(OT) Car Show in Japan

[Robin (UK)]

Wow! Look at all these great cars.

It's the Dead Heat Car Show in Japan...

http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/cometsrides/Dead%20Heat%20Car%20Show%202010/?albumview=slideshow

[randroid]

Robin,

I guess they're repaying us for what we do to Japanese cars here in the States.

I've always been a fan of working with what you have, but the obvious panache and elan inherent in three inches of plywood on the roof of an otherwise nice looking '59 Ford wagon has somehow eluded me.

Thanks for posting, though, for it's easy to compare the 'evolution' of one country's customization practices with those of another country when viewing such pictures.

-Randy

[T120]

Hi Robin,Thanks for posting the link.I found the cars interesting.While I appreciate some customs - I can see a difference in tastes.

[Greenbomb]

That's cool! It would be fun to attend that show.

[40plyrod]

What a neat bunch of cars! That show could take place anywhere in North America and those cars wouldn't be out of place. I can't imagine how much harder and more expensive it is to build hot rods there. Shipping parts from the US to Canada is sometimes hard enough.

[LAKOTA169]

Of course, they also have these.....

http://pinktentacle.com/2007/05/extreme-japanese-custom-vans/

http://www.bouncingredball.com/2008/10/26/road-monsters-of-japan/

http://tanetane92.web.infoseek.co.jp/20050116tas2.html

[RobertKB]

My guess is most of those cars were imported as they are. It would be a whole lot cheaper to import the car finished as a rod or a "bomb" than try to make one over there. I like the cars that were left stock but most of the others leave me cold.

[BobT-47P15]

I would suppose many of those cars were imported as is.....there was

a variety of bombs, kustoms and fairly traditional hot rods. I wonder

how expensive it is to import parts to there.

Thanks for the picture link Robin.