We all know your waiting for all the Hot Import car photos to surface on Helluva Rides. But before we do that we have to post our show favorite up first!
When you think of Japan and cars you alway think of JDM import tuners. Not so the case with what we came across at the Osaka Auto Messe 2012. There is alway our favorite ride of the show and we thought it would have been a Import because we were in Japan but we couldn't pass up this American Classic 1959 Impala SS.
As we all know the American influence is a big thing in Japan, back in the days when the low riding movement was in full swing in the USA. Japan had also caught the Lowriding fever and was importing a lot of the big name Lowriders from the USA as well as having there own version of Lowrider Magazine just dedicated to Lowriding in Japan. Many of you OGs remember REDS Hydraulics also had branched out to Japan because of the huge demand for Lowrider Hydraulics, since than REDs has become to be known as Advanced Car Culture or ACC Air Runner.
As you walk the streets of Japan you notice a lot of K Cars, Vans and Imports, you will rarely find an American Classic. When we came across the
ARTIS booth from last year when we came across some amazing workmanship in there crazy detailed paint jobs and crazy builds.