Japanese Classic Car Show: The Pristine, Eclectic, and Perhaps a Tad Bit Psychotic

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There were a few runner ups that gave me a bit of a chubby and deserve notable mention.  The first was this 1980 Toyota Corolla complete with a 5.7L LS1 engine.  What’s wrong with these Toyota guys anyway?  They’re nuts with the engine swaps they come up with.  My kind of people.
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Another runner up that tickled the ol’ chubby meter was this Toyota Hilux that was on display in the Mackin Industry’s booth.  I’m not sure if it had a 1JZ or 2JZ but this Toyota Hilux had “Chuck’s BAMF award” on lock down until I stumbled onto that Lexus powered Corolla.
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To fit the project Mu brakes and Wilwood rotor, a billet aluminum center rotor hub was CNC machined.  This was just one of the sexy fabricated pieces on this Toyota Hilux.  Respect.
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Zoom in on the valve cover.  Yup, that’s CNC machined too.  Somewhere, our resident Nerd Herder John Nadari just wet his panties a bit.

On the way out, we scoped out some of the venders, like BMD Wheels.  Their forged aluminum, 3 piece wheels are works of art.
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We also caught up with GM engineer, prego booth babe and fellow MotoIQ editor Merrit Johnson at the www.showordisplay.com booth.  Interested in legally importing a Skyline GTR?  Avoid any mishaps with Homeland Security and check them out first.

The parking lot didn’t disappoint either.  My wife thinks I parked in the very back of the parking lot because I’m an incompetent baboon incapable of making good decisions.
japanese classic car show, jccs, kenmary skyline c110The real reason that I parked in the furthest nether regions of the lot, was so I could check out cool cars like this C110 Skyline. 

More than a quarter of a century ago, I wonder if anyone really knew that the Skyline, or any other Japanese import for that matter, could be considered a classic car and have such a strong following. Ken and Mary would be proud.

 

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