| Author | Message | ||
| Dan 360 (Dan360)
Junior Member Username: Dan360 Post Number: 53 Registered: 2-2003 |
I've also been there several times, he also has a collection of Porsches in another museum just up the road. There is lots of interesting & rare stuff in both museums. One other in the same area is the Abarth museum - I chatted to the owner for an hour or so (he imports Italian stuff into Japan). He was a great enthusiast with a collection of Abarths, Lancias and the original Ferrari Mythos (given to him by Pinin-Farina). I don't have a good explanation for the stickers, but in my experience of go-kart racing in Japan (with a group of Japanese petrol-heads, our 4 cars were Boxster, 2 x Skylines 1 x M3 Evolution - original 4 cylinder car), car fans love all cars and are much less snobby about the nature of Ferraris or Porsches. A 355 used to live round the corner from me, with lots of stickers, modified interior, straight pipes (I was behind it once and flames came out of the exhaust on a downshift a high speed!). | ||
| Dr. Erik Nielsen (Judge4re)
New member Username: Judge4re Post Number: 7 Registered: 4-2003 |
See my article at: http://www.velocetoday.com/lifestyle/lifestyle_3.php | ||
| Dr. Erik Nielsen (Judge4re)
New member Username: Judge4re Post Number: 6 Registered: 4-2003 |
I was there last Spring. Owned by Matsuda-san. He gave me a private tour of the collection. Mostly newer cars, but he does have 4 original GTO's. S/N's 3445, 3505, 3673SA, and 4675 for those keeping track at home. Highly recommended if you're in the neighborhood (its in Gotemba, at the foot of Mt. Fuji). | ||
| Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member Username: Stickanddice Post Number: 880 Registered: 11-2002 |
Building meaning over 50 stories. Cheers | ||
| Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member Username: Stickanddice Post Number: 879 Registered: 11-2002 |
Not Japanese, so it must not be in my blood. Sorry, can't explain the stickers. I think Peter's got it though. Well, the overpaying thing was just a bad investment and it became a trend back then. A good example of this currently happening is the wealth coming out of the Middle East. One of my groomsmen comes from the "upper ranks" over yonder and the people in the know generally don't make the stupid mistakes. It's all the others with loose wallets who have to buy something because investing is cool. And everything is withing reach. Even the people who know what they are doing take "calculated risks". Which translates to (excerpt from a business meeting I was present in) "Bah, f@#k it. Buy it and see what happens." Talking about the acquisition of a building in a downtown area of a major U.S city. Cheers | ||
| Peter (Bubba)
Member Username: Bubba Post Number: 396 Registered: 5-2002 |
The Japanese bough pretty much everything at crazy prices back then. Van Goghs for 10+ million. I think some of the cars may belong to companies distributing the products on the stickers. Ferraris make very good ad cars! | ||
| Willis Huang (Willis360)
Intermediate Member Username: Willis360 Post Number: 1299 Registered: 8-2001 |
Taek, I know that. It's just that they alway overpay for everything. The Japanese bought a lot of U.S. real estate at high prices too. They sold them for fractions of what they paid when the bubble burst. The winners are the sellers of the Ferraris and properties who laughed all the way to the bank. The people who bought properties after the bubble burst got the best deals. No explanation on the Japan-stickers connection?  | ||
| Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member Username: Stickanddice Post Number: 869 Registered: 11-2002 |
Willis, a lot of these owners don't give a rat's ass about the price of the car because they don't intend to sell. But you're right. During the crazy 80s a lot of cars headed to Asia. Cheers | ||
| Willis Huang (Willis360)
Intermediate Member Username: Willis360 Post Number: 1296 Registered: 8-2001 |
What's with the Japanese and stickers? I bet some, if not most, of those cars were bought near the height of the Ferrari feeding frenzy at extremely high prices. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 4496 Registered: 8-2002 |
LOL, Awesome...! i like the sign that reads: 'Sports Car Garden'... Too cool... | ||
| Peter (Bubba)
Member Username: Bubba Post Number: 393 Registered: 5-2002 |
Check this thread out: http://www.ferrari-museum.co.jp/2002-10-27/2002-10-27.html The aerial pic is awesome. 20 F40s, 13 F50s, and 288GTOs in one place. Simply mindblowing! |