The car show Malaysia can’t stop talking about – Tokyo Auto Salon KL - video Dailymotion

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00:00From August 8th to 10th at MyTech,

00:29it was all about custom builds, shiny exteriors, and all-around attitude.

00:35Guys, this is a GT-R concept car,

00:39and it's just the beginning of what Tokyo Auto Saloon KL has to offer.

00:43Now, isn't she just absolutely stunning?

00:51Around 100,000 people attended the 3-day event

00:55to check out unique, iconic builds from Japan.

00:59Guys, this is the world-famous Liberty Walk Ferrari F40

01:05displayed outside of Japan for the very first time.

01:10How awesome does that look?

01:12Wherever you looked, there was a showstopper.

01:16The Liberty Walk Super Silhouette Works ER34 Skyline from Japan.

01:22Smokey Nagata's legendary top-secret GT300 Toyota Supra,

01:28and his R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R.

01:32The Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86, made famous by the manga Initial D.

01:40A 1962 Cadillac Coupe Deville, and even a fiercely revamped 3rd generation Myvi.

01:48People also waited in line to purchase popular die-cast models,

01:52and get autographs from Japanese automotive legends.

01:56The crowd gathered around Smokey Nagata, the notorious speed chaser,

02:01who hit 317 kilometers per hour on a UK highway in 1998 in his gold Toyota Supra,

02:10a record that still stands as the highest officially recorded speed on a British public road.

02:18Also present was Wataru Kato, founder of Japanese tuning company Liberty Walk,

02:25known for popularizing dramatic wide-body kits.

02:30Wow, it is a very, very long line. You must be a big fan.

02:33What do you love so much about Wataru Kato?

02:35Because I like the style for MBWK, the design, the die-cast.

02:43Can you show our viewers the model?

02:45We also spoke to Malaysian race car driver, Zen Lo,

02:50who rose from humble beginnings in Sarawak,

02:53to compete on some of the biggest racetracks in the world.

02:58Winning, not winning, I came third in the Asia-Pacific for Ferrari Challenge,

03:03which was in Mujalo, Italy.

03:06When I got onto the podium, I looked to the left, Mark Saleh.

03:10I looked to the right, another Mark Saleh.

03:12I was the only Asian up there.

03:14So I think that was a very proud moment for me,

03:16knowing that I came a long way and I never expect to come this far

03:21or even to race all the way to that level.

03:24Especially when I started as a gentleman driver.

03:27My goal was to do three years.

03:29That's it, you know, but I managed to carry on for more than a decade.

03:33Today, he's found a new passion in building drift cars and modifying others,

03:39like his latest Restomod, a 40-year-old Porsche 944 Turbo.

03:45We also caught up with Hiroshi Tamura, the man behind the modern Nissan GT-R.

03:51And even he was blown away by Malaysians' love for cars.

03:57It's the first time for me.

03:59It's a very big passion.

04:01Right.

04:02You know, passion is not just a car lover or something like that.

04:07It's more something to install the car guys of their life.

04:13They are the so deep knowledge they have.

04:17Very amazing.

04:19We also spoke to several attendees and it was smiles all around.

04:24This is my first time coming here.

04:26I've always been really interested in cars

04:28and to have some really, really big names over here,

04:32which is why I'm really interested to come.

04:35Yeah? Yeah.

04:36What are you most excited about?

04:38Have you been around already?

04:39Yes, I've been around the whole place like twice.

04:43Okay.

04:44And what caught your attention first?

04:46I really like the...

04:47I was most excited to see the Smoky Nagata's golden GT-Rs and Supras.

04:53And also just some really retro cars, which is like really cool.

05:00The American old cars are really nice to see.

05:03So yeah.

05:04And the fun continued at Tokyo Auto Salon KL.

05:08Families gathered for remote car racing.

05:11Collectors went wild for Hot Wheels.

05:13And intricate dioramas caught everyone's eye.

05:19Wow, guys.

05:20It's been such a turbocharged weekend.

05:23And it's not even over yet.

05:25To all of those of you who attended,

05:27thank you for coming and I hope you've enjoyed it.

05:29Just as much as I have,

05:30there's still so much more that I want to go and explore.

05:33So I will definitely be catching y'all soon.

05:35This is Daryl B. and Tibia Raghu, FMT.

05:38See y'all soon!

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