a wet and breezy day down on the ports of Osaka for this years one of two 1980s / ハチマルミーティング meeting. unfortunately a few days prior the weather took a turn for the worse forecasting a lot less cars than previous years especially those who usually travel from a distance. was once again great to get out and spend a few hours walking around at this years event. the next one will be held at the start of autumn, later in the year at fuji speedway in shizuoka prefecture in which i hope to make it in the GX61. enjoy this little gallery from the weekend x

welcome to the 2024 Osaka Auto Messe. Kansai’s smaller however more refined and intimate version of Tokyo Auto Salon in which we covered early last month.

this event has been running for 27 years, since 1997 to the west side of osaka at the intex location. attending most of the previous years since 2020 i can personally feel the event growing whether it’s the vendors, booths & companies inside or the extremely large number of japanese and foreign customers entering through the doors spectating some of japan’s finest brands & cars over the course of a 3 day period. an event i highly encourage all car enthusiasts to come to especially if you’re in japan visiting, you will not be disappointed.

below is through my eyes over the course of a day at the event. as always, enjoyy x

the custom car world of Kansai, Japan – Osaka Auto Messe 2023 – similar to Tokyo’s Auto Salon – Osaka has its own kind with a little twist of style and presentation. the last time this event was held was early 2020 right before the peak of COVID and the world closing. back again after 3 years it was very warming to see how many people were out and about attending the event. i made sure i was there at a decent time on saturday morning with my camera loaded to make effort to go through most of the halls and shoot.

this event is held at the port of Osaka near Nanko – Intex Osaka. This event has been running annually since 1997 so has plenty of returning and renowned car shops and business’ showcasing their cars and art every year. It’s estimated that well over 200,000+ people spectate this car show event over the course of the 3 days. If you’re into cars new and old just like the Tokyo Auto Salon i highly recommend visiting this show at least once in your lifetime.

below is my selection of photos from what i captured over the course of the weekend, enjoyyy x

a car that i have been looking at purchasing quite seriously over the past 18 months has been in the range of GX51/61/71 however due to pricing inflation it has been a lengthy and patient process to await something suitable in all fields to pop up for sale. just like silvia’s kyusha (old cars) in japan have spiked even worse.

the newest car to add to the collection – 1983 GX61 Corona Mark II Eagle Mask. factory 1G-GE (NA) twin cam 5 speed manual.

i spotted this car around 5 months ago on car sensor by a little dealership located in aichi prefecture that specializes in GX’s, skyline’s and anything else in-between. over the years traveling and living in japan i have purchased a fair amount of cars through friends however i have yet to experience purchasing a car through a dealership in japan. for the most part dealers can be extremely expensive however my experience with PCA was nothing but a breeze and extremely thorough. if i remember correctly i drove out to the dealership roughly 4-5 times to check out the car thoroughly in their shop on the lift in hopes to make a firm decision if this was going to be something i wanted to pull the trigger on or not.

a very simple car that has very low km’s, no rust and has been looked after very well. amazing and simple suspension setup on SSR mark iii 14x9J – 27 14x10J -38 (A disk). very excited to build this into something absolutely pristine and exciting.

if you are looking for a old japanese classic car and interested in PCA’s inventory be sure to check out the website link here. once again a very big thank you to everyone at PCA for their amazing hospitality, communication and overall patience over the course of 5 months: （株）プレスト　ＰＣＡ　プレストクリエイティブオート x

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i have been wanting to post this set of photos for quite a while now so here they are. one of higashi-san’s newest car builds to date: MARTINI RACING replica RX-3 built in kagoshima and debuted at okayama 桃太郎伝説 Momotaro Densetsu kyusha event back in late 2019.

hoping to plan another trip down to kyushu and kagoshima just after summer this year. enjoyy

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it has been a minute since the previous blog post so here is a small one dedicated to the YAMATO AUTO WORKS super-wide FC3S RX-7 at the momotaro densetsu event held in Okayama late 2019. i uploaded a rear end shot of this car via our SNS platforms and many of you requested to see some more photos of this seriously amazing car. lots of updates in coming weeks regarding new releases, a very special collaboration and re-stocked goods.

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perfection F30 leopard in mikami auto, hiroshima.

miss this event, location and times – sadly this event got cancelled a few years ago alongside many other famous kyusha and kaido racer annual meetings. i will be starting to flow through archives from the years and doing regular posts again (most likely with minimal writing) feel free to comment anything specific you’d love to see. caseyyy x

R30 perfection at kyusha expo event in maishima late twenty-sixteen x

in the night of DAIKOKU FUTO parking area. early 2015 x