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My Tokyo Autosalon 07 pics

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Hey guys

I put together this photodiary for the guys in my local forum, www.jdmstyletuning.com but I figured you guys would be interested too.

So anyway, without further ado, here's some pics of the Autosalon today. As before, a little caveat: I'm a terrible photographer and as you will see, the crowds were unreal and so given that I take pretty hopeless pics at the best of times, well let's just say the conditions were not ideal :) I couldn't take pics of all the things I wanted and often the crowds were so thick that I simply took pics where I had a clear shot at something.

There were a few nice MX5s there (not that many but a few) but all those shots didn't come out at all, as a lot of my pics didn't since it's so crowded that you get constantly jostled, etc and if you do manage to stand far back enough to capture the whole car, 25ppl will walk past just as you press the shutter :D

But I hope that this gives an idea of what it was like to be there!

First off is the obligatory JDM vending machine goodness: corn soup in a can :) This was actually really nice, as good as you get in a chinese restaurant although it was a bit odd when you got to the bottom and all this corn starts to come out...


As you walk from the station (Kaihin Makuhari), you can pass thru the car park, which always has interesting cars:










How many nice cars can you see in this shot?


The autosalon takes place in this huge hump-backed convention centre here:


Buy your ticket (about $22) and the anticipation becomes overwhelming!




All the stands have things for sale, and it can be as minimal as t-shirts and stickers, to say, VIP Teddy Bears at the Fabulous stand....$40 soft toys!




Check out the crowds! Unreal....


For those who think 10in screens just aren't good enough....in-car plasma TV!


...which was in this van....this was actually a very popular style of VIP van, the middle row of seats would be removed, and the rearmost row of seats converted to plush armchairs. The space vacated in the middle would be used for flip down screens (or a plasma!) or even a screen for a projector. In all cases its very plushly upholstered, even down to marble tiles on the floor.




VIP goodness
 
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Ralliart Colt at the Mitsu stand:






Gorgeous matched pair of Toyota/Nissan drift sedans:




The first one's a Toyota Chaser, with a 2JZ:


The other's a Nissan Laural with an SR20:


At Autosalon....all cars have dish


VIP Van in cabin bling


That's the cabin of this van:




All-carbon pannelled Lambo Murcie GT racer




Why, hello there!








22s on a Merc CL at the Fabulous stand....you really have to be an actual VIP to afford this!


Ferraris also get the VIP treatment at Fabulous
 
#3 ·
How horn does this look?


All the big mfg stands had a stage act where the promo girls came out to do a little routine and the Mitsu one was particularly elaborate, with girls in tubes and stuff:


Here's a vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdcwDFePCjk

...and another one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNsrTjV5S6o

When you wander around TAS the inescapable conclusion is that the blokes who attend TAS do so for the girls first and the cars second. Check out the throngs of gusy with cameras whenever the promo girls come out! In fact that is the only time you get a clear shot at the cars, when the girls come out the blokes go running...





FD+Re Amemiya = Touge heaven :D








This looks a bit dodgy...


...but the whole car is pretty extreme




New CRV with optional "Modulo" bodykit....eew.


Civic Hybrid racer


Honda Promo Girl


Mugen Project S2000


Not sure if I like the Accord-esque nose








Yokomo had a cool stand demonstrating their drift RC cars:


Here's a small vid (this is SO cool):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGnxhhhZpUw
 
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By the way this will give you an idea of the scale of TAS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMuhSToYXQA

This is one of the 3 pavilions, so this is only a 1/3 of it....







Hello Kitty....Raybrig Edition!


This is as comfy as it looks...


Ditto


Dished Watanabe goodness....Hibino's AE86 D1 racer


This I would say is quite low....Mode Parfum stand


LOW


Oh my goodness....LOW!!


Mode Parfum market air suspension kits:


It was roughly at this point where I thought "screw the Teins, the Luce will get airbags"....Mode Parfum in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig-_8ri5c2s

Phwoar....Odyssey from hell


Turbocharged too


More good Colt lovin




Defi all in one meter is the shiznit


Phat FD at Uras


...which was doing a brisk trade in the merchandising


Soarer/SC430 GT racer...such an incongrous sight.





Speaking of crowds, this was a live show featuring some sort of all girl singing group....check out the blokes with cameras 20 deep! Ok ok, I am one of them :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxN-rG07WTI
 
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Distinctive Yashio Factory livery








If you have an SW20.....don't do this to the back.


...and don't do this to the front, either!




By now you're thinking: 500ps S14? Not ANOTHER one :)








Trust Turbo kit for Altezza




Now THIS was nice...ol skool Toyota 18RG engine


In this equally ol skool TA22 Celica...


...which was at the Top Secret stand, and here's Smokey-san




Oh YES


 
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Tough Mazda3 MPS concept
















Black spokes with a painted white lip....on a white Porsche, it works!


RX8 racer at long-time rotary specialists R-Magic


....and as for crap that I bought :)

T-shirts for toddler and Endless baby-gro :D


Misc crap (tissue box cover, Fusa etc) from Junction Produce. Actually I had a bit of luck with them, I bought Y9500 of stuff and gave them a Y10000 note. There was an awful lot of confusion and they gave me Y5000 in change (about $50 instead of $5). So I felt so guilty that I went back and bought even more stuff, including a calendar and mini-fusa mobile fone straps.


...and er...these. Dunno if I'd actually wear them im public but hey, it's a nice souvenir :D


And of course I went crazy buying clothes, keyrings etc at the Mazdaspeed stand!


And that's it! Can't wait until next year :D

Oh yeah....here's a completely random thing I recorded:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pByxBvHmi7Y
 
#8 ·
See if I was there taking pics, I would have the opposite problem.

All the girls would be in focus and the cars would be outa focus.


But thats why I'm single.......
 
#9 ·
Wow that is amazing. I would love to attend TAS one day. Thanks for the great pics!
 
#23 ·
I noticed you also run a website featuring race queens and such. Let's see those pics!!!
I do? No I don't :) What pics I got are above. The only race queen material I got that's not posted are the Gals Paradise magazines I bought (hubba hubba)

re: corn beverage...

Do JDM corn kernels pass through the digestive system as intact as North America corn does?
It's JDM corn, y0. Shame on you for even asking.

Outstanding coverage and very entertaining comments!

Please tell us more about this car:

All I know is what you see....that's the conundrum of TAS. You might see a car which you'd be happy to pore over for an hour or more, but the thing is...there are 300 more just as nice. Stop to read the spec sheet, etc and you can guarantee that 50 hot cars later you're not going to remember (esp when EVERY car has 4-500ps!). TAS is only on for 2.5 days and to be honest, even if you went there from opening to closing you would hardly be able to cover it all....it's kinda like an all you can eat restaurant that only opens for 10mins :) Frustrating :D
 
#24 ·
TAS is the sh*ts!!!!! We really have to make a group trip over there
CR should do that! We certainly wouldn't be alone....you can't miss it when you're stumbling around the train station looking for the right platform/train that goes to TAS. The train is the one with all the westerners on it, wearing STI/Ralliart/Nismo jackets :) And everywhere car-interesting you go in Tokyo with during TAS weekend like the Autobacs, the Toyota Megaweb or museum, will be packed with white guys :D

After TAS we went to a nearby tuner in Chiba, and a whole BUS of Australians pulled up, got out and proceeded to pick the store clean :D After about an hour, the bus driver walk thru the store, saying "cmon guys, we gotta go if you want to make it to Daikoku Futo before midnight" :D

Haha....JDM tourism
 
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