Brad Lord

But as you all know, the 2021 Tokyo Auto Salon was cancelled, which was the right call. So making the 11-hour flight from New Zealand to Japan, where no doubt I would have sipped on countless cans of hot BOSS coffee and devoured untold Lawson egg sandwiches (those fish paste ones are pretty good too, …

I’d say, the original attraction was more likely born from the JDM aftermarket and the tuning methodology it applied to domestic cars through the celebrated ’90s and early ’00s era. Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule, but the notion of what a JDM performance car could be as opposed to how it …

For many years, Ove championed drifting from his home country of Norway, growing the burgeoning motorsport’s popularity in the wider region through his larger-than-life personality and famous ‘DriftMonkey’ drift team. In drifting circles, he was well known and well respected all around the world, from the USA to the Japanese motherland. Sadly, Ove passed away in April 2016 after a one and …

For many years, Ove championed drifting from his home country of Norway, growing the burgeoning motorsport’s popularity in the wider region through his larger-than-life personality and famous ‘DriftMonkey’ drift team. In drifting circles, he was well known and well respected all around the world, from the USA to the Japanese motherland. Sadly, Ove passed away in April 2016 after a one and …

These are all things that led Jason Vd Heever Thomas to swap Toyota’s venerable V8 into his ’84 Corolla. But then he took things a step further… Jason was introduced to the automotive hobby at a young age. His father Piet runs PPT Pro Billet, a manufacturer of billet parts for motorsport application…

For this Throwback Thursday post, we’re once again winding the clock back 10 years to October 2013, when Speedhunters got up close and personal with Peugeot’s 208 T16 Pikes Peak. A few months prior, the motorsport world watched as nine-time WRC champion Sébastien Loeb bettered the then current Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record (Rhys Millen, …

For this Throwback Thursday post, we’re once again winding the clock back 10 years to October 2013, when Speedhunters got up close and personal with Peugeot’s 208 T16 Pikes Peak. A few months prior, the motorsport world watched as nine-time WRC champion Sébastien Loeb bettered the then current Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record (Rhys Millen, …

The Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS) got its start in 2005, and while the annual gathering in Southern California has grown immensely in size over the years, its core community-driven philosophy has remained the same. A huge part of JCCS’s success is the people behind it. Founders Terry and Koji Yamaguchi only needed a small …

If you caught our mega gallery coverage from the 2023 Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS) last week, you’ll already know just how amazing it was. Marina Green Park in the heart of Long Beach, California hosted the 18th annual event, with over 10,000 spectators and 100s of cars on display. Choosing just a few builds …

If you’ve been keeping up to date with Mad Mike Whiddett’s MADMAC build, you’ll know that the turbo 20B rotary-powered McLaren 650S GT3/P1 GTR mashup is fitted with a Rocket Bunny body kit. That was a given considering Mike and Kei Miura of TRA Kyoto have been working together for a very long time. How long? …