NOS 2 Days - Japanese Classic car show

[samoht]

I got to go to NOS 2 Days in Yokohama on Sunday. It's not a huge show, but there were some fairly special cars there.

Sorry not to have given any of you a heads-up - it was <24hrs after arriving from the UK, so I wasn't sure I would really be up for it until the day.

Super-kawaii colour for a Subaru 360


A nice colour for a 2000GT, somewhat Ferrari-esque?

Sean Connery's transport, with factory headroom mod ;-)

A very original L10A (short wheelbase) Cosmo Sport
I think this is the one that Mazda restored recently. Note original 10A engine.

A 240ZG, top of the range model that homologated the low-drag nose for racing

The unicorn engine, an L-series converted with the OS Giken TC24 head - that's twin cams, 24 valves, and up to an astounding naturally aspirated 420hp if installed on a fully-worked, bored and stroked block. Datsun 420Z, anyone?

And the factory original four-valve Z, the Z432 - Four valves per cylinder, three carbs, and two cams, the same S20 engine as the contemporary Skyline GTR.

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I really liked this Speed Forme kit for the Z, because it gives it a contemporary look while still keeping the original lines intact
Wheels are 17" TE37s under carbon fibre arch lips
Making the most of traditional wing-mounted mirrors
Engine is true to the original, with some flavour of L-series on carbs

A ready-to-race Prince Gloria

Nostalgic Hero magazine had a nice presentation of this Kenmeri Skyline



And here is its racing cousin, whose career was sadly curtailed by the oil crisis

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A longtime rival of the Skylines on the track, the Mazda RX-3. I thought this was the Liberty Walk car that was seen at TAS this year, but it isn't.
All hail the rotary!

A more street-focused RX-3

A much rarer rotary, the Luce Coupe with elegant pillarless body

13A motor, longitudinally mounted driving the front wheels via a transaxle gearbox - just like the NSU Ro80.

Perhaps the youngest car on display, this FD was showing off the 'Total7' shop

Isuzu's fastest, the Bellet GTR

There were quite a few Daruma Celicas at the show, I like the green paint and gold mesh wheels of this one

The wonderfully bonkers Nissan Cherry X1-R
Love the badge

Another Toyota - the Publica SL. Love the knobbly off-road tyres on this rally version!

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A mid-engined rarity - the Cony 360 van

Honda's first four-wheeler, the equally mid-engined and practical Honda T360 pickup


Leaving the show I was surprised to see a Toyota 2000GT mixing it with regular traffic outside the venue

Not pictured are the horde of Hakosukas, the Honda S800 Coupe, the 911s, the TR3A, or the AC, as I didn't photograph everything.


(PS: I had to split the pics over separate posts because Google Photos has ludicrously long URLs, which pushed my posts over the 10k character limit.)

[novicius]

Amazing cars, absolutely gorgeous -- and great pics, Samoht!

[Cam]

Serious classics.

[Yw-slayer]

360 love.

[thesameguy]

Those are superb pictures - thank you for sharing!

[FaultyMario]

Thanks for sharing. Awesome pics.

[CudaMan]

That looks like an amazing little show. Quality stuff! And some things I hadn't heard about or seen before. Those 240Zs are all so choice.