All Japan Day

The South Australian All Japan Day is only in its third year but has already created a reputation both for the cars in attendance and the 'attitude' of the show as a whole.

Built on the mantra "No DJs, No prizes, No trophies, No sound-offs, No dyno runs, No promo girls, No smoke machines, No roped-off displays, No Fuss" this event is free, open and all about the cars.

For me this years show was stolen by a gang of Izuzu Belletts (and their tag-a-long Florian) and a sole Boso inspired Cressida.  The Izuzu tribe combined all the best retro elements boasting amongst their number stock and modified, sedans and an ultra rare Wasp truck and pristine paint parked amongst a mixture of real and stylised patina.

Taking Boso further that I have seen in my home state this Cressida Station Wagon was well on its way to ticking all the Boso Boxes.

Stance, wheels, wing mirrors, subway grab handle, obnoxious oil cooler and genuine Japanese number plates. All that was missing was an outrageous upsweep exhaust but maybe that will come when the 1JZ sitting in the engine bay is plumbed and finished.

For a relatively young show the atmosphere and ethos shines through, if you are in the area be sure to drop in for next years event, you can find more details from this years show at the All Japan Day Website.

You can find our full gallery of photographs from the event on our Flickr account.