Now for a few more pictures from last weekend's car-spotting adventures in Tokyo.
The area around Shibuya is filled with pedestrian overpasses which make a nice spot to view the cars below, though I'm sure I looked mighty strange standing up there shooting photos of passing traffic. Oh well, I like doing these posts. I'll start with this shot of Honda Fit 1.5S zipping through one of Shibuya's big (and incredibly confusing) intersections.
This guy's enjoying a nice Saturday morning drive in his MG-F roadster. Anyone else see the resemblance to a mid-engine roadster built by a certain company that we are featuring this month?
E46 M3 rolling by the famous Starbucks at Shibuya Crossing. One of the busiest Starbucks branches in the world apparently…
This scene of a Porsche rolling alongside a "big scooter" is so Tokyo. I couldn't believe how many Porsches I saw drive by during the short time was out there. 20 at the very least…
Here's an extremely rare find, an Isuzu Piazza – better known as the Impulse in the USA. I have fond memories of going to the junkyard with my buddies and acquiring the "Handling by Lotus" badges from these cars. As far as I can remember, this is the first Piazza I've seen driving on the street in Japan.
Right after I saw the Isuzu, in a strange coincidence I spotted another rare sports car from the '80s, the Mitsubishi Starion. This example looks completely original except for the SSR mesh wheels.
Another tuned Legacy Wagon, the unofficial "grown ups sports car" of Japan.
And finally, seeing this vintage Aston Martin DB6 on the streets Harajuku was a fine way to finish off a day in Tokyo. At first I thought this was the same car I spotted driving near Hakone last year, but I checked the two pictures and found some slight differences. THIS is living.
-Mike Garrett