Hachiroku Heaven: AE86 Display Overload PT2 - Juiceboxforyou

Moving onto part two of the “Show” area. I’m not sure what you would even call this. As most of the cars in here were just well put together streetcars. The killer about having this many good cars side by side is you tend to overlook things. Each of these would be worthy of a closer look if they were out in the wild but I felt caught for time, you wanted to try to document as much as you could but you really only have a few hours. Even as I was shooting the cars in this area of the event, people were packing up and leaving.

I’m a sucker for a sticker selection on a car.

I love the look of this blacked out Levin on meshes.

It really is hard to beat this look.

I love the rare sizes on the Advan A3A. The red faces look good against the two-tone red paint job.

The rows were endless! Just take a look at this line up for a second and you’ll see what I mean. To some people who might not be as fond of the 86 chassis as others, you might be able to digest this easily, but to a fellow 86 enthusiast, you start noticing all the little details, and then you realise this is just 1/20th of what’s on display.

How can you go wrong here, smoked corner lights, original foglights, Hayashi streets and a little cool two-tone sticker on the front wing.

Another fantastic looking US delivered 86, back in Japan wearing Kouki trim and clear indicators. I love the blend of styles.

I think I stopped to look at this car three or four times, this is exactly how id build a two-door Levin.

I loved every inch of this N2 arch Levin. The wide Longchamps, the white paint, that GT wing with the little extensions.

I was in love, it looks like a Run Free kit too which has been modified to fit the custom arches.

In contrast to the white car above, a very simple, well-executed Black 2 door Levin.

Next to that was this Aero style Levin. Both cars are the same model but appeal for different reasons.

Ah yes! The car I started the day in, I loved the green on this thing, it stood out like a sore thumb at the event for all the right reasons. It was such a pleasure to drive this car to AE86 festival.  Thanks, Rob!

Next to Robs Trueno was this humble Kouki Trueno sitting on one piece Equips. The car has an early 90s look with the small one-piece work wheels.

I love how the Japanese are happy to display battle scars, not everything at the show was in pristine condition and that’s a good thing. I’m fond of a few love taps and bits of character on a car and I love how the Japanese car scene embraces that whilst still maintaining their cars.

Another perfect combo, Longchamps, aero side skirts, they look to be Run free, and no grille upfront. You can see the Trust Cooler peeking out between the foglights.

This was a good looking Red Panda, the owner has painted the Goodline bumper to blend in with the two-tone paintwork. Looks really good.

I’m a sucker for a solid colour on these cars. I love the little drop in the paint around the front and rear bumper on this.

This is another car I’ve been following online for years. I love the Winds Auto Barrels and the twisted style side skirt combined with the early spec rear bumper and Kouki Trueno tails. I enjoy the fact you can mix and match parts from various generations with these cars to get the required look.

I’m pretty sure that a vertex front bumper too, this car has a serious presence.

It’s hard to fail the immaculate style on this Panda Levin had. 14 inch Te37’s in snow white finish the look.

How about this fully original AE85? Equally as cool as everything else at the event for different reasons.

I had to go back down for a second look at the Hot Staff machine. I can’t believe this car is still alive and in more or less its original form.

The subtle glitter on the wing and rear boot lid was a nice touch.

There were a few black limited parked together at the bottom, I really liked the black faces on these Advan Onis. Something I had never seen before.

To my surprise, I didn’t see too many sets of Dori Dori mesh wheels.

Insane views!

I’ll leave with this last selection of Panda’s. I know to a lot of non 86 enthusiasts you might have thought I went a little overboard with the coverage on these cars but I always find there’s never enough photos from events of this size. I’d rather have too much on the page in the hope that a fellow 86 enthusiast gets some inspiration from the sheer scale and quality amount of cars that attended this event. It’s great to see that Japan still has a relatively large collection of street 86’s.