There are some some you keep meaning to go to for a long time! However, things always come up, you are committed to other shows elsewhere and so on. JapFest was one of those shows. I am normally at the Stratford Festival of Motoring or celebrating 3 days of freedom! Seeing as Rich made a kind offer to ride shotgun with him it seemed rude not to go ahead!
First things were first however; the car was given a quick checkover. With all being well we then set off:
Rich's Skyline DR30 RS (1 of 17) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
JapFest 2018 (5 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
JapFest 2018 (8 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
Before we knew it after a long-winded drive down we had arrived!
There were some common cars and themes at the shows, but let's go through the good stuff first eh?
The first was this lovely Celica! They do just look better and better with time!
JapFest 2018 (1 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
goosegog 's Corona also made an appearance it was looking lovely I have to say
JapFest 2018 (68 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
JapFest 2018 (69 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
JapFest 2018 (3 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
It is not everyday you see a Starion. But when you do, you do wonder why so many disappeared from the roads!
There were not manyFCs or FBs there at all! This was a clean example however!
JapFest 2018 (6 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
Quite a few of us were loving the CROWN! What a lovely old thing, both inside and out!
JapFest 2018 (9 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
JapFest 2018 (10 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
There are those who believe NSXs should never be modified and those who believe that they should. I'll let you guess which camp this one comes from:
JapFest 2018 (11 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
I can't remember the last time I saw a Prelude like this! But man it looked lovely!
JapFest 2018 (12 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
It's fair to say that the Retro Japanese stand had alot of stuff on offer and more!
JapFest 2018 (13 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
JapFest 2018 (14 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
We couldn't hang around our stand all day and so we went within the circuit itself for more metal to admire.
Do you have one of these and it's full of rot?
JapFest 2018 (19 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
Fear not, there is a solution out there. OK, it's a little impractical but how much fun must that be?
JapFest 2018 (20 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
Ooooh, a shiny engine bay on tripple sidedrafts! But what is it?
JapFest 2018 (23 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
JapFest 2018 (24 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
Still not guessed it? It's a very cool looking 240Z that was on Nankang's stand:
JapFest 2018 (25 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
Do you fancy RB26 power in an R31 4-door Skyline? This bloke can provide it! Well, for £20,000:
JapFest 2018 (28 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
JapFest 2018 (29 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
Right about when I bought my E46 M3 I did seriously consider buying an R32. For a while I almost regretted it! But now, it's hard to say!
JapFest 2018 (30 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
It was good to see a few NSXs about!
JapFest 2018 (31 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
Someone decided to pay tribute to Paul Walker! I was only commenting moments earlier if we'd see an Eclipse in F&F livery at the show:
JapFest 2018 (33 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
This however made alot of people almost reach for their chequebooks! A 1979 Isuzu 117S Coupe! Who said Isuzus were ugly bar the Elan?
JapFest 2018 (34 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
JapFest 2018 (53 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
Inside it didn't dissapoint either:
JapFest 2018 (35 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
JapFest 2018 (36 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
Did people say Bluebirds are boring looking things? I don't think the owner of this example can be criticised for that!
JapFest 2018 (38 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
Many Supras out there have one of these ubiquitous lumps under the bonnet!
JapFest 2018 (39 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
Another chap had other ideas however. Yup, it's a Toyota V8 stuffed into one!
JapFest 2018 (41 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
JapFest 2018 (40 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
I am sure that this Mister 2 belongs to an RRer! Which RRer I couldn't tell you. It does look as good as it did all those years ago however:
JapFest 2018 (43 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
This however certainly stole a few hearts at the show. It was a lovely old Mazda!
JapFest 2018 (47 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
JapFest 2018 (48 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
Ohh, look, a Pao in Pink with a girl next to it!
JapFest 2018 (50 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
JapFest 2018 (51 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
I don't think many people will be prepared for the power unit once it is duelled at the traffic lights:
JapFest 2018 (49 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
If there was one popular car at the show it was the Supras! Man, there were more there than you could shake a stick at!
JapFest 2018 (55 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
Before we knew it, it was time to leave! But what a great, if not hot day it had been!
JapFest 2018 (70 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
JapFest 2018 (70 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
JapFest 2018 (76 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickr
There are plenty more shots here to admire! But yes, it was a good show all round with plenty of variety on offer. You just had to seek out the variety
.
First things were first however; the car was given a quick checkover. With all being well we then set off:
Rich's Skyline DR30 RS (1 of 17) by Charlieboy, on FlickrJapFest 2018 (5 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrJapFest 2018 (8 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrBefore we knew it after a long-winded drive down we had arrived!
There were some common cars and themes at the shows, but let's go through the good stuff first eh?
The first was this lovely Celica! They do just look better and better with time!
JapFest 2018 (1 of 77) by Charlieboy, on Flickrgoosegog 's Corona also made an appearance it was looking lovely I have to say
JapFest 2018 (68 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrJapFest 2018 (69 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrJapFest 2018 (3 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrIt is not everyday you see a Starion. But when you do, you do wonder why so many disappeared from the roads!
There were not many
JapFest 2018 (6 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrQuite a few of us were loving the CROWN! What a lovely old thing, both inside and out!
JapFest 2018 (9 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrJapFest 2018 (10 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrThere are those who believe NSXs should never be modified and those who believe that they should. I'll let you guess which camp this one comes from:
JapFest 2018 (11 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrI can't remember the last time I saw a Prelude like this! But man it looked lovely!
JapFest 2018 (12 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrIt's fair to say that the Retro Japanese stand had alot of stuff on offer and more!
JapFest 2018 (13 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrJapFest 2018 (14 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrWe couldn't hang around our stand all day and so we went within the circuit itself for more metal to admire.
Do you have one of these and it's full of rot?
JapFest 2018 (19 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrFear not, there is a solution out there. OK, it's a little impractical but how much fun must that be?
JapFest 2018 (20 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrOoooh, a shiny engine bay on tripple sidedrafts! But what is it?
JapFest 2018 (23 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrJapFest 2018 (24 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrStill not guessed it? It's a very cool looking 240Z that was on Nankang's stand:
JapFest 2018 (25 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrDo you fancy RB26 power in an R31 4-door Skyline? This bloke can provide it! Well, for £20,000:
JapFest 2018 (28 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrJapFest 2018 (29 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrRight about when I bought my E46 M3 I did seriously consider buying an R32. For a while I almost regretted it! But now, it's hard to say!
JapFest 2018 (30 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrIt was good to see a few NSXs about!
JapFest 2018 (31 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrSomeone decided to pay tribute to Paul Walker! I was only commenting moments earlier if we'd see an Eclipse in F&F livery at the show:
JapFest 2018 (33 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrThis however made alot of people almost reach for their chequebooks! A 1979 Isuzu 117S Coupe! Who said Isuzus were ugly bar the Elan?
JapFest 2018 (34 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrJapFest 2018 (53 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrInside it didn't dissapoint either:
JapFest 2018 (35 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrJapFest 2018 (36 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrDid people say Bluebirds are boring looking things? I don't think the owner of this example can be criticised for that!
JapFest 2018 (38 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrMany Supras out there have one of these ubiquitous lumps under the bonnet!
JapFest 2018 (39 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrAnother chap had other ideas however. Yup, it's a Toyota V8 stuffed into one!
JapFest 2018 (41 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrJapFest 2018 (40 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrI am sure that this Mister 2 belongs to an RRer! Which RRer I couldn't tell you. It does look as good as it did all those years ago however:
JapFest 2018 (43 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrThis however certainly stole a few hearts at the show. It was a lovely old Mazda!
JapFest 2018 (47 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrJapFest 2018 (48 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrOhh, look, a Pao in Pink with a girl next to it!
JapFest 2018 (50 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrJapFest 2018 (51 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrI don't think many people will be prepared for the power unit once it is duelled at the traffic lights:
JapFest 2018 (49 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrIf there was one popular car at the show it was the Supras! Man, there were more there than you could shake a stick at!
JapFest 2018 (55 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrBefore we knew it, it was time to leave! But what a great, if not hot day it had been!
JapFest 2018 (70 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrJapFest 2018 (70 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrJapFest 2018 (76 of 77) by Charlieboy, on FlickrThere are plenty more shots here to admire! But yes, it was a good show all round with plenty of variety on offer. You just had to seek out the variety
.
