Auto Salon is not for the light hearted. Fortunately, this was my second time covering TAS so my mind, heart, and sense were prepared for the visual onslaught we’ve come to expect from Japan’s premier tuning show.Here’s a free tip if you want...
Welcome to another Team Talk, where we ask the Auto Clique team some questions and get their opinions.We asked the team what would be the dream driving holiday/experiance?Ken Saito: For me my dream drive would have to be a big grand tour of Europe with a few friends. I've never been to Europe before but if I'm going to...
Okay, first off this museum isn’t actually in Tokyo. It’s not even in the same prefecture but as it houses many rare and interesting cars I thought it’d be worth 90-minute or so train ride out.There are many ways of getting to the Mahoujin Supercar Museum in Tochigi, the easiest being by car. But due to timing, or rather bad...
My daughter and I visited the Western Bays Hot Rod Show this weekend. It was well advertised this year and it showed! We had to park quite a long way from the venue. Inside it was packed too. Lots of cars, trucks and bikes on display and not much room to move and take photos. Here are some of the things we liked....
One of the best things about being a car guy in New Zealand is that you probably grew up exposed to everything with wheels. From the Hot Rod shows your dad took you to, though the era of JDM overdone body kits you thought was the bomb on your 1992 Prelude up to the Euro Wagon you have now, with more horses under than hood than any...
I went to the Capital Rodders swap meet and vehicle display at Trentham race course. It was an overcast day with a chilly wind, so maybe that's why the vehicle display wasn't as impressive as I remember it being two years ago. There were still some pretty cool cars there, and for once I wasn't the only Skoda driver in...
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