Just Back from Japan and Watching our Watchlists

About this episode

Alex and Randy discuss automotive culture in Japan and review highlights from their watchlists.

This week on our little podcast, Alex and Randy talk about the Jim Farley Pantera and great PR advice for other auto execs before moving on to Randy's recent trip to Japan. He describes the general automotive vibe there: multi-generational Skylines casually out in the wild, tiny Kei cars everywhere, the cultural norm of backing into one's parking space, Cal-look Beetles, multicolored license plates, Mitsuokas, Tokyo Drift lookalikes, a ride on the bullet train, a visit to the Tamiya model store, and a missed Fast & Furious-themed opportunity (to be remedied next time). Next up, the pair go over highlights from their watchlists, including a former resident of our very own BaT HQ, some early Subaru love, a Sabrina pull, a matched pair, an odd but compelling boat, and an odd but compelling Cord. Follow along! Links for the listings discussed in this episode: 0:25 Jim Farley’s 1972 DeTomaso Pantera 0:36 Ford CEO Jim Farley on BaT Podcast Episode 112 2:00 Revisiting Colin Comer, Adventures in Shelby 21:54 1966 Bill Thomas Cheetah Coupe 22:14 1964 Bill Thomas Cheetah Cro-Sal Special Roadster 25:51 65-Kilometer 1990 BMW Z1 26:41 second generation Cosmo 27:04 1971 Ferrari Dino 246 GT…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex, Randy

Topics covered

• automotive culture
• Japan trip
• watchlists
• classic cars
• car events

Keywords

• Japan
• automotive
• watchlist
• classic cars
• Skylines
• DeTomaso Pantera
• Subaru

Mentioned in this episode

Products: DeTomaso Pantera, Skylines, Kei cars, Cal-look Beetles, Mitsuokas, Dino 246 GT, Subaru BRAT GL 4-Speed, Renault 5 Alpine Turbo

Books & works: Tamiya model store

Places: Japan, Tokyo

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