Japanese Classic Car Show
Saturday, Oct 6, 2007
The JCCS (Japanese Classic Car Show) America's first and original large scale Japanese show, celebrating the emergence of old-school Japanese cars, has had great success changing car fans' point-of-view about Japanese cars. In just three years, the idea of Japanese cars being considered "classic" has made its way into America's collective automotive psyche. More and more drivers remember the old days and have fond memories of older Japanese cars, whether they owned and drove them, or had friends who did. Perhaps you will also recall your own happy memories among the over 300 pre-1985 Japanese cars expected at the event, held October 6 at the Queen Mary Events Park in Long Beach. All makes, including (but not limited to) Toyota, Nissan/Datsun, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Honda, Isuzu, Daihatsu, Hino, and Prince are invited to participate.
Over 300 pre-1985 Japanese cars are expected at the event, spanning all makes: Toyota, Mazda, Nissan/Datsun, Honda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Isuzu, Daihatsu, Hino, Prince, and others. Traditionally, JCCS has offered a mix of factory-original and modern modified, the US-market and the Japan-home-market, the famous and the infamous - truly something for everyone. The location, looking out over bay, is among the most scenic in Long Beach.
In a way, this celebration of Japanese cars is also a love letter to America. This year, 2007, marks fifty years of Japanese cars being driven on the roads of America. Those early models looked to American cars for style. Later, the great Japanese cars and car companies found prosperity on the shores of America; those that did not succeed were lessons to the engineers, who learned and adapted and built cars that were suitable for American tastes.
Hot-rodding may have started in America, but the idea was so basic and brilliant that it wasn't long before other cars, and other countries, got in on hopping up their street cars. The freedom to be able to do what you like with your car - drive it or preserve it, modify it or keep it stock, is a very American trait. So, without these American vehicles as influence, the Japanese automobile as we know it today may not exist.
Please join us amid the sparkling greens and ocean views on October 6, as we present the 3rd annual JCCS. The spectators gate will be open from 9am to 3 pm. Admission is just $5, with kids under 12 free. Parking is $3 to $10. Take your family to the beautiful Queen Mary, Long Beach; the location, looking out over bay, is among the most scenic in Long Beach. Pack a picnic lunch or feed your family from our on-site vendor. But whatever you do, be there!
A part of the proceeds will be donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation www.jdrf.org.
For additional information please visit: www.japaneseclassiccarshow.com.
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